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glitch · 15 Sep 2017 at 11:12

Buying a new PS4 - only criteria is I want a white one as, well, I like white PS4s. I don't own a 4K TV and have no 4K content to throw at one in the immediate or short-to-medium future.

PS4 or PS4 Pro? Assuming I can get the former for around £160/£170 (in a game bundle) or £300 for the latter (by selling Destiny 2 on) with current offers, etc.

Current games I want to play; Uncharted Collection/4/LL, Last of Us, Doom, Witcher 3, Zero Dawn, etc.

Game I am looking forward to the most; PUBG.

TheVoice · 15 Sep 2017 at 11:31

If I was buying a PS4 for the first time right now I think I'd be inclined to get a Pro, but I currently have a regular one and I haven't yet found any game that I've thought "I really wish I had a Pro in order to experience this properly". Horizon ZD looks and runs superbly, as does the new Uncharted.

There'd be a lot of merit in getting a base PS4 and spending the money saved on some games instead.

Amatsubu · 15 Sep 2017 at 14:42

Personally, I'm upgrading to a white Pro and flogging Destiny. A more stable framerate is always nice and it's the only way I can experience Yakuza 6 (and most probably its successors) at more or less stable 30fps and minimal tearing instead of subjecting myself to the 900p jaggy tearfest that happens on the base model. I'm afraid it's a sign of things to come if devs get lazy.

I don't care about 4k etc. I'm on a 1440p monitor and still think the Pro has its benefits, I might even grab FFXV again to enjoy all the post-game content without the horrible framepacing problems.

EDIT: I agree that most stuff runs perfectly fine on the base model but not everything and I think it's safer to spend more now than to be disappointed if one of your anticipated future releases happens to run poorly.

ic1male · 15 Sep 2017 at 20:19

I see "The Last Of Us" is getting a new patch which restores super sampling for Pro users playing on 1080p sets. Sounds to me like Sony aren't going to implement it at the system level after all. Boooooo!

glitch · 15 Sep 2017 at 20:56

I'd have to say that I can't disagree with either of your comments there, chaps. Are the oft-mentioned PS4 Pro fan noises as problematic as the internet would have me believe?

V F · 15 Sep 2017 at 21:26

glitch said:
Buying a new PS4 - only criteria is I want a white one as, well, I like white PS4s. I don't own a 4K TV and have no 4K content to throw at one in the immediate or short-to-medium future.

PS4 or PS4 Pro? Assuming I can get the former for around £160/£170 (in a game bundle) or £300 for the latter (by selling Destiny 2 on) with current offers, etc.

Current games I want to play; Uncharted Collection/4/LL, Last of Us, Doom, Witcher 3, Zero Dawn, etc.

Game I am looking forward to the most; PUBG.

Thought that was PC only?

glitch · 15 Sep 2017 at 21:35

Definitely coming to Xbox One in the near future and looks like it's a timed exclusive. PS4 will surely follow at some point, but exactly when is a matter of conjecture at the moment.

ic1male · 15 Sep 2017 at 23:03

PUBG will probably be holiday 2019 on PS4. And whatever they do, the Pro version won’t match the X1X version.

glitch · 16 Sep 2017 at 10:04

By Holiday 2019 we should be seeing, or at least hearing about the PS5... no? I hope it's not that long for PUBG on PlayStation.

ic1male · 16 Sep 2017 at 11:31

Sorry, I’m thinking we’re in 2018!

MS will probably have 12 months exclusivity so Holiday 2018 for PS4.

PiKe · 16 Sep 2017 at 15:00

Can someone please come help me on a Division mission, I'm right at the end but keep getting slaughtered, PinGeek84

glitch · 16 Sep 2017 at 15:14

ic1male said:
Sorry, I’m thinking we’re in 2018! MS will probably have 12 months exclusivity so Holiday 2018 for PS4.

Futurist

ThestigGT999 · 16 Sep 2017 at 20:06

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Jon20 · 18 Sep 2017 at 14:45

Does anyone else's Pro make a rapid clicking/rattle type sound when playing games? I'm pretty sure it's coil whine/buzz and not the fan, as it stops as soon as I exit a game. Only a couple of weeks old, wondering if it's worth getting changed, unless it's common? That and I keep getting brief drop outs of sound for half a second every so often.

ic1male · 18 Sep 2017 at 15:51

You should probably get it changed. Mine doesn't make any noise at all except for the fan now and again. I've not really heard that going mad either except on Horizon's map screen.

Jon20 · 18 Sep 2017 at 17:39

ic1male said:
You should probably get it changed. Mine doesn't make any noise at all except for the fan now and again. I've not really heard that going mad either except on Horizon's map screen.

Yeah, I think it's probably best that I do. Get that sorted tomorrow.

ThestigGT999 · 18 Sep 2017 at 17:52

ThestigGT999 · 19 Sep 2017 at 00:19

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Jon20 · 19 Sep 2017 at 00:48

Jon20 said:
Yeah, I think it's probably best that I do. Get that sorted tomorrow.

This is the sound it's making whilst playing Destiny 2.

Edit: Exchanged the PS4 earlier, this one seems to be much quieter, although I haven't tried Destiny yet. Seems to of been built recently going by the date code (7C).

Second edit: New one makes the same clicking sound in Destiny 2. Not quite as loud though. I'm guessing it must just be a variant of coil whine. Tried Project Cars and that was quiet.

chrismscotland · 19 Sep 2017 at 16:58

Would I notice much of a performance difference between a PS4 and Pro if I don't (yet) have a 4K TV?

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