Damn you
@Amatsubu you almost make me ashamed of myself. And I really do get what you are saying which makes a lot of sense but coming from a PC gamer background I'm far to use to high framerate graphics with settings maxed or near maxed out, so the chance of playing some of the new console games at a slightly higher FPS with improvements to image quality appeals to me. What likely makes it worse is that since getting my PS5 the only game I've really played on it is Horizon Forbidden West, the other games GoW2, FF16 I've not really touched and instead I've reverted to playing games like Elden Ring on the PC, I even brough Horizon Forbidden West on the PC specifically because of the higher image quality/frame rates.
This said, I fully intend to replay TLoU Pt1/Pt2 on the Pro so I can enjoy them in all their glory on a larger screen and finally get around to playing GoW2.
Don't worry, I'm still on the fence but not opposed to anyone wanting to grab it on release, I understand the appeal of new tech and I love the idea of PSSR (in fact, a solid AI upscaler was something I felt the base console severely lacked). I am (or was) a PC gamer as well but that actually doesn't helpe because my measly 4070 will most likely outperform the Pro in virtually any game given that it's better at RT and also has DLSS + Framegen so that's also why I'm extra-hesitant. Can't imagine why you're getting it with a 4090, just hook that up to a TV and you'll murder the Pro in ANYTHING.
As I've said, my stance is just that they haven't shown nearly enough to really make it worthwhile, they're just riding on older games getting put through PSSR and embellished with some rather basic RT. So far, we're practically paying 700 quid for a machine-learning upscaler without a disc drive or even a stand, as harsh as it sounds because you've seen how easily that extra GPU grunt can be brought back to 30fps with just basic RT reflections in Alan Wake and that's WITH PSSR. I guess it just shows how easy it is to flog us stuff regardless of the price or actual features, as even I myself, knowing there's nothing concrete yet about the titles that truly matter when it comes to performance, wanted to buy it on release even without a drive. There's a hilarious vid on YT from one of Polish content creators, bloke bashes the Pro like there's no tomorrow and then a week later uploads a video saying he bought one in the end and justifying it in every way possible
In those games that run really well on base PS5 like TLoU, I think you'd need to have them side by side to really appreciate the difference, even though they do look better, just not 700 quid better and I personally struggle to think of any game that would make you feel that you NEED it precisely on release without knowing how the worst offenders will run or if they'll even be enhanced in the first place but to each their own.
This thing desperately needs new games and games that truly show off the difference at that, not unnecessary remasters for the umpteenth time. Show me how a game like SH2 runs on it that suffers from stuttering and horrible image and reflection quality in perf mode, or Wukong that has so much input lag due to FSR frame gen that you can make tea while waiting for the game to register your commands.
If it's a night-and-day difference, I'll buy it immediately.
. But at least pretty GFX at 60FPS.........fair play guys hope you enjoy your pros !
