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[Elandyll]

Need to shop a pro on this.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

This won't turn Bloodborne into 60FPS, lol. But it's interesting to see what it does.

I imagine it breaks some games completely.

It won't break any games since games have frame rate caps, which with this mode, hopefully is being hit more reliably.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

i would assume so.

If a game has a hard 30fps lock, 'boost mode' or whatever it's called might prevent certain drops from happening, but it's not gonna deactivate the framerate lock.



Well, The Witcher 3 would greatly benefit from 3-5 extra FPS in certain areas.

Yes. But locked 30 is also great and if it fixes frame pacing then game changer.

 

[raven777]

where is the picture from?

 

[vivekTO]

Don't read too much into it.

 

[nico1982]

30fps -> 33fps.

Even an handful of fps might be enough to reach a 30 fps lock in quite a few titles.

 

[SomethingInTheSea]

Probably like the Xbox One S but with more of an effect, where capped games that are GPU bound get a small boost up to the cap.

 

[Manu]

Now more than ever.

 

[BigEmil]

So for games that drop frames and is vsyncd to say 30 or 60 it can help push it up to those more? Hmm

 

[Atolm]

This will be useful for games with framerate dips, whether they are 30 or 60. Great news.

 

[jmaine_ph]

Secret Sauce is that you?

 

[adamsapple]

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[Fliesen]

This won't turn Bloodborne into 60FPS, lol. But it's interesting to see what it does.

I imagine it breaks some games completely.

which means that - just like controller remapping - they should make us able to configure these settings on a per-game basis.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Just Cause 3 and Dishonored 2 will benefit greatly

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Bloodborne does not have an issue hitting 30 fps. It's a frame pacing issue, which this presumably won't fix.

 

[michaelius]

Seriously why it wasn't implemented from the start is mind blowing.

 

[2blackcats]

This could break some high score based games, right?

Wonder if devs can black list their games.

 

[TGO]

So any games with a unlocked framerate or runs at 60fps most the time will be either near 60fps or locked 60fps

 

[ManUnkindH]

What the fuck's goin on here? Is this update out for everyone?

 

[Ryde3]

can someone test Bloodborne already?! (is it even out?)

 

[Varth]

People that think this means 60FPS versions of games are mental.

enjoy your 3-5fps boost.

I will for sure, thank you.

 

[Magnus]

Fantastic news. Can't wait till DF comes in and has to analyze every old game in this mode! Lol

 

[Fliesen]

Anyone who can read japanese willing to translate the full text of this function, btw?

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Fantastic news. Can't wait till DF comes in and has to analyze every old game in this mode! Lol

If it's real

 

[bltn]

If this gets confirmed today I'll pick up a Pro on the way home.

 

[belvedere]

This is true? Holy hell.

 

[oti]

Yooo sounds great.

 

[Broken Hope]

Probably allows the CPU to run at 2,1GHz. Not sure if they can utilize the extras CUs for games not programmed for it, but there's a possibility. Or they can boost the GPU/VRAM clock speeds.

Why would games need to be programmed for the extra CU's?

Do games suddenly stop working when you upgrade your PC graphics card?

It's the same thing.

 

[Tratorn]

Bloodborne at 60? Insta PS4 Pro buy.

Nope, Bloodborne is capped at 30 FPS. And I doubt Pro could run it at smooth 60FPS without any optimization anyways.

The problem with Bloodborne's stuttering also isn't an incostitent framerate (it's at 30 FPS most of the time) but frame pacing issues. And those won't get fully fixed just by increasing the power

In terms of framerate (does it do anything else? Maybe auto-downsampling?) this option will be mostly for games that can't hold their target framerate very well, but it won't make 30FPS games run at 60FPS.

Anyone who can read japanese willing to translate the full text of this function, btw?

Yea, this would be cool.

 

[names2hard4you]

Holyyyyyy.

 

[Karspankey]

Interested to see how well games like Just Cause 3 or Assassin's Creed Unity will perform now

 

[BigEmil]

Fantastic news. Can't wait till DF comes in and has to analyze every old game in this mode! Lol

It shouldn't be the same games they keep doing like Shadow of Mordor or Project Cars like why those no one even plays or cares about those lol

 

[d9b]

WE NEED CONFIRMATION.

This! Please let it be true.

 

[Hasney]

Seriously why it wasn't implemented from the start is mind blowing.

Probably because it will break things occasionally, but assuming enough testing has been done, compatibility is good enough to let users turn it on.

Will be interesting to see what the one game is that is unplayable with this option or whatever!

 

[casey_contra]

When does the update go live? I want some proof!

 

[mieumieu]

This is most likely just having PS4 games run at higher CPU clock. Would not affect GPU bound games, as the GPU on Pro has different arch but CPU is the same.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

OhMyGod indeed, what's the update name btw? no fancy warrior name this time?

 

[jacob armitage]

Even if its only a small difference, thats rad.

That would make me by a pro for sure... eventually.

 

[Daffy Duck]

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Wonder what that means for games with dynamic resolutions such as Doom?

Probably because it will break things occasionally, but assuming enough testing has been done, compatibility is good enough to let users turn it on.

Will be interesting to see what the one game is that is unplayable with this option or whatever!

I don't get why it would break something, when there are frame rate caps in every game?

 

[superjona]

Woah. This could be the difference to make Just Cause 3 actually playable again.

 

[black070]

If true, I really hope DF use it to test out Bloodborne.

 

[OnionPowder]

Why would games need to be programmed for the extra CU's?

Do games suddenly stop working when you upgrade your PC graphics card?

It's the same thing.

It's not the same thing though.

 

[Seven Force]

Whoa, having a pro just got more interesting. Guessing it's at the user's own risk.

 

[noomi]

Well shit, this might just be my favorite firmware update ever

 

[MarkMclovin]

What makes people instantly think games without the patch will magically run at 60fps with boost mode on?

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Woah. This could be the difference to make Just Cause 3 actually playable again.

From 15 to 20 fps. Still improvement nonetheless

 

[Japanmanx3]

Oh this is sick!

 

[Xaero Gravity]

If true, I really hope DF use it to test out Bloodborne.

I don't think this would fix the issue, as that's a frame pacing issue.

 

[HazySaiyan]

So does this mean non Pro patched games can utilise the extra power to be more consistent? Like will games with variable resolutions stick to 1080p more often?