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[Mindman]

Well fuck. Does anyone in the NYC want to trade my 2 days old ps4 slim + some cash for a pro? I'm having the worst case of buyers remorse ever.

Just take the slim back and exchange it...

 

[RoboPlato]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

This is a huge improvement. Very impressed. Wonder how Until Dawn runs now

On top of the tangible improvements, the good news with this update is that it bodes well for Sony working with AMD to ensure proper PS4 game compatibility for future hardware releases.

 

[7DollarHagane]

This is great!

 

[EvB]

What kind of magic can this thing produce with a patch and BEAST mode together? Or does it become useless when a game is patched?

I suspect this is just unlocking the CPU and extra RAM for games that haven't been patched.

Patched games can do this and use the whole extra GPU.
There are various new hardware features that games need to be programmed to physically support in order to take advantage of the pro, so patching is the way forward.

 

[bombshell]

What kind of magic can this thing produce with a patch and BEAST mode together? Or does it become useless when a game is patched?

Yes, in that case nothing will happen. This mode is simply setting an artificial "Pro enabled" flag for the system, but Pro patched games already have that flag set.

 

[emrober5]

That's a megaton. Awesome.

 

[CyberChulo]

EDF! EDF!

 

[Blastoise]

Damn. Sony downloaded Microsoft's secret sauce.

 

[Pixel Samurai]

It's getting a Pro patch so it wont matter soon.

Nothin mentioned about framerate in that patch notes.

 

[komorebi]

In what place? Can't remember where the fps was bad and so

Yeah try Novigrad and maybe even the swamps in Velen since it still hovers a bit low there.

 

[Dictator93]

So does this make KZSF 60 fps in singleplayer with unlocked?

 

[Ozorov]

Try in Novigrad market daytime.

Need to download 20 gb of patches... .

 

[zewone]

Ok, we need ps4 pro revision with big TURBO button in front. Just like the old days of pcs.

Or a good ol' FASTER button

 

[DangerMouse]

Oh man. Didn't expect this.

 

[AmethystEnd]

A console implements something PC's have done since before I was born, and people go crazy. But great news.

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I don't get why this wasn't implemented from the start when PC's do it by default. Same with XBO S.

Great edit, man, you're on a roll. So this is what it looks like when someone wants to backpedal a LITTLE BIT but still wants to shitpost.

 

[Hoo-doo]

I can almost hear DF scrambling to get a fucking beta code right now, trying to upload their first frame-counted videos of this stuff.

Go get that scoop, guys. We need proper measurements.
I expect the difference in most games to be rather minimal.

 

[Wishmaster92]

Plz keep Oprah gifs coming.

Relevant

Everyone wants a ps4 pro now. That evil within difference tho!

 

[jmaine_ph]

Yes, in that case nothing will happen. This mode is simply setting an artificial "Pro enabled" flag for the system, but Pro patched games already have that flag set.

Got it. Ok

 

[Muzicfreq]

It has a Pro patch.

Wellll damn. I didn't know it did. lol I just remembered when I played it last year.

 

[gbpackers25]

EDF! EDF!

Found Mark from Classic Game Room!

 

[bombshell]

In what place? Can't remember where the fps was bad and so

Swamps.

 

[d00d3n]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

Wait, how do I activate boost mode? Is it already released?

 

[komorebi]

Need to download 20 gb of patches... .

LMAO

 

[WonkyPanda]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

Oh, my, sweet baby Jesus.

 

[FingerBang]

Sony should stop giving us all we want (bunch of awesome games in two months, external HDD support, boost mode), it makes the others look bad. Not cool. /s

Can't wait to see the comparisons.

 

[ethomaz]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

lol PS4 Amateur.

 

[Blackthorn]

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Great edit, man, you're on a roll. So this is what it looks like when someone wants to backpedal a LITTLE BIT but still wants to shitpost.

Don't goad him or he'll edit it into a photo of his massive dick.

 

[Equanimity]

I'll fire up Just Cause 3 right now, for those asking.

Nice.

 

[everyday math]

Wait, how do I activate boost mode? Is it already released?

If you have the beta you can do it. It's not released for everyone yet.

 

[barit]

Shieeet maybe I can play now FFXIV with stable 60fps even if I'm OUTSIDE of a dungeon on a PS4.

banderas.gif

 

[Interfectum]

Shieeet maybe I can play now FFXIV with stable 60fps even if I'm OUTSIDE of a dungeon on a PS4.

banderas.gif

Oh man I didn't even think about FF14.

 

[black070]

Waiting for The Witcher 3 to finish downloading so I can test that out too.

Do you have Just Cause 3 to test?

Sorry, I don't.

 

[JP]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

Wow, that's more of an improvement than I was expecting. I can't believe that it ever ran as badly as that though.

Has anybody tried The Last Guardian in Beast Mode yet?

 

[komorebi]

Shieeet maybe I can play now FFXIV with stable 60fps even if I'm OUTSIDE of a dungeon on a PS4.

banderas.gif

FF14 should see a nice boost too

 

[pixelbox]

So does this make KZSF 60 fps in singleplayer with unlocked?

😊

 

[Relix]

Shieeet maybe I can play now FFXIV with stable 60fps even if I'm OUTSIDE of a dungeon on a PS4.

banderas.gif

I don't think it hits 60 even inside dungeons, only small instanced areas.

 

[Sephzilla]

I wonder if this would fix some of the FPS drops in Godzilla PS4

Spoiler

 

[endlessflood]

Why the hell didn't they mention Boost mode in the official blog post about firmware 4.50?

 

[Pennywise]

Shieeet maybe I can play now FFXIV with stable 60fps even if I'm OUTSIDE of a dungeon on a PS4.

banderas.gif

That game already had a patch, even if it's just a minor one.

This feature only applies to older games that were never patched for the Pro and only ran in basic PS4 mode.

 

[Lashley]

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Great edit, man, you're on a roll. So this is what it looks like when someone wants to backpedal a LITTLE BIT but still wants to shitpost.

Just let it go

 

[Ozorov]

LMAO

I can start it without any patches but that will not be a fair comparison

 

[BigEmil]

Can this be used on games with Pro patch that did not touch the performance at all ????

 

[Interfectum]

Why the hell didn't they mention Boost mode in the official blog post about firmware 4.50?

Probably still being tested and if there are a ton of issues it'll probably get cut from release.

 

[Shin-Ra]

Playing Yakuza Zero (1080p60) right now so it'll be interesting to see if it smooths over the outdoors stutters and tears.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

Can I ask how you know that? I can't see anything on the vid.

 

[5taquitos]

Oh man, I need more comparisons, I can't stop thinking about it.

GTA V may have been a bad pick by me earlier, but there are definitely some games that need testing:

Killzone (resolution)
AC Unity
Broforce (saw this mentioned once above, and I want to see if there's a difference too)
EDF
Bloodborne
Battlefield 4
Battlefront Survivors of Endor map
Witcher 3
Rocket League

Has anybody tried The Last Guardian in Beast Mode yet?

TLG already has a Pro patch, and so would not be affected by Beast Mode if I'm understanding correctly.

 

[tootie923]

Can add:
Tomb Raider Definitive Edition
Borderlands Handsome Jack Collection
Rocket League (splitscreen)
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Assassin's Creed Unity
Final Fantasy XIV
Planetside 2
Oddworld New n Tasty

Any word on Soma? I remember that had some framerate trouble in certain areas.

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

I own Killzone SF, Tomb Raider DE, Bf4 and other games with uncapped framerates to test. I'll do once I receive my beta code.

That game already had a patch, even if it's just a minor one.

This feature only applies to older games that were never patched for the Pro and only ran in basic PS4 mode.

FFXIV is not Pro enabled.

 

[bombshell]

I can almost hear DF scrambling to get a fucking beta code right now, trying to upload their first frame-counted videos of this stuff.

Go get that scoop, guys. We need proper measurements.
I expect the difference in most games to be rather minimal.

Richard Leadbetter's already booking bus/train tickets (like how they visited the first PS4 Slim leak owner to test it).

 

[Karspankey]

Why the hell didn't they mention Boost mode in the official blog post about firmware 4.50?

So if it ends up breaking many games, they can remove it without going back on their word.