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[Lights and Waves]

Lmao I'm playing the Platinum Demo and I seriously can't believe what a difference this is making!

 

[icespide]

Anyone?

yes

 

[-griffy-]

Thank you! I don't see any screen-tearing, at least not on my phone.

I spotted one brief instance of it when editing the clips together (at about 1:30 in the video), but that's it. Just one torn frame, compared to the constant tearing in the original.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

yes

Thank you.

 

[Dovahking]

Here's a quick Arkham Knight Batmobile comparison.

Much better. Might pick it up.

 

[Jotaka]

If a game has the Pro patch doesn't it already have a boost? That's kinda redundant no?

No. Because the devs choose where the extra power will be used. Like add extra effects, better texture etc.


Boost mode will mostly fix/boost the FPS/screen tearing.

 

[endlessflood]

It has already been tested in the swaps/bog and has already yielded better performance, very little/no drops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heb7d___iso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKsWqHsRNkM

CDPR made engine changes to get it running better on the PS4; as of the 1.10 patch (October 2015), the swamp already runs way better on the PS4 Amateur. It's not the laggy area (20 fps) that it used to be, and hasn't been for a long time. DF tested it in depth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWr2btuwpJQ

As of 1.10 and later, you're only going to see drops of around 2 fps, and you're only going to see them in the swamp and in the Novigrad market. If Boost mode can give us a 2 fps boost in those areas it will be really nice though.

 

[Wagram]

Here's a quick Arkham Knight Batmobile comparison.

That's a hugggeee difference.

 

[AmyS]

Did anyone test Grand Theft Auto V yet ??

 

[everyday math]

 

[Equanimity]

I spotted one brief instance of it when editing the clips together (at about 1:30 in the video), but that's it. Just one torn frame, compared to the constant tearing in the original.

Yeah your comparison shows a night and day difference as far as screen tearing is concerned.

Thanks for the info.

 

[purpletentacle]

Im seriously trading in my PS4 for the Pro, now.

How does data transfer work if I put in my own HDD? What are some things I need to do when switching over to a new console?

So, I just did the same.

Will walk you through my process. Backed up my old PS4 to an USB stick. To speed up the backup process I only kept P.T. and my captures, game saves, etc. All games were deleted before hand (would have taken something like 14-18 hours to back up my 1.6TB of game data).

(Tip: Deactivate your PS4 before turning it off for the last time. I forgot - though you can do it from the website later on.)

Swapped my 2TB hard drive with the stock 500gb.

Traded in the PS4 at EB Games for $173 in credit (Canadian mind you). Got a PS4 Pro and went home.

Unpacked the PS4 Pro. Put in my 2TB hard drive. When booting up, you'll be prompted to download the latest system software from Sony and reinstall from scratch. Meaning the contents of the old drive will be wiped.

After the Pro rebooted, I went to settings and restored my backup from the memory stick.

Boom. P.T. and all my trophy images live on.

 

[Netherscourge]

Curious about Driveclub.

 

[randomusername]

Enjoy Fallout 4 before Bethesda inevitably screws it up and the Pro patch makes it perform worst lads.

 

[AmyS]

Battlefield 4

Awww fuck me! I played more BF4 than all other PS4 games combined during 2013-2015

I will have to reinstall this on my Pro.

 

[Gaspard]

Can't wait to play FF14 with this.

 

[endlessflood]

Has anyone come across crashing/other problems with Boost mode yet? It seems really weird that it's running so smoothly so far, who didn't Sony just enable it from the get-go?

 

[everyday math]

Has anyone come across crashing/other problems with Boost mode yet? It seems really weird that it's running so smoothly so far, who didn't Sony just enable it from the get-go?

Soma crashes with it on

 

[Izuna]

Has anyone come across crashing/other problems with Boost mode yet? It seems really weird that it's running so smoothly so far, who didn't Sony just enable it from the get-go?

I guess because they always had this mode in a roadmap but released the Pro before they had it ready.

No point telling people to wait etc.

 

[icespide]

No. Because the devs choose where the extra power will be used. Like add extra effects, better texture etc.


Boost mode will mostly fix/boost the FPS/screen tearing.

boost mode is only for games without pro modes

 

[RedAssedApe]

Curious about Driveclub.

https://twitter.com/Rushy33/status/827641533306372096

 

[DBT85]

boost mode is only for games without pro modes

That's still good, should have been there in the first place. Glad they listened.

Was my only issue with the Pro as an owner.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

You know what? lol

 

[AmyS]

Man, I can't wait to hear what talk comes out of GDC about PS4 Pro Boost Mode.

 

[Aizen.S.Kennedy]

In the beta
Enabled boost mode
Got some sexy 4K wallpapers
Instead of playing a game on my pro me and the gf are watching greys anatomy lol

 

[Natels]

Didn't notice any diference on Rocket League.

But I can now enable V-Sync without increasing the input lag, I think.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

this looks like a nice update!!

 

[No_Style]

Battlefield 4

This is what I wanted the Pro for.

 

[airjoca]

Tried Battlefield 4, Conquest, Shanghai. Didn't notice much difference.

 

[No_Style]

Tried Battlefield 4, Conquest, Shanghai. Didn't notice much difference.

 

[Danlord]

CDPR made engine changes to get it running better on the PS4; as of the 1.10 patch (October 2015), the swamp already runs way better on the PS4 Amateur. It's not the laggy area (20 fps) that it used to be, and hasn't been for a long time. DF tested it in depth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWr2btuwpJQ

As of 1.10 and later, you're only going to see drops of around 2 fps, and you're only going to see them in the swamp and in the Novigrad market. If Boost mode can give us a 2 fps boost in those areas it will be really nice though.

Yeah I remember DF covering it, I know it wasn't as bad as before with the ~20fps but it did sometimes drop given all the effects going on in that region - whatever the case, any extra performance to ensure it keeps a stable 30fps is pretty fine indeed.

 

[EdReedFan20]

Curious about Driveclub.

 

[Liabe Brave]

Yes but I'm guessing the Pro patches mostly focus on 4K rather than framerate....

Honestly most of the Pro patches are disappointing because they've been focusing more on resolution than performance.

This isn't the case. Of 70 non-VR games that have been patched, at least 40 of them have improved framerates. (Not all of them have gotten exhaustive testing.)

 

[BigDug13]

Enjoy Fallout 4 before Bethesda inevitably screws it up and the Pro patch makes it perform worst lads.

Then the next edition needs to be to allow us to revert the game to run in PS4 mode with the boost on and disregard any Pro patch. That will allow us to weed out games that have worse performance on the Pro. Force games to pretend it's a regular PS4 and then add the boost to it.

 

[Rockeeo]

Dead Rising 2: OTR now runs at a solid 60 while on the Strip/outdoor section.

Yakuza 0 doesn't seem to have screen tearing or framerate drops anymore.

 

[Bishop89]

Holy Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

So this is purely from the software and devs dont need to do anything?

Great stuff sony..

 

[harriet the spy]

So huh, when does it release??

 

[Jimmyfenix]

So huh, when does it release??

They mentioned a few weeks in the blog post for the entire firmware update

 

[DriftingSpirit]

So huh, when does it release??

Yeah, it should be no more than a month from now.

 

[TalonJH]

Has anyone come across crashing/other problems with Boost mode yet? It seems really weird that it's running so smoothly so far, who didn't Sony just enable it from the get-go?

So far from what I've collected from this thread both SOMA and Resident Evil Revelations 2 crash with it turned on.

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

Can't wait to see Digital Foundaries 4.50 analysis.

 

[sangreal]

Holy Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

So this is purely from the software and devs dont need to do anything?

Great stuff sony..

it's removing the artificial limitation sony put in

 

[TalonJH]

In the beta
Enabled boost mode
Got some sexy 4K wallpapers
Instead of playing a game on my pro me and the gf are watching greys anatomy lol

Kick her out, she'll understand.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Has anyone noticed anything in Destiny yet?

 

[AmyS]

Yeah, it should be no more than a month from now.

Beast Mode PS4 Pro and Switch in about a month, nice

 

[RedAssedApe]

Anyone try telltale Batman?

 

[Pennywise]

So far from what I've collected from this thread both SOMA and Resident Evil Revelations 2 crash with it turned on.

SOMA crashed once according to the person. He got it running after that, but reported a performance all over the place.

 

[thebigmachine]

Didn't notice any diference on Rocket League.

But I can now enable V-Sync without increasing the input lag, I think.

I believe V-Sync inherently adds latency.

 

[TalonJH]

SOMA crashed once according to the person. He got it running after that, but reported a performance all over the place.

We need to start a list when we find a few more with problems.

 

[Aizen.S.Kennedy]

Kick her out, she'll understand.

Gotta watch how to get away with murder 1st lol 😩😖