Yeah you should return it. The fans from my ZT60 are louder than the PS4 Pro.
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Yeah you should return it. The fans from my ZT60 are louder than the PS4 Pro.
Yeah, I figured I was one of the unlucky ones
It is nowhere near as loud as my launch PS4 was, but it is clearly audible. The odd thing is that it gets louder for no apparent reason...it got very loud when I was in the menu of TLOU, but quieted down when I went back to the game.
DJ Lushious
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That's a rather broad proclamation. Not all HDMI cables are created the same. AWG, metal used in the connectors, shielding, braiding, testing during manufacturing, etc. And there's the "Certified Premium" badge program the HDMI Founder's implemented.
As for the HDMI hardware comment, you're not right, but you're not wrong, either. This Blue Jeans Cable article discusses the matter quite well. Same as my comments above, the matter is a bit more complicated than what you're distilling it to.
There have been two different certification processes for HDMI cables, the latter introduced circa HDMI 1.3. It's entirely possible that older cables would fail to pass certification for higher speed use and will show blackouts or sparkling artifacts in use. Here's a reasonable article covering the subject.
Ratchet & Clank and Titanfall 2 have been the biggest stand outs.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
In the PS4 settings.
Interfectum
Member
Hitman loads and looks a lot better from the videos... dat AF.
I also game on a 1080p monitor and just picked up a Pro yesterday. I haven't had a ton of time to play but I
noticed pretty huge improvements with BF1, Titanfall 2, and Ratchet and Clank. The Pro makes everything look much smoother and sharper. Objects rendered in the distance also retain definition and detail. BF1 no longer has that 900p pixel garble that's notcible during MP.
I remember someone describing the Pro as the "bullshot" console. It's an accurate description. The smoothness of the image makes everything look deluxe.
Ratchet and Clank looks flippin' insane. It's freaky how close it's starting to look to 3D film quality.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yep, some more stability.
Did PS4 Pros come with a 20% off PSN coupon? I thought I read that, but couldn't find it in my box.
Only certain games have an HDR option.
Only certain games have an HDR option.
No, no. More quality.
Nope.
JustinJ004
Banned
Mafia 3 is much sharper and I'm pretty sure the draw distance has been increased as well.
Watch Dogs 2 is stunning but I haven't seen that on a standard PS4, same goes for Dishonered 2.
Watch Dogs 2 is stunning but I haven't seen that on a standard PS4, same goes for Dishonered 2.
OK, I reread the topic and found what I was looking for. From what I read, I need to get the ps4pro, psvr, PS camera, and 2 move controllers. I guess the question I have now is what other accessories should I check out that would be beneficial to me and what legacy controllers work on the ps4pro. Also does anyone have any recommendations of good ps4 and psvr games for kids ages 7 and 9. I am familiar with mainly PC games and the console games I'm familiar with are targeted towards older kids and adults.
PodcastFips
Member
Mafia wasn't updated for Pro yet.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Unfortunately no
I was hoping they'd at least throw in a 15 day PS+ coupon or something, but absolutely nothing besides the HDMI cable and the shitty mono mic.
Good. I haven't had problems while actually playing a game but I have had the system lock up twice, once when putting it into rest mode and once when inserting a Blu-ray movie. Glad to see they're going after the rough spots in the experience as usual.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
The SanDisk Ultra Fit recommended for the original PS4 still fits great, but you need to loop a wire or cable tie through the hole so it's easy to remove.
After pressing SHARE to take a screenshot in Infinite Warfare, sometimes pressing CIRCLE or CROSS would make sounds like you're controlling the OS at the same time as the game. Sounds like 4.05 wasn't cleanly switching between OS and game control.For those that had the UI lag when Infinite Warfare was loaded, todays 4.06 system firmware update seems to have fixed it for me, no lag while browsing the console UI with infinite warfare loaded
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Yep, the Ultra Fit's just nice because you can keep it plugged in without a large section sticking out.
Ah right, yeah that would make sense if you're using it for music and stuff and want to keep it plugged in. I just use it for offloading screenshots and video.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Maybe once developers start making game(s) with Pro enhancements in mind from the get go. So far all the games we've got were just about fully made with Pro enhancements thrown in at the end of the development cycle.
Grinchy
Banned
I'm no tech expert, but didn't developers have to task things to the CELL CPU of the PS3 that normally would have been on the GPU since its GPU sucked so hard? I wonder if we'll see awesome Pro modes for games from developers tasking things to the better GPU that normally would have been a CPU task. No idea if that's feasible, though.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
I had it lock up while played MLB: The Show. I like they added the feature to have the system report the errors.
Peterthumpa
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IMO that's not a problem with the hardware specs anymore, but really, it's a time consuming task. If every NPC had a Nathan Drake level of detail, games would take decades to ship.
Marty Chinn
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I think I've started to see this. Long reads by the disc drive, but I haven't done anything extensive to see how common it is. I know Rise of the Tomb Raider last night got stuck on boot up like the disc drive was taking a long time to read.
davidwhangchoi
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i had this problem with evil within disc that got stuck on boot but never happened again. (it only happened while downloading stuff in the background. i thought it was a fluke. hmmm i was thinking of exchanging the system for another
sloppyjoe_gamer
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EDIT-- NVM, I misread your post lol
Maybe for future games. I would not judge capability and difference based on patches to old games.
I read that there is a new firmware update that released today (04.30.60) so I called LG and asked if this was the firmware that was supposed to fix the compatibility with the PS4. The rep said yes but something about the way she spoke made me feel like she didn't really know what she was talking about which is why I came here to ask.
Yeah, I figured I was one of the unlucky ones
It is nowhere near as loud as my launch PS4 was, but it is clearly audible. The odd thing is that it gets louder for no apparent reason...it got very loud when I was in the menu of TLOU, but quieted down when I went back to the game.
Probably because the framerate is uncapped in menus causing the gpu to work hard. I used to notice this in some games when I played on PC with fps monitoring on. If I didn't cap fps in rivaturner my gpu would go to 100% usage for no reason in menus and a lot less in game.
Cheap assess at Sony. Can't even throw in any decent extras with this Pro console.Unfortunately no
I was hoping they'd at least throw in a 15 day PS+ coupon or something, but absolutely nothing besides the HDMI cable and the shitty mono mic.
The box/packaging is a step down from the OG PS4; it doesn't even have a plastic handle WTF is this bs packaging lol. They did everything to hit that $399 price huh.
Marty Chinn
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I'm debating if I should exchange it or not. Right now it's definitely the easiest time to do so. I'll probably give it until Thanksgiving to see how it goes when I'll be able to play around with it more, but I'm definitely concerned about the problems I've been having in Tomb Raider.
Glad someone else had that issue as I mentioneded it afew pages ago but no one seemed to experience it. Crouching or going prone sounded like I was pressing circle on the PS4 UI.
Interesting theory. I don't recall running across that with my 7950, but it sounds plausible.
I really hate this, there is no reason to not cap the menu framerate, it just taxes the hardware.
holygeesus
Banned
Mentioned this elsewhere but the latest update seems to have fixed my issue of the fans ramping up and down. Now it is a lot more consistent and very quiet compared to my launch PS4. Chuffed to bits.
That's what is supposed to do to avoid you interrupting the process. Literally just press the button once and your the beep.
bryanee
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I took my Pro to my dads last night and we compared Watch Dogs on his OG to Watch Dogs on the Pro and we switched between the two and I think the difference is quite big.
Magicgamer101
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So I'm getting either Watch Dogs 2 or Titanfall 2 and maybe something else as its on sale. Which one would people recommend?
ShadowkillXNA
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Anybody else getting a quick totally black screen during gameplay ? It is for only a split second.
Happened once last night in about 5 hours of team deathmatch and today once in 3 hours.
I dont think I saw this before the patch a few days ago.
Playing on ps4 pro. Hope nothing is wrong with the pros hdmi port.
Only seen this in bf1 - its all I've been playing lately.
Happened once last night in about 5 hours of team deathmatch and today once in 3 hours.
I dont think I saw this before the patch a few days ago.
Playing on ps4 pro. Hope nothing is wrong with the pros hdmi port.
Only seen this in bf1 - its all I've been playing lately.