lowhighkang_LHK
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That's great n' all, but those games haven't been patched for Pro. So you're playing them at 1080p.
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That's great n' all, but those games haven't been patched for Pro. So you're playing them at 1080p.
both of those games have Pro modes
Peterthumpa
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So, for people with the original PS4 and 1080p TVs still on the fence about how the Pro would look, try Tearaway Unfolded. It has 4XMSAA (AFAIK) and an extra post process AA solution and it looks clean as fuck even in the original PS4. That's the kind of IQ you should expect with an upgrade.
Yeah this is one of the most confusing things for me, with my Samsung and its Youtube app vs using PS4 Pro and its Youtube app. I'll use my laptop to find videos for either the TV's app or the PS4 Pro's app while signed in (to avoid using the slower Youtube TV. I can't seem to figure out how to get a 4K video to display at 4K because I can't change the settings to 4K unless I use the laptop.
Unknown?
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It's upscaled like how Xbox One S upscaled... It won't add detail but it'll look better like how a DVD upscaled looks better than 480i
Humdinger
Member
Lots of impressions posted in this thread. I'd say the majority are positive, with some being disappointed. YMMV based on TV type, size, sensitivity to image quality, etc. Imo, it's worth it (I'm on 1080p).
No he's not.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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Darksiders 1 has built-in Pro support. Hitman was patched.
That's really underselling Pro. MSAA only affects edges. Supersampling cleans up everything
Disappointing I had to trade in my original PS4 to get the PS4 pro as the backup I did didn't actually back all things up that it said it was going to.
Only got PT, saved games and settings backed up. Upon restoring the backup to the pro I find that it didn't save any of my screenshots or videos which really annoyed me.
Oh and I find I'm still losing connection to the PS store and trophies, etc from loading. Still have to restart the system or do an internet connection test to regain connectivity.
Good to be without the disc ejecting whenever it felt like it though.
Only got PT, saved games and settings backed up. Upon restoring the backup to the pro I find that it didn't save any of my screenshots or videos which really annoyed me.
Oh and I find I'm still losing connection to the PS store and trophies, etc from loading. Still have to restart the system or do an internet connection test to regain connectivity.
Good to be without the disc ejecting whenever it felt like it though.
Picked up my PS4 Pro today for "free" from Gamestop. managed to get $218 (should have been $225 but I won't split hairs) and the rest out of duplicates. Thank god for 50% trade in credit. Now to get a 4K TV, but honestly the difference on my 1080p set with The Last of Us Remastered and the difference in The Playroom VR is enough to have justified my purchase.
2blackcats
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WickedLaharl
Member
Once you initialize the old system it's deactivated, yeah?
Stormhammer
Member
Just went and purchased an LG B6 tonight and will be trading in my ps4 + other things towards a PS4 Pro. I can't wait to boot up Ratchet & Clank :O
nycgamer4ever
Member
It's worth it even if you have a 1080p tv for the SS AA alone but if you have a 4k tv it's ABSOLUTELY worth it.
nycgamer4ever
Member
I did the same. Got the c6p. Three days later I finally got the tv calibrated the way i like it. Use these link to give you a baseline settings to which you can tinker off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVnnoqNkqxw&t=105s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4cpwUj-UP8&t=26s
I know it's only but Uncharted 4 on this set and the PRO in hdr looks sublime.
bananafactory
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nycgamer4ever
Member
What's the story with the $10 code? I got one and thought it was a scam or something.
You're giving out some bad information.
Humdinger
Member
No scam. They're just giving $10 away to people who bought the Pro (or maybe the Slim, too, I dunno). It's not everyone, apparently, just some. I got one. You have to enter the code by the end of the month or it'll expire.
CitizenCope
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Surprised to hear this. I am loving the Pro on my 1080p projector. At 100" you lose some image quality but with the Pro I'm seeing such a sharp image now that I never thought I'd see until next gen. Ratchet and BF1 look stellar.
Battlefield 1 uses a dynamic resolution approach definitely scales to resolutions above 1080p. I've seen claims that it uses checkerboard rendering, and of resolutions up around 1656p.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
Is trading it in really worth it? Got like 220 from selling in Craig's list. Seems you would get a lot less from a trade in...
DreadfulOmen
Member
i traded in my ps4 with an extra controller that had the rubber peeled off. They gave me 187.50 for the console, and 36.75 for the controller. They also gave me a free copy of Destiny the collection which comes with all the expansions including rise of iron. Hooking up my pro now. Going to update UC4 and see how it goes.
DreadfulOmen
Member
in my area i saw 4 postings for a ps4 with a controller for $150, so i decided to trade it in before the deal ends. I also got a free copy of Destiny the collection. retail is 49.99, i plan to sell it for $30.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
K, worth it in that case. I sold my ps4 when I heard the announcement the pro was coming too.
Black Republican
Member
if i replace my ps4 pro with a bigger hdd before actually turning on the console for the first time do i still need the hdd update?
DreadfulOmen
Member
honestly, i wasn't planning to get the pro since i watch more movies in my free time than i do gaming. I was hoping that the pro would have a uhd drive, but when it was announced that it didn't i was bummed. I enjoy ps exclusives, so i figured why not play them at the best PQ possible. If the pro would of had a uhd drive, i would of sold my ps4 back then too.
Yes. It takes like 2 minutes, tops.
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Oh man, that is a lot of supersampling!
davidwhangchoi
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update 2:
i deleted watch dogs data and tried again without any background downloading. and yep... first boot into continue from a saved game crashed. this time it crashed after ejecting the disc and re-inserting, afterwards it worked.
hmmm i hear the disc spin and stop spin and stop while it was loading both times and it crashed. i might have to exchange mine afterall. unless it's just watchdogs itself.
Classic_Gs
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Just popped in Titanfall 2 for the first time on my Pro connected to 65" KS8000 and man, this game is clean! Image is sharp, clear and a definite step up over base PS4. I am impressed!
Marty Chinn
Member
I'm trying out Watch Dogs now. It's currently installing.
davidwhangchoi
Member
let me know if your disc is stopping and spinning after hitting continue on that loading screen.
i'm deleting and installing again myself.
Yeah. You lose a little bit of detail in exchange for crazy crispness and motion resolution. Damn it, I wish some (crazy) manufacturer would come out with a 4K plasma tv.
Marty Chinn
Member
It finished installing. The game finally loaded now too. Man were the load times always this long? It felt like several minutes to get into the game. It's been too long since I last played it. No crashing, but the disc sounds like it's still spinning.
davidwhangchoi
Member
mine keeps crashing more often now that this is my 4th installation. i took a microfiber cloth to wipe the disc in case. no luck still crashing.
i'm going to definitely swap systems tomorrow.
Marty Chinn
Member
Just to be sure I did the steps right...
1) Game currently was not installed
2) Pop the disc in to install
3) Sit at the menu screen until the install percent hits 100%
4) Select Continue
Did I do it right?
davidwhangchoi
Member
yeah!
i had no problems at first but it looks like it's getting pretty funky on me =)
edit: i'm reading online it seems that plp had similar issues with watchdogs 1 and regular ps4. to solve the crashes they had to rebuild their HDD database to get it to work. i think maybe installing it so many times corrupted my drive...
update:
ok i rebuilt my database and the system said it was corrupt and the system restarted to do it all over again. took about 5 minutes and just installed watchdogs no crashes. so far so good.
DreadfulOmen
Member
Holy shit dude, the hdr in uncharted is nuts.
After tons of time spent calibrating my new tv, I took the HDR pro games I had for a spin.
Uncharted looked really good, in some places it was very clean. I only played the intro so I won't see the beach bits for a while, but I noticed the performance was about the same as the base ps4, which was good.
TLOU I was really excited for but in the intro it just looked clean and I didnt notice the additional contrast that HDR provided. The ps3 models do look a bit dated now...
First Light was probably my favourite, the world already looked great but HDR really works well here-the effect when standing next to a big neon sign is really impressive!
I have COD on the way and hoping to pick up TF2 this weekend and maybe ratchet if it goes on sale; are there any other "must try" games at the moment?
Uncharted looked really good, in some places it was very clean. I only played the intro so I won't see the beach bits for a while, but I noticed the performance was about the same as the base ps4, which was good.
TLOU I was really excited for but in the intro it just looked clean and I didnt notice the additional contrast that HDR provided. The ps3 models do look a bit dated now...
First Light was probably my favourite, the world already looked great but HDR really works well here-the effect when standing next to a big neon sign is really impressive!
I have COD on the way and hoping to pick up TF2 this weekend and maybe ratchet if it goes on sale; are there any other "must try" games at the moment?
Ovek
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I think you have pretty much covered all your bases here. Some other people might have a few other suggestions though.
OsirisBlack
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Its actually not a thing I think every game that had worse performance has been patched and now runs better than the OG versions of the games. Specifically WD2 and Deus ex which were supposedly the worst offenders. The last of us has one mode that runs worse and one that runs perfectly cannot remember which I think its the 60 fps mode that runs a bit worse but that is also being patched.