GustyGardens
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Anyone running Elder Scrolls Online with a 1080p set on the Pro? I hear that there are two Pro options, a 4K and a 1080p Enhanced, but I'm not seeing them anywhere.
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PlayStation 4 Pro |Launch Thread| PS4 Reloaded
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dr guildo
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I've made some 3840x2160 THE LAST OF US wallpaper from the title screen window if anybody's interested.
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thx man !
Crazymoogle
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Both PS4s have to be connected to the internet in the same way.
Method 1: Both are individually connected to your router using ethernet cables (aka LAN cable). No cable is required to bridge the two consoles directly.
Method 2: Both are connected to your router using wifi. In this case you need to connect the PS4s to each other directly using an ethernet cable.
Bought my Pro yesterday - I was planning on selling my OG PS4 but I think I'll keep it at work instead!
The transfer process was surprisingly easy... I used the LAN cable technique and 500gb took less than an hour.
I was a little concerned initially after reading lots of reports of 4K TV compatibility because I've got a mid-range Hisense 4K set but I did my research, connected it to the correct HDMI port and I got the correct resolution right away. I knew the set didn't do HDR so I made my peace with that.
The first game I tried was Ratchet and Clank due to the hype the patch gets. The hype is real - it *does* look like the Pixar movie everyone says it does but I thought it looked great to begin with.
I tried Deus Ex because that's a game I thought looked pretty rough on the vanilla PS4 and holy fuck is there a massive IQ imrorovement! I only played it for a short while but it looks great, seems to run really smoothly and the PS4 is quiet while it runs it... unlike my other hair drier of a console.
Still early days but I'm very happy.
The transfer process was surprisingly easy... I used the LAN cable technique and 500gb took less than an hour.
I was a little concerned initially after reading lots of reports of 4K TV compatibility because I've got a mid-range Hisense 4K set but I did my research, connected it to the correct HDMI port and I got the correct resolution right away. I knew the set didn't do HDR so I made my peace with that.
The first game I tried was Ratchet and Clank due to the hype the patch gets. The hype is real - it *does* look like the Pixar movie everyone says it does but I thought it looked great to begin with.
I tried Deus Ex because that's a game I thought looked pretty rough on the vanilla PS4 and holy fuck is there a massive IQ imrorovement! I only played it for a short while but it looks great, seems to run really smoothly and the PS4 is quiet while it runs it... unlike my other hair drier of a console.
Still early days but I'm very happy.
Via Purifico
Banned
So deus ex mankind divided received a new patch today 1.09, according to the notes it's meant to improve ps4 pro performance. I'm about to check it out myself.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Did you turn on powered-USB ports in standby/sleep?
davidwhangchoi
Member
Hey all, just an update from last night.
i've been having crashing problems with Watch Dogs one disc installation at launch but never had any issues once it finally installed on to the HDD, I had a failed initial boot of Evil Within but i could never replicate it. (i was downloading multiple games in the background) after reading a few posts of a few Pro disc reading issues on this thread, i thought to keep testing.
Last i tried to repeat the crash to make sure it's not the ps4 hardware pro but the game itself. (as i want to get the kinks worked out in the 30 day return window. ) (last night i installed watchdogs one 7 times and it crashed 5 out of the seven times)
after reading up on watchdogs it seems like its the game itself has crash problems for OG ps4 with people returning/replacing their systems and still having multiple crashes during installation and in game. it got to the point where the game wouldn't even install on my system, but i rebuilt my HDD in safe mode as suggested by another forum. the PRO failed one the first attempt at rebuilding, indicating my drive was corrupt but after restarting itself it completed rebuilding. (i did it a few more times to be safe)
i tried re-installing other discs and games. no problems so far.
watchdogs also seems to run fine so i chalk it up to watch dogs 1 being a bit buggy for installation and doing all that deleting and installing probably created HDD corruption issues.
once loaded fully running off the HDD, i had no issues with it.
looks like i'm going to skip returning the pro as no other game is having issues reading or installing.
just wanted to post these updates in case someone is running into a similar issue with Watchdogs one
i've been having crashing problems with Watch Dogs one disc installation at launch but never had any issues once it finally installed on to the HDD, I had a failed initial boot of Evil Within but i could never replicate it. (i was downloading multiple games in the background) after reading a few posts of a few Pro disc reading issues on this thread, i thought to keep testing.
Last i tried to repeat the crash to make sure it's not the ps4 hardware pro but the game itself. (as i want to get the kinks worked out in the 30 day return window. ) (last night i installed watchdogs one 7 times and it crashed 5 out of the seven times)
after reading up on watchdogs it seems like its the game itself has crash problems for OG ps4 with people returning/replacing their systems and still having multiple crashes during installation and in game. it got to the point where the game wouldn't even install on my system, but i rebuilt my HDD in safe mode as suggested by another forum. the PRO failed one the first attempt at rebuilding, indicating my drive was corrupt but after restarting itself it completed rebuilding. (i did it a few more times to be safe)
i tried re-installing other discs and games. no problems so far.
watchdogs also seems to run fine so i chalk it up to watch dogs 1 being a bit buggy for installation and doing all that deleting and installing probably created HDD corruption issues.
once loaded fully running off the HDD, i had no issues with it.
looks like i'm going to skip returning the pro as no other game is having issues reading or installing.
just wanted to post these updates in case someone is running into a similar issue with Watchdogs one
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Has anyone here played One Piece on a stock PS4 PRO? It loads ridiculously quick on mine but I also have a Firecuda drive.
vanDoughnut
Member
HDR on Ratchet and Clank is beautiful. Everything looks right. Can't wait for my Pro.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
1080p owner here and I have been blown away by the crystal clear Image quality. Ratchet especially looks like a CGi movie. In fact, they were using CGi cutscenes from their CGi movie for some of the scenes and i couldnt tell the difference.
Games like Titanfall, Battlefield and Infamous Second Son run at 60 fps despite the OG versions dropping and staying around 40 fps. I took some screenshots so hopefully some guys still lurking in the thread can see just how clean all these images look. We have finally reached bullshot quality.
Games like Titanfall, Battlefield and Infamous Second Son run at 60 fps despite the OG versions dropping and staying around 40 fps. I took some screenshots so hopefully some guys still lurking in the thread can see just how clean all these images look. We have finally reached bullshot quality.
These look damn good, well done.
TheZink
Member
I'll have to check that. I had a controller plugged in. That's probably it. Thanks!
GetDigitized
Member
Is the power button supposed to be flimsy as hell, pressing it from left side makes it bend backwards for me 
, dunno if faulty or crappy build quality.
, dunno if faulty or crappy build quality.WeAreStarStuff
Member
Bluray has been playing fine for me. I've not noticed any noise, though I always have the 5.1 cranking.
BigEmil
Junior Member
Great shots, would look much better in .PNG and uploaded host site where they dont compress images such as Abload but still looks brilliant.
Wonder how PS5 is gonna be
Rice-Eater
Member
I've watch Speed Racer, Avengers, and Black Hawk Down. Everything works fine and I barely hear the disc drive during the actual movies. It makes noise when skipping stuff but I figure that's the norm. I haven't watched one of my blu-ray's or any of disc movie in years and honestly forgot that was even a thing.
I don't want to seem neurotic here, but can you pop in a movie and mute the audio and listen for disc read noise around 2-3 m away?
I sit really close to my TV (its in a small room right now) so I notice the drive noise more easily now. I wouldn't care except that when it gets to a quiet scene I get distracted by the drive noise.
Lionel Richie
Member
Nice shots, but I'd like to add that both Infamous look ungodly awful from above, it nets you stuff like this:
It's amazing how much better these games look when on the ground.
We've been watching through Lost on blu-ray since we got the Pro, we're half way through season three now and I'm not hearing anything unless I put my head inches away from it.
Since you are transferring data between two systems directly, you can just start the process. The on screen instructions will offer to activate the pro as primary once transfer completes automatically.
dealer-
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I switched back to my OG PS4 when watching a blu-ray yesterday as the Pro seemed to be louder, no idea why that would be. Maybe it's the disc drive.
You're killing me with these jpegs dude
Damn. I guess I'll dig out my old bd player for movies. Would love if this was only an issue with certain units rather than all
I did, and it goes silent while charging the controller. Only when I have downloads running, the fan stays on lightly, of course.
Rice-Eater
Member
My PS4 Pro and 4K TV are in my bedroom and my Pro is less than 2 feet away from where I normally sit. I just muted it now and don't hear the PS4 at all. That's just my experience though. My Pro stays pretty quiet when playing games as well.
I realize others aren't having the same experience though. I guess I'll just chalk it up as me being one of the fortunate ones.
Rice-Eater
Member
EDIT: Damn it, I thought I was editing, but I quoted instead
Unknown?
Member
Yeah mine is WAYYY quieter than my OG PS4.
davidwhangchoi
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maximum360
Member
Where do you find the $10 credit for the PS?
TheZink
Member
It was emailed to me.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I didnt realize that PS4 supported the PNG format and 4k until after I put on ratchet. So the ratchet screesnshots are all in PNG. One of the bigger 14MB screenshots broke imgur though.
wow. i didnt even notice. that looks horrendous lol.
digitalrelic
Banned
PS4 Pro is seriously impressive. Even games like Call of Duty, which are generally middle-of-the-road from a graphical point of view, look jaw dropping on the Pro:
I resized the screenshots because I couldn't find a host that was willing to let me upload 12MB PNGs.
It just looks shockingly good. Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted 4 look even better.
I resized the screenshots because I couldn't find a host that was willing to let me upload 12MB PNGs.
It just looks shockingly good. Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted 4 look even better.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
For 1080p 30 fps, your upload speed is probably good enough.
For 1080p 60 fps however, you're going to need something pretty good. My upload speed is roughly 6 to 8, (according to speedtest.net) and it's not good enough. You get artificats on the streams.
Observe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiTWzMBWSdo
I clearly don't have the upload bandwidth to stream 1080p 60.
BiGBoSSMk23
A company being excited for their new game is a huge slap in the face to all the fans that liked their old games.
Any word on whether DICE plans to patch Mirrors Edge C.?
fatigues_gasolini
Member
Anyone having issues getting 4k content on the Amazon app? It wont show any 4k stuff when I search, but I have no problem getting 4k content on Netflix and Youtube.
Finally finished the backup process.
Some first day initial thoughts on my 50 inch 1080p tv before my 65 inch KS8000 arrives on Friday:
- Tried R&C and looks better but my memory had a good image of the game so I wasn't blown away.
- then tried Uncharted 4 multiplayer and noticed sharpness due to native 1080p.
- Then turned on My psvr and started Robinson and the game became truly better looking. I really felt a big difference here. The greens and resolution became so much better that made the game come alive and now I actually want to play the game more.
- Playroom Vr had the same effect as Robinson on me. The blurriness is gone and the games looks much better.
I also had less nausea on Robinson but that might be due to less time played or placebo.
My overall thoughts for one day on 1080p and Psvr: The upgrade is not worth it for the 2 games I tried on 1080p. The upgrade is absolutely worth it for PSVR games. But that just me and my level of attention to details.
I'm downloading First Light any other games that would look better on 1080p?
Only one of day of testing and mine is super quite compare to my og.
Some first day initial thoughts on my 50 inch 1080p tv before my 65 inch KS8000 arrives on Friday:
- Tried R&C and looks better but my memory had a good image of the game so I wasn't blown away.
- then tried Uncharted 4 multiplayer and noticed sharpness due to native 1080p.
- Then turned on My psvr and started Robinson and the game became truly better looking. I really felt a big difference here. The greens and resolution became so much better that made the game come alive and now I actually want to play the game more.
- Playroom Vr had the same effect as Robinson on me. The blurriness is gone and the games looks much better.
I also had less nausea on Robinson but that might be due to less time played or placebo.
My overall thoughts for one day on 1080p and Psvr: The upgrade is not worth it for the 2 games I tried on 1080p. The upgrade is absolutely worth it for PSVR games. But that just me and my level of attention to details.
I'm downloading First Light any other games that would look better on 1080p?
Only one of day of testing and mine is super quite compare to my og.
tearsofash
Member
I'm selling my og PS4 on ebay. Will they still be able to play my games after I activate the PS4 pro?
Slackbladder
Member
I asked the same thing. I thought that maybe I hadn't let the stream buffer properly. Doesn't look as good as the Amazon app on my KS7500. Both are connected by wi-fi.
LandStalker
Member
I need help. I removed my HDD from my OG PS4 and put it in my PS4 Pro, downloaded the update file from Sony's site, but I keep getting error codes. It's the 300,000KB file though, apparently there's an recovery update I need too, but I can't find it? Please help!!!!
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
Good grief Hitman really makes the fan pick up speed.
The correct one is 800mb
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
You need just one file, but it's the larger NEW INSTALLATION file:
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps4/#newinstallation
http://dus01.ps4.update.playstation...1b685a8a53fe2c358b7cb2437d6838c/PS4UPDATE.PUP
You need the full 850MB 'reintallation' update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps4/#newinstallation
External HDD is how I did just this.
1. Backup both the old PS4 and Pro to external HDD
2. Download the 'new installation' full firmware update and put onto the external HDD
3. Swap over HDDs to put the 2TB in the Pro
4. Hold power button for 7 seconds to put Pro into safe mode
5. Reinitialise and install firmware
6. Once Pro is set up, go into System > Backup and Restore > Restore from external drive
7. Wait several hours...
8. Pro now has the 2TB HDD and all your games and saves
If you have <1TB of data on your current PS4, then you can also do steps 4-8 to restore it onto the 1TB drive from the Pro. Otherwise just reinstall / download the games you want.
maximum360
Member
thanks
DangerMouse
Member
Yeah, I think the Netflix app for the Pro already got updated for 4K/HDR whereas I think we're still waiting on Amazon to update theirs. Hopefully they don't take too much longer since right now I only have Prime not Netflix.