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[ShadyAcshuns]

I'm completely satisfied with mine. I haven't played many games on it and I'm not trying to sell anyone on one.
Take a few minutes, think about that and let it sink in. Look up how opinions work
Who are you to sit here and say that people arent satisfied with a product even though they say they are just because you personally have some issue with it? And you have no ground whatsoever to be making accusations of console shilling.
Grow up and get over yourself dude.

How can you be when you admit you haven't played many games on it? Speaking of opinions, you sure have trouble accepting other people's opinions, so that statement is fallacy coming from you. Looks like you need to take your own advice, bub.

 

[Fafalada]

Claiming hardly any difference on GT7 is wild. Astro Bot doesn't even have any major Pro specific enhancements, so that gets a pass.

Astro had a PSSR patch and increased some of the detail(shadows). Its pretty noticeable especially in areas when DRS gets noticeably blurry on the amateur, and AA resolve in the distance is just way cleaner no matter how much DF observes the static image jitter.

 

[Karim]

The clarity isn't a big difference but wtf is that brown has that makes the non pro version look worse ?

Are you kidding? This game is a blurry mess as Final Fantasy 7 part 2 at 60 fps on base console.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Are you kidding? This game is a blurry mess as Final Fantasy 7 part 2 at 60 fps on base console.

Wouldn't that just be poor programming/optimization on the developer's part?

 

[Karim]

How can you be when you admit you haven't played many games on it? Speaking of opinions, you sure have trouble accepting other people's opinions, so that statement is fallacy coming from you. Looks like you need to take your own advice, bub.

Guess it depends to the opinions? I mean people are free to say is not worth the price or whatever but I read too many there just posting repeatedly it's a piece of shit hardware without any other interesting argumentation, also calling out whoever say otherwise which is far from a good start to have any kind of discussion.

 

[Too old for it.]

Barely switch the PC on since getting the Pro.

Can't be arsed with the hassle anymore.

 

[Karim]

Wouldn't that just be poor programming/optimization on the developer's part?

A lot if not most of the games have blurry IQ when there is an optional 60 fps mode on base console.

 

[Radical_3d]

I am one global crisis and price rises of changing my vote to "completely satisfied". This is a steal nowadays.

 

[Forth]

It's a better PS5, that's all I need.
I honestly don't understand the backlash these Pro consoles get, if you don't want it then don't buy it.

 

[Fafalada]

So very early impressions for me but:

It's much smaller and lighter than I'd anticipated. The reduction in size from PS5 fat, is about the same as PS4 Fat -> PS4 Slim.
Given PS4 Pro was - a fair bit more bulky than even the launch unit, that was an interesting plot-twist.

First party support is just plain better than it was on PS4 Pro. From resolution boosts to other improvements, it's doing more in pretty much every game I've tested so far.
Haven't really tested and third party sw yet (except Stellar Blade, which is almost first party anyway) - and I know that's where most of the 'problematic' upgrades have been to date, so we'll see.

Anyway as far as early impressions go, this is at least as much value as PS4 Pro was (which I concede, is targeting a very specific user subset, and has never been mainstream value prop, even the much lower price of entry that had).

 

[MagnetoWasRight]

Astro had a PSSR patch and increased some of the detail(shadows). Its pretty noticeable especially in areas when DRS gets noticeably blurry on the amateur, and AA resolve in the distance is just way cleaner no matter how much DF observes the static image jitter.

I'm a big PS5 Pro fan and that patch dropped halfway through my playthrough and it was just a little clarity bump. The GT7 difference is massive.

 

[Mozza]

It has a 4.3 out of 5 rating on amazon, fwiw (851 votes).

That must be the whole userbase lol...

 

[Dibils2k]

PSSR has been pretty shit so i would say somewhat dissatisfied

when there are still games that look/perform worse in Pro mode compared to normal PS5 then i cant give higher

 

[Fafalada]

I'm a big PS5 Pro fan and that patch dropped halfway through my playthrough and it was just a little clarity bump.

I agree it's nothing like the gulf of GT7, or even Returnal for that matter.
But for as much as I love Astro - the two things that bugged me from original version was the DRS blur, and the amount of flicker/aliasing on distant elements. Nothing major - just, in otherwise nearly perfect presentation - it stood out.
The PSSR patch improves both of those.

I do agree I would have preferred to see a RT patch that replaces SSR in ideal world - but given how the game sold, I'm not surprised it didn't get that funding, while GT7 obviously, did.

 

[Clear]

Its fine. Expensive for a modest upgrade over base, but to be honest I'm happy to pay for the cross-gen insurance factor.

I knew what I was buying though, so I cannot say I'm at all unsatisfied with the purchase.

The reality is whatever you're playing on, it becomes "normal" after awhile so I wasn't expecting to be amazed by any improvement.

 

[DeepEnigma]

The lack of support is really the only issue. The tech is good, but not enough developers are fully taking advantage of it.

They barely even optimize for base consoles as well as PC now. The industry has been stagnant on that front outside of a handful of studios.

 

[DeathtoPigeons]

I love it for its smaller size. I travel a lot for work and its so nice to be able to pack it into my carry on.

As far as the graphics go I dont see much difference between the pro and my vanilla PS5. I do like the 2 TB of storage as I hate deleting game to install a new one.

Mine cost me $630 out the door though so I have no regrets about buying it.

 

[jmiller180]

The lack of support is really the only issue. The tech is good, but not enough developers are fully taking advantage of it.

Well said. Anytime DF releases a performance overview video for a new game, I skip to the Pro section to see what advantages it has over the base console. You would think vastly better resolution or improved (unlocked) framerate, but it seems like this is hardly ever the case. Usually same FPS and minor image quality bump. Kinda bummed by my Pro so far.

 

[sono]

cross-gen insurance factor.

Are they saying it will run ps6 games what do you mean

 

[gpn]

Since developer support for the Pro has been spotty, you need to look at the games you'd want to play on it and see if there's any Pro enhancements or not, and if there are, are they enough to justify the price difference. No Man's Sky is the primary game I've been playing for the past few months and it looks and performs much better on the Pro, so I'm currently quite happy with it.

My main reason for going with the Pro though was the volatility of the electronics market, and it's only gotten worse since I decided to get the Pro. I figure this console generation is going to be one of the longest, if not the longest, we've seen, plus I think the next gen will be almost entirely cross-gen titles, so it doesn't hurt having the most powerful current gen console. Hopefully that FSR4-based upscaler comes sooner than later, or Cerny and his group figure out how to get PSSR to play nicer with UE5.

 

[jonnyp]

The system is good but Sony just aren't releasing any quality games IMO so it's not being used. Only played Death Stranding 2 on it since I got it.

 

[Clear]

Are they saying it will run ps6 games what do you mean

Late gen and cross-gen titles tend to be heavier, so performance on the Pro should hold up a bit longer.

I doubt I'll buy a PS6 day one, so it'll hold me over until I feel comfortable moving on (or not).

The "insurance" principle is basically the most logical reason to buy a pro, because essentially if a game runs fine on base PS5 the upgrade is almost certainly going to be something minor. But if, for whatever reason, there's a shortfall, then its nice to think there's a bit of extra grunt to get it to where it should be.

 

[BiohazardX95]

Only games that I know most people are dissatisfied with are the newest Konami games, which are not that Bad in terms of looks and performance (only sh2 in Quality mode is garbage and they promised a patch), SHF is okay, MGS Delta with the rendering options is fine.
Other games where people may be dissatisfied are some unreal 5 games but those are much better on the pro than on base ps5 anyways.
Overall enhanced games get Nice boosts on sharpness, framerate and stability, same as non-enhanced games with DRS and no stable framerate. Most of girst and second party devs have enhanced the games properly and are the Best Showcase of the console. It's a good upgrade IMO and Will get better with time.