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Get a PS4 Pro?

Yes 148 64.63%
 
No 81 35.37%
 
Total:229
SvennoJ said:
Errorist76 said:

 

Guy must have bad eyes or sit too far away from his TV. If your TV is too small,move closer!

 

4K is 4!!! times the pixels compared to 1080p...Everyone stating that's not noticeable is just in denial (or indeed a liar, even if he's just lying to himself).

I sit 30ft away from my tv, I can't even see if it's on or not, stuff in the way.
The pro allows 1080p over remote play, base is limited to 720p. I can see the difference!

Are you serious? Thats almost 10 meters. What size is it? 200"? 300"?



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Zoombael said:
SvennoJ said:

I sit 30ft away from my tv, I can't even see if it's on or not, stuff in the way.
The pro allows 1080p over remote play, base is limited to 720p. I can see the difference!

Are you serious? Thats almost 10 meters. What size is it? 200"? 300"?

I was playing on my laptop through remote play, not near the tv ;)

I normally sit 11 or 12 ft away from a 92" screen (projector) yet I haven't gamed on that since HZD, back to VR exclusively. Native 4K projectors are way too expensive, as well as 92" 4K tvs :/



Since you have a 4K TV, the PS4 Pro should be what you are getting.



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sc94597 said:

I am getting a PS4 very soon, but still don't know if I want to get a PS4 Pro or not. I have a 4k television, and I am an image quality whore, but I am worried that not enough games I am interested in support the pro's better hardware to warrant an extra $100 and it seems as if the majority of games don't support true 4k? I could probably spend that money on an SSD or two games for the console instead. Looking at the list of enhanced games here  : I am interested in Ratchet & Clank, Horizon Zero Dawn, Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Nioh, and God of War. Do you think that the PS4 Pro felt worth it when you played these games in their enhanced vs. standard versions? Anything that is multiplat I'd rather play on PC, by the way. 

I upgraded and I only have a 1080p TV and it was worth it to me. The store is so much faster now. I always thought the store was a little slow from internet speed but it was the system itself. I buy everything digital so this is a big plus for me.

Also you still get some enhancements with a 1080p TV just not as much. Plan to get a 4k around BF anyways. Just have no idea what I will do with my LG 60" TV. Might just sell it and get whatever I can back.



Shiken said:
To me, not really. I mean even with a 4K TV, I see little point in buying a new console that plays the same games as the previous one. Seems like a waste of money, especially when the PS5 drops

But what is the point in getting an expensive 4K TV if you don't value content in higher resolution than 1080p?



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AlfredoTurkey said:

AlfredoTurkey said:
Most owners of anything (not just PS4) will always say yes because psychology says so. If a person says no, most of the time, it means (in their minds) they're poor at making sound decisions or they're stupid etc. Insecurities brought on from childhood, originating from parental or peer based interactions drive these sorts of illogical thought processes.

It takes a certain person to be able to admit they're wrong and/or made a bad choice and there's not many of those people walking around.
Errorist76 said:

 

Lol get out with your pseudo psychology. It has 2.3 times the power, 1 Gig more RAM, a faster SATA Bus, Boost mode for older games and 4K output. All that for 100,- more.

 

Make up your own mind.

Psychology drove your response... it drives every thought, action and behavior in every human being on earth. It would be wise to study it rather than disregarding it entirely.

I'm not disregarding anything, I'm just questioning your motives. My own way to analyse your phychology so to speak.

 

Solid-Stark said:
Since you have a 4K TV, the PS4 Pro should be what you are getting.

It also improves PSVR performance and IQ, totally forgot to mention that, if you're eyeing with owning one one time.

It also enables 1080p steaming instead of 720p on the Slim.



Conina said:
Shiken said:
To me, not really. I mean even with a 4K TV, I see little point in buying a new console that plays the same games as the previous one. Seems like a waste of money, especially when the PS5 drops

But what is the point in getting an expensive 4K TV if you don't value content in higher resolution than 1080p?

My TV is actually a cheap off-brand one that I bought to supplement my monitor for PC games. It was less than most 1080p televisions and in fact less than the price of a PS4 Pro. You can tell all of its costs of production were used to make the screen look beautiful. The sound is crappy, and the customization/software support is pretty bad. But I already have external speakers and don't care too much about adjusting the settings through the television. No HDR though, as far as I can tell, but the image and colors still look great. 

I mostly got it so that I could play games from a distance as my monitor is only 24 inch and the tv is 40. The 4k version was only $50 more than the 1080p one, so I thought, why not? 



i never owned a regular ps4... so cant compare..



 

sc94597 said:

I am getting a PS4 very soon, but still don't know if I want to get a PS4 Pro or not. I have a 4k television, and I am an image quality whore, but I am worried that not enough games I am interested in support the pro's better hardware to warrant an extra $100 and it seems as if the majority of games don't support true 4k? I could probably spend that money on an SSD or two games for the console instead. Looking at the list of enhanced games here  : I am interested in Ratchet & Clank, Horizon Zero Dawn, Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Nioh, and God of War. Do you think that the PS4 Pro felt worth it when you played these games in their enhanced vs. standard versions? Anything that is multiplat I'd rather play on PC, by the way. 

Without reading all of the other replies, I can say that I am surprised that you are an image quality whore.  Yet you are buying a PS4 right now, and even considerinag not getting the pro?

To ME : An image quality whore would have had a current gen console almost 4 years ago if you console game at all.  An image quality whore would have had the OG PS4 and already upgraded to the pro last year.  An image quality whore would be extremely interested in getting the X1X because of the few multiplats that don't always come to PC having what will be the best console experience.  An image quality whore probably wouldn't even own a console, they would invest every dime into their PC to get max settings out of every title.

I myself just got my first PS4 45 days ago(a pro of course).  No regrets in waiting and no regrets in getting the pro over the standard.  Without owning the OG PS4, I probably won't know what I could have been missing, as I won't know the difference.  I figured that why not spend the extra 25% to get the best version of PS4 games and have the chance to do the best version of PSVR if I want later.  I would have had the PS4pro last year had it had a 4k Bluray player...  Bought another XB1s instead, cheaper than a 4k blu ray stand alone...



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Landguy said:
sc94597 said:

I am getting a PS4 very soon, but still don't know if I want to get a PS4 Pro or not. I have a 4k television, and I am an image quality whore, but I am worried that not enough games I am interested in support the pro's better hardware to warrant an extra $100 and it seems as if the majority of games don't support true 4k? I could probably spend that money on an SSD or two games for the console instead. Looking at the list of enhanced games here  : I am interested in Ratchet & Clank, Horizon Zero Dawn, Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Nioh, and God of War. Do you think that the PS4 Pro felt worth it when you played these games in their enhanced vs. standard versions? Anything that is multiplat I'd rather play on PC, by the way. 

Without reading all of the other replies, I can say that I am surprised that you are an image quality whore.  Yet you are buying a PS4 right now, and even considerinag not getting the pro?

To ME : An image quality whore would have had a current gen console almost 4 years ago if you console game at all.  An image quality whore would have had the OG PS4 and already upgraded to the pro last year.  An image quality whore would be extremely interested in getting the X1X because of the few multiplats that don't always come to PC having what will be the best console experience.  An image quality whore probably wouldn't even own a console, they would invest every dime into their PC to get max settings out of every title.

I myself just got my first PS4 45 days ago(a pro of course).  No regrets in waiting and no regrets in getting the pro over the standard.  Without owning the OG PS4, I probably won't know what I could have been missing, as I won't know the difference.  I figured that why not spend the extra 25% to get the best version of PS4 games and have the chance to do the best version of PSVR if I want later.  I would have had the PS4pro last year had it had a 4k Bluray player...  Bought another XB1s instead, cheaper than a 4k blu ray stand alone...

I'm a PC gamer and play most of my games at 1440p/4k with some more demanding games at 1080p. I'd rather play at 1440p 30fps than 1080p 60fps for most games (besides action games.) When it comes to visuals I put image quality above all else. I'd rather a clean image with no aliasing or artifacts with ugly textures than great textures with a blurry/artifacted image. The artifacts distract me from immersion much more than poor quality models/textures. 

Why would an image quality whore play on the sub-1080p resolutions of many PS4 games? The last time I played multiplatform games at 900p on a regular basis was in 2010. The appeal of the PS4 for a PC gamer are its exclusives, not its technical capabilities, and that includes the Pro. 

While I am an image quality whore, I am also poor. Spending $100 on a feature that is rarely used is silly when I could just buy games instead. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be the case with the Pro.