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[AmyS]

i changed the system language for you guys

Thank you!

 

[Guymelef]

I speak a little Spanish. It reads Beast Mode Mother Fuckers!!!!

That's a weird Spanish lol.

 

[ronco2000]

Beast mode

 

[jbug617]

Eurogamer thinks it just to maintain the max fps the game runs

By opening up the Pro's additional CPU and GPU power, unpatched PlayStation 4 titles could potentially run more smoothly. Games that aim for 60fps but don't quite hit the target - for example, Tomb Raider Definitive Edition or Project Cars - stand a better chance of sustaining a locked 60fps. Similarly, games with a 30fps target that are subject to noticeable frame-rate drops - like Batman: Arkham Knight, Just Cause 3 and The Witcher 3 - could also stand to benefit. Titles using dynamic resolution scaling, including Doom 2016, could also see improvement from more sustained performance and a tighter lock on higher resolutions.

However, to be clear, what we won't see will be games running at frame-rates higher than their established caps, and neither will we see drastic changes in resolution. Games that do consistently hit their performance targets will look and play exactly as they do already.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...de-makes-standard-ps4-games-run-more-smoothly

 

[SafeinSound]

Wow. This is fucking awesome, but we need more details.

 

[YoRHa No.2 Type B]

That made me smile.

 

[dakun]

nvm

 

[giancarlo123x]

Eurogamer thinks it just to maintain the max fps the game runs

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...de-makes-standard-ps4-games-run-more-smoothly

That sounds good to me.

 

[wiibomb]

"Time to activate it."

"Activate what?"

"Boost Mode."

the best gif of this thread

 

[foxbeldin]

Someone try AC:U

 

[Ozorov]

Eurogamer thinks it just to maintain the max fps the game runs

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...de-makes-standard-ps4-games-run-more-smoothly

I would gladly take a smoother Witcher 3

 

[HF2014]

Now please someone try Bloodborne and post your impression!

 

[captmcblack]

This is real?

Ugh, goddammit...now I actually want a PS4 Pro. I was content to stick it out with my standard PS4; I legit just bought a new HDD to upgrade its memory and everything. But now that extra horsepower, and for all games too?

 

[farisr]

FFXV already has the Pro patch like you said, so no, the boost mode would do nothing. It's already using the available power.

I wasn't saying it would fix FFXV, I was using FFXV as an example where Lite mode is not experiencing as much frame pacing issues as HQ mode, and using that as reasoning for why an increase in available power may fix frame pacing in other games like bloodborne. And as I said, I don't know jackshit about this stuff. Just guessing based off that, that it may be possible.

 

[dugdug]

Edit: never mind, answered already. Sounds neat!

 

[SafeinSound]

Fuck. That eurogamer piece. I WILL TAKE BLOODBORNE OUT OF THE WRAPPER FINALLY!

 

[Orayn]

Eurogamer thinks it just to maintain the max fps the game runs

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...de-makes-standard-ps4-games-run-more-smoothly

Yeah, nobody with any sense thinks this includes a magic system level framerate unlock.

 

[Equanimity]

i changed the system language for you guys

Nice!

Could you also check if there's an option to downsample for 1080p TV owners? Thanks.

 

[Demoskinos]

Hmmm... I need to find a way to buy a pro... don't I?

 

[kraspkibble]

Boost mode is quite cool but I imagine it won't work well with some games. They should let you enable it on a per game basis instead of just on/off for all games.

If a game has its framerate locked then this will just help achieve that target. So if Bloodborne is locked to 30fps that is the best you'll get. Developers would need to patch the game to let it run higher.

 

[farisr]

So if a game has a Pro patch but still runs at 30 like Uncharted 4, is it possible to unlock that as well?

Uncharted has a 30fps lock patched and unpatched, and I don't think there were any dips to the framerate IIIRC, so it wouldn't benefit from this.

 

[Audioboxer]

"Turn this off if you..."

No Sony, pls. I'll take a side dish of jank with my speed if need be.

 

[Sephzilla]

I wonder how much of substantial increase this would give to Rocket League

 

[killatopak]

from the other thread

no more beast mode?

 

[Jeronimo Jones]

Interesting.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Bustodo modo is still my preferred name for this.

 

[coastel]

Hmmm... I need to find a way to buy a pro... don't I?

You have organs don't you?

 

[Karspankey]

I wasn't saying it would fix FFXV, I was using FFXV as an example where Lite mode is not experiencing as much frame pacing issues as HQ mode, and using that as reasoning for why an increase in available power may fix frame pacing in other games like bloodborne. And as I said, I don't know jackshit about this stuff. Just guessing based off that, that it may be possible.

Sorry I misread! I still don't think Bloodborne will be helped because the standard PS4 has no framepacing issues with FFXV, so it seems more power isn't the solution.

 

[YoRHa No.2 Type B]

If this works, why make it an option?

Is there a downside for using Beast Mode?

 

[AmyS]

Can't wait to try this out with GTA V.

 

[BigEmil]

Eurogamer thinks it just to maintain the max fps the game runs

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...de-makes-standard-ps4-games-run-more-smoothly

They need to stop talking about Project Cars in tests or as an example use another game

I wonder how much of substantial increase this would give to Rocket League

Rocket League is much more stable FPS than launch through updates so don't think this will be too necessary

 

[giancarlo123x]

You have organs don't you?

And/or semen?

 

[univbee]

If this works, why make it an option?

Is there a downside for using Beast Mode?

Can potentially introduce instability or other weird behavior in some games.

 

[Karspankey]

If this works, why make it an option?

Is there a downside for using Beast Mode?

Well I'd assume the reason it's unmentioned in the blog post is because we will test for just that and if there are major issues, they can just cut the feature without going back on announcements.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Eurogamer thinks it just to maintain the max fps the game runs

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...de-makes-standard-ps4-games-run-more-smoothly

Well, yes? Many people in this thread said the same thing. It isn't going to magically unlock frame rate caps.

 

[AndyD]

"Turn this off if you..."

No Sony, pls. I'll take a side dish of jank with my speed if need be.

I'm thinking more like crashes. But I agree, an occasional bug might be tolerable for stable framerate.

I do look forward to random games having odd unintended consequences like super fast modes, odd physics...

 

[RoboPlato]

Excellent news!

 

[Vuze]

This is good news. Makes PS4 Pro a little more attractive.
Should be fun to revisit the old threads where some members were claiming it would be irresponsible to add such an option because of game stability etc

 

[Vamp]

Any impressions so far?

 

[GeoramA]

Will this fix Just Cause 3? I'd like to finally boot that game up lol.

 

[mrklaw]

next stage - OS level supersampling.

 

[onQ123]

And/or semen?

Guy Finds Out He Can Get Paid By Donating Sperm

 

[t hicks]

Ppl in the beta need to test it out and report back! Very curious to see how it performs

 

[Interfectum]

Eurogamer thinks it just to maintain the max fps the game runs

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...de-makes-standard-ps4-games-run-more-smoothly

I don't think anyone is expecting much more than that.

Edit, someone please test Witcher 3 asap.

 

[Audioboxer]

I'm thinking more like crashes. But I agree, an occasional bug might be tolerable for stable framerate.

I do look forward to random games having odd unintended consequences like super fast modes, odd physics...

I know it's not going to happen because it hasn't happened for controls remapping, but they should have some basic .txt document that whitelists titles on a per title basis (depending on what the user selects).

 

[adamsapple]

i changed the system language for you guys

from the other thread

 

[prwxv3]

This is good news. Makes PS4 Pro a little more attractive.
Should be fun to revisit the old threads where some members were claiming it would be irresponsible to add such an option because of game stability etc

It would have been stupid to have it at launch and on by default. There would have been a shit tone of stories about how games are broken on their new machine.

 

[Sephzilla]

Rocket League is much more stable FPS than launch through updates so don't think this will be too necessary

But it could get even better

 

[michaelius]

If this works, why make it an option?

Is there a downside for using Beast Mode?

Yes - if game has logic tied to framerate it would fuck physics in it.

 

[stargateheaven]

So will this fix screen tearing issues? like Yakuza 0