giancarlo123x
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God dammit, is there only one wave of beta invites? I need this!
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PS4 firmware 4.50 add Boost Mode for PS4 Pro.
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ethomaz
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A certain dynamic resolution that runs avg. below 1080p = now will run close to 1080p most of time.
It is a God send feature for unpatched PS4 games on Pro.
killatopak
Member
It's not cu though but spe and it's not 2 like i said earlier but only 1. I'm remembering things wrong.
http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/Unlocking_the_8th_SPE
Technically 2 are disabled but you only get to unlock 1.
Daffy Duck
Member
I see the info says some games, I wonder what the deal is then with this new mode.
That's the first title I thought of when this news came up. Of course I did two playthroughs recently.
Oh wow, I didn't remembered about BF4. I wanna replay it again in Boost Mode for sure.
Is there an ETA on the public release of this new firmware? (I didn't want to try the FW beta).
Bitch Pudding
Member
Wow, I didn't know my Spanish was so awesome!
Now, let's see what "bei machen Spielen" / "for some games" actually means...
Probably depends on if framerate is capped or not.
Bingo!
Any game with a previously locked framerate and resolution would have zero benefit.
Well, you can't improve games already locked to their framerate caps (30 or 60) and never dipping from it.
Maintenance
Member
Megaton, Pro finally worth something.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Honestly would like to know about any Until Dawn improvements since I haven't gone through it yet.
Zurick
Banned
PackAPunchedMick
Member
Welcome to 2013.
Apart from the obvious resolution differences we've needed DF and Nx gamer since the console launch lol.
Interfectum
Member
Capture some video and share on youtube bro (or is that disabled on beta). Let GAF detectives help.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
Cool, hope it helps with the unfortunately many shoddy framerate games. Same for the Scorpion.
ethomaz
Banned
There are a lot of unpatched games with framerate issues on base PS4.
To be fair every game DF tested that had dips in 30fps or 60fps will need to be tested again.
Audioboxer
Member
Were you running with the beast rune for maximum beast?
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
AC: Unity would be a great test for this.
GTA V runs at a fixed resolution and 99% locked framerate on a regular PS4, it's probably one of the worst candidates ever for a concept like this.
OverBlood 3
Banned
I feel a lot better about my purchase.
Digital Foundry have their work cut out for them now.
Digital Foundry have their work cut out for them now.
falconxcrunner09
Member
OMG Bloodborne and Naruto in 60FPS?
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I just went to Old Yharnam zone, the start area with lots of fires on stakes and spamming the Blades of Mercy... and I think that Busoto Modo works tiny bit better. It's still a 30fps game, that's for sure.
I'm off to boot for the first time Until Dawn. I'll play it in normal mode first and then switch to busoto mode.
I'm off to boot for the first time Until Dawn. I'll play it in normal mode first and then switch to busoto mode.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
How many consoles have done that before?
Why didn't you add "/pcmasterrace"...
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
*cut to dark10x furiously booking holiday days*
giancarlo123x
Banned
That's not how this works...it won't break a frame cap.
DriftingSpirit
Member
lol
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I think the big difference here is that on PS3, some devs would probably manually fine-tune the threading on the CPU, what each SPE would do etc..
No chance of anyone manually tasking the CUs. The task delegation there has got to be automated. This is why something like this boost mode is going to be far safer/stable than that PS3 SPE unlock hack, even if it's not just a clock boost.
EASTC0AST_GH05T
Member
There always has to be that PC guy beating his chest in a console thread I will never understand it. Nobody in here said anything bad about PC so why does he have to throw shade?
So in theory could this help Skyrim on the Pro? It dips frames regularly in swampy/foggy areas and more CPU would help if that was encountered on a PC.
Basically could Pro-patched games see a benefit on the CPU side also or is that not this works?
Or as another example: Fallout 4, which IS getting a Pro patch soon.
Basically could Pro-patched games see a benefit on the CPU side also or is that not this works?
Or as another example: Fallout 4, which IS getting a Pro patch soon.
Karspankey
Banned
Probably can't switch while a game is running I'm assuming, correct?
giancarlo123x
Banned
Examples?
nortonff
Hi, I'm nortonff. I spend my life going into threads to say that I don't care about the topic of the thread. It's a really good use of my time.
Can the boost be turned on and off with the game running?
Yes, caps are not removed by this mode obviously. What's improving is when shit hits the fan and the regular PS4 mode can't keep up and drops frames. How much improvement is what needs to be tested.
LordKasual
Banned
uhhhhhhhhh