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[The Last One]

I'm pretty sure that FF XIV has unlocked framerate. Could anyone try it with this new PRO feature?

 

[kevin1025]

how long does the 4.50 beta last? until it's released?

On the Playstation Blog it says to stay tuned "for the coming weeks", so it may be a little bit (possibly at the end of the month?).

 

[anddo0]

how long does the 4.50 beta last? until it's released?

Pretty much.. And stupid me, I usually get in these things, but didn't even bother signing up this time.

 

[crimilde]

Some videos of Dark Souls III? Sorry I can't read all those pages...

Nothing yet, unfortunately.

 

[Vamp]

Some videos of Dark Souls III? Sorry I can't read all those pages...

Quoted for a new page.

 

[Goose_Se7en]

PS4 Pro is $369.99 on [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/302133420788"
]eBay[/url] for those looking to get a Pro now.

 

[Ferr986]

Some videos of Dark Souls III? Sorry I can't read all those pages...

uploading one right now. It's just running from the Dragon barracks till Dragonslayer armour room, because there's weird framedrops there.

No difference though.

Can test other stuff if you want.

 

[Pallaris]

Yep, locked at 30fps. Never had issues and will never get a Pro patch.

RE: Driveclub

Nope.

Somehow the last patch which introduced all the tracks from the VR mode has introduced screen tearing and frame drops. Very annoying.

Load up the first Scotland track (can't remember which now but its the first one along) and theres definitely drops ad tearing around some of those corners.

I've put it down to badly optimised tracks. They likely just turned up the detail from the VR mode and just shat it out without testing. Wondering if Boost mode brute force cleans this up since i highly doubt this game will ever get more patches.

 

[ElMexiMerican]

Tales From The Borderlands Episode 1

 

[zzepto_x7]

booooost

 

[Eria]

So... how works Bloodborne in this mode?

 

[The Ummah]

Kind of salty I didn't get selected now. I was just frustrated dipping through traffic in GTAV on the Pro last night, and I awaken to this.

Thank you, Mr. Cerny.

 

[Rellik]

Tales From The Borderlands Episode 1

Has anyone done Telltale's Batman? That performed like shit before this.

 

[zewone]

So... how works Bloodborne in this mode?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=229661730&postcount=2011

 

[Ferr986]

So... how works Bloodborne in this mode?

Pretty much the same but in very rare moments when the framerate truly drops boost mode helps. There's a thread about it already.

 

[MoxManiac]

Could this help out XCOM2?

 

[Wallach]

oooh it's in Beta. ok.



Is it something we're just hoping to get an email for or is there some signup somewhere?

Links in the sign-up thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1332988

 

[Kinan]

Well, looks smooth in my short test:

Fallout 4 Boost mode enabled.

 

[NeoRausch]

Gonna check Firewatch!

 

[SirNinja]

Digital Foundry's got their work cut out for them.

Well, looks smooth in my short test:

Fallout 4 Boost mode enabled.

Fallout 4 is getting a Pro patch very soon, though.

 

[BigEmil]

Could this help out XCOM2?

If it didn't get Pro patch yet then yes

Well, looks smooth in my short test:

Fallout 4 Boost mode enabled.

Fallout 4 is getting official Pro patch so this is not needed

 

[Aces&Eights]

HOLY SHIT.

 

[TalonJH]

So the justification from Sony for down clocking the pro when running unpatched games was what it was always was: a load of rubbish mostly?

Someone has already said SOMA crashes with Boost mode on.

 

[routerbad]

That's actually a really good justification for buying this thing over the stock PS4, pretty cool! I sold my PS4 ages ago but I might eventually get a Pro. Exciting times with this and other gaming hardware stuff going on.

 

[chromatic9]

Really good of Sony to do it. Naysayers be damned.

 

[Wallach]

Well, looks smooth in my short test:

Fallout 4 Boost mode enabled.

yeah well I'm sure Bethesda's upcoming F4 Pro patch will shit all that up

 

[DieH@rd]

Was any glitch found so far? Looks like all major games are handling Boost Mode just fine.

 

[Ferr986]

Dark Souls 3 running to Dragonslayer room comparison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Cgbo4yPHU

 

[TalonJH]

I'm pretty sure that FF XIV has unlocked framerate. Could anyone try it with this new PRO feature?

I will when I go home in about 30 min.

 

[anddo0]

Well, looks smooth in my short test:

Fallout 4 Boost mode enabled.

This and the other Pro support; time to reinstall.

 

[Syranth]

For those with a Pro and the beta, how long did it take to update? Mine is taking way longer than I think it should.

 

[zewone]

Gonna check Firewatch!

It has a Pro patch.

 

[Arkham]

PS4 Pro's a boost!

Edit: Finally found where I was beaten. Oh well.

 

[Beer Monkey]

PS4 Pro $369.99 no tax most states, free shipping, authorized seller.

 

[BigEmil]

Possibly for load times where the actual loading is held up by decompressing data, that data would be decompressed more quickly

Those things would be affected only of the game rendering was fully based on some advanced scheduler that distributed work by looking at how much resources it can access. But I don't think that anyone bothers with things like that.



Loading means not only moving data from hdd to ram and vram, but also processing a large amount of data and preparing to rendering gameworld. Pro CPU, GPU and RAM speeds are higher than on base PS4, so all that processing is faster. It will not be tremendous boost, but it can be noticeable.

Processing data is faster. It's not just a copy job.

Makes sense! Sweet

 

[SerTapTap]

Someone has already said SOMA crashes with Boost mode on.

My guess is they wanted to do a beta test but couldn't exactly announce or release a $400 premium console and have only beta testers use an announced feature. So they had to wait for a beta to see how big of a deal it is, how broken it is. Under promise over deliver. And I'm sure there might be a few games with some manner of fuckery.

 

[ElMexiMerican]

For those with a Pro and the beta, how long did it take to update? Mine is taking way longer than I think it should.

Mine downloaded in about 5 minutes, install probably took less than that.

 

[anddo0]

HOLY SHIT.

that can' be real, no way...

 

[Kinan]

Digital Foundry's got their work cut out for them.



Fallout 4 is getting a Pro patch very soon, though.

I know, people asked about it anyway.

 

[Inuhanyou]

Was any glitch found so far? Looks like all major games are handling Boost Mode just fine.

there are hundreds of games to go through

 

[Logash]

For those with a Pro and the beta, how long did it take to update? Mine is taking way longer than I think it should.

Literally 2 minutes for me.

 

[kevin1025]

Dark Souls 3 running to Dragonslayer room comparison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Cgbo4yPHU

So it looks like it solved framerate, at least!

 

[ZeoVGM]

I'm pretty sure that FF XIV has unlocked framerate. Could anyone try it with this new PRO feature?

!!

Someone needs to test this. I'll reup my subscription sooner than later if that's the case.

 

[Biggzy]

Someone has already said SOMA crashes with Boost mode on.

Please refer to my next post where I then go on to say that giving players the option to run the pro at full speed when playing non patched games should have been there from the start because for the vast majority of games it will and never was going to be much of a issue.

But it is here now and I am glad that Pro users are now getting more value out of their purchase.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Links in the sign-up thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1332988

tyvm!

 

[Jawbreaker]

Do we have footage of Until Dawn yet?

 

[Cuburt]

Finally the Pro gets some of the upgrades most assumed would be inherent to buying more powerful hardware.

Now to allow 1080p owners to actually get downsampling as well.

 

[bonchooski]

I'm dying to see how Dying Light runs now.

 

[Chris_Rivera]

If anybody has a spare beta code, be much appreciated.

Do they arrive via your PSN email?

 

[thatJohann]

Maybe this is Sony's way to light a match under the ass of developers who still haven't updated their games for the Pro.

Once game devs start seeing posts on social media about their games being broken with the Boost mode enabled, they will say "FiNE! I'll update my old ass game for the Pro then! Jeez". Smart, Sony.

Anyway, this boost mode is awesome. Best Ps4 update so far.