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PS4 firmware 4.50 add Boost Mode for PS4 Pro.
- Thread starter Guymelef
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interfreak
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Mr. Pointy
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Purchase justified.
Here's some Bloodborne footage I just took. Only save I have is from the Cathedral Ward, and I haven't played in a long time so my gameplay is weak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CoTksShS5M
I've had several people commenting rude shit and saying I'm going to get banned from PSN for these videos, but I doubt it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CoTksShS5M
I've had several people commenting rude shit and saying I'm going to get banned from PSN for these videos, but I doubt it?
Liabe Brave
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No, not a Sony employee at all! And in fact, I don't have a Pro (and probably won't for a while). I just thought I could try and make a useful resource for GAF, that has given me so much entertainment and energizing discussion for a long time.
VanCityGamer
Member
Really? Fuck. Guess I still won't bother re-playing it again then. Still can't believe they took out the downsampling. Fuckin bullshit.
Rippa
Member
Thanks!!
It's looking rock solid!
Now it needs a resolution bump to 1080p and we're set.
Changes like that require updates to the individual games. This is just opening up extra resources from the CPU/GPU so games without Pro support can run better in their existing state.
Looks great to me!
FrankWza
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Damn. That good of you. Good man
Really glad they're doing this. Definitely makes perfect sense to do and was surprised they weren't before. I guess they wanted to do more testing, but having the option to turn it off for the rare game where it doesn't work out solves everything.
I know it's still really early, but does anybody have a summary of the games that people have tested and what the improvements have been?
I know it's still really early, but does anybody have a summary of the games that people have tested and what the improvements have been?
WordsintheWater
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Anyone try Batman Telltale with this? That game could sure use a boost
purpletentacle
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Anyone try XCOM2? That game suffered from a lot of stuttering.
That would definitely be interesting.
AgentOtaku
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Always-honest
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Better AA then, for Driveclub on the Pro? Come on Sony....
Or.. downsampling. Yeahhhhhhhh
Probably won't happen.
Fredrik
Member
PS4 Pro is The Beast confirmed, any other name is just wrong at this point. Thinking of buying The Beast today buy I won't hunt for a beta code so I guess I'll wait until this firmware release go live first.
MS needs to be very aggressive to be able to counter this, the Beast vs Scorpio fight just got a whole lot more interesting!
AngryWhiteMan
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Yes! Will definitely take BF4 for a spin again once 4.5 firmware is released for the peasant masses.
Fredrik
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Should be better since it's unlocked trying to reach 60fps, any game with unlocked framerate should benefit from this if I understand this correctly.
Tried a few games of my own, including some lesser-tested titles:
Until Dawn: Substantial improvement, much smoother framerate when outdoors.
Dragon Quest Builders: No change at all, unfortunately. Still the occasional dips in framerate when things get busy.
Attack on Titan: Noticeably smoother framerate, didn't dip as much when the screen got filled with Titans.
Dark Cloud 2: Unchanged. Was curious if PS2 games would improve at all, but I suppose not.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Didn't notice much difference here either.
Yakuza 0: The screen tearing is gone, update is terrific for this alone.
Really want to get an external drive now. Any good sales going on?
Until Dawn: Substantial improvement, much smoother framerate when outdoors.
Dragon Quest Builders: No change at all, unfortunately. Still the occasional dips in framerate when things get busy.
Attack on Titan: Noticeably smoother framerate, didn't dip as much when the screen got filled with Titans.
Dark Cloud 2: Unchanged. Was curious if PS2 games would improve at all, but I suppose not.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Didn't notice much difference here either.
Yakuza 0: The screen tearing is gone, update is terrific for this alone.
Really want to get an external drive now. Any good sales going on?
matrix-cat
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All this talk of massive improvements got me like
How soon do these firmware updates usually go public after the beta tests?
How soon do these firmware updates usually go public after the beta tests?
This was the first concern that came into my mind when this new feature was revealed. Many older PC games suddenly start running in high-speed if they achieve framerates they weren't designed to, I'm worried about that happening here too.
As someone who has been apart of all the PS4 beta tests, it is usually a few weeks. I expect it to last until Horizon comes out. Maybe they will launch it that week. Just me assuming from past tests. Guess we will seeAll this talk of massive improvements got me like
How soon do these firmware updates usually go public after the beta tests?
JumpJeff84
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Bloodborne at a better frame rate?
GOTY 2017, lock it in.
GOTY 2017, lock it in.
The past few updates have always had secondary unannounced features that have wound up being a bigger deal to me than any of the main ones.
Adam_Roman
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Anyone tried PT with this?
Johannsson
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30fps -> 33fps.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Yes. HUGGGEEE difference.
Fredrik
Member
I expected it at first, before the details on how the Beast (Pro) handled unpatched games was out. Actually complained a lot that they tried to get us to buy a $399 hardware upgrade and then leave it up to the devs if we would get an upgrade or not. But it was so long ago that it still feels unexpected to get this boost and I'm super hyped right now!
I don't have PS+, is there an easy way to transfer saves from a launch PS4 to a Beast without moving the physical HDD? some kind of transfer mode available like with Nintendo hardware? Connecting two consoles through USB or wi-fi? USB memory transfer?
There's a long post earlier in the thread that detailed how load times are significantly improved between tower and various places.
Up to 10 second load time improvements.
Edit: yeah but haven't seen anything on frame rate.
It's pretty much rock solid 30fps 99% of the time tho.
Here's the post
Destiny never really dropped a frame if I recall correctly.