It's just two Ps4s taped together!

What's funny is that this does not benefit anyone with a decent 4K TV. I watched the samples they put up on my 4K TV, and the upscaling the Pro does is exactly the same a Triluminous 4K Bravia TV already does to current PS4 games.

It looks like those games won't be native 4K at all, they are just upscaled. They talk about 90%, even that quote is funny. Just try it with a F1 game, there is no difference.

If you play let's say Street Fighter V on a 1080p and then on a 4K TV, you see the difference, that's the difference they are talking about, I tried that and yes there is a difference, so if your TV does not come with a 4K upscaler sure it will make it look better, but on a 4K TV with a built in upscaler as most 4K TVs already come with, the upscaling the 4K TV does is exactly the same from what they have shown.

They talk about Netflix and YouTube in 4K. I haven't even see a TV that doesn't do that already. Most 4K TVs are Smart TVs and have a tone of 4K apps built in. Mine does, I'm sure that's also the case for most people.

I am a super fan of Sony stuff, but give me a break, this is a total joke. Even if there is a small difference, no one with a built in upscaler is going to notice it.

The only benefit I can see for doubling the power is a higher frame rate on VR games, but if they can't even confidently deliver at least 60 FPS on all non-VR titles, and they still say it depends on the game, how can one expect them to deliver the necessary 90 FPS for VR titles? One just can't.

I heard rumors that even with the announced specs for the Scorpio you can't deliver the majority of games on native 4K. That along shows how far behind these rigs are from what they promise. Ultimately it is just marketing.

For reference, here's a blog post (from yesterday) in which The Witness' developer talks about his patch for the PS4 Pro:



See, this is a game with very simple (although stylized) graphics, so it doesn't demand too much from the GPU, and yet it's aiming for just a 1440p resolution, also known as "not even close to 4k". The post specifically says that they may achieve a higher resolution if they do some trade-offs, like lowering the quality of reflections and other things. Also, it's limited to 60fps, while nowadays most pc games will go higher than that if your screen allows it (with 120fps being currently the usual limit).

So, I think 1080p/1440p @60fps will probably be most common case, depending on the game. That's a much more realistic expectation. Keep in mind most standard PS4 games don't even run at 1080p/60fps (The Witness itself runs at 900p, according to its developer), so it's indeed an improvement - but not a huge jump, especially compared to what gaming pcs, even the cheaper ones, already do easily.

Just wait till developers begin downporting Ps4 games to Ps4 pro.

The conference itself was very underwhelming.
Specifications wise, the PS4 Pro is really great. 4k capable at 400$, thats a steal to some. Even better, devs don't have to put in extra work for 4k textures, that is huge.
I'd buy it for FFXV and to keep my siblings out of my room if they want to play something.

Here are some comparison shots between PS4 Pro version of ROTTR and PC version.

I'm surprised by: how dumb Sony is and how much people care.

Glad I switched to PC when I did. Consoles have really gone downhill over the years. PC is beginning to do everything better then consoles ever have and the only reason people buy consoles anymore is because of ease of use and exclusives.

I'll admit PC aint perfect either but all the advantages you have over consoles with it are to numerous to list.

Who the hell cares about 4K, who even notices a difference past 1440p without squinting? I'm still waiting for the majority of game devs to make post-processing effects that don't blur the screen.
Also, if the image is getting upscaled to 4K that might mean more input lag. If you're using a 4KTV and a wireless controller the levels of input lag could possibly get out of hand.