Being able to just slide the SSD I had in my PS5 to my Pro was absolutely great. I just hit the ground running after one update. Horizon looks incredible.
I was really looking forward for this, but Sony once again was able to surprise on a negative way.. Despite the price, for me personally, the main problem is the lack of new games accompanying the launch and near future upcoming ones.
Owning also a high end PC there is no point to rush for it right now. All games that are enhanced and have interest, I've finished them or plat them, so not going to touch them again or at least anytime soon.
If down the line Sony will deliver a good portion of 1st party titles, I might consider getting one
The only Pro enhanced games I've tried so far are Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Palworld. Not sure what the enhancements are for those games, but I've not really noticed a difference. Looking forward to trying Sony's games.
@jdv95 it will still get the 60fps in 4K with PSSR, right? Just no scope to go beyond 4K60 with hdmi 2.0.
Graphical enhancements should still be visible as it's a fairly big 4k tv, but it depends on how close you are to the tv.
Do you currently use performance modes or quality modes in your current set up? And how do you feel about the games you currently play on ps5? That's what it should boil down to, really. If you use performance modes and ever bemoan them not hitting a full 60fps or looking less good than the quality mode, then you will benefit from an upgrade at some point.
If you use quality mode/30fps now, it really depends on if you want to be able to move up to 60fps with the same image quality available that you currently see.
If you want games that might fluctuate between 30/59 fps to look smooth with VRR then you will want to get a TV with hdmi 2.1 and VRR. Or if you want games to maybe have an unlocked frame rate option, 120fps modes, or 40fps options, then again it will be the tv you want to change first before deciding whether to go for the Pro as well.
(I might have rambled a bit, trying to cover all bases) 😅
There's also whether you want to future proof now, which is one big reason I got it. Titles like KCD2 and GTA6 will be very demanding, and having the extra power in the GPU will just make the best console version available right away. And if you want to see games with Ray Tracing pushed a little further in the future, then that will be in the realm of the Pro and helps devs add a few features that will be missing from PS5 without tanking the performance below 30fps.
@jdv95 I think @Ravix nailed it. I do think your TV set up would benefit because you’ll still get the increase in visual fidelity whilst in 60fps performance mode. But without VRR you’ll miss a few of the upsides of the unlocked FR options. That’s my guess, based on explanations. But I’d suspect even your situation will see 75% of the benefits Pro provides.
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Quick update. I had a quick look at Horizon Forbidden West, and ooh baby that is a good looking performance mode (also, I feel like it was hitting over the 60fps console aim to boot) Imagine the things first party devs will be able to do when they are building with PSSR, Pro and PS6 in mind 😱 Guerilla even said they wish they had been able to do that with FW to begin with, but the timings weren't aligned they would have pushed things even further with the initial release than they have with the patch, too.
I still haven't decided which main game to play, but that was kind of luring me in a little. I'm still tempted to go for Dragon Age, however.
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@Ravix I hear a lot of praises to HFW on the PS5 Pro. I guess I'll start my new game plus soon then . Digital Foundry says it's the best looking game on the Pro so far.
In my case I like how sharp the graphics is now in The Crew Motorfest. I used to play it on Performance on my base PS5 but when I was toggling between Fidelity and Performance I can notice a big difference especially when it comes to weather effects, dust... etc. Now on my PS5 Pro I can have this quality with better resolution and on 60 FPS. Really happy with that.
Hmmm, so some games still have perfomance issues even with the Pro. I think that is final nail in the coffin for me in regards to the Pro. Shame some games are so poorly oprimised that even a 700 quid upgrade to console isn't enough to fix them
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I actually just had a proper go on Hogwarts Legacy and perhaps I was a little harsh. I tweaked a few things like depth of field off, and the Ray Tracing fidelity is actually a really nice way to play the game. I haven't tried any heavy combat yet, as the buttons are a bit foreign to me at the moment, but oooh it's looking good.
Ignore the choppy motion, that's because I turned it into a gif on my phone as imgur doesn't like to link videos on PushSquare (also it's captured in 1080p for some reason, I must need to adjust the video capture settings) But every time light is reflected off an oil painting or a marble surface, or is defused on material it makes me rather pleased. I'm a simple fella 😁 but Ray Tracing in any type of game just makes it feel better, whether it be something stylised and basic like Jusant, or something aiming for more photo realism like Cyberpunk, it just makes the worlds come alive and not feel as flat and washed out as they otherwise would.
@Th3solution I'd say check some different Walmarts or Targets locally for a disc drive, if you haven't already. I've been looking at the same two in my local Walmart for weeks now.
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@Khwarezm89 they're all the same walk in fidelity mode, just more marble in the first to reflect more 😛
I love how it adds more depth to everything, where last version would look kind of grey, this has deep blacks and clearly defined shadows and more detail overall.
I swear Hogwarts is getting better looking as I play it. Last night I had to keep stopping and looking at the environment. I was felled by some rolling hills at sunrise: grass actually looking like grass in a video game really threw me 😂
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