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360/PS3 games used to drop to £18 2 weeks after they were released. All you had to do was a bit. Good times.

 

Yep, I remember the short wait after launch and then buying games from Play.com for £17.99.

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Nice to see he's got the same line of thinking as a lot of people.

 

Although I couldn't help but look at the Dreamcast logo.

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Howdy! As you may know, PlayStation Meeting is happening tomorrow in New York City at the PlayStation Theater. It’s only open to members of the press, but we also wanted to open the invitation to PlayStation fans to watch live.

So here’s your invite! Join us at live.playstation.com tomorrow, September 7, starting at 12:00pm Pacific / 3:00pm Eastern.

And stick around after the presentation for a special episode of PlayStation LiveCast. See you tomorrow!

 

It is time!

 

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Confused as to why they're still selling them with 500GB and 1TB hard drives when a lot of us upgraded our PS4s to 2TB years ago for a relatively low price.

 

Am glad to see there's 3 USB 3.1 ports though. Assuming that finally means one on the back so I could hide the headphone dongle.... Bluetooth 4 as well, actually catching up with current tech for a change.

 

Here's the full tech specs:

 

Main processor: Single-chip custom processor

CPU: x86-64 AMD “Jaguar”, 8 cores

GPU: 4.20 TFLOPS, AMD Radeon ™ based graphics engine

Memory: GDDR5 8GB

Hard Disk: 1TB × 1

External dimensions: About 295mm × 55mm × 327mm (width × height × depth)

Weight: about 3.3kg

Optical drive (read-only)

BD 6-speed CAV

DVD 8 speed CAV

Input and output:

Super-Speed USB (USB 3.1 Gen1) port × 3

AUX port × 1

Communication:

Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)

IEEE 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac

Bluetooth® 4.0 (LE)

Power supply:

AC 100V, 50 / 60Hz

Power consumption: up to 310W

Operating environment temperature: 5 ℃ – 35 ℃

AV output:

HDMI® output terminal (4K / HDR output)

Optical digital output terminal

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Rise of the Tomb Raider gives you graphics/frame-rate options on PS4 Pro

 

The first of these is 4K Resolution mode, which targets 30 frames-per-second and runs at a 4K resolution, though it’s unclear if it’s going to be native 4K or not, however unlikely.

 

Then there’s Enriched Visuals mode, which also caps the frame-rate at 30 frames-per-second, but pairs it with a 1080p resolution. Finally, there’s High Frame-rate mode, which targets 60 frames-per-second at the same 1080p resolution.

 

Crystal Dynamics said that the High Frame-rate mode may not always reach the target 60fps, but frame-rate should be north of 45 frames-per-second.

 

Hopefully more games will have these options available. It works great in Nioh and I think every game should have this feature.

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Sticker to be on PS4 Pro enhanced games (obviously).

 

Sony are doing a nice job to make things clear. : peace:

 

Nice job Sony with that sticker.

 

Can someone explain the difference between 4K gaming on the Scorpio and 4K gaming on the Pro? Is it the same thing? I heard Microsoft were boasting about the Scorpio having "true 4K", any idea what that means?

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The Pro does not do true 4K for everything; they use some techniques to improve visuals with a resolution that is still far above 1080p but below 4K.

 

What they have done seemed to really impress Digital Foundry who attended the event, to the point that I think they've probably done the right thing (aiming for that £349 price tag).

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Interesting, I didn't realise that. So we have a 4K system, that doesn't play 4K Blurays, that doesn't render games at 4K and who's main selling point of HDR gaming will be available to every other Playstation 4 system with a patch. What a pointless mess this thing is. Surely PS5 can't be far behind, they'll need something to compete with Scorpio because this certainly isn't it.

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Interesting, I didn't realise that. So we have a 4K system, that doesn't play 4K Blurays, that doesn't render games at 4K and who's main selling point of HDR gaming will be available to every other Playstation 4 system with a patch. What a pointless mess this thing is. Surely PS5 can't be far behind, they'll need something to compete with Scorpio because this certainly isn't it.

How much are Microsoft paying you?

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How much are Microsoft paying you?

 

Isn't that a tiny bit harsh? It's a valid point he's making. If you're advertising something as a "4K" machine. Isn't it a little bit strange that it's not achieving true 4K?

 

Of course, if it lowers the price, then it's fine. But do we know how much the Scorpio is? If it's substantially more expensive than the Pro, I think it might have been a smart move.

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Isn't that a tiny bit harsh? It's a valid point he's making. If you're advertising something as a "4K" machine. Isn't it a little bit strange that it's not achieving true 4K?

 

Of course, if it lowers the price, then it's fine. But do we know how much the Scorpio is? If it's substantially more expensive than the Pro, I think it might have been a smart move.

By your own confession you haven't been following this - Ronnie has been doing this over and over for the past day. He's coming across way too eager to make a point that nobody is buying. He has made the same point while also saying how happy Nintendo must be. It's embarrassingly sycophantic.

 

To answer your point - it's not actually called PS4K, and some games will support native 4K (while some won't). I think Microsoft's machine will be considerably more expensive based on the spec - if not, Microsoft are taking a big loss. They're also a lot slower to get it to the public, so I think Sony have definitely made the right move, although time will tell on that one.

 

Based on the Digital Foundry impressions, it seems that what they saw was almost as good as native 4K because of the effects Sony managed to achieve. It was pretty much a game changer.

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Interesting, I didn't realise that. So we have a 4K system, that doesn't play 4K Blurays, that doesn't render games at 4K and who's main selling point of HDR gaming will be available to every other Playstation 4 system with a patch. What a pointless mess this thing is. Surely PS5 can't be far behind, they'll need something to compete with Scorpio because this certainly isn't it.

 

Most last gen games weren't running at 1080p. Hell, even this generation most Nintendo games run at 720p. A console compatible running at a certain resolutions doesn't mean that every game runs at that resolution; it's the upper limit. Also, the Scorpio isn't out yet, and it will likely cost a LOT of money when it does eventually release.

 

@Daft, that TV looks awesome. I've been looking at it for a while actually as our current set could do with replacing. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

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By your own confession you haven't been following this - Ronnie has been doing this over and over for the past day. He's coming across way too eager to make a point that nobody is buying. He has made the same point while also saying how happy Nintendo must be. It's embarrassingly sycophantic.

 

To answer your point - it's not actually called PS4K, and some games will support native 4K (while some won't). I think Microsoft's machine will be considerably more expensive based on the spec - if not, Microsoft are taking a big loss. They're also a lot slower to get it to the public, so I think Sony have definitely made the right move, although time will tell on that one.

 

Based on the Digital Foundry impressions, it seems that what they saw was almost as good as native 4K because of the effects Sony managed to achieve. It was pretty much a game changer.

 

Yeah, I've decided that I'm gonna try and pay a bit more attention to the Other Consoles Board. If only so I won't be quite so ignorant in the future.

 

It's just that I was always under the impression that the Pro was gonna be about 4K, whether that be due to my lack of knowledge or just seeing the wrong kind of assumptions, I don't know. But it was the impression I got.

 

The price Microsoft give the Scorpio will definitely be a crucial factor into whether it's a success or not. That said, given their latest PR tweets, I kinda want them to crash and burn for instigating more console war nonsense.

 

Anyway, going to go back about three pages and catch up a tad.

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Interesting, I didn't realise that. So we have a 4K system, that doesn't play 4K Blurays, that doesn't render games at 4K and who's main selling point of HDR gaming will be available to every other Playstation 4 system with a patch. What a pointless mess this thing is. Surely PS5 can't be far behind, they'll need something to compete with Scorpio because this certainly isn't it.

Why does it bother you so much, your not being forced to buy one.

 

Don't like it? Don't get one.

 

You still get all the great new games.

 

did you make this much fuss when every iteration of the 3ds got announced?


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