PS4 or PS4 Pro?

[Moonzy]

Good day. I've been wanting to buy a PS4 lately, and I've been wondering whether i should get a PS4 or the PS4 Pro, and whether the Pro is worth the extra money spent.

My setup isn't necessarily 4K res, since I will probably buy a monitor when i grab a PS4.

 

edit: let's assume i stay 1080p for now

[hconverse02]

Yeah dont go 4k yet. We haven't made gpus/cpus/apus powerful enough yet to be good at 4k so unless you have a 4k monitor and watch 4k videos a lot then don't get the ps4 pro

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Yeah dont go 4k yet. We haven't made gpus/cpus/apus powerful enough yet to be good at 4k so unless you have a 4k monitor and watch 4k videos a lot then don't get the ps4 pro

so the only deciding factor is what res I'll be using it on?

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

so the only deciding factor is what res I'll be using it on?

And if you watch 4k movies and videos.

[hconverse02]

Just now, hconverse02 said:

And if you watch 4k movies and videos.

Gaming isn't really different.

[Mr.Meerkat]

2 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

We haven't made gpus/cpus/apus powerful enough yet to be good at 4k so unless you have a 4k monitor and watch 4k videos a lot then don't get the ps4 pro

That's a lie, the PS4 pro has a GPU that's equivalent to a RX480 but is clocked lower...

A RX470 is more than powerful enough to play games at 4K but just at lower settings like low and medium for dem sweet 60fps (or 45 fps in dem extra demanding titles) so...ya know  

 

Due to the pricing of the PS4, I think I'm gonna vote PS4  

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

That's a lie, the PS4 pro has a GPU that's equivalent to a RX480 but is clocked lower...

A RX470 is more than powerful enough to play games at 4K but just at lower settings like low and medium for dem sweet 60fps (or 45 fps in dem extra demanding titles) so...ya know  

 

Due to the pricing of the PS4, I think I'm gonna vote PS4  

Yeah but its not an rx 470... Also lots of games won't play at 4k, they will upscale, which is different...

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, hconverse02 said:

Yeah but its not an rx 470... Also lots of games won't play at 4k, they will upscale, which is different...

It's a 950~MHz clocked RX480 with a potato CPU...what did you expect?  

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

That's a lie, the PS4 pro has a GPU that's equivalent to a RX480 but is clocked lower...

A RX470 is more than powerful enough to play games at 4K but just at lower settings like low and medium for dem sweet 60fps (or 45 fps in dem extra demanding titles) so...ya know  

 

Due to the pricing of the PS4, I think I'm gonna vote PS4  

i understand that the GPU is upgraded in the pro version

but assuming 1080p, will there be significant difference?
i watched a couple DF's videos and the difference is minor, with the PS4 stuttering at times

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

i understand that the GPU is upgraded in the pro version

but assuming 1080p, will there be significant difference?
i watched a couple DF's videos and the difference is minor, with the PS4 stuttering at times

Not worth the price difference

[Mr.Meerkat]

9 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

i understand that the GPU is upgraded in the pro version

Yep, it is indeed upgraded however if you're going to be using a 1080p display then no, it's not worth the price difference  

[Moonzy]

12 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Due to the pricing of the PS4, I think I'm gonna vote PS4  

8 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Not worth the price difference

so in conclusion: the only deciding factor is the resolution i'll be using it on

no other deciding factors?

[Mira Yurizaki]

PS4 Pro games may have a better detail mode. FFXV for instance has a two detail settings. There's a comparison on http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/11/11/final-fantasy-xv-demo-ps4-pro-quality-frame-rate-graphics-settings-screenshot-comparison/. But that's about it.

 

However if you don't have a 4K TV, then don't get a PS4 Pro. I don't believe the console will render natively at 1080p if you set it to that resolution.

[Moonzy]

7 hours ago, hconverse02 said:

Not worth the price difference

7 hours ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Yep, it is indeed upgraded however if you're going to be using a 1080p display then no, it's not worth the price difference  

5 hours ago, M.Yurizaki said:

However if you don't have a 4K TV, then don't get a PS4 Pro. I don't believe the console will render natively at 1080p if you set it to that resolution.

mmm k, guess i'll grab the PS4... or slim, we'll see then

thanks for the information and opinions