Why pay $499 for checkerboard 4K when you can pay $399?

[DPresidential]

It was explained out in the open how what they're claiming to be 4K is achieved
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.engadget.com/amp/2016/10/20/ps4-pro-mark-cerny-interview-hardware/
They aren't misrepresenting that as a "true 4K console" when in reality the power to achieve 4K in graphically demanding AAA titles isn't really there.

Do you feel as if it was a genuine statement for Sony to claim they created the Pro to compete with PC gaming?

 

[MeachTheMonster]

And to be honest the dev tools we got were great. They pretty much allowed us to get it up and running at 4K straight away. It’s a beast, actually, that machine. It’s so much faster than the PS4 Pro. Comfortably faster, especially in terms of running things in 4K. There’s no question it’s more powerful, the question will be whether third parties make use of that full power or not.

Phil spencer lying though

 

[winb83]

Do you feel as if it was a genuine statement for Sony to claim they created the Pro to compete with PC gaming?

No. The PS4 still exist. As long as the PS4 and Xbox One still exist and developers have to account for them the scope of whatever software released on consoles will be held back. Also every year or so PC graphics cards improve while consoles remain the same. Even with the Pro's improvements it's still a ways away from a solid gaming rig.

 

[qwerty_jones]

1. Anthem is still in beta
2. Even if it's checkerboarding it could be running 60 fps on XB1X 30 fps on PS4 Pro
3. Could include better textures on XB1X

 

[DPresidential]

1. Anthem is still in beta
2. Even if it's checkerboarding it could be running 60 fps on XB1X 30 fps on PS4 Pro
3. Could include better textures on XB1X

Very true.

Also, a person could legitimately pay top dollar for a 4k pc... A True $K PC today... and a week from now, a developer may have a game with 100 NPCs on screen the size of the villains on Shadow of Colossus while an air battle is going on above their heads and that same true 4k PC may not be able to play that game without dropping to inconsistent frame rates and the like.

This thread shed a lot of light for me even though I still believe it was a bit off base.

 

[FlyRy]

We hardly have any true 4K movies and y'all really thought games would be?

 

[MeachTheMonster]

 

[winb83]

It's still a valid question. This was supposed to be uncompromised 4K and it still uses checkerboarding and upscaling lower resolutions to reach 4K. Microsoft's solution instead of to correct their purposely misleading statement is to blame developers.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

It's still a valid question. This was supposed to be uncompromised 4K and it still uses checkerboarding and upscaling lower resolutions to reach 4K. Microsoft's solution instead of to correct their purposely misleading statement is to blame developers.

Dumbass mufukka don't quote me

 

[Fatboi1]

Dumbass mufukka don't quote me

 

[winb83]

Dumbass mufukka don't quote me

I quote whoever the fukk I want in MY thread. Notice you have no response to the actual truth.

 

[HNIC973]

because the best version of games are better on the $500 console

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I quote whoever the fukk I want in MY thread. Notice you have no response to the actual truth.

Truth is by any reasonable observation X1X is the console you should have for a 4K TV.

Games are out and the majority of them are native 4K

NONE of them are native on PRO.

Your thread is dumb as fukk and a fail.

 

[Liquid]

The XBOX ONE S and X are also nice if you are into 4K Blu-ray Discs and have your whole TV set up configured with Kinect.

It’s just so damn good for media consumption.

 

[Leasy]

Microsoft got that Xbox360 swag back