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[Skux]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves lol. I love the idea as much as the next Gaffer but this is the kind of nebulous feature that we always end up getting overhyped about.

 

[bonchooski]

Why do I feel the sudden urge to buy a bunch of games just to see how much better they run after this update?

 

[Withnail]

Think this has removed the tearing in Yakuza 0 😎

 

[komorebi]

I can start it without any patches but that will not be a fair comparison

Yeah that'll be even worse haha

If you let me hold your Beast Mode real quick I can test it.........

 

[Spiral Insanity]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

TEW should never have been shipped with how bad it performs on PS4. The only game I had to stop playing because it was awful. Had to rebuy it on PC a year later.
That is a big improvement though.

 

[Interfectum]

Can this be used on games with Pro patch that did not touch the performance at all ????

No. This feature simply unlocks the Pro hardware for unpatched games. Patched games already use the unlocked hardware.

 

[raven777]

Can I ask how you know that? I can't see anything on the vid.

know what? the load time? it's just the poster of the video tweeted it.
here is the link (it's in Japanese)
https://twitter.com/Gunslinger_Nero/status/827556127302774784

 

[killroy87]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves lol. I love the idea as much as the next Gaffer but this is the kind of nebulous feature that we always end up getting overhyped about.

Whatever happened to Neogaf: Believe?

 

[BigEmil]

Quoting myself from other page

" Can this be used on games with Pro patch that did not touch the performance at all ? "
Edit:

No. This feature simply unlocks the Pro hardware for unpatched games. Patched games already use the unlocked hardware.

Edit, oh got an answer thanks!

 

[EvB]

No. This patch simply unlocks the hardware for unpatched games. .

It's only going to be some of the hardware

 

[black070]

Think this has removed the tearing in Yakuza 0 😎

Oh, I didn't even think of Yakuza 0 - will try that now.

 

[JaseMath]

Wait...PS4 Pro got beast mode?

 

[AmethystEnd]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves lol. I love the idea as much as the next Gaffer but this is the kind of nebulous feature that we always end up getting overhyped about.

Nebulous: (of a concept or idea) unclear, vague, or ill-defined.

Watch that Evil Within video and tell me how vague this feature is.

 

[Primethius]

Think this has removed the tearing in Yakuza 0 😎

What about general framerate drops and loading times?

Cause I'm getting hyped.

 

[Ozorov]

Yeah that'll be even worse haha

If you let me hold your Beast Mode real quick I can test it.........

Haha . I'll have downloaded it in 40 minutes but I hope someone can do W3 before that

 

[Carn82]

No. This feature simply unlocks the Pro hardware for unpatched games. Patched games already use the unlocked hardware.

To be fair, we don't really know what it precisely does.

 

[Blackthorn]

Quoting myself from other page

" Can this be used on games with Pro patch that did not touch the performance at all ? "

Nope, they'd already be flagged as Pro enabled and be using the additional clock speed.

 

[dmix90]

Why do I feel the sudden urge to buy a bunch of games just to see how much better they run after this update?

 

[bombshell]

Wow, that's more of an improvement than I was expecting. I can't believe that it ever ran as badly as that though.

Has anybody tried The Last Guardian in Beast Mode yet?

The Last Guardian is Pro patched.

Can this be used on games with Pro patch that did not touch the performance at all ????

No.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

know what? the load time? it's just the poster of the video tweeted it.
here is the link (it's in Japanese)
https://twitter.com/Gunslinger_Nero/status/827556127302774784

Thanks.

 

[barit]

That game already had a patch, even if it's just a minor one.

This feature only applies to older games that were never patched for the Pro and only ran in basic PS4 mode.

Buhh. Noticed no real difference tbh. But only played an hour on my Pro so far after a long break. Hope it still can help somehow.

 

[spectator]

Hopefully the next firmware after this one can add a per-game boost mode checkbox, so you can leave it off for any games it breaks and not have to keep remembering which games those are and switching boost mode on and off, globally, between games.

 

[Hoje0308]

Nothin mentioned about framerate in that patch notes.

And? You realize a patch that's engineered for a specific game will almost certainly be better than this, right?

 

[Interfectum]

To be fair, we don't really know what it precisely does.

By the description of the mode, it only applies to games released before the PS4 Pro (ie unpatched games). Patched games already use the Pro hardware.

 

[Obliterator]

Yo, people, we need Witcher 3 Test STAT

 

[lovely ladies]

someone start a list of worst performing games on ps4 lol

There's a f2p casino game called 4 Kings which runs at 15 fps at best. If Pro manages to fix that piece of crap game...

 

[JaseMath]

Wonder if this will help the framerate of Bioshock Infinite on the collection?

 

[HF2014]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

Ok. Wow.

 

[Wishmaster92]

I wonder if pt will have a framerate increase!

 

[N.Domixis]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

Holy shit, the difference is actually noticeable.

 

[Ozorov]

Yo, people, we need Witcher 3 Test STAT

I'm downloading the 20 GB-patches now .

 

[joanot]

No Bloodborne video on pro beast mode yet ???

 

[Spiral Insanity]

Well fuck. Does anyone in the NYC want to trade my 2 days old ps4 slim + some cash for a pro? I'm having the worst case of buyers remorse ever.

I PM'ed you.

 

[Carn82]

By the description of the mode, it only applies to games released before the PS4 Pro (ie unpatched games). Patched games already use the Pro hardware.

I can read Again, we don't yet know what happens under the hood. Maybe it's a cpu boost and the GPU is still in 'normal' mode.

 

[komorebi]

No Bloodborne video on pro beast mode yet ???

People loaded it up and couldn't stop playing because it's still that good

 

[vpance]

Boost mode may actually be better than some Pro patches. Was it TF2 or Division that only gave a 4K UI? And would BM not work in them?

 

[Pennywise]

Buhh. Noticed no real difference tbh. But only played an hour on my Pro so far after a long break. Hope it still can help somehow.

Oh wait.
I misstook FFXIV for FFXV.
Mea Culpa, I got no clue about it.

 

[Delpij]

Very smart move, can't wait to go through my game lib in beast mode!
And finally willing to play The Evil Within.

 

[BigEmil]

I wonder if pt will have a framerate increase!

Is it unlocked framerate? Thought it's capped to 30fps? Does framerate dip?

People loaded it up and couldn't stop playing because it's still that good

Lawl

 

[Metalingus5150]

Not gonna lie, kind of a genius move with the "try it at your own risk" and now people will try to test games and add to the hype.

 

[icespide]

Boost mode may actually be better than some Pro patches. Was it TF2 or Division that only gave a 4K UI? And would BM not work in them?

those patches would still be better than boost mode as they have access to the hardware

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

YES! I'm continuing to be more and more pleased with my Pro.

 

[OléGunner]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

Lol at PS4 amateur.
But yeah that's a noticeable difference.

Good shit.

Yo, people, we need Witcher 3 Test STAT

Fuck yeah we do.

 

[ShadowKingpin]

I'm downloading the 20 GB-patches now .

There's a f2p casino game called 4 Kings which runs at 15 fps at best. If Pro manages to fix that piece of crap game...

That game needs it BAD.

 

[Theonik]

So does this mean non Pro patched games can utilise the extra power to be more consistent? Like will games with variable resolutions stick to 1080p more often?

Possibly.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Bloodborne 30 fps to 60 fps finally! In all seriousness, this is very unexpected and really cool!

 

[endlessflood]

By the description of the mode, it only applies to games released before the PS4 Pro (ie unpatched games). Patched games already use the Pro hardware.

For games which launched without Pro patches, but later received lacklustre Pro patches, it should be possible to run the unpatched version (by deleting all of the game install data, and then not applying any updates) in Boost mode, right?

 

[ItIsOkBro]

Someone posted Evil Within comparison video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqu1ObkxBAs

the poster said the load time also seems faster.

jesus this game runs like ass on ps4

 

[icespide]

Bloodborne 30 fps to 60 fps finally! In all seriousness, this is very unexpected and really cool!

Bloodborne won't hit 60 with this

 

[DjRalford]

WOW

It's very noticeable!

Yeah night and day difference