Promising PlayStation VR Exclusive Farpoint Will Be Enhanced by PS4 Pro

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by Sammy Barker Mon 12th Sep 2016

We've played PlayStation VR exclusive Farpoint on a standard PlayStation 4 console and it looks freakin' good – but it'll look even better on the PlayStation 4 Pro. As announced at Sony's PlayStation Meeting press conference last week, the first-person shooter will boast a "doubled pixel count" compared to the standard version when running on the new hardware, resulting in much cleaner scenes.

It's important to remember that Sony requires all PlayStation VR games to run at a minimum 60 frames-per-second even on existing hardware, so you're going to get a good virtual reality experience whichever version of the hardware you own. A reduction in the aliasing department will be welcome, however, as jaggies are much more noticeable when you've got a screen strapped to your face.

[source bit.ly]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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rjejr
Mon 12th Sep 2016

Doesn't the screen strapped to your face have a set resolution and shouldn't all games run at said resolution? It's not like tvs where there are 720p, 1080i, 1080p and 4k, everybody using PSVR is using the same device, so shouldn't all the games be standardized for that device?

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get2sammyb
Mon 12th Sep 2016

@rjejr Correct, but I assume they're using super sampling (?) here. They'll render the game out at double the pixels, then shrink it back down to the resolution of the headset, which will result in a much cleaner image even though the screen is the same.

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fchinaski
Mon 12th Sep 2016

I have a very stupid question: how the hell do you WALK? And does it feel natural?

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rjejr
Mon 12th Sep 2016

@get2sammyb That sounds like one of those things were half the people can't tell the difference and the other half lie about seeing the difference.

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fchinaski
Mon 12th Sep 2016

@MadAussieBloke Interesting. I don't think I'll ever buy one, but certainly would like to try it.

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get2sammyb
Mon 12th Sep 2016

@MadAussieBloke @fchinaski They absolutely have to bundle the gun with Farpoint. It's a major part of that game's appeal.

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blakey78
Mon 12th Sep 2016

@get2sammyb You can bet they'll bundle the aim controller with the limited edition similar to what CoD are doing with modern warfare 4. If you buy anything other than that you'll have to make do with the DS4. I mean, what price could they possibly charge to add that (new) tech to the game's package? It would easily be £70-£80 based on the assumption that the game itself is priced at £40-£60.

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usb
Mon 12th Sep 2016

I am already spending £70 on two move controllers then a case for PSVR so can not see me buying Aim.

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Gmork___
Mon 12th Sep 2016

sony keeps saying that they have 2 bajillion games being made but it feels like they really havent shown a single "FULL" retail like game. everything seems to be little demos etc. hope we wont be paying full price ($69.99) for small 2/5 hr "experiences" rather than full games because im super excited for vr but they havent sold it to me yet.