Video: inFAMOUS: Second Son Lets You Pick Resolution or Framerate on PS4 Pro

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by Sammy Barker Mon 7th Nov 2016

While most of the games patched for the PlayStation 4 Pro focus on offering better resolutions, inFAMOUS: Second Son is one such title that lets you toggle between image quality and framerate. In this video, we show how Sucker Punch's popular PS4 exclusive is able to run at a near-locked 60 frames-per-second on Sony's supercharged hardware, resulting in uber-smooth gameplay.

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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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wiiware
Mon 7th Nov 2016

Nice! I don't have 4k tv so framerate boost is more important to me.

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get2sammyb
Mon 7th Nov 2016

@wiiware Silky smooth on PS4 Pro. Really nice.

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carlos82
Mon 7th Nov 2016

I have a 4K TV but it looks better with the higher framerate on the video, I'll find out for certain on Thursday

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DualWielding
Mon 7th Nov 2016

Does this apply to First Light as well?

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GamerDad66
Mon 7th Nov 2016

I reloaded this game yesterday to test the HDR support on a regular PS4.

The colors did look nice, but it was somewhat subtle compared to an older TV.

Not 100% sure it's actually doing anything different...could be newer TV is just better.

Do you guys think in-game HDR for all PS4s would be part of the SS Pro patch?

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Kai_
Mon 7th Nov 2016

Framerate definitely looks like the better option for this

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Falkn
Mon 7th Nov 2016

Already have the plat. However, they gave away First Light on PS+ right after I finished SS, and I didn't feel like playing it back then. If I get the PS4 Pro and FL gets an update I might try it out, I loved the gameplay.

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Ralizah
Mon 7th Nov 2016

I wish more console developers would include these options. I'll take smoother gameplay over slight visual enhancements any day of the week.

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Boomtown_Raider
Mon 7th Nov 2016

@GamerDad66 I played the first 20 minutes or so again firstly on my 1080p set and then took it over to my parents to play on their Samsung KS8000. The difference was pretty staggering. Really beautiful reflections of light in puddles and night really feels like night. I spent ages on the HDR set just flicking through the time of day at different locations on the map. Although it was just upscaled 1080p, it at least sold me on the HDR aspect.

On another note, my OG PS4 plugged into a 4K HDR, gave me the option to chooses 30fps or uncapped on Second Son. Don't know if that was always an option but it seemed to run pretty smoothly on uncapped, definitely in the 60fps region.