Topic: The 'PS5 Pro is technically for me' Thread

Hmmm, so some games still have perfomance issues even with the Pro. I think that is final nail in the coffin for me in regards to the Pro. Shame some games are so poorly oprimised that even a 700 quid upgrade to console isn't enough to fix them

@JohnnyShoulder which games? If I had to guess, I'd guess Hogwarts Legacy for one.

@Ravix There is also Dragons Dogma 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

I actually just had a proper go on Hogwarts Legacy and perhaps I was a little harsh. I tweaked a few things like depth of field off, and the Ray Tracing fidelity is actually a really nice way to play the game. I haven't tried any heavy combat yet, as the buttons are a bit foreign to me at the moment, but oooh it's looking good.

Ignore the choppy motion, that's because I turned it into a gif on my phone as imgur doesn't like to link videos on PushSquare (also it's captured in 1080p for some reason, I must need to adjust the video capture settings) But every time light is reflected off an oil painting or a marble surface, or is defused on material it makes me rather pleased. I'm a simple fella 😁 but Ray Tracing in any type of game just makes it feel better, whether it be something stylised and basic like Jusant, or something aiming for more photo realism like Cyberpunk, it just makes the worlds come alive and not feel as flat and washed out as they otherwise would.

@Th3solution I'd say check some different Walmarts or Targets locally for a disc drive, if you haven't already. I've been looking at the same two in my local Walmart for weeks now.

@Ravix Love the comparison here. If I'm not mistaken the first gif is Quality mode. Right?

@Khwarezm89 they're all the same walk in fidelity mode, just more marble in the first to reflect more 😛

I love how it adds more depth to everything, where last version would look kind of grey, this has deep blacks and clearly defined shadows and more detail overall.

I spent last night marvelling at the game, tbh 😅

There the video link for reference https://imgur.com/mBAOXOI

And I'm just going to casually leave this .gif here, too 👀 they knew what they were doing when they put that there haha

I swear Hogwarts is getting better looking as I play it. Last night I had to keep stopping and looking at the environment. I was felled by some rolling hills at sunrise: grass actually looking like grass in a video game really threw me 😂

Anyone else playing this game on their pro called the "fan lottery" It involves returning consoles to stores in the hope of finding a relatively quiet console without coil while also. To complete the game you need to find an audio profile comparable to a 4 year old phat launch model (which is silent) Pretty hard game to complete due to Sony's wild variation in manufacturing quality standards and of course their zipped up mouth policy of late. Also you have to navigate the "mines is silent" troll merchants of the internet.

@Jrs1 mine has some fan noise, but on the other hand it does have fans (😅) and an uptick in noise was generally what I expected to cool the new GPU in the higher graphics performance modes as it tries to do something a PC is capable of. So mine is not really that loud, but I'd seek a replacement if it was ridiculously egregious.

It's also hard to tell how much people are overreacting too, and whether "really loud" just means the fan is now noticable when the PS5 one wasn't, and if people have long since forgotten about the ps4 and ps4 pro

Consistency would be good, though.

@Ravix Totally agree although i think its more noticeable coming from a launch ps5 which i have from 4 years ago to the slim model which ive heard has an audible fan. Ive always told myself to avoid launch model consoles due to refinements down the line so to speak but didnt heed my own advice with the pro. Also the internet really isnt the best place for justification on anything really good or bad "if you want the answer you want youll find it" 🤣

So, this little PS5 Pro? Top or scam?