4K resolution is already a reality in the Sony PlayStation sphere. Yesterday, shortly after the presentation of the iPhone 7, Sony began its own presentation. At the Sony event we would see the PlayStation 4 Slim and the PlayStation 4 Pro, two models destined to revitalize the sales of the Japanese console during this Christmas. No more rumors about the name and capabilities, the PlayStation 4 Pro is here, and these are all the news that we can tell you about it. We did not lose any detail of the presentation to be able to bring you as always, the latest in video games at the hardware and software level.
First of all, we warn current users of the PlayStation 4 Fat not to suffer, the Sony Entertainment team has advised the developers that all games must be compatible at the same time on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro, to do not create differences between your users. Games will be able to run on both consoles, and users will not find basic differences at the content level for using one console or another, in fact, both users of each platform will share the same online gaming system, despite launching a new project, Sony wants to reward those who acquired the first versions of the PlayStation 4, true precursors of its success.
The new features of PlayStation 4 Pro
Mark Cerny, the Head of Systems Architecture at Sony, has announced one of the most anticipated features of the PS4 Pro, support for 4K resolution and HDR function. The new console will have twice the power in GPU than the current PlayStation 4 Fat, for which it uses the AMD Polaris architecture. The processor clock rates have also been increased, generating better framerates. Sony has also seen fit to create a bare minimum on the hard drive of the PlayStation 4 Pro, despite not making the leap to SSD technology, the minimum HDD of the PS4 Pro will be in 1TB of storage, which will delight users who are used to digital content.
Sony has warned during the presentation to the developers that they will have to include patches in the games already released to make them compatible with PS4 Pro. According to the company they should not affect previous users of PS4 Fat, but it is a necessary step for the general evolution of the game. system. We trust that it doesn't really affect the release of the new console to existing users.
How does this PS4 Pro improve on the previous one? Price and availability
During the presentation, Sony has shown us a lot of content related to the PS4 Pro and some compatible titles, for example, we have seen a teaser of the new Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare running at 60 Frames-Per-Second with 4K resolution, although resolution is not too important here, We must bear in mind that although we will have a 4K resolution we will need, first of all, a compatible televisionSecond, a game that really takes advantage of these capabilities, because the graphic power is what it is, even though the game wants to be shown with a certain resolution, this could even increase possible development problems in a game, or make a lot more attractive. the poor graphics of other games.
Meanwhile the competition trembles. Sony has decided to launch the PS4 Pro on November 10 at a price of € 399 in Spain. In terms of design, it is noticeably larger in size than the PlayStation Slim and more like the PlayStation Fat, perhaps even a bit larger. On the other hand, Microsoft's Project Scorpio still has no release date, despite assuming the same technical characteristics as the PS4 Pro.
The console market is on the rise, and to celebrate Sony has decided to update the list of games on sale on the PlayStation Store from tonight, such as Need For Speed: Rivals por 9,99 €.