{"id":110037,"date":"2016-11-08T14:58:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T12:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=110037"},"modified":"2016-11-08T14:59:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T12:59:32","slug":"ps4-pro-the-good-the-bad-and-the-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/110037-ps4-pro-the-good-the-bad-and-the-4k","title":{"rendered":"PS4 Pro: The Good, the Bad, and the 4K"},"content":{"rendered":"

PS4 Pro is releasing in a few weeks, and luckily we know what it is all about now.<\/p>\n

Back when Sony unveiled the console in September, there was some mystery surrounding it. But as the months have gone by, more and more details on the console have been revealed, and we can finally rest assured that we know what we are getting ourselves into when we buy one.<\/p>\n

But how much do you know about the PS4 Pro to be honest? What tech-specs does it have? What is the major advantage of it all? I have the answers to these questions after obsessing over the console for a while now.<\/p>\n

Two PS4 consoles in one<\/h3>\n

Technically speaking, the PS4 Pro is like having the power of two normal PlayStation 4s. The PS4 Pro has double the processing unit packed into it, which will be the highlight feature of the console.<\/p>\n

Although the console still has 8GB of memory, it is able to run at a higher clock than the standard model, freeing up 512MB of RAM to boost resolution in some cases.<\/p>\n

The console has also been given an extra 1GB of DDR3 RAM, which might sound like peanuts, but the DDR3 RAM will be used to handle apps like Netflix and the browser, thus freeing up \\gDDR5 RAM to be used in games. Think of the PS4 UI now having its own RAM to make use of, so all 8GB of GDDR5 RAM will be dedicated to gaming.<\/p>\n

Technically speaking, the PS4 Pro now runs 4.20 Teraflops, this compared to the standard model which only clocks at 1.8.<\/p>\n

Other hardware improvements include\u00a0an improved USB 3.1 port, Bluetooth 4.0, and an extra USB port at the back.<\/p>\n

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4K TV \u00a0not mandatory<\/h3>\n

The biggest question everyone asks, is if a 4K TV is mandatory to run a PS4 Pro? The short answer is no.<\/p>\n

The PS4 Pro has been designed in such a way that Sony have made sure to offer various graphical options for upcoming games. Let us take Nioh for example.<\/p>\n

The game has a list of graphics settings that can changed while playing the game. Unlike PC games, these settings don’t let you actually tweak different switches.<\/p>\n

Rather, think of these as presets for the game that you can switch to and from.<\/p>\n

Nioh – PS4<\/strong><\/p>\n