4 Pro 1TB Console

First off I would just like to say I have been gaming for years now and I have been reading some of the poor reviews on here about same graphical improvements over the original PS4 and I would have to disagree I just received my PS4 Pro today and been quite entrigued over the amazing quality of the graphical and performance increase fidelity that this console achieves! I own a Sumsung HDR 4K 55inch 8000 series Led UHD TV I made sure HDR is enabled along with Game mode and than made sure on the PS4 Pro video was set to auto on all settings and this is where the magic started for me I tried playing a few game titles to start off Destiny in 4K is just freaking mind blowing and the game movement is a lot smoother than ever it's like playing a brand new game. Next I tried out The Last Of Us Remastered Wow! Blown away again in graphical and smoothness of the game in 4K with HDR enabled. So far even the indie games and older titles look and play way better. I have noticed how much better fps games look and play much smoother also. Ok and now off to the games that have been patched for taking complete advantage of the PS4 pro.I have only tried one so far Rise Of The Tombraider in 4K with HDR enabled my mouth just dropped with pure joy and excitement wow! what a even more beautiful game this is now than ever before. I can't wait to try out BF1 and other titles I own. I also noticed the loading times for games have almost been cut in half which I am pleased too see. Also the wifi speeds are much faster I download games and patches much faster now. So my final thought on the PS4 Pro is if you don't own a 4K tv with HDR is it worth the upgrade well yes you will still see some improvement in all games and stability but where this console really shines is by owning a decent brand 4K hdr uhd tv I recommend the Samsung 8000 series or Sony high end line of 4K hdr tvs for gaming. Thanks Sony once again for releasing this wonderful powerhouse of a console.😀😀😀😀 Newest update: Nov 16th 2016 PS4 Pro is still working flawlessly I did return my Samsung 8000 series and got a little cheaper model I decided to go with the Samsung 55 4K hdr 6 series 6300 model and let me tell you it's way better than the 8000 series when it comes to playing games very very low input lag on all settings even without game mode enabled there is no lag and the tv cost half the price as the 8000 series only downfall is there are only 3 hdmi inputs and only input 1 port that has HDR enabled all I had to do was buy a 4K switch box from Best Buy and now all my devices are connected to hdmi 1 and just use the switch box to change each input so now I can play PS4 pro and Xbox one s in 4K with hdr enabled also the PS4 pro is very quiet and doesn't get very hot to the touch also I did have the chance to play BF1 with all settings 4K with hdr and I'm just speechless the graphics and smoothness are on par with any higher end gaming pc Sony did it once again!

Excellent quality no mess ups was very clean

tl;dr We definitely need to get the word out to people who are buying new Pros to use ROTTR (Rise of the Tomb Raider) as a benchmark to test if you got a bad Pro or not. I don't want to repeat what others have said about the system. It's awesome. If you are reading this, you probably already know if you want one or not. With "Boost Mode" (Firmware 4.5) incoming, it's almost a no-brainer for an avid gamer. What I do want to share is my experience to save as many headaches as possible. I originally purchased a used PS4 Pro on Warehouse Deals and saved myself $60. Yay! Until I started playing. I soon discovered why it was used - It would crash all the time on Pro-patched games. So, back it went. I still wanted one and decided to buy new this time to avoid anymore hassle. I didn't want to risk losing my 1-year warranty either, which I would soon need. Long story short, my next brand spanking new PS4 Pro started crashing as well. I was convinced it was software related and Sony just working the bugs out. Nope! After doing a lot of research, all the games that were crashing on me (Diablo 3 and ROTTR were the biggest culprits) were being played without hitch by most PS4 Pro owners. I was outside my return window so I had no choice but to send mine to Sony for repair. This was a hard decision as most games still ran just fine (including most PS4 Pro patched games - Skyrim SE, FFXV, AC Syndicate, Shadow of Mordor, Uncharted 4, etc), and I didn't want to replaced a perfectly working system with a refurbished one, but what choice was left? So many others were playing these games without crashing. Well, I got my warranty repair back. Credit to Sony, they sent me a brand new one! Couldn't be happier about that, but the important thing - No more crashing on ROTTR, Diablo 3, or anything else! The fan sounded much quieter and less erratic as well. Without a doubt, the crashing was definitely hardware related as many people had suggested in forums. It happens, I understand. What is surprising to me is how many people this is happening to in the forums. I think most people are okay, but I wonder how many people have defective Pros and haven't realized it yet. If I had to guess (and this is just pure speculation on my part) I would say the problem stems from a very large batch of bad PS4 Pro GPU's. Half of the GPU is always being used. The other half is completely dedicated to Pro-enhanced/patched games only to be used in tandem with the other half (which some games might not fully make use of). This explains why you can play plenty of 4k games without crashing. Whatever the problem, it's definitely hardware related - A patch isn't going to fix it. I know no one wants to hear that their brand new console is defective, but if you are experiencing the same, it's true. Early adopter problems I guess. The good news is you can test to see if yours is defective. Very simply, if you have Rise of the Tomb Raider, play it the second you get your Pro. If you experience crashes, congratulations you won the lottery (you should experience crashes within 15 minutes if it is). Take it back immediately and replace it. If you are outside of your return period, you can still warranty replace it with Sony. If you have to use Sony's warranty repair, I will add they are excellent! It was very hassle free, and they straight-up sent me a new one. For reference, below is my timeline for Playstation repair: 1/25/17: Requested Warranty Repair 1/30/17: Received Return Box and shipped 2/2/17: Delivered to Sony Repair in Laredo TX 2/8/17: Received an email stating my product was shipped 2/14/17: Received brand new PS4 Pro After this experience, I'm definitely buying the PS4 Pro insurance if it becomes available (be aware the regular Playstation Protection Plan currently doesn't cover the Pro). Good luck, I hope this helps!!

I owned two PS3's since launch and waited on the PS4 till now and while I debated the PS4 Slim vs. the Pro, I made up my mine to spend the extra money and get the Pro, call it future proofing or with hopes Sony and Developers working on Coming Soon Titles like Day's Gone, Death Stranding, The Last of Us Part 2 and Etc. will be visually and performance wise, better on the Pro, the trailers lead us to believe this will be the case, so time will tell? I'm only using a 24" 1080p PC Monitor at the moment, no 4K HDR-10, but I'm planning on getting a 4K TV in the next few months, since prices have dropped and there is some nice 4K HDR-10 TVs with great gaming capabiltiy, low input lag and etc, so it's only a matter of time till I make the purchase. For now, the Pro looks great in 1080p, though I'm not reaping the benefits of the eye candy fully. Initially on unpacking the Pro and setting it up, via HDMI I got no picture just audio, so I searched the reasons, appears that the console defaults to auto settings and seeing my PC Monitor was older, HDCP had to be dialed back to 1.4 to work, this took some time to figure out and without having another LCD TV that was more up to date, I would have been screwed in switching this over via doing the Safe Mode, basically you press and hold the power button on the console (when initially turned on) till you hear two beeps, around 7 seconds, I kept doing this on my PC monitor to no avail so I knew I had to try it on my other TV. So after plugging it to my TV (which I don't use for gaming) I did the Safe Mode start-up again, got the menu and changed Display size to "1080p" and HDCP to "1.4", shut it off, and plugged it back in my PC monitor and all worked well. The menus are totally different from the PS3, snappy and clean with a lot of new options. I was able to do a fairly quick set-up with my existing PSN Network ID. I'm also using WiFi, due to the room this is being used in has no ethernet ports and no means to make it work since I'm renting, also I tried Powerline adapters, no dice they didn't work. With the PS3 my WiFi with Wireless G was horrid, constant issues when playing MP, standalone was fine. I knew the updated PS4 Slim and Pro would also get 802.11 AC which I am now taking full advantage of and have great results on other devices, so this was a strong selling point, after setting up, the PS4 did the firmware update and downloaded a big file in no time. I only have one game so far, Battlefield 1 which I have not even dove into too much yet but so far the graphics and etc. look great, leaps in bounds above the PS3. Having pondered the original PS4 for some time, I like the new design and mechanical buttons, unit is super quiet vs the PS3 and the new controller is also very nice and feels like a spaceship compared to the PS3 Controller. Overall I'm happy with this purchase, though I read a lot of negatives on the Pro, some say "don't waste your money" "get the Slim" and/or "just buy a PC". I can see their points, having been into PC Gaming for sometime, it has it's benefits, but when it comes to playing PlayStation Exclusives, especially ones like The Last of Us on the PS3 which was a great game and one of my favorites, many who never give in will lose out on the experience of playing great games like that. I also hope the increased HP and Eye Candy will be even more enjoyable over the next 6 to 8 months or longer with new games and updates.

Pros: 1) Outputs 4k signal to advance the imagery for both 4k and HD/LCD televisions. In my testing, 4K is where the Pro will shine. You need to buy a 4k television set, it'll be the reason why you want to upgrade to the PS4 Pro. 2) VR experience will be the heart and center of using this because VR experience needs to have a 50-60 fps in order for the game to be smooth without developers having to compromise too much on graphical detail. The Pro is the answer. 3) Has the optical audio port. 4) Extra USB ports in the back 5) Faster Wi-Fi as it has a dual-band support which means it can use either (or both) a 2.4GHz or 5GHz signal. 6) Like the original, you’ll have the option to install an SSD if you wish. 7) Netflix, YouTube, and other programs will support 4k resolution. 8) An upgraded bandwidth for Remote / Share Play option. Will be able to play games on the road at 1080p instead of 720p like the original PS4. 9) Features a new multi-resolution scaling technology, in some games you’ll see a dramatic difference when plugging it in on a 4k television. 10) Twice the GPU power, a faster CPU, a future proofed display and streaming media support. 11) Any of your existing games will be upgraded for free (depends on the developer). 12) In some games ("“The Last of Us,” "COD"), even with a 1080p set, I saw sharper textures and richer color contrast. 13) New games will now are required to support a 'Pro' mode option so you don’t need to buy a separate disc. 14) Remote share button will be able to capture 1080p video and 4K screenshots. 15) You can transfer all your saved data from your PS4 to the PS4 Pro. 16) Future proof, It's a machine that is ready when you are able to buy a 4k. Cons: 1) 1 TB hard drive is not nearly enough of space as the Pro games will require even more storage for you to play. An estimate at least 2-3 TB in the long run, even more, depending on how much of a gamer you are. 2) Not a drastic overall change in quality when playing with a 1080p television, and having both the original and pro play side by side. 3) Does not play UHD Blu-ray discs, Unlike the Xbox One S, which has this feature. I have no idea why Sony did not include a player as they were the leaders when the PS3 came out with Blu -Ray. 4) Limited "Pro" games right now 5) A software issue is making a wide variety of televisions of being incapable of handling 4K in HDR. The outcome limits them to only 2K HDR signals. Both Sony and numerous television companies (LG, Samsung, etc.) are blaming one another as the hope of a firmware upgrade in the near future by Sony will fix the problem. 6) Not all PS4 games will be enhanced to the “Pro” level as it depends on the developers.. 7) Bigger in size and length. 8) No improvement in load time. 9) No special extra or modes in games just for the PS4 Pro. You’re playing the exact same game as a regular PS4 player will be playing. 10) As of right now there is no identification letting you know that the game you’ll be playing has any form of PS4 Pro identify and or support. No pop-ups or anything stating that either the game is going to be using the graphic updates of PS4 Pro or an update reminder letting you know that there is an upgrade patch for the game. 11) HDR not working. 12) Better graphics means greater power consumption. 13) You must wait for the developers to update their games to pro version, will not receive Pro enhancements out of the box. 14) No updates, and or changes to the home screen. It looks like the original PS4. 15) Most titles will not run natively at 4k. 16) Can’t run Pro games in HDR if you have the PSVR connected. Conclusion: You need a 4k television (make sure, before you buy, that it'll be able to handle 4k in HDR) to fully experience the beauty upgrade. I'm not a hardcore gamer but I can say that, compared to the PS4, if you don't own a 4k television set it's an improvement but obviously not at all groundbreaking for 1080p. Though I saw some improvements on some games, The graphics are nearly identical to one another and if you don’t have a 4k television than frankly there is nothing here for you as any improvements are minimal with a 1080p. At this time, everything is relying on the developers of the games. It’s up to developers of the previous games they made to decide to go back and update them. For a developer it takes time and money to upgrade a game that they know that they’re not going to make much money on it now. This problem will decrease over time, but one thing that will not change is that a 1 TB will not cover all your current and future games. Any upgrade will cost storage and the PS4 Pro is no exemption. I would like to say that this is the beginning of the PS4 Pro and that by the end of this year close to 45 games will be upgraded to the "Pro" mode. Not only that, but Sony has stated that for now on every game released by Sony will have the Pro upgrade. Overall this console is future proof until the PS5. You're getting double the power which will make the VR experience incredible, remote play is now bumped to 1080p, and every game from now on in Sony will have the Pro upgrade. The company is leaving it up to developers to figure out ways to tap into Pro's power as the PS4 Pro is designed for those who don’t have a PS4 or are Pro Players who need the best of the best. 4 out of 5 stars for a couple of reasons: 1) You need to buy a 4k television in order to experience the full graphic upgrade from the Pro. 2) How many games do you play a year? If you buy one or two games every year this may not be worth the money especially since the Xbox Scorpio is coming out supposedly in 2017. For example, I only buy 4 - 6 games a year and play the heck out of them (my wife says I have to take care of the family as well), but my kids play a new game every week it seems. So, I still get the utility out of it. 3) As mentioned earlier, it has no UHD Blu-Ray disc player. This baffles me, as Sony has always been the leader in this technology and included the Blu-Ray with the PS3. My guess is that it jumped the price point above the Xbox One S, and that's not good for sales. That means Sony is being cheap, and I find that perplexing. 4) 1 TB is nowhere near the storage space you will need. For the same price the Xbox One S has 2 TB and a UHD player. I have both systems (PS4 and X Box One S). I have owned PS, PS2, PS3, and PS4, and right now I'm giving the edge to Xbox One S on cost, cost of games, and utility.

Picked up my PS4 Pro earlier today and finished up the transfer from my original PS4 purchased on launch day and tested out a handful of games listed below. Read on for my thoughts on why I think the PS4 Pro is definitely worth the upgrade whether you have a 4K tv and/or VR set or not. *Note, all testing done on a 70'' 4K Sony XBR television & 50'' Samsung 1080p plasma with the PS4 Pro connected to both my 4K HDMI 2.0/HDR capable Onkyo Receiver and directly to the TV both w/ and w/o connections via the playstation VR connection box. *TLDR at the bottom Games Tested: Uncharted 4, The Last of Us, Deus Ex, Shadow of Mordor, Robinson the Journey, PS VR Worlds, CoD Infinite Warfare, VR Playroom Pros: + Simple process to transfer data from an older PS4 (literally took me 2 minutes to set up the transfer process) + Fast new wifi that works great (if you've got the right ISP provider & plan) with netflix and amazon 4k streams that never stuttered + Greatly improved "sharpness" and "crispness" with overall resolution increase with checkerboard up-scaling that is visibly superior on a technical and visual level to even Sony's XBR 4K TV internal upscaling quality and that of my high end ($800+) Onkyo receiver (will be updating with close-up pictures detailing the differences) + Nice boost in visual quality even at 1080p thanks to super-sampling and more aggressive anti-aliasing that is easily noticeable + Very quiet, not nearly as loud as my original PS4 or Xbox One original + Redesigned controller with stiffer thumb-stick grips that feel more durable (hopefully won't start flaking off like some early ones did for peopl) + Allows you to use remote-play with higher resolution support + Reasonably priced for what it offers, and even cheaper if you can sell off your old PS4 or perhaps donate it to some kids who could use some holiday cheer this Christmas + Sterling Archer/Maverick approved as it definitely satisfies you when you feel the need, the need for speed Mixed: ~ Not exactly a very inspiring design, but I mean this is a box that's quickly going to go into my AV cabinet so not a big deal ~ It's got an extra USB port in the back that makes setting up PS VR easier, but it wouldn't hurt to have a few more on there (why so stingy Sony?) ~ The controller actually isn't pure black, it has dark grey trigger buttons and an overall duller finish than the original PS4 controller (personally I like the full black design of the original controller but I do like those new thumb-sticks) ~ Most of the big holiday titles have a PS4 Pro update, but it's kind of hard to tell which games have the update out and which ones don't yet Cons: - Unable to play 4K UHD blu-ray discs. Seriously Sony? I know it's to save money, but frankly I wish Sony just took a look at the original PS4 and thought to themselves they could rebuild it (with a 4K UHD blu-ray drive), they have the technology. I estimate it would probably only cost them about 6 million dollars - Not all games work out of the box with 4K/PS4 Pro support so you need to play the waiting game for now, and some games that have been patched don't look notably better (looking at you Deus Ex) - Not all games come with a 4K 30fps vs 1080p supersampling with 60fps option so you'll still overall benefit more if you have a 4K TV with HDR - Does not support HDR when connected to the PS VR box, meaning it's kind of a big pain to switch cables if you want 4K with HDR and want to use the PS VR. I plan to test further to see if maybe using an AV receiver can help get around this but it's probably wishful thinking - Not "true" 4K, but well consider a GTX 1080 can't pump out 60fps at 4k I'd say the PS4 Pro more than holds its own given its price bracket For Playstation VR Owners - will update my PS VR update for more detailed info + Some PS VR games like Robinson the Journey are visually more impressive thanks to higher resolution textures + Developer support promised for improved PS4 Pro support with VR with future titles like Farpoint ~ No immediate benefit in terms of frame-rate or latency, but this isn't a big issue on PS VR on the original PS4 - Still has some room to improve in terms of anti-aliasing with some titles that are supposedly PS4 Pro patched like PS VR worlds Final Thoughts: Overall I would argue that though this isn't a "new console generation" as has been repeatedly stated by Sony officials, it almost feels like this is the way the future of consoles is going to go. For better or worse this means that there will be generational improvements with backwards support for several years with eventual dropping of support for older devices (similar to what Apple does with their iphones/ipads but with much less frequency of upgrades). Personally I welcome this if only so we never have the issue of old PS2 or PS3 games not working and having to buy "remastered" editions of games every generation when you want to play an older game. It's like PC gaming, except without any of the issues of drivers, tech support and troubleshooting and simple plug-and-play support. You'll of course get much better visual quality, performance, and overall mods and tweaks than you ever could on console but this is still a $400 box that's giving you excellent performance with some fantastic Sony exclusives. I've always found Sony to be more my style when it comes to first-party titles with games like Uncharted, Bloodborne, and Horizon Zero Dawn being very polished and just plain unique with excellent story-telling (though I do love my Halo too). If you want something a bit more "future proof" and want it today - go for the PS4 Pro. As for the pundits that say the Xbox One S can do 4K too, it's an excellent buy for a 4K blu-ray player but you'd be very mistaken to think it offers nearly the same quality of 4k upscaling in games. Sorry, have to wait for the Scorpio next year for that (which I'm interested in checking out too). You can't go wrong with either console, but for a little bit extra I'd recommend going with Sony. There's a reason most gamers this time around went with Sony. Unlike for Microsoft with the Xbox, the PS4 is the main money maker for Sony and not just a side business they can just sink money into. I'd argue there's some advantages to picking the company with much more at stake to impress their customers. TLDR: If you want to enjoy notably better looking games than ever before on a console and have the means, the PS4 Pro is the system to get this holiday season. You will see a difference whether you have a 4K TV with HDR or just a regular old 1080p TV (though you'll get more for your money with a 4K tv). Sell off/donate your old PS4 and pick up a PS4 Pro on the cheap, or if you're new to playstation this is a great package to jump in from. Additional Buyer Scenarios If you like more unique varied action adventure games like Uncharted and Bloodborne and don't have a PC or a console and want to get something this holiday - get a PS4 Pro If you have a gaming PC and want to enjoy console exclusives like Uncharted and Bloodborne - get a PS4 Pro and skip the Xbox entirely since all future Xbox console exclusives are all coming to PC now If you like more traditional action shooter games like Gears of War, don't have a gaming PC or don't care for PS4 exclusives, and/or must have 4k blu-ray support - stick with Xbox One S (or just wait for the Scorpio next year actually) Great time to be a gamer whatever you choose. Feel free to ask any questions and I'll update with more tests.

The PS4 PRO is the latest release console from SONY. Although, it is not nearly as powerful as Microsoft's latest (Xbox One X) console it stands out and has more exclusive when it comes to games. Now you may be asking, why choose this over the switch, Xbox One X or even a PC gaming system? Here are 12 reasons why: 1) Exclusive Games.Yes, I know Steam has more exclusives than any console out there but one thing their lack is simplicity. Sometimes you will find yourself spending more money on upgrades to be able to play a game in addition to already spending $60 or more. Whereas, you would just put the disk in and download any available update then play your game on consoles. This can be frustrating as you may be unaware of the requirements listed for the game and only to realize later you can't play your game because you do not have the latest version of ( insert here) when the game comes out. When it comes to the switch? Most of their games are exclusive because of the lack of third party supports. These exclusives are nothing special. Mostly Mario or another Zelda game. I mean if you really want to play mobile games then just use your smart phone, right? Do not expect to play AAA games on the switch as it will not probably happen. So, you can forget about Call of Duty or a Battlefield game. If any a AAA game does come out for the switch, no doubt the screen resolution would be horrible mediocre at best. The Xbox One X lacks exclusives. If you want to play Games like God of war 4, Days gone, Rachet and Clank or Blood borne then you can only play these on the PlayStation 4. 2) Excellent Workmanship. More people owns more PS4s than any other consoles in the world. Ever wonder why? It is no secret that Sony makes reliable products. I have a 160GB PS3 model CECH-2501A I bought since release and you know? It still works even today. This PS3 has taken a lot of beating from fall damage to power outage and overheating, excessive dust in the vents, you name it and guess what? IT STILL WORKS. I never had to send it in for repair too. I know you might be thinking, " this is irrelevant to the PS4 PRO". My point is SONY is a reliable company that you can trust. My PS4 had suffer some water damage and I thought I would have to send it in for repair. Nope, as I am writing this it still works. Can its competitors boast of the same reliability? Remember, the red light of death? How almost 45 percent of the units had to be return for repairs. I guess that was in the past, now right? LOL! 3) Price! Even though is it not the cheapest nor most expensive well at least you get what you pay for. I mean why would you pay less for less? OR you could pay a little extra for some extra power. In the end, the decision will be in the palms of the game developers, they will decide if they want their games to run at 4K @ 60, 30 frame or 1080p @ 60 or 30 frames. My point is if game developers wants to, they can make the PS4 PRO run games at 4K native or upscale with HDR. Example, Hustle Kings runs at native 4k with HDR enable while Helldivers is upscale to 4K. The developers decide. 4) More Popular. More players mean more people online, which also indicate less waiting time to play your favorite PVP game. Including less dead game lobbies too. I mean no one wants to spend 30 minutes trying to find a match that will last 10 minutes or, so right? That is annoying! 5) Continual updates. I am not saying that its competitors do not update their systems, no but rather SONY constantly does to ensure the smooth operation of their system software and to protect its user base from hackers. SONY has recently release update 5.50 which include super-sampling. You might already be familiar with this if you own a PC gaming system. However, if you do not own a 4K TV yet then this will certainty help you. A lot. It will clear out blur and sharping the image quality in some games so that your picture quality is enhance thus making 1080p looks even better. It is pretty cool. 6) Does Not Force You To buy Gimmick To Operate. Even though it was remove and it is no longer required to operate their system but just pulling at stunt like that is scary. Remember the all-seeing eye? 7) HDD Upgrade. Yes, you can upgrade your HDD size from 1tb to 2tb. Unlike its competitor, you can actually upgrade your HDD without voiding your warranty. Even Nintendo has that. You do not have to tear open your console and in which you could potentially damage something in the process simply to change a HDD. From start to finish the whole process will take about 25 minutes (including the firmware update) to swap your HDD and the most amazing thing is? YOUR WARRANTY IS NOT VOIDED!!!! Games are getting larger and larger as developers can advantages of the PRO's capabilities. Before you know it, you are out of space. Battlefield 1 and Middle-earth: Shadow of War take almost 200gb from my system that is just two games. I recommend upgrading to a bigger size HDD. If you are planning on upgrading your PS4 PRO's HDD then make sure it is a 2.5 inch (laptop HDD, NOT 3.5-inch desktop HDD), 9.5mm (or slimmer) in size and Serial ATA (Parallel ATA is not supported). You can only upgrade up to 2tb internally as 3tb and up would exceeded the 9.5mm limit for the HDD size. 8) Friendly User Interface. It is surprisingly easy to navigate around. The user interface is not overly complicated where you constantly get lost or confuse. Nope. When I first had my PS4, it takes literally less than 30 minutes to learn about all the features and navigate throughout. Update 5.50 added some new features to the PS4 but nothing to complicated that will leave you in the dark. My motto for the PS4 is 'Simple, Powerful, Reliable". 9) PSN Plus. PSN Plus is required to play online games. However, there are a few instances where you do not. Games like Guns Up. PSN Plus is not expensive. $60 for a year. Of course, there is also the 3 months for $24.99 or the 1 month $9.99. The 1-year membership is the best option. If choose the 3 months membership, in 1-year time you will spending $100. If you choose the 1-month membership in 1-year time you will be spending $120. The 1-year option is about a 40 percent save. The choice is yours. There is also a free trial for 14 days. Anyway, you occasionally get discounts and multiple "free" games monthly if you are a PSN Plus member. Some of the games are even AAA titles. March 2018 monthly games includes two awesome games; Bloodborne & Rachet and clank. There is a bonus feature, 10gb of cloud storage to back up your save game data. 10) Support External Storage Device. If you have an old HDD or USB drive you do not have use for then you can connect it to your PS4 and format it as an external HDD to store your extra games. 11) Suspend Mode. Ever been playing a game when you look at the time, realizing you are late for work or an important meeting? Let’s say your next save is very far away and you cannot afford to lose your game progression. No problem, just put the game on suspense mode then turn off the TV. Not only will it save your game data to the cloud (if you have that enable) but you will also be able to resume your game play when you turn your PS4 on. It is just like sleep mode for PC. 12) Requests To Watch. Ever wonder why your friend in on top of the leader board and you're not? If this is, you and have accused a friend of cheating then you can request to watch a game play and then seeing that they are not guilty after all. Just that you need to practice a little bit more. As all gamers are noobs at the start of any game. The only PRO is the PS4 PRO, LOL. I'm just kidding. The game developers are the pros. Overall, If you want the best then this is the place as no one else can deny this truth Pros: 4K gaming (native or upscale) Boost mode HDR support Reliable User friendly interface Remote play AC wireless setting Super sampling Exclusive games Media player 4K photo Share play Live stream HDMI link Record game play (60 minutes max at 1080p) Capture photo (up to 4k) Custom wallpaper (new feature) Voice command 3 USB port (2 front, 1 back) Support Netflix, Hulu and more Innovative Cons: No 4K blue ray drive Cannot store video, music or photos on system Media player does support all video file Noisy fan Unable to disable DS4 bar light No account share with friends

I had previously owned the OG Launch Unit PS4 which I got from Amazon on Nov 15th of 2013. I was impressed with everything the PS4 offered back then. This year however Sony has decided to release a supercharged variant of the PS4 and it's called the Pro. My impressions of the PS4 Pro #11 days of usage: Console & Controller -Excellent Build Quality when compared to the OG PS4. The added weight to the PS4 Pro(due to the 2x GPU of PS4 and the higher clocked CPU) makes the device pretty sturdy. -The lightbar on the console's eject disc/power button adds to the overal look of the unit and it's stunning. The power and eject buttons are actual physical buttons this time around. So those of you who were facing accidental eject/rest mode on the PS4 console, you can bid goodbye to that. -The Dualshock4 controller gets a minor face lift in the form of a light from the lightbar also showing up on the touch pad. Other than this addition, it's very same comfy DualShock4 that we've all been used to. -The rear end of the console has a USB port(which I doubt I'd ever make use of it, while on the front end of the unit, we've got the traditional 2 USB3.0 ports both next to each other, providing more convenience when it comes to charging multiple controllers. -The aux cable/ethernet port/hdmi port/camera port are all in there too in the rear end of the unit. -Swapping Harddrives is now even more efficient and a quicker process on the Pro. While it took me around 10 minutes to shimmy the top unit of the OG PS4 to remove harddrive, it only took me about 6-8minutes(approx measurement with a clock) to remove the hdd flap in the back of the unit and swap the 1TB with a bigger 2tb HDD. -Restoring just over a terabyte of data from a backed up external HDD onto the PS4 Pro took around 5-6hrs. Performance/Resolution Boost -So with the beefed up GPU and higher clocked CPU, does this help newly released games benefit from the upgraded hardware? The answer is a resounding YES. I picked up TitanFall 2 for the Pro, previously I had tried out TF2 on OG PS4 in it's beta version and it looked fine(tad bit blurrier since it was 900p native resolution upscaled to 1080p with a dynamic resolution scaler being enforced even in it's SP campaign on base PS4). When i started TF2 on PS4 Pro, the boost to IQ was apparent. My gaming setup is 'console hooked to a 1080p Optoma HD141x Gaming Projector' and I've been playing games this way for the past two years. As soon as I started with TF2's campaign, the boost to resolution(runs at native 1440p on PS4 Pro) is night and day and no this is not an exaggeration. So what this 1440p resolution does on a 1080p screen is, it downsamples the image which results in bullshot imagery. For those who haven't come across what Bullshot means, it's a term that's commonly used when video game marketing material puts out jaw dropping images but the games themselves don't appear to look anywhere as sharp and crisp as how it's on marketing material. So this 1080p supersampled image gives you crisp and sharpest IQ, couple this with rock solid 60fps. -Next up I had also picked up Rise of the Tomb Raider as the game comes with three game modes to enhance the experience while playing on the PS4 Pro. Enriched Visuals mode(which adds greater amount of tesselation, greater level of detail, and improved draw distances and texture streaming which reduces LOD pop ups when going from one to another), 4K mode which plays ROTR in stunning 4K native resolution achieved through a smart rendering technique called Checkerboard rendering and a Higher Frame Rate Mode( which hits 60fps in less demanding areas and around 45fps during heavy demanding environments. The enriched mode and the 4K mode are the modes to go for. While 4K mode on a native 1080p completely eliminates any aliasing/shimmering effects on certain objects providing the most cleanest bullshot type visuals, the enriched mode is the one I've been playing since day one. The higher frame rate is fantastic too, but I tend to sway towards better visuals over higher frame rate for SP driven games in third person genre. Fan Noise/Heating? -11 days and the console continues to run dead silent and no heating related issue so far. If at all anything my projector is the one that's sounding like a jet engine and not the other way around this time, thanks to the PS4 Pro. Missed Opportunity - With true 4K gaming at an affordable price range, I find it a missed marketing opportunity for Sony by not including the 4K BD player in it. I get people aren't exactly buying a whole of lot of 4K Blu Ray movies these days thanks to 4K streaming services, but every now and then people do love to go and purchase 4K movies. Just having the 4K BD movie player capability could've helped Sony to better market their product as the Pro is genuinely an enhanced/improved hardware interms of raw tech specs, to enhance your PS4 gaming experience. So who is this PS4 Pro for? -If you're a loyal PS gamer like me, then upgrading to PS4 Pro is a no brainer, new console, better performance, better IQ. If you just bought the base PS4 or have been owning the base PS4 for sometime, unless you own a 4K or don't see the need to get better resolution/frame rates in games, then you're totally fine with owning the base PS4. Don't get me wrong, the base PS4 still is pretty powerful compared to Xbox One Slim, let alone the OG Xbox One. We've already seen what the OG PS4 is capable of from running almost every game at 1080p native or better resolution and frame rates when compared to Xbox One. Last point, the PS4 Pro comes with an additional 1gig of custom RAM to help improve efficiency in handling background tasks/ switching between game and UI interactions and I am not sure if my eyes are playing with me, but I am able to see subtle improvements to navigating in the PS4's UI on the Pro.