Alex S. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "The PlayStation 4 Pro, was it worth it? Now that the PlayStation 5 has been released and Sony has reportedly begun discontinuing all but the base PS4 (Slim) model, we felt like it would be a good time to look back at the legacy of Sony’s premium PS4 system and answer the question we asked ourselves way back near its launch."
Another leaker has claimed that a PSP/PS Vita style PlayStation handheld is in the works, and it'll supposedly support PS4 games.
It would be a niche product like Portal. Not bad, but not mainstream. It's legacy PS4 right?
If you had every PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP and PSV game then sure but I mean if it's just the PS4 why not just get a Steam Deck?
You might be correct, but it depends on the price point. Also, most PC gamers wait years for Sony releases, so it might be better just to get the PS4 handheld.
If it supports your library, some people own more ps4 games than steam games. I know I do.
I still play my vita. The oled screen was too good for it's time. I obviously had to home brew it but playing my old snes/ps1 games on it is so good.
How many people will buy this at launch? As a Vita owner, I'd definitely hold back after how Sony's support for that turned out.
Also, PSP played near PS2 quality games, PS Vita played near PS3 quality games, shouldn't the next Playstation handheld be aiming for near PS5 quality?
the sadest thing on vita support for me was the removal of Close? The app that let you see local players and what they were playing. i made friends back in the day for co op that way lol.
I think it was privacy breaching? such a shame.
Vita had so much promise, I wonder what it would have taken for Sony to have been more supportive. GTA: San Andreas Stories would have probably brought more sales alone, if they could have gotten that. I was disappointed we never really got anything on the same level as Killzone: Mercenary after that game, which looked amazing running on the Killzone 3 engine. Would have loved to see new entries of PS IP like Infamous, God of War etc, Sony really dropped the ball and using proprietary memory cards that were ridiculously priced didn't help, if they were smart, they'd have sold them cheaper since they were mainly being used to store stuff people were paying for in their store anyway, lol.
Ghost of Tsushima has released on Steam, so we take a quick look at how it runs on the Steam Deck, and we are very pleased so far!
Gameranx had the chance to speak with the Creative Director behind the upcoming hero-based strategy game Capes ahead of its release.
"So what’s the verdict? Was the PlayStation 4 Pro worth it? Honestly, unless you’re the kind of person who always wants to be on the cutting edge and needed to play your PS4 games in 4K, then no, it never was – and now that it’s being discontinued to make room for the PlayStation 5, likely won’t be talked about much."
Uh yeah.....if you are not going to utilize newer tech then you probably shouldn't buy newer tech. And last gen is always talked about less and less than current gen. Quite the Captain Obvious conclusion there.
It was well worth it for me. I love new tech including seeing great graphics looking sharp vivid & clean on a tv screen. When I bought my first 50 inch Samsung 4k hdr tv back in early 2016 the games on the Pro displayed on the tv looked fab!
This is something that will vary greatly between people. From my anectodal experience there is those that found it to be a disappointment because it was often not 4K. Others though it was a worth upgrade, but nothing amazing. Meanwhile a third group found it to be the only PS4 version that was worth it given how much better games runned on it in comparison to the base model.
The psvr benefits are worth it to me.
Currently playing Robinson The Journey on my pro.
Of course it did. Any game looked better and it only cost 399.... if you got a 4k tv even better.