NiOh PS4 Pro vs PS4 Pro 1080p Screenshot Comparison: A Very Visible Difference and Lots of Options

Koei Tecmo definitely pulled all the stops to give players a lot of options to enjoy NiOh with their favorite balance between visuals and frame rate, on both PS4 and PS4 Pro.

[Rimeskeem]

It's mainly the anti-aliasing and some lighting effects that are changed (look at the bow string to see the differences)

[nitus10]

You are right but if you just have a PS4 you won't notice that much of a difference unless you have the screens side by side. Let's put it this way who enjoys the scenery when you have a tengu yokai trying it's best to send you to your maker?

In many ways, the action is like Bloodborne** except there is allot more strategy (eg Stances and Kai recovery) and you can slice limbs off, were as in Bloodborne you do get allot of blood with a visceral attack but no gore.

Note**: This is not condemning Bloodborne since it is one of my favorite games but in Australia, Bloodborne has a classification of MA15+ whereas games like The Witcher 3 have an R18 rating although to be fair TW3 does have sex as well as gore.

NiOh is one game I definitely will be getting along with Gravity Rush 2, Nier Automata, possibly Horizon Zero Dawn and Persona 5. Damn! that is a lot of games and I do like to take my time with RPG's.

[kevnb]

If you are the kind of gamer who bought a ps4 pro you will notice the difference.

[mikeslemonade]

The best way to play this game is action mode on PS4 Pro. PS Poor feeling the pain lol

[bouzebbal]

yes, action mode on Pro is the one i chose for the latest demo.
cool pro is getting attention!

[emad-E-three]

My god Am I the only one confused with title?
"NiOh PS4 Pro vs PS4 Pro 1080p Screenshot Comparison: A Very Visible Difference and Lots of Options"

[k2d]

Honestly, I did not notice the aliasing on the bow string in game.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Nioh is looking quite good.

[Gazondaily]

It looks like a PS3 game to me. Visually it's not all that at all although that's not really the appeal of this game.

Might just be the bits I played in the demo...maybe it gets better later on. Admittedly I didn't go far.

Tutorial plus fighting revenant in the forest.

[Abriael]

I don't think you have a very clear idea of how games looked on PS3

[Gazondaily]

Do you think it's a visually stunning title? Or should I say 'glorious'?

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

considering how great Gow3, Ascencion, Uncharted 3, TLoU, Beyond 2 souls, and other late PS3 games looked that should be a compliment

[Andreas-Sword]

NioH will be the best Samurai Action game on the PS4!

[SamPao]

you got destroyed by the enemies. admit it. lol

[Gazondaily]

I got merked by the revenantS.

Combat was decent but just didn't really care for the setting and style etc.

[Realms]

Septic if this game doesn't appeal to you visually with it's gameplay or depth why are you wasting your time to share-ring your thoughts on it? SMH oh right you like to troll Sony articles.

[Gazondaily]

Please cry some more.

[Liqu1d]

You said it looks like a PS2 game in the N4G community, can you be more consistent in your trolling. Only doing the tutorial and fighting a few revenants is like 1% of the demo, try actually playing it.

[Razzer]

The game isn't for me either after playing the demo. Having said that.....no way it looks like a PS3 game.

[JohnWayne_]

Hey sceptic I think it still looks better then that scalebound game you always bragged about, hahaha everyone here knows what and who you are. Any chance you have an opportunity to bash a Sony exclusive you do your best, lowlife trash is what you are.

[sullynathan]

yeah, the game looks washed out as fuck, even worse on video

[Gazondaily]

Yeah visuals aren't great but that's obviously not the focus here. There is good depth in the combat but this one isn't for me I don't think.

[Bigpappy]

Well the ground has good detail, but the character model and the environment look a bit flat and not as vibrant as I would expect on the pro. That's just judging from the photos shown here. I may be need to see it in action.

[trooper_]

You need to get your eyes checked.

[tyasia0]

Wow Septic you say a lot of stuff I disagree with but this one really takes the cake. The game looks fantastic on both systems, not only that it's a step up graphically from Dark Souls 3 imho and no one complained about how that looked.

I generally don't consider you a blatant troll just an Xbox booster but seriously are you just trolling or what?

[PurpHerbison]

Playing the newest demo right now and I can confirm, it definitely looks like a late gen PS3 game that got upscaled and rereleased on PS4. This is definitely a gameplay > graphics type of game.

[XtreemGamer]

well its still looks much better than anything on the crapbox 720p lol

[senorfartcushion]

WOW SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DIFFERENT!!!!

SOOOOOOOO WORTH THAT EXTRA 400 DOLLARS!!!!!!!!

[DashArrivals]

It's funny because the amount of difference between Scorpio and PS4pro will be just as negligible.

The biggest difference is HDR to non HDR. Coming from someone that has a 75" UHD HDR 4k beast of a TV. HDR is the main thing and the biggest difference.

Scorpio is not going to sell well. People just don't need it. Hardcore Xbox fans will buy, but that will be it. It will just be a premium option. Just like the PS4pro is a premium option also. To think that the Scorpio will be the answer to Xbox One's woes is foolish.

[senorfartcushion]

I hate them both.

[BizarroUltraman]

Dude you guys gotta stop bringing up Scorpio or just Xbox in general on unrelated topic. Who before you in the thread mentions Xbox?

Even the person your replying to never says the words.

[OrbitingTheOrb]

The only reason to bring this up would be if you're a Sony fan boy, and you're already starting to feel insecure about the fact that your time in owning the more powerful console is limited.
The full specs of the Scorpio havent been revealed. The difference could be well more than negligible. Keep telling yourself what you need to though.

[Abriael]

Extra 400 dollars? Didn't know the PS4 Pro costed $650. The things you learn...

[Lon3wolf]

He meant spending the $400 on a pro to upgrade from the standard PS4 , albeit in an odd way.

[senorfartcushion]

I meant spending the $400 on a pro to upgrade from the standard PS4 , albeit in an odd way.

[BizarroUltraman]

That would be the price of the PS4 Pro $399.

[ziggurcat]

Being able to play this at a locked 60fps @ 1080p is worth every penny I spent on my Pro, thanks.

[senorfartcushion]

Then you got ripped off.

Yay corpoerations making ridiculous amounts of money from "smart" people(!)

[ziggurcat]

It's not your place to decide whether someone has been ripped off.

And since when are you the authority in how people spend their money?

[Nyxus]

If you don't think it's worth it, then just don't buy the Pro. What's the problem?

[senorfartcushion]

I'm not buying it. I WILL, however, continue badmouthing it as it is very manipulative and it even shows a bad business decision.

[Zarock]

Why are the mods not flagging this comment and banning this troll yet? They must be sleeping.

[senorfartcushion]

Because I'm being truthful.

I am not doing "the T word." I am criticising a product that i believe to be a bad business decision and something that is made to take advantage of a memetic trend i.e. thinking shinier is "better."

How else is someone supposed to write sarcasm?

I do not like this product and thankfully, this site doesn't advertise so i should be allowed to criticise the product.

[riibhu]

Don't bother buddy N4G is the motherbase of all ps4 users, they can't take criticism of their console. But you can speak about other console to your heart's content they will fully support you there.

[senorfartcushion]

*Sobs*

I write a post

Reply: FANBOY!!!!

I reply: i have both, look at my profile pict...

Reply: FANBOY!!!

I reply: no, i ha...

Reply: Then you just favour your xbox over your ps4

I reply:.....what!?

[Aenea]

I only paid an extra 200 tho when I gave them my PS4....

[senorfartcushion]

You can buy so many other, more useful things for that.

I once knew a person who bought a car for that.

[Nathan_Hale53]

200 for a POS car? Not worth it to the general consensus. Worth is determined by the individual. So, why not let them buy what they want?

[CP_Company]

what? so if you have PS4,the upgrade cost you maybe 200$? because you will sell yours PS4,no? :D of course it worth it,every game is going to run smoother and more stable and with better graphics+1Tb+Hdr+better wi-fi,no brainer here.

[senorfartcushion]

An ssd already helps with load times and storage.

Better wifi is an odd excuse, yes the downloads aren't as fast as Xbox's due to the ghz filtered through but it is still fast.

And as far as graphics are concerned, 1000 games out for the console, only about 50 are improved and not even in dramatic ways. Shadow of Mordor is said to be the most dramatic and that is old. The ps5 will also be coming in 2018/19.

[Cryptcuzz]

Why don't you sell or trade or existing PS4? That's if you even have one. Whether you do or don't, it don't matter to me. Just one is more sad than the other for someone who is on a crusade to get as many people not to buy the pro.

"I'm not buying it. I WILL, however, continue badmouthing it as it is very manipulative and it even shows a bad business decision"

How is manipulative for a corporation to provide essentially a different SKU of the same product, in this case the PS4?

Both play the same games, but for those who invest into 4k displays or just want a better visuals and higher / stable framerates can buy or upgrade to the pro version. It really isn't that hard to understand and you yourself probably have been apart of this trend in many products that you buy.

"Even shows bad business decision"
Do you own stocks in the company? Then why do you care?

Is it selling poorly? Quite the opposite.

Do you speak for gamers as a whole by possibly insinuating that its taking console gaming in a bad direction? If so, you're doing it wrong.

All games are the same amongst the PS4 and PS4 Pro. No exclusive games, no exclusive content to force others into upgrading to the PS4 pro.

It is simply an option for PS4 owners / future PS4 owners on which one they would like to buy. It is not rocket science as to what the PS4 pro provides over the PS4.

It is clear as day and no amount of your time wasted on your crusade will change a thing when one is ultimately going to make the decision onto buying / staying on the PS4, or upgrading / buy the PS4 Pro.

[senorfartcushion]

I'm simply saying what i think of it and if i was Sony, i wouldn't release it because now the other companies such as Nintendo (with The Switch) and Xbox (with the Scorpio) know exactly WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN LAUNCHING THEIRS.

Really just give me what your idea of the impact has been?

This hasn't blown up, devs complain, a lot of games are having more problems than before, the PS5 will be tossed out no later than 2019, you can't apply the graphical changes to a multiplayer game because you'll be splitting the fanbase and out of the 1000+ games we have now for the console, only about 50 are "improved" (after they break and are fixed, that is)

So how is this a good thing?

P.s. look at my profile pic. I have every console.

[Ravenor]

@SenorFartCushion

If you can't see you're being overly emotional about this I don't know what to tell you. I sold my original PS4 and purchased the Pro. Along with a 4KTV I've been more than happy with the whole thing, I understand you feel I've been manipulated; going to the Bestbuy looking at TV's noting how much sharper 4k looked and deciding I would buy a console that fit my needs. No it doesn't run many games at 4k natively, but the checkerboarding technique used in some games is very close to a native 4k image on my PC monitor. That to me was impressive on it's own, so I made the decision to buy.

50 games are improved? It's the end of January, the Pro was released in mid November. Diablo 3 even got Pro Support at this point, it runs at native 4k even. 50 games is a great number for a new piece of tech to be supported, especially when this is a new idea for games. I'll reserve my overall judgment on the Pro when the dust has settled and we can look back on the PS4 as a whole.

Change your diapers.

[Kurdishcurse]

something tells me youre bad and/or insecure about money management. and no, you are not truthful. you are emotionally spiteful at best. piss off with your psuedo intelligence.

[gbsrnctaln]

Somebody cant afford a pro.

#jelly #lol

[Nathan_Hale53]

$400 isn't really that much money. If you traded your PS4 for a Pro, then it would be less. Don't see the issue with it.

[BlackOni]

If you sold your old ps4 for the pro it most certainly wouldn't be an extra $400. (that's what I did, only spent about $60 to upgrade)

[guyman]

At least we'll ps4 owners will get this game, reason enough to own a ps4/pro.

Mmmmm, the tears are beautiful

[UCForce]

You push your emotional way too far.

[Aenea]

"you can't apply the graphical changes to a multiplayer game because you'll be splitting the fanbase"

Nonsense, they can and have done so, look at Battlefield 1 or COD: IW, COD: MW, COD: BLOPS3 or Titanfall 2...

Don't get why people still think this, the only thing that was ever mentioned was that there should be no change in the max frame rate, so not changing a locked 30 fps game to 60 fps in a multiplayer mode and even then it was totally up to the devs anyways.

Also that games are running worse is another one of those stupid things that isn't true anymore, some had some issues where they chose the wrong thing to do which resulted in a few drops per second more than the base PS4 version, as far as I know all those that had those sorta issues have been patched again...

I don't get your crusade, it's silly, it actually gives benefits to the owners, I'm glad I bought it.

[metalgod88]

I really don't see any difference at all. I would expect the aliasing to be cleaned up, given a sharper image, or softer tones(HDR), but I'm not seeing any of that. Graphics aside, the game is awesome and I'm really looking forward to this one.

[starchild]

The differences will be much more apparent in person. Better image quality and better framerates don't show up easily or at all in screenshots. The IQ does, but it may not appear that drastic to some people.

[captainexplosion]

Do games automatically know you are playing on a Pro, or is there a setting? If I did a wired transfer and took everything off my regular PS4 and put it on my Pro will the setting in the Pro think its a regular PS4 (for instance, I never had to re-set up my PSVR when I did transferred to PRO so I don't know if the PSVR is set to work with Pro).

[Wallstreet37]

On COD Infinite for instance its automatic. The difference between COD on Og ps4 and Pro is remarkable. But on games like Nioh you have settings you change on your own. It depends on the game and what features the devs implemented on the pro side.

[captainexplosion]

Ok. Thank you.

[Wallstreet37]

Captain....

Your welcome.

[PFFT]

The game looks great no matter where you play it. Cant wait for the release!!!!

[KakashiHotake]

I'm sorry but if you already have a PS4 there is no reason to get the Pro. These little subtle differences isn't worth the extra cash. Seriously you really have to squint and look long and hard for differences that you wouldn't even notice unless you were playing the same game on 2 different screens side by side and even then. May as well wait for PS5.

[Wallstreet37]

Same thing they said about the Xbox one versus ps4 in terms of resolution lol I didn't know how bad it was until I bought the bf1 xboxone bundle and said wtf. I had played bf1 on ps4 prior to getting the S and oh my what a difference it makes. Speak for yourself but games like COD on pro and Ratchet, the difference is really noticeable.

[KakashiHotake]

This was actually a good point. Thanks

[Wallstreet37]

Kaka...

No problem. Speaking honestly some resolution bumps in games and performance bumps make a big difference.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Dude I have the pro and actually looking at games on a 4K tv with hdr enabled and not screenshots on a website with no hdr and half the resolution shows the difference that the pro brings. Is a pro worth it if you just have a 1080p no I would say it's not but def if you have a 4K Tv especially with hdr

[starchild]

I don't agree. To see IQ, graphical or framerate improvements in all my games going forward was well worth the extra $200 I paid after selling my original PS4.

I easily notice the difference.

[Ravenor]

Differences are very apparent in motion on a 1080p or 4k display. It's also important to note that a drop from 900p to 720p is extremely apparent in motion wouldn't you think the same would apply to 900p/1080p vs 1440p?

I understand you don't think it's worthwhile, which is fine. M.2/PCIE 4x Drives are very expensive, and the applications for them limited when it comes to games. I wouldn't purchase one and would rather wait...That doesn't mean I'm going to go into articles telling people they're wrong for wanting the extra speed.

Different needs, different expectations, different incomes.

[Realms]

I don't think too many people have seen what the Pro can do yet, I played a demo of Horizon on a 4K HDR TV running on a Pro and it looked awesome, so again not many people have seen what the Pro can do. If you have a 4K HDR TV it's definitely worth it if not then maybe not, to each their own but there are benefits even if you don't own a 4K TV mainly better performance on the Pro.

[StrawberryDiesel420]

This is the reason I personally grabbed one when Amazon had them on sale for $360, not to mention I had a $50 gift card so that sealed the deal even though I don't have a 4K TV. Huge performance upgrades in games like The Last Guardian, Battlefield 1, Killing Floor 2, Infinite Warfare, Modern Warfare Remaster, Black Ops 3, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Infamous Second Son, Titan Fall 2 and now Nioh. The games just look crisper and frame rates are vastly improved and/or stabilized over the base PS4. I much prefer an almost rock solid 60FPS at 1080p then 30FPS at 4K so this was a great purchase for me personally.

[starchild]

Yeah, I agree with every point you made.

[SynestheticRoar]

Damn this lòoks good.

[Blackcanary]

Is this game anything like Onimusha?

[starchild]

Yeah, in some ways. The atmosphere is similar and the Oni you fight in both games was inspired by Japanese mythology. But Nioh is more challenging and demanding in terms of its combat.

I would still love to see a return of Onimusha, but Nioh is something special. It has the depth and challenge of the Souls games, but the more evocative, for me at least, feudal Japan setting.

[Tokasmke]

And don't forget the cutting off limbs part

[JackieDrunken]

Onimusha, Tenchu, and Souls series. But it's also its own thing with its fighting stances and Ki system. Really cool game. All the different equipment and weapons are awesome. Tough game but stick with it and you'll get the hang of it. Definitely highly recommend you check it out.

[PFFT]

Make sure to try out the Last demo before it ends. The game is AMAZING! I fell in love with this game ever since i played the Alpha and let me tell you although the controls were clunky the game was much more of a challenge NOT that the game isnt difficult as it is right now BUT the game had weapon and armor degradation which was replaced with a new mechanism called Familiarity. But anyways do yourself a favor and download the demo to this great and amazing game.

[ironmonkey]

I still have my launch ps4 and I am very happy with it and will enjoy another amazing exclusive. It's gonna be another long and satisfying rpg. Can't wait.

[Master of Unlocking]

I can't say I see a whole lot of differences between the PS4 and PS4 Pro versions with sub-par graphics like these. For a PS4-exclusive game, wow, it looks like an up-resd PS2 game, or early PS3 game at most. That's a new low for made in Japan games, which have been bearing the evidence that japanese devs just can't keep up with western devs for quite some time. They really need to spruce things up in the technical department, even if they have great ideas as far as gameplay and script are concerned.

[aConIsDemocracy]

Not worth it. The ps4 pro should have been the ps4 and play all games 1080p and 60fps. What we have now is a 1080 machine that doesn't hit 1080p and 60fps and a 4k machine that isn't really 4k.

[StrawberryDiesel420]

As opposed to what MS released with the Xbone? Which had worse specs and was announced at a price point that was $100 more than its competition?

[Liqu1d]

NiOh on the PS4 Pro can run at 1080p 60fps or native 4k.

[GoldPunch-TR]

Omg huge difference looks like from PS5. Cong. PS4 Pro

[Inzo]

Maybe its just me but I really dont see that big of a difference between the two and unless you are playing this on the pro with a 4k tv I dont think you will se any difference other than some lighting and HDR and maybe some texture.

[sullynathan]

the ps4 version on action mode looks so washed out

[NickAwesome]

I'm not impressed, either way the game looks good on the standard ps4 as well

[JackieDrunken]

If ya have a PS4 pro play it on that obviously. But like you said looks good either way. And more importantly game kicks ass regardless what you have!

[JackieDrunken]

Going to be bad ass regardless what you're playing it on! Just beat the demo! Very hard but so awesome! Not as solid or refined as the Soul series in my opinion but really enjoy it. Definitely reminds me of some games I loved playing on my PS1 and PS2 like Tenchu and Onimusha. Love the different fighting stances and the way Ki works. Can't wait for the game to come out.

[Cohagen420]

If you sell your launch PS4 on anything besides Gamestop, you'll find that the PS4 Pro isn't really expensive at all.

[pyroxxx]

Looks pretty damn good,.. Think it is at 1080p 60 on action on pro,.. (remembering how damn blurry it was on PS4 on action) Now it is basically crisp as all hell,..) Also did not know you can basically have Souls/bloodborne like control scheme,.. (maybe it was in the beta?) Now the game is basically perfect.
Love how thick the atmosphere is. The Ship boss is just a regular yokai realm in the demo,.. damn,.. for someone that has beaten him 30 times,.. he sure is giving me trouble atm. OK,.. was guarding the key,.. makes sense.

[XStation4pio_Pro]

Pro ftw. Everything just looks sharper. Even stuff that's upscaled looks better on pro.

[Nexus530]

Yet again. Not enough difference to care. And yes I have a pro

[opinionated]

Got my 3rd DLC! I'm ready for the game! Give it to me!

[holdmyown83]

I kept seeing a line down the middle of the screen which made it look like it was two resolutions on screen at least once.

[Donnie81]

Both look pretty nice! Pro owners and vanilla ps4 are in for a treat. Loved all the demos!

[Tankbusta40]

Don't care, the beta was fine on my old ps4 and I will never buy a mid generation console

[NapalmSanctuary]

Been playing the demo all weekend and I f***ing love this game.