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Is a PS4 Pro worth $399 in 2019?
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I wouldn't buy a PS4 Pro or a One X for what they're asking at this late stage of the gen. Unless you can pick it up for an insane deal, just wait it out. It's not worth losing a $100-$200 or more just for slightly more detail or added resolution/smoothness, when the new consoles are around the corner.
Then again, you might be able to pick one up second hand or new on Craigslist or Gumtree for a great deal. I actually picked mine up at launch for £300 from someone on Gumtree, which was £50 less than retail on day one back in 2016.
Then again, you might be able to pick one up second hand or new on Craigslist or Gumtree for a great deal. I actually picked mine up at launch for £300 from someone on Gumtree, which was £50 less than retail on day one back in 2016.
Base PS4 for the exclusives and the X for everything else is the way to go. I say that as a Pro owner with a 4k TV, it wasn't worth it.
Eh? How are you meant to play Spiderman, Horizon, GoW etc on an X? Because those are the exclusives that benefit from the Pro spec bump.
Not for the 2 games he just bought as those are either as good (RE2R) even better (KH3) on Pro.
It depends.
If u have a 4k TV and want to play Sony games to there best you need a pro.
I would feel like I'm not doing sony's games justice by playing them at 1080p on my 4k TV.
But $399 does seem a lot when PS5 will be out soon.
If you can get $250 for your pro when PS5 comes out you paid $150 to rent a pro and you will have $250 to go towards a PS5 which will ease the burden.
I spent £300 for my Pro.
I will probably sell it soon after the PS5 is announced, or I may sell it Jan 2020 if we hear nothing between now and then. I hope I get £200 for it. Will certainly help getting a PS5.
If u have a 4k TV and want to play Sony games to there best you need a pro.
I would feel like I'm not doing sony's games justice by playing them at 1080p on my 4k TV.
But $399 does seem a lot when PS5 will be out soon.
If you can get $250 for your pro when PS5 comes out you paid $150 to rent a pro and you will have $250 to go towards a PS5 which will ease the burden.
I spent £300 for my Pro.
I will probably sell it soon after the PS5 is announced, or I may sell it Jan 2020 if we hear nothing between now and then. I hope I get £200 for it. Will certainly help getting a PS5.
Remake2 has improvements on the 1X version.
And KH3 situation could change with updates.
Absolutely not.
I love mine, but I got it close to launch.
Couldn't recommend it to anyone at that price today.
I love mine, but I got it close to launch.
Couldn't recommend it to anyone at that price today.
I bought mine launch week from target for 360 and sold my ps4 for 200 with some older games I didn't play and I don't regret it at all. Love the 4k hdr support especially in games like horizon although wish I had psvr v2 to go with it as psvr v1 is annoying to deal with having a 4k hdr tv attached.
this should be the color scheme for Ps5I firmly believe the 500 Million edition is worth every penny MSRP - and when it's obsolete, I'm fairly sure i'll be able to resell it for close to what I paid for it since it's so limited. Plus, the 2TB drive makes all the difference.
What I meant is that if you're going to spend $400-$500 for one of the mid generation console, you'd get more of a benefit out of a Xbox One X due to Multiplatform games being available and running better on the X. And access to Game Pass. I own a PS4 Pro, but knowing what I know now from ownership, I'd advise PS4 OG/Slim owners to skip it and opt for an Xbox One X if they are really itching for resolution/frame rate bumps. Spiderman, Horizon, and God of War all perform well enough compared to the Pro's performance for it to not be worth it, imo.
nah but the exclusives on PS4 are really fire if you like those games so there is that sony premium and the ps4 pro rarely goes on sale. I was pretty surprised how the only deal during black friday was for the PS4 Pro RDR 2 bundle which I think only dipped to $379 or so at a few places, almost everywhere during the holidays just sold it for msrp
meanwhile you can go buy an xbox one X with fallout 76 and like a bundled controller and some other stuff for $399 at costco today lol
meanwhile you can go buy an xbox one X with fallout 76 and like a bundled controller and some other stuff for $399 at costco today lol
Would have created such a thread by myself if I had kept my PlayStation 4 Pro.
After a crash caused by the PlayStation Store, my whole system said goodybe. It rebooted without problems but games saved on the HD crashed frequently since that crash. I thought, maybe this is it after 3 years. I ordered a PlayStation 4 Pro, but I was curious enough to see if I can do something for my old system. And yet, finding a solution was so simple. The "Rebuild Database" Option fixed every problem. But it was to late to cancel my PlayStation 4 Pro Order. Had to send it back after it arrived at my home.
I was able to test the one my girlfriend bought a while back and I played the One Shot Demo of the Resident Evil 2 Remake. And I asked myself, is this really worth 400 Euros if your current PlayStation works well again? Came to the conclusion, it's not worth 400 Euros and I still think the pricetag is hefty. The pro unfortunately isn't able to play UHD Blu-ray Discs and it is still not able to play simple Audio-Discs.
With the PlayStation 5 on the horizon, I think's the Pro Upgrade isn't worth it.
After a crash caused by the PlayStation Store, my whole system said goodybe. It rebooted without problems but games saved on the HD crashed frequently since that crash. I thought, maybe this is it after 3 years. I ordered a PlayStation 4 Pro, but I was curious enough to see if I can do something for my old system. And yet, finding a solution was so simple. The "Rebuild Database" Option fixed every problem. But it was to late to cancel my PlayStation 4 Pro Order. Had to send it back after it arrived at my home.
I was able to test the one my girlfriend bought a while back and I played the One Shot Demo of the Resident Evil 2 Remake. And I asked myself, is this really worth 400 Euros if your current PlayStation works well again? Came to the conclusion, it's not worth 400 Euros and I still think the pricetag is hefty. The pro unfortunately isn't able to play UHD Blu-ray Discs and it is still not able to play simple Audio-Discs.
With the PlayStation 5 on the horizon, I think's the Pro Upgrade isn't worth it.
after owning one for awhile now, I would say
If you already own one..........no.....not worth it at all
If you don't own one......sure, why not.
However the bundles you can get for a base PS4 at times are insane compared to a Pro that makes it not really worth it. It's probably the weakest value for a console atm.
If you already own one..........no.....not worth it at all
If you don't own one......sure, why not.
However the bundles you can get for a base PS4 at times are insane compared to a Pro that makes it not really worth it. It's probably the weakest value for a console atm.
Actually, people think Sony will release an 8 TF with 12 GB of RAM PS5 this year.
I wouldn't buy either right noe but upgrading from a S to X is a much better proposition than PS4 to Pro.
Whilst true (depending partly on how much you'll be playing exclusives vs multiplatform titles, and which platforms exclusives appeal to you most), the X is also more expensive than the Pro, thus you potentially stand to lose more money on it going into next gen.
No... PS5 would be 8-10tflops with 16gb of ram and 1tb hard drive *IF* it was this Winter.*
*It won't be this Winter but Winter 2020 and I expect the same specs with maybe the GPU being 10-12tflops instead.
Yeah... this is making me think PS5 might not be coming as soon as I thought.
At the moment PS4 Pro is still a great buy for anyone who doesn't have a PS4 yet, but anyone who already has a base PS4 should just wait and keep the money for PS5 even if it's going to take a while. Just enjoy the great games while you wait.