Sony announced the newest member of their console family at today’s PlayStation Meeting, and it’s called the PlayStation 4 Pro.
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After Microsoft announced the Xbox One S and Project Scorpio this summer at E3, gamers have been waiting anxiously for Sony’s response.
Sony has officially announced that the new PlayStation 4 Pro will be available for buying on 10th November and priced at $399 or approximately Rs 26,531. However, while the console may be more powerful, the device formerly known as PlayStation Neo is noticeably without a few upgrades many gamers assumed would come standard. Pro model is said to improve the performance two fold which will allow it to process higher 4K resolutions in gaming. However, news site Business Insider is reporting that the PS4 Pro does not support playback of 4K Blu-ray discs, unlike the new Xbox One S. “All games will run in 1080p resolution, and some will even run in a higher or more stable framerate”. This, then, would be the solitary advantage of the Pro model that does not require investment in a 4K television, and/or a television that supports HDR. Sony’s upcoming PSVR virtual reality headset, meanwhile, will apparently see double the visual detail on PS4 Pro.
We’re not sure it is quite as attractive as the Xbox One S – physical or in feature set – but it’s a reasonably low-cost way to get into the PlayStation ecosystem. Sony bet on Blu-ray, Microsoft bet on HD-DVD, and HD-DVD lost. The system will offer support for 4K video streaming services from Netflix and YouTube to start, but unlike the Xbox One S, it won’t play UHD Blu-ray disks, which I think is a bit of a misstep. A future software update will add support for HDR content later this year. If you want a PS4 and are not swayed by the magical graphics capabilities of its Pro stablemate, you can’t go far wrong.
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Horizon Zero Dawn is out in February 2017 and it will be available exclusively for the PS4 and PS4 Pro.
