I’m pretty sure that by now, we all know Sony are bringing out a powerful 4K ready console called the PS4 Pro.
The PS4 Pro can run at smoother frame rates, make the most of extra graphical details, and butter toast (one of those was a lie).
One awesome feature is that a number of already-released games will support PS4 Pro compatible visual enhancements through updates, while others will come with enhancements out of the box.
It’s not clear how every single game will benefit from these upgrades right now, but below are the technical details for a few confirmed games, courtesy of lead architect Mark Cerny.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
PS4 Pro with a 1080p display:
Super sampling anti-aliasing.
Paragon
PS4 Pro with a 1080p display:
Enhanced visual effects, procedural ground cover, higher scene complexity, greater texture fidelity, and dynamic reflections.
The Witness
PS4 Pro with a 4K display:
1440p resolution or possibly higher upscaled to 4K with a consistent 60 FPS. Text, menus, and other UI will be set at native 4K.
PS4 Pro with a 1080p display:
1080p resolution instead of 900p and increased antialiasing quality from 2x to 4x MSAA, while keeping a solid 60 FPS.
There are plenty more PS4 Pro compatible games to come of course. You can find a list of them just below, though it’s not yet clear exactly how they’ll differ from their standard PS4 counterparts.
- Battlefield 1
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
- Days Gone
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- Dishonored 2
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
- Farpoint (PlayStation VR)
- FIFA 17
- Final Fantasy XV
- For Honor
- Ghost Recon: Wildlands
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Infamous: First Light
- Killing Floor 2
- The Last of Us: Remastered
- Mass Effect: Andromeda
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Paragon
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Spider-Man
- Steep
- Titanfall 2
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Watch Dogs 2
The PlayStation 4 Pro launches November 10 for £349, while the PS4 Slim comes September 15 and costs £249.
Ewan Moore is a journalist at UNILAD Gaming who still quite hasn’t gotten out of his mid 00’s emo phase. After graduating from the University of Portsmouth in 2015 with a BA in Journalism & Media Studies (thanks for asking), he went on to do some freelance words for various places, including Kotaku, Den of Geek, and TheSixthAxis, before landing a full time gig at UNILAD in 2016.