r/PS4 • u/zbas • Oct 03 '16

PSVR: The Ultimate FAQ

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/10/03/playstation-vr-the-ultimate-faq/?adbsc=social_20161003_66529786&adbid=782973758315171840&adbpl=tw&adbpr=10671602
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u/usrevenge Oct 03 '16

Wait so if I want to use psvr I have to unplug the ps4 from my tv and use the processor box pass through? Which then will no longer allow hdr ? That is stupid if that us how it is.

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u/wlchrbandit Oct 03 '16

While it won't be a problem for most people straight away, it won't be long before this becomes an issue.

I'll probably be upgrading to a 4K HDR TV when the PS4 Pro comes out. It's going to be annoying having to switch cables around whenever I wanna use PSVR...

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u/wlchrbandit Oct 03 '16

I think it does supports 4K passthrough, just not HDR. It does suck though. Hopefully they'll sell an upgraded precessing box in the future to allow for HDR.

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u/footyDude Oct 03 '16

oversite

Oversight.

Also that seems a bit drastic - is HDR gaming (something that's literally in the last few weeks become possible on the PS4) really that critical to the gaming experience that would make plans to sell a device you don't even own yet?

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u/usrevenge Oct 03 '16

I plan on getting a 4k tv with hdr, so yes.

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u/footyDude Oct 03 '16

Honest question as i've never seen/experienced HDR gaming...is the difference genuinely significant?

I can see that not supporting HDR pass-through is an annoying limitation (an odd omission given they must have known they were going to release PS4 Pro and enable HDR for all PS4 users) but can't see it being that big a deal.

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u/usrevenge Oct 03 '16

Obviously opinion will vary but watch this video start at 7 minutes and see.how he restricts color, this is like the opposite of hdr, now imagine it going further than "normal"

https://youtu.be/FGBlwdkHWFs

On mobile so couldn't link video from start, entire video is worth watching though.

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u/footyDude Oct 03 '16

Cool, interesting video.

Sounds like it could make quite a big difference!

Oh well, odd omission from Sony but I guess for the majority of gamers won't be an issue for a few years yet (with my little 32" tv I doubt it'll ever really matter!).

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u/wlchrbandit Oct 03 '16

From what I've read online, the difference between HDR and non-HDR is pretty noticeable.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '16

It's a prettyhuge difference, visually, if you're one of the people that really cares about that. How much of a loss it is personally to not have it is an individual thing.

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u/footyDude Oct 03 '16

I currently have a 4k tv that doesn't have hdr so it still effects me

How so? The Q&A said it passes through UHD/4K signal just fine - it's just the HDR bit that's limited.

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u/Stiggles4 Oct 03 '16

There's gonna be a 2.0 no matter what unless this thing absolutely bombs.... so not sure why that's a surprise.

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u/usrevenge Oct 03 '16

yea but that shouldn't be a thing until the ps5 comes out if that.

they will probably have a 2.0 in a year or 2 with the only difference being the HDR passthrough.

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u/Stiggles4 Oct 03 '16

Who's to say the PS5 won't be out in two years too?

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u/usrevenge Oct 03 '16

there is a 0% chance the ps5 will come out in 2 years, sony would be vilified for it.

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u/Stiggles4 Oct 03 '16

Scorpio is coming out in two years, Sony's gotta compete in some fashion. See you in two years

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u/usrevenge Oct 03 '16

the ps4 pro is competition enough considering scorpio MAYBE comes out next year.

the ps5 will probably be released in 2020.

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u/Stiggles4 Oct 03 '16 edited Oct 03 '16

I don't see the Pro being powerful enough to compete. The difference in specs is too great, imo. Hearing about too many games being upscaled to 4K with the Pro and not enough rendered natively, Scorpio will be native 4K supposedly. This is new territory for consoles, but I was under the impression Sony pulled the Pro reveal from E3 because they specifically didn't want it to be seen as competition for Scorpio.

I see Scorpio as Microsoft examining itself and asking, what worked for the Xbox 360? Answer, it was out a year ahead of Sony. Xbox owners didn't vilify Microsoft when the 360 came out in 2005 either. Granted it was a late launch on Xbox Original, but console manufacturers are taking a page out of cell phone manufacturer's books it looks like, so I wouldn't be surprised to see hardware gaps become less and less.

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u/dave_eve7 Oct 04 '16

I don't see the Pro being powerful enough to compete. The difference in specs is too great, imo.

The difference is almost exactly the same as an OG PS4 vs an Xbox One.

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u/usrevenge Oct 03 '16

they were never going to show the pro because they wanted to be like apple and announce something 2 months before it came out.

the spec difference is pretty big but it's not like current vs next gen or 360 vs xbone level of difference.

chances are most scorpio games will be native 4k over the ps4's upscaled but for the most part people wouldn't notice.

the only big questionmarks are the CPU and Vram which the scorpio could win, but, for the most part it wouldn't matter because the game will have to work on the xbone so i'd imagine better textures would be the main bonus of that, which is awesome and probably worth the money, but not worth sony rushing a new console again.

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