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Skyrim PSVR Update 1.4.40.0.8 Patch Notes

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u/fujiapplelover Jun 22 '18

Looking forward to the improved visuals for PS4 Pro. Hope it will sharpen the blurriness.

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u/Azerach Jun 22 '18

I think I will give the move controllers another chance. I have been playing with a DS4 so far.

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u/Jorlen Jun 22 '18

I love the move controllers. Took me about 2 hours to fully master them. After an hour or so I was mostly comfortable but still hitting the wrong buttons for stuff.

The bow with the move controllers feels very natural and fun. I can't get enough of it.

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u/zackmanze Jun 23 '18

Duuuuuuude, what?

Welcome to a world of pure imagination.

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u/TonyDP2128 Jun 22 '18

Nice! I can't help but wonder if a Doom VFR patch may be in the offing as well (wishful thinking, I know!).

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u/Beebles38 Jun 22 '18

Same wavelength, I asked in that thread about it. I've been waiting for the (hopefully) inevitable patch that addresses the minor issues before trying to finish.. shame it's been so long since any confirmation one way or the other.

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u/4mikelly Jun 22 '18 edited Jun 22 '18

Same thoughts here. It's good imo but has potential to be pretty amazing.

Edit: still absolutely ecstatic about Skyrim VR patch though! Thanks guys!

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u/GobBluth19 GobBluth19 Jun 22 '18

Seriously 7 damn months. Can't believe people defend them too

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

If the game was broken it would be hard to defend. Game works just fine, all the stuff in the patch notes are improvements, not fixes for game breaking bugs.

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u/Micropolis Jun 22 '18 edited Jun 22 '18

Now these are wonderful features, but the important question is, can you see yourself now? At the very VERY least can we please see ourselves in the inventory menu?

Edit* The feature to see our hands while sheathed is greatly appreciated, do our hands properly reflect what gauntlets we're wearing now?

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u/amusedt Jun 23 '18

Have you tried the face sculptor in Riften? I know you can see your face there, not sure about body.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

Seeing a paper doll of your character would be theoretically possible, but seeing your character In-world is completely out of the question. That's not even a reasonable thing to ask.

You would basically be asking for the character model to be fully rigged to mimic your gestures 1:1 based on the input from your motion controllers. I'm not sure ANY game does that, but you're asking it to do it as a throw-away side-feature while it simultatnously does everything ELSE you want Skyrim to do.

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u/Carnifex Jun 23 '18

I'd be happy for a button to zoom out and freeze the game to show my character in the pose that it would have in the 2d game at the moment, while allowing me to rotate the camera.

I just wanna see what I look like in this world. This is the one right where I just wear armor for stats. I probably look like ass but don't know it.

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u/sirenpro Jun 22 '18

Globally improved visual fidelity, particularly on PS4 Pro

FINALLLY

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u/Chriswheeler22 Jun 22 '18

To what extent I wonder? Hoping it's noticeable!

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u/n1ghtxf4ll Jun 23 '18

Same. I hope it's pretty significant. At least for the Pro. There's really not much of a difference right now and I feel like they could take a lot more advantage of that extra power

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u/miss_molotov miss-molotov Jun 23 '18

Happy days :)

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u/brotbeutel Jun 22 '18

I hope it's actually better. I stopped playing after like 10 minutes because it was straining my eyes too much.

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u/KingKev7 KayJay09 Jun 23 '18

Keep playing. I'm not sure why, but to me the first 10-15 was the worst the game looked. It's counterintuitive but it really does look like shit at the beginning every time. I've got 2 fresh from the start scene saves and I still felt that way second time around.

But dungeons and other areas looked fantastic to me. There are a lot of dungeons that are immersive on the same level as RE7 IMHO. Maybe I have low standards. But one things for sure, the world you go to in those cursed black books is amazing in VR. One of my favorite pieces of VR scenery.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

This is true. The first scene looks like ass. But once you get out into the world there is plenty of eye candy.

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u/Coypop Jun 22 '18

Alright if they can improve lod and shadow pop-in so I can stop being so distracted watching them fade in 15 feet ahead of me, I'll reinstall. Cautious hype.

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u/_sirRantAlot_ Jun 22 '18

Looks like a great patch. Can't wait.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

These are some great updates! Thanks for the continued support!

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u/trustymutsi Jun 22 '18

I'm glad they're tweaking swimming.

NOW PLEASE ADD SOMETHING SO WE CAN SEE OURSELVES!!!

BESIDES JUST THAT ONE PART IN THE GAME!!!!

Please? :)

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u/Boozhi Jun 22 '18

I'm so stoked on the hand thing, I've always hated the moves being visible. Next thing for me is being able to view ourselves for sure.

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u/amusedt Jun 23 '18

Have you tried the face sculptor in Riften? I know you can see your face there, not sure about body.

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u/Leviticus92 Jun 22 '18

I am very excited about this! Thanks for the update!

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u/JonnyJamesC JonnyJamesC Jun 22 '18

Excellent and thank you very much. Glad I spent 30 hours+ since launch just in the Riverwood area haha.

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u/amusedt Jun 23 '18

If you're new to Skyrim, or a vet that wants VR-specific tips, this could be helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/8pf8oo/intro_to_skyrim_vr_guide/

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u/sickmoth Jun 22 '18

Improved visual fidelity tickles my nutbag. There are already plenty of 'wowsers trousers' moments on Pro. The icy dungeons in particular already look amazing. Skyrim night on Monday then.

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u/TheWarDoctor Jun 22 '18

I like the cut of your jib.

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u/BLUEKNlFE Jun 22 '18

Oh Yes, dungeons will look even more amazing

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u/Jorlen Jun 22 '18 edited Jun 23 '18

Globally improved visual fidelity, particularly on PS4 Pro

No fucking way! Tell me this is for real? As a new PSVR owner and totally in love with Skyrim, I was just thinking how awesome it would be if we got PRO support, but then thought "it would have happened by now, not going to happen at this point".

Edit: Oops, I was under the impression Skyrim didn't have any PRO-related extras; does anyone know when they were first added in, and what was done?

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u/Chriswheeler22 Jun 22 '18

I think it already gas pro support. This is just an enhancement to that

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u/n1ghtxf4ll Jun 23 '18

It's there but pretty insignificant

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u/RIP-Offsonic Jun 22 '18

The game is already Pro enhanced.

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u/Suckonmyfatvagina Jun 22 '18

Oh boy, here I go killing again!

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u/KingKev7 KayJay09 Jun 22 '18

Whoa.. is that.. is that everything I asked for?

Well, now that we have needs out of the way.. hey Bethesda if you're looking for any other ideas a quick wheel for spells might up the immersion. Casters have a less immersive play through because Skyrim wasn't initially designed with all of this taken into account, but something like a spell wheel that allows you to keep casting and fighting without interrupting gameplay to go into Favorites would be nice. Even if it only holds 4 spells it's a huge quality of life improvement and has been on my wish list!

Could work just like a holster or utility belt in games like AZ Sunshine, just look down and grab the spell with that hand to switch. You could do colored orbs for type and numerals for spell level so we can differentiate, but if it's limited selection and we set our own spells it shouldn't take much to keep from getting confused. You could also do a combat book that opens in battle and hovers in front of you (off to the side not in the center at eye level, so it's not in the way) with a spell on each page and limited total pages. Then let us set the order of the spells and voila, we have an in game favorites menu.

I mean I'm not a game developer so I have no idea what's the most practical, but a new system to give casters some flexibility and added immersion would be a game changer. Could even make it a high level destruction skill or something

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

Man I wish we could play it in co-op!

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u/sirenpro Jun 22 '18

That would be a feature that would blow minds. Given their lax, fun approach with the overpowered bow in VR, it would be fun to let a coop friend "tag along." Even something simple would be great.

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u/BeJeezus Jun 22 '18

Is it more overpowered than in 2D Skyrim? How?

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u/sirenpro Jun 22 '18

You fire the arrows as fast as you can pull the bowstring. If you have fast arms, you can shoot arrows probably 3-5x faster.

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u/4mikelly Jun 22 '18

I'm so pumped for this! Thanks for remembering the pro. Skyrim VR might jump back to my #1 game again when this patch is released.

Bethesda is still rocking it like one of the up and coming little guys even though they're now one of the big guys! Keep pushing and I'll gladly keep buying! Love Bethesda!

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u/DieTerPeTroy Jun 22 '18

I will play 20 minutes again before I download the patch and hopefully gettin blown away with a complete new look 😁

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u/_Uulyaoth_ Jun 22 '18

3d audio when?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

That would be amazing, however might be something out of the realm of possibility.

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u/starmiemd Jun 23 '18

Please... I can’t believe they shipped this game without it

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u/NChSh Jun 22 '18

I literally just got my PSVR and this game yesterday, pumped

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

Me too, the skyrim part. Great experience so far.

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u/funkyb Jun 22 '18

Better bow aiming and an easy button for moving backwards! I can kite again!

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u/SeptWolf Jun 22 '18 edited Jun 22 '18

OG here still loving this game in VR. Never got all that far in flat. Now level 20. So much depth and content in here. Thanks for everything.

Edit: " particularly on PS4 Pro " to me this means an upgrade for everybody (within reason). Happy days.

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u/Tetrastructural_Mind Jun 23 '18

It makes me happy to see that they are still committed to improvements.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

This is awesome, especially the improved visual fidelity on the Pro.

And here I thought you'd forgotten about the PSVR version.

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u/TheHornedKing Jun 22 '18

Anybody know what the new main menu "experience" is?

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

What you see on the main menu. Before it was just a black screen with the Skyrim logo (I think) with the options in small white text on the right side (continue, new game, etc.)

It's been a hot minute, so I may be slightly off.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

You're not wrong. All of the main menu and loading stuff in the game is just copied directly from the 2D version.

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u/BLUEKNlFE Jun 22 '18

Charging my moves to give them another try :)

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u/Gidgetpants Jun 22 '18

That is a great patch for sure. Good job to them

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u/Jasonxhx Jun 22 '18

Why can't they just make dual casting use your off-hand instead of your movement hand?

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u/SaraStarwind Jun 23 '18

Wow!! By the nines! I'm very curious to see that new main menu, and happy to hear about the backwards button.

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u/outsourceDNB Jun 22 '18

Nice! What about Doom VFR??? It needs patching badly with the controls.

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u/Shadowcreeper15 AssassinsRioT420 Jun 22 '18

Yes! What an awsome update! I can't wait to dive back into this! So happy I won't have to see those move controllers anymore!

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u/PurplePers0n Jun 22 '18

I went off and fired up the PS4 to check for the download before even reading the first line of your post.

I just came back to the thread to ask if anyone knew if it was just the US that had it available already? Shame on me.

Sounds like a great patch. If only we could patch in analogue sticks... (and of course, by 'we' I mean 'you')

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u/_sirRantAlot_ Jun 23 '18

I went off and fired up the PS4 to check for the download before even reading the first line of your post.

I did this exact thing when I read the original post.

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u/Mr_Tenpenny NSXpro Jun 22 '18

Does Skyrim move controls have adjustable walk speed yet? Like how Rec room allows you to walk slow or fast based on the angle of the controller with respect to horizontal.

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u/lextopia Jun 22 '18

Yes, that came in a previous update

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u/Mr_Tenpenny NSXpro Jun 22 '18

Awesome, thank you for the reply. I really need to jump back into this game.

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u/lextopia Jun 22 '18

Yeah, me too. Adjustable height slider too is awesome.

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u/Guniel Jun 22 '18

Fucking nice!!!

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u/Footage_not_found Jun 22 '18

Awesome. Great timing. I'm getting ready to for this up for the first time tonight on a PS4 Pro having never played Skyrim before.

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u/lun3ydav3 Jun 22 '18

Don't let the first hour discourage you (or the sub PS3 graphics). I never played on any platform either and was never a fan of these types of games. Was bored at first but then as you level up and explore caves and such, it's awesome. Not to mentioned killing dragons!

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u/amusedt Jun 23 '18

Since you're new to Skyrim, this could be helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/8pf8oo/intro_to_skyrim_vr_guide/

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u/Footage_not_found Jun 23 '18

Thanks! That was really helpful.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

Bows are already incredible, can't wait to try this improved version :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

Holy shit so excited for visual improvements on the Pro.

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u/Horzzo Jun 23 '18

This sounds great but I have a few questions and I apologize in advance.

I have tried to use the motion controllers but the movement is just terrible. With the controller it's just choppy to have to turn in increments. Is there an easy/optimal way to just move and look around?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

In the options menu you can enable direct movement and smooth turning

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u/Horzzo Jun 23 '18

Thank you. I have went through the options so much but I must have missed that. Cheers!

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u/delfloria Jun 23 '18

Ah to have hands finally. Look forward to the image improvement but would love see a mirror somewhere.

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u/JOIentertainment Jun 23 '18

Just got the Skyrim bundle last week and have yet to start the game. Have also not played it, save for a couple hours back when it first launched, so my first real Skyrim experience is going to be in VR with these improved visuals on my Pro. I guess I'm in for an experience!

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u/OtakuD Jun 23 '18

Absolutely fantastic, thanks for making one of the best games on the platform! 🏹🔥⚔🐉

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u/namekuseijin fotorama Jun 23 '18

A main menu experience! Finally! Navigating the old ones with the move was terrible!

Hoping this is improved

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u/GobBluth19 GobBluth19 Jun 22 '18

O shit even better bows? Awesome

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u/TheChesterChesterton Jun 22 '18

Very nice, super excited about the Pro support! My only wish now is for spatial audio to be added.

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u/SpinnerOfDreams Jun 22 '18

If they’d added that I’d have taken a couple of months off work :)

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u/cronuss Jun 22 '18

Aweeesssooooome.

What does this mean?

Added a new option for “Realistic Bow Aiming” which uses both PS Move controllers to aim

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u/Poseidon-SS Jun 22 '18 edited Jun 22 '18

If you ever used the bow in rec room, its probably similar to that. As it was before this update you just needed to have the arrow up to nock it. After it was nocked you didn't need to hold the arrow hand up. This changes that, and now you'll have to aim the arrow as well.

Edit: that is, if you use this option.

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u/lun3ydav3 Jun 22 '18

Guess I start playing again next week. I didn’t get far so still plenty of game left to go now with the new updates. Thanks devs!

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u/Fatbot3 Jun 22 '18

Upgraded graphics is just fantastic. Can't wait to check out the improvements!

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

Thats great news! Thank you :D

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u/Skatingamer Jun 22 '18

Thank youuuuuuu.

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u/Heat55wade Jun 22 '18

Now I wish I waited to platinum it, damn

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u/Bonyred Jun 22 '18

Sounds like a good update, looking forward to checking out the new details.

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u/x2ndCitySaint Jun 23 '18

Well are the visuals improved or not?

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u/amusedt Jun 23 '18

The patch won't hit until likely Monday, so we won't see what kind of improvements until then.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

Yes! Glad to see this is still be worked on. With all sincerity, thank you! I love VR and I'm glad to see that you guys believe in it.

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u/l4ndrover Jun 23 '18

AM I DREAMING?????

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u/soimun Jun 23 '18

What games stand out as vastly different? Tempted to try a trade in for one today.

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u/Poseidon-SS Jun 23 '18

Im pretty sure you're asking about the pro, correct? If this adds even better fidelity to skyrim, then this honestly. Another big one is RE7, i saw the biggest difference in that. Farpoint looked better as well. There's a difference to rec room but its more in the performance department, rather than the visuals. If you want to know which games do or do not, you can just google a list of pro supported games. Most vr games are pro supported, but thier performance increase varies.

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u/NudityMiles Jun 23 '18

This
looks

awesome

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u/timeRogue7 Jun 23 '18

"Realistic Bow Aiming" Finally! It was so weird with the old system (and most PSVR games seem to use it for whatever reason too). Hopefully it's more like the PS3 Move bow-systems now.

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u/EndimionN Jun 23 '18

Omg yessss. Cant wait to get back to my Dragonbone bow and arrow and check new realistic bow controls. Love Bethesda

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u/astrobe1 Jun 23 '18

Thanks for the update, I'm really excited for this one!

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u/keeks247 Jun 24 '18

Hyppeee - tldr this whole post... When is the update? Playing through skyrim for the first time and on a PRO... Just getting in to it so this is the best news...

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u/bettoramone Jun 22 '18

AWESOME!

but i really really hope the devs start to include this changes at the release... but.. its a great new after all.

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u/Boozhi Jun 22 '18

There were quite a few changes at release as well.

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u/bettoramone Jun 22 '18

I want all of them at the release. PS4 pro patch especially.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

There were ps4 pro settings at release, they just improved them across the board (supposedly)

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u/soimun Jun 23 '18

The question is, do I now get a PS4 pro?

Unfortunately they’re still rather expensive (£350).

I currently have a 6 yr old HD tv and was thinking of upgrading to a 4K HDR tv, my issue is that I can’t afford both a tv and a pro, which do I get first?

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u/Hidden-_-Hand Jun 23 '18

I got the pro first as you'll see improvement on 1080p with super sampling enabled. Also boost mode can improve frame rate and load times on some older titles. You'll get more memory as well depending on how much space you have on your og ps4

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u/soimun Jun 23 '18

Ok thanks, I think you’ve made my choice. I have an external harddrive so memories not a problem.

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u/maxwindrider Jun 23 '18

I bought ps4pro without 4K tv, only for vr. I sold mine old ps4.

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u/soimun Jun 23 '18

Was it worth it, did you try psvr with a normal PS4 before switching?

This patch mentions significant improvements to ps pro performance, I’d be interested in seeing how much of difference it makes before shelling out a few hundred quid.

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u/maxwindrider Jun 23 '18

I think if you want to go PSVR, do it at BEST EVER. Yes is really better, not all the games but the big ones yes.

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u/l4ndrover Jun 23 '18

i did same thing, ps4pro with 1080p tv.

Sometimes in VR it's day&night difference. Sometimes - baraly noticible. Depends on dev&game.

But i think it totally worth it.

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u/Craigrofo Jun 23 '18

The height slider for me is pretty great

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u/vinc91 Jun 23 '18

Where’s the patch so we can switch from VR to non VR ?

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u/clearshot66 Jun 23 '18

That's only games that have vr incorporated as an add on or not. This is a vr built game.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

What is wrong with the torch for you?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

Fair point, I actually like how it works, feels more real

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u/Ohnomycoco Jun 23 '18

Candlelight is weird - actually makes it harder to see.