The PS4 Pro is less than a week away for launch, and I must admit Sony has somewhat shifted my perception on it. The reveal event back i September was abysmal, failing to properly communicate what the system was really about (and, more importantly, who it was really for). There are still some lingering questions about that, but at the very least Sony has taken out some of the legwork required to get a firm understanding of the system. That’s in part thanks to a greater focus on what games will do with it. And, which games will be doing anything at all.
Sony has revealed the full list of titles that will be taking advantage of PS4 Pro in some way next week, and it’s a little more extensive than I had hoped. The degree to which games take advantage of the additional power still varies wildly. But if you’re hoping to see some sort of PS4 Pro advantage, this are the games to show it off:
- Battlefield 1
- Battlezone
- Bound
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- Dishonored 2
- Driveclub VR
- EA Sports FIFA 17
- Firewatch
- Helldivers
- Hitman
- Hustle Kings
- inFamous: First Light
- inFamous: Second Son
- Knack
- Mafia III
- Mantis Burn Racing
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- NBA 2K17
- Neon Chrome
- Paragon
- PlayStation VR Worlds
- Ratchet & Clank
- Rez Infinite
- RIGS: Mechanized Combat League
- Rise of The Tomb Raider
- Robinson: The Journey
- Smite
- Super Stardust Ultra
- The Elders Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
- The Elders Scrolls: Skyrim Special Edition
- The Last of Us Remastered
- The Last of Us: Left Behind
- The Playroom VR
- Thumper
- Titanfall 2
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
- Viking Squad
- Wheels of Aurelia
- World of Tanks
- XCOM 2
That’s right – still no Bloodborne. Cry to the sun. Or is that the other game?
One thing that some PS4 Pro titles are doing is giving players to choice to channel where they want the extra power to go. Rise of the Tomb Raider, for example, gives you three options. You could push for a native 4K resolution, higher framerates at upscaled 4K or enhanced visual at 1080p. Jonathan Blow’s The Witness is similar, giving players the choice between native 4K or bumped up framerates. This not only gives players choice (which is always a good thing), but it shows how the PS4 Pro can also be used without a 4K TV to enhance your games.
And that’s really what the PS4 Pro needed. A reason for people to buy it without the requirement of purchasing a TV that was double (and often triple) the price of the console itself. I’m hoping more games take their Pro support to this degree, but for now if you’ve got a pre-order locked it, you shouldn’t be too disappointed.
Last Updated: November 4, 2016
Andre Fourie
November 4, 2016 at 09:04
OMW!!!! Let me immediately run out and get one…. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f62b189c0e6e771478837c30b96f5b05e69fabddc8bcce2c227c93085ccdf9c2.jpg
Spathi
November 4, 2016 at 09:13
“One thing that some PS4 Pro titles are doing is giving players to choice to channel where they want the extra power to go.” – This will make me pay a bit more for a PS4 Pro. Very nice to have options.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
November 4, 2016 at 09:16
Infamous, Uncharted and The Last of Us should look amazing
Marc O Polo
November 4, 2016 at 09:20
Uncharted and the last of us look amazing before the ps4 pro… On a 4k TV they would probably make me have a crisis
Admiral Chief - Dragonborn
November 4, 2016 at 09:32
Remember your promise!
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
November 4, 2016 at 09:51
Haven’t won anything yet 🙁
Nikola
November 4, 2016 at 11:02
I can’t even begin to imagine what Uncharted 4 would look on a 4k TV on PS4 Pro…
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
November 4, 2016 at 11:09
I can’t even begin to imagine affording a 4K TV
Nikola
November 4, 2016 at 11:12
WHy do you always have to be sooo negative geez!! Can’t you just stop for a second admire the technology before all the sarcasm;) hahaha
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
November 4, 2016 at 11:35
Apparently not
Original Heretic
November 4, 2016 at 09:21
Hey Sony! I see you’re releasing the PS Pro soon! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bc49dcc17374a1ddab94897156c3edd0759e66fd9ebcd1aa306f63d5d39146a4.jpg
Jonah Cash
November 4, 2016 at 09:32
Not sold on this at all. Just like the Xbox Scorpio holds no interest to me as well. I don’t want better lighting and graphics, I want richer stories with great characters. Also good movement is a must, but better looking than Uncharted 4… Not so much.
Pieter Kruger
November 4, 2016 at 09:43
ROFL! Digital Foundry is just going to love this new toy to test how low FPS actually drops on various graphic settings (cough couch “native 4k”) etc……..
Pieter Kruger
November 4, 2016 at 09:48
Jokes aside (giggle…) Is it just me but does the price difference between the 500GB model & 1TB model as reflected on a previous PS4Problem article not seem that much, especially if you get Call of Doody bundled with the latter?
Viking Of Science
November 4, 2016 at 10:18
Look, All games supported on the PS4Pro Should have a 1080p60 option. I Mean, who cares about checkerboard 4k if you get the same Framerate dips as on the Base PS4.
60FPS > Higher Resolution.
Darren Peach
November 4, 2016 at 10:36
PS4 Pro, What the PS4 should have been ?
40 Insane Frogs
November 4, 2016 at 12:32
Yes, Yes, Yes!