"If you're not watching this on a 4K screen, find one and come back," Bioware general manager Arryn Flynn said at the start of a YouTube video showcasing the upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda running on a PS4 Pro. Seeing (in real life) is believingīut how will Sony be able to convince consumers to buy a PS4 Pro, when a large portion of its player base probably first learned about it on a YouTube or Twitch live stream? "Brighter and darker scenes will benefit more than just an average, well-lit indoor setting," he said. Whether you notice HDR's improvements, however, will depend on what kind of in-game scenery you're looking at. A beach that seemed like just a swath of whitish yellow sand suddenly shows ripples and footprints that were almost completely washed out without HDR." "A stretch of sky that just seemed like a pale blue without HDR switched on becomes rich with varying hues.
Leap to 4K looks 'dramatic'Ĭhad Sapieha, who covers video games for the National Post, attended the event and saw first-hand what games would look like on the PS4 Pro.
There was one significant hurdle, though: anyone watching Sony's New York press conference on a television or computer monitor that doesn't support 4K or HDR would be unable to tell the difference. 10, plays the same games that work on existing PS4 consoles, but offers 4K resolution - a significant upgrade in pixels compared with the now standard 1080p - and with high-dynamic range (or HDR) colours. When Sony introduced the PlayStation 4 Pro, the higher-end version of its current video game console, it promised to make gaming action punchier and more vibrant - depending on what kind of screen you're looking at.