As 2013 drew to a close, the world of gaming was set ablaze
with the arrival of the Sony PlayStation 4. It took all the
positives of its predecessor, the PS3, and improved them 10
times over.
Fast forward roughly 3 years later and it’s time for the PS4
upgrade. Enter PS4 Pro. It has become common practice for
Sony to update each PlayStation edition roughly 3-4 years
after the initial launch, hence we have the slim line
versions of PS1, PS2 and PS3.
This time around Sony have gone a step further. While they
have released a PS4 Slim, which essentially carries the
same specifications as the original PS4 in a slimmer and
more power efficient console, they have overhauled the
system with the PS4 pro.
Here is some context: The original PS4 boasted one of the
fastest console processors ever made but the Pro now has
almost double the processing power. The original PS4 really
tested the limits of High-Definition graphics with excellent
graphics overall but the Pro has now left HD behind in
favor of Ultra-High Definition, more commonly known as
4K. This basically means the graphics on the PS4 are more
than twice as clear and vibrant, far more realistic.
The differences go on and on but to truly understand the
difference one has to actually play a game on PS4 and then
in PS4 pro. Fortunately enough Sony have decided to price
the PS4 Pro at the same level as the original PS4…although
that’s still a hefty R6500 here in SA.
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