Ps4 vs Ps4 Pro - Comparison Test: Can you tell the difference? 

None of the people seemed like they cared about the interview or about gaming in general

the biggest advantage of ps4 pro is that you can cook on it

You should have hidden the consoles all together from the users when testing. Just having the consoles visible created a conflict. Some of your testers may have simply picked one over the other on the basis of what they may have already heard and seen. This comparison is no different than any late night infomercial

I owned a day 1 ps4 and it was fine for a few years. but it got sluggish and very noisy. mostly the fan. i ended up trading it in for the pro and noticed a drastic improvement in framerates on select games that are demanding on system resources. I would say it's worth the switch if you have noticed sluggish performance.

Performance is what I'm worried about. If I can play most games at 60fps, 1080p on the pro I would get one.

I'd rather spend money on a Switch and keep my PS4. The Scorpio will most likely provide more of an upgrade for my X1. The PS4 Pro will be the last console I get. I'm happy with my PS4/X1 for now.

I don't care about 4k. I want 60 fps!

Just bought a pro. For me, if you already have a ps4 and happy with it, no need to upgrade. But like me, I didn’t have any console so i went with the pro. But for the perf improvement, i think a better test is to use the games where the ps4 struggles, see if the pro performs better. Not just the graphics. If the pro can maintain the FPS better than the non-pro, then that is a selling point also

Isn't this comparison incomplete to this point? None of the games that are currently playable have been built with the PS4 Pro in mind. Basically, they're just patched games. The better comparison would be a game actively built with the Pro in mind.

I think the FPS boost is great, but developers need to add that feature to do 1080p 60fps rather than "4k" 30fps.

You're just comparing graphics, what about CPU speed and frame rates within games?

4:55 who tf would do that next guy: I would do that! lmao

With the Pro, Sony need to focus more on 1080p with 60 frames per second. Fuck 4K.

2:01 dats my boy jhonny

So question im watching this 2 weeks from 2019 and my assuming launch ps4 hdmi jus went out do i jus buy another ps4 or buy a pro or a one x???

I had an old ps4 and when I upgraded I noticed that I had gone from waiting on load screens for 30 seconds to less than 3, also 500 extra gigabytes 🤷🏻‍♂️

"Fuck no, who the fuck would do that?" - IGN

A pro is $400; a slim is $300. How the fuck did you get "$150 difference"?!

When you initially say left screen, he's looking to the right and vice versa for her. It's a confused edit.

I have day one PS4 and still going strong )) I love it)

Great idea! Cool to see you guys expanding. I don't think I've seen this kinda thing done with game reviews before that I can remember seeing.

4:41 I think that guy pretty much summed it up. I don't see people going out of their way to buying since I don't think most people even have a 4k TV yet.

2:34 [60GB PS3] “Hold my beer...”

The transition at 4:57 was amazing and hilarious! Great editing!

Cant you just get a pc better than the ps4 pro and xbox 1 s for the same price? I thought the appeal of consoles was not having to deal woth constant software and hardware upgrades.

This was pretty cool, you should do this challenge with other stuff in the future. There's no reason to get this unless you don't have a PS4.

Weird to see a Cinemassacre video on a modern topic. Sad to not see the Nerd here.

I never thought I would see a video like this on Cinemassacre.

Curious on why you guys didn't include the PS4 VR as a variable.

Somecallmejhonny cameo😱

There’s a HUGE difference when you change the resolution to 1080p from 4k on a 4K screen

dude its about fps aint about 4k bro you get constant 60fps with 1080 on ps4 pro

It depends on the game too, try comparing rise of tomb raider where the difference is more dramatic.

Interesting comparison but.... Would of been good if you actually showed the difference on a decent 130" 4K projector as well. As On a 32" screen of course you won't see a difference unless you pixel peeped. Showing the difference on the smaller screen only shows that if you have a small TVs then you don't need the pro version, as 1080p on a 32" screen the pixel per inch are more then adequate. But if you have a high end wall sized 4K home cinema then you will see 4x the pixels and benefit from the upgrade.

I got the normal PS4 and often when i want to save the last 1min of gamplay (sharebutton) its not possible! The SHare menu open but the Option to save the video is greyed out and locked. Mayby because the memory is overloaded. Does this happen on PS4 Pro too?

The Pro also has an optical audio output which can be useful.

This is like running an old game on a modern pc. The game isn't going to necessarily look any different because the computer is faster.

Of course it's worth it, you don't need more than 2 brain cells to tell that.

Haha here I am upgrading to pro in 2019! Seriously I do think it will be worth it though. I have three ps4 games coming out early 2020 that I really want to play and don't want to deal with my malfunctioning ps4. I bought a ps4 at launch so it gets too hot and too loud and starts auto ejecting discs and sometimes starts beeping and going off for no reason. As someone who loves physical copies of games it's a nightmare. If ps5 comes out late 2020 I still will wait probably a year or two until I pick it up. I learned from the last time that it's best to wait until they get all the early bugs and glitches out. Hopefully it will give some time for them to build a good ps5 library before I get one.

such a good video! and I personally think the PS4 Pro is more for super avid gamers, rather than casual gamers. I love gaming, but I only game 3-4 days a week at the most and mainly for about 1-2 hours at a time, so the graphic difference doesn't really matter to me. I'll upgrade when a new system comes out.

There's no way you can tell the difference unless maybe if they're side by side. Even then the difference is minor.

The PSVR would be an interesting test as well

2:00 Johnny....my man!! lol

My uncle is giving me a PS4 pro and I’m so happy I haven’t seen him in years and he’s giving me a PS4 pro and two controllers and one game

It's pretty cool what you guys did with this. I hope it's successful enough that you do similar things going forward

I've heard that the most significant difference with the PS4 Pro is with PSVR. Why wasn't this tested also?

So they state that 20% didn't notice the difference......so that means that 80% did notice the difference.... this is a negative bias review.

Great Video, I'm also still on the fence about the upgrade. I'll likely wait another 1-2 years until 4k videos are more readily available and the next console version is released. These mid console upgrades really make no sense from a monetary stand point.

I just really don't care about consoles but man, 20% people didn't see a difference. How big was the control group anyway? Like, 5 people? :D You shouldn't come up with numbers assuming anything, when all you had was a small group of people telling you how they feel. Again, I'm not saying they're not right. What I'm saying is that this was not very scientific, yet you tried to do some calculations with it. ;d

It will be interesting to see a year from now once there are a handful of games that support the pro. My question is, will the Scorpio be much of the same? No matter the console developers still need to make games for the lowest denominator. So it will be interesting to see.

Does anyone know what the name of the back ground song is at the beginning?

2:40 Is that Lester from GTAV lmao

I think it's unfair to quote them the sale price of the Slim vs. the regular price of the Pro. The Pro is $399 and the slim is $299, not $250. Beyond that Uncharted 4 falls really far on the low end of pro upgrades, it just switches to 1440p rendering and already has really good AA implemented on the regular PS4. Other games have framerate improvements, upped visual effects, or a much greater resolution boost. If you already own a PS4 I wouldn't go rushing out to get a Pro, but if you don't, I don't see why you'd choose the worse version, especially as price drops and sales get them even closer in price.

PS4: Splitting Hairs Edition

if you really want to compare graphics in a game play then Horizon zero dawn would have been the best to compare.

"Does it have better exhausts?" YES now it only sounds like an F-15 fighter jet instead of a Boeing

This is a GREAT idea for a video. Loved watching it!

Thanks helped me was going to get it for the bigger hard drive but my 80 inch tv is only 1080p so I guess it's not worth it either way. Your video really helped. I appreciate it.

They say this until there’s an airport in their room

What are those panels called on the wall behind them

I think the main reason the PS4 Pro exist is so the PS VR can perform better.

Damn, James, you really let yourself go.

Literally the only one there with any sort of clarity on the situation was Somecallmejohnny.

Hey guys my normal ps4 is making alot of noise sound like my ps4 wanna blow like a bomb.i also have a 4k sony bravia tv and my hdr is ON i play games like battlefront 2 with the hdr on and also my ps4 is really slow i dont know what to do some people told me that to switch for the pro should it be a good idea?

1:56 Ma man Johnny!!!!! :D ....looks like they just dragged him in from the street xD

This test is not fair: Unch4 is not the game that has a lot of difference between the PS4 and PRO. For example you could've started both PS4 and PRO with the Last Guardian, both in 1080p: all the people would've noticed that ps4 has a lot of fps drops to low 20s whereas the Pro runs at almost perfect 30 fps. Or FFXV - also noticably better picture and framerate. Rise of The Tomb Raider - the same, has all the options to run better or in 4k or with better graphics. And the console is what it is - it's PRO, it's for those 10-15% who cares about graphics and framerate. And you guys are so actively AGAINST PS4 Pro it's like Sony is stopping the production of Slim and MAKES you jump to the Pro. Don't like it - don't buy it - as simple as that.

If you have a higher end 4K TV, and especially one with HDR, and you love gaming on the PS4, then yes, the PS4 Pro is worth the money. I have an LG B7 OLED 65" TV, and 4K gaming on this TV really is a step above. Moreover, as some below have stated, many of these games are upscaled simply because they weren't built with the PS4 Pro in mind. Games like GT Sport rival Forza 7, and many of the future releases for PS4 will have PS4 Pro support in mind, instead of backwards engineering graphics to look better via upscaling. The same can be said for the XBOX One X. 2018 games will honestly look AMAZING on PS4 Pro and XBOX One X, IF you have a really good 4K TV that supports HDR. If I didn't have either the LG 7 Series, or the Sony A1E, or the Samsung Q series, or a few of the other higher end 4K TV's of 2017, and a very select few of 2016, I wouldn't bother getting either one. So that really comes down to less than 2 to 3 percent of the market who will see marked improvement at THIS time. 4K sales will only increase though. So I can see most people's point about not needing either one. With that said, if you have one of the TV's I listed above, or one of Sony's or Samsung's higher end 4K's with HDR, or Phillips or Panasonic's OLED's, ESPECIALLY 55" or larger, DEFINITELY do yourself a favor and get the PS4 PRO or XBOX One X, .. or both!!!

I agree for the most part except for VR. Its worth it for VR and looks quite a bit better. If you did that same test with VR Units I think people would pick the pro. In VR everything is ten times more noticeable

3:49 Why was she part of this? She doesn't seem to care one bit about videogames. :-/

hum... thats the PS4 Slim on the right side of the thumbnail... not the pro.

I would have got the same reactions from my 93 year old grandpa. None of these people except the guy who said he would upgrade to the pro seemed to even care or know anything about consoles. Surprised they knew what a PS4 was from their answers.

Me still watching in 2023, hoping one day, I could buy either one of it..

I like this. As long as the testers are completely random, and unbiased, this is a cool idea.

Lmao the dude was like they both suck

1:55 For some reason seeing Johnny here put the biggest smile on my face! So unexpected

can they play all the older games from ps1,2,3?

hey! Johnny! i didnt know they knew him!

I'm shocked the difference is so small for all the hype the PS4 Pro is getting! Thanks for doing this video Mike and Ryan, it's food for thought.

is have PS4 pro looks stunning in 4K 60 fps😊 soo much different between PS4 and PS4 pro

did u guys use 4K tv?

Maj BOI JOHHNY!!

That bearded dude looks fresh out of prison.

very well produced comparison. thanks it answered all my questions.

just one game, did you turn on the "boost mode" on ps4 pro? did you get any hard core gamers to test it?

Read carefully at 1:24 -- then think about why they are unable to see this 4k clarity (even if the TV attempts to upscale it), 4k resolution is not 2560 x 1440. 4k Resolution is 4096 x 2160 for theaters and 3840 X 2160 for consumers. This was not a good game to use for this type of comparison, native 4k games on the console do exist (though they are few and far between). To be fair though, they could hardly tell the difference and those that knew which one looked better, weren't entirely confident. At some point, the average consumer is going to stop caring or noticing the differences in image clarity. 1080p seems like enough for the average person. Hell, I would argue the average consumer can''t tell the difference between 720p or 1080p.

I can't believe how asshurt SonyPonies are about the criticism of the Pro. I already have a regular PS4 and i have zero interest in the upgrade *UNLESS* it legitimately bumps games up to 60fps because who gives a fuck about resolution past 1080 if it fucks up performance?

Biggest benefit with the pro is if you are interested in VR. Better draw distance, most games have either less pop in or assets fade into view at a greater distance (I.e. bushes and rocks on og can pop in 15-20 ft from you and the pro it is around 30-40 ft from you, sometimes even hundreds of feet away and is less intrusive) lighting in VR is also better on the pro and in some games, reflective surfaces are absent from the og console and there are higher particle counts on the pro. That is the only reason why I upgraded to the pro after playing vr on the og console. The psvr (especially on the pro) is honestly the most immersive way to play a video game and I rarely even bother with 2D gaming now.

You uploaded this on my birthday I'm going to try and get the ps4 pro today

Thanks for the kool PS4 info vid...I have my mind made up...I'm gonna take that money and buy a new clarinet.

Of course we can't see the difference. This video isn't 4k. Make a video if we can see which 3D TV is better and then don't put the Video out in TV... same logic.

So if its a slim are we going to be able to use the pro games (4k) on the slim ?

It's not only a graphical upgrade, it's also a performance upgrade. And even on a non 4K TV it shows a lot. They're looking at the physical console like it actually makes a difference, you can see there was nothing genuine in their ''reactions''.

The dude with Illuminati hand tat was chill AF.

You do realize that you have a PS4 slim in the thumbnail, and not a PS4 pro😂😂

I was thinking the major difference is PS4 2.4 GHz and the PS4 Pro 5 GHz

I have a 43 inch rca 4K uhd tv. Think I’ll notice enough improvement to get the PRo? I will only be playing offline as well.

"I mean they both suck but I'd take the $250 one..." lol

1:56 Holy shit Johnny is here!

They didn’t mention anything about loading time differences

The guy with the hat is what people who work for best buy would call a "Buzz". Used to work there in college, loved finding one and meeting my quota lmfao