Any Gamers Here?

[Florida Bullfrog]

Cyberpunk 2077 finally got a PS5 Pro update for a higher framerate and VRR in ray tracing mode. It looks and plays great.

The thought hit me that its a good time to be a gamer in this era. I’m 44 and grew up gaming on the NES and MS DOS onward. They’ve come a long way.

 

[azurbanclucker]

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Cyberpunk 2077 finally got a PS5 Pro update for a higher framerate and VRR in ray tracing mode. It looks and plays great.

The thought hit me that its a good time to be a gamer in this era. I’m 44 and grew up gaming on the NES and MS DOS onward. They’ve come a long way.

I don't like that guy. He got my choom killed and tried to rub me out too.

But he had a nice pistol...

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

For reference, someone who would like graphics that are comparable to a high-end PC, while keeping the straight-forwardness of a console, the PS5 Pro is the way to go. I’ve had my Pro since last fall and I have not regretted the investment.

Although it needs to be paired with a good TV that can do 120hz and variable refresh rate (VRR). Although the Pro’s internal power is more comparable to a mid-range PC, it gets visuals closer to a high end PC by using features offered by a good TV like VRR and 120hz to allow games to run in 4k at high frame rates. The console sort-of cheats in other words. But it doesn’t matter, the end result looks and plays the same.

Developers have been slow, but they’ve been coming around to finally optimizing many games for the Pro via patches that take advantage of some of the console’s capabilities. I’m convinced a game that has been seriously optimized for the Pro would look and run as good as any great gaming PC.

I don’t have any great screenshots at the moment, but Ark Survival Ascended has had a steady stream of patches that has optimized it for the Pro and a high refresh rate TV.

Here’s another one… with a disclaimer. High on Life is made by the same people who do Rick and Morty. The game is hilarious… but also very vulgar, like Rick and Morty. I’m not endorsing it. I’ve actually taken a break from it because of the constant terrible language. But its another one that looks gorgeous on the Pro like its coming off of a high end gaming PC instead of a console.

 

[FrostRanger]

I finally beat balatro with the black deck. Took a lot of tries and several restarts due to getting no good early game jokers but I now have the checkered deck unlocked

 

[azurbanclucker]

I was not aware of High on Life.

*downloads*

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

I was not aware of High on Life.

*downloads*

If you like Rick and Morty, HoL might as well happening within the same multi-verse as R&M. Same humor. Justin Roiland does the voices (your talking gun is done in Morty’s voice).