[DISCUSSION] In Defense of the PS4 Pro

[Justin]

In Defense of the PS4 Pro

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I've seen a bunch of "gamers" giving the PS4 Pro negative reviews and calling it useless or pointless since it's a little pricey and doesn't play 4K Blu-rays.

Don't worry friends, a person that actually plays video games is here to help you rationalize, or at least, make a well informed decision.

• You don't own a PS4
  • If you're buying a PS4 at this point in the game there's not reason to buy a standard or a slim unless the extra $100-$150 is truly out of your budget. Which it's not because if you don't have an extra 100-ish dollars to spend you probably shouldn't be buying a PS4 anyway.
    
• You want a larger hard drive to store your games/media
  • Yeah you can upgrade this yourself, but if you're already about to shell out the $70 you're already 1/4 of the way to a new PS4, and if you just sell or trade your old one in you're probably over half way there.
    
• You like streaming your PS4 to other devices in 1080p
  • Oh you just bought a PS4 for every room in your house. My bad didn't know you won the effing lottery. Poor/Lazy people like me can't be bothered to go all the way downstairs to play PS4 so we stream it to our computers.
    
• You play split screen games like Rocket League
  • I know most games these days force you to play on separate consoles but there are a few games out there that you can play locally with friends. In order to handle multiple users/split screen gaming you would get massive fram drops, and not many things will make you rage harder than missing a game winning goal in Rocket League.
    
• Your eyes can actually see higher resolution textures and dynamic lighting
  • This doesn't seem to be a big deal for people, but the second I started playing my PS4 Pro I could tell the graphics of my games were much more clear and had better shadows.
    
• You want faster (and I think more stable) wi-fi
  • I understand that this should have been standard on the OG PS4, but it's not, and you unfortunately rely on wi-fi to deliver internet throughout your entire castle. Well, the PS4 Pro has you covered. It can get on that delicous, high speed, unused, 5G wi-fi channel you've been longing for.
    
• You've got a coupon!
  • On paper this system is in no way worth turning over $440 dollars after the tax man punishes you. However, there are plenty of online retailers that don't charge tax and have easy returns if something goes wrong. And if you keep an eye out at Target and other B&M retailers, you'll often find a 10-15% coupon off of electronics or maybe even store wide.
    

Here are some additional question to add to your reply (if you even reply, which you won't, because you're scared):

• Do you plan on buying a PS4 Pro?
  
• What is stopping you from upgrading besides money?
  
• What's your current favorite PS4 game?
  
• What PS4 games are you looking forward to in 2017?