Since the PlayStation 4 Pro was announced, it has been receiving mixed reviews. Some love it, some hate it (because they thought it was a PS5), and some just don't give a dime about it. However, despite its mixed reviews, let's talk about the reasons why you should not buy it.
PlayStation 4 Pro Struggles With Virtual Reality
In a written article at The Guardian, the battle for hardware supremacy in virtual reality has focused on one seemingly aspect: the trade-off between image resolution and frame-rate. For the Oculus' Rift and HTC's Vive, these devices sports 2160 x 1200 display resolution and 90 FPS (frames per second). But with the PlayStation VR, it sports a 1920 x 1080 display resolution and 120 FPS, giving it a better image and movement quality.
The bad news is, despite the PS4 Pro being marketed as a 4k streaming device (if you have a 4k television) or a device that can further enhance the graphics display of a game compared to the PS4, it only slightly provides little improvements to the PSVR. Whether it gives little improvements or none, the fact that it is not 4k and does not support HDR is a sin. This really made many PS4 Pro owners feel like "cheated" by Sony.
PlayStation 4 Pro Compatibility Issues With Televisions
According to an article at Forbes, there has been widespread of TV connection failures concerning about the PS4 Pro. Supposedly, instead of the owners staring at beautiful and lovely 4k HDR pictures, a blank screen is the only thing they get to see when playing their PS4 Pro. The wide range of TV models that the PS4 Pro finds compatibility issues are from LG, Samsung, Sony, Philips, and Vizio.
Though it was announced by Sony that the PS4 Pro needed a 4k television to fully maximize the device's 4k HRD features, they guaranteed that even if you don't have a 4k television, you can still see the improvements with the graphics display. Little did the potential buyers know that they would face a compatibility issue with TVs and end up with a blank screen. Now that is something that most people did not expect.
Other issues of the PS4 Pro:
No 4k Blue Ray drive. Yeah, physical media is dying nowadays. Mostly everything can be found on the net to view your favorite shows and movies. But still, it would've have been nice if it had a Blue Ray drive just in case.
Some PS4 games running slower. You would think that given that the PS4 Pro is an "upgraded" version of the PS4, there will be only enhancements, right? Wrong. Reportedly, there have been some PS4 games that are performing worse at the PS4 Pro. The reason for this is still unknown, but many say it is because of a compatibility issue again.
The Final Verdict:
In Sony's defense, PS4 Pro is facing many "compatibility issues" because it is still a new product. But if you think about it, that is not an issue. First, they just took into account what were the performance issues of the PS4 and released a new device that doesn't carry any of the previous issues of its predecessor.
My take, if you have a PS4, you don't need to buy a PS4 Pro. If you don't have a PS4 and is interested in buying one, go for the PS4 instead of the PS4 Pro. Lastly, if you really want the PS4 Pro, wait first for more reviews until Sony fixes its issues.
