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SSAA On SSAA Off Still shots often don't do the best job of showing the improvements SSAA offers. Note the pixel break-up at the top of this image is fixed with super-sampling enabled.

Ps4 image flickery 1080p#

SSAA On SSAA Off FIFA 18 shows very similar results to Rocket League a game which strikes a native 3840x2160, clearing up the long lines around the stadia for 1080p users. The only drawback is this rendering mode disables the game's ambient occlusion - where shadowing is now missing under the car when super-sampling is enabled. SSAA On SSAA Off Long jagged lines are cleared up by rendering at a native 3840x2160 (with checkerboarding in this case).

Ps4 image flickery pro#

SSAA On SSAA Off Rocket League gives one of the best examples of this super-sample anti-aliasing feature on PS4 Pro - radically improving image quality for 1080p users. The improvement to image quality is clear jagged edges are smoothed over, more detail can be resolved in some cases, while flickering is also reduced in motion on sub-pixel detail - something we can't really show you in our screenshot gallery here. It's a downgrade, plain and simple.īy enabling super-sampling in firmware 5.5, the game believes you have a 4K screen connected and the system takes over from there, downscaling the image and producing beautiful anti-aliasing in the process. There are no performance upgrades here for running at the lower res - it's the same locked 30fps.

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However, inexplicably, if the PS4 Pro is attached to a 1080p display, the pixel count locks to full HD only - a quarter of the resolution.

It's a compilation of AC2, Brotherhood and Revelations, rendering each game at a locked 30fps at a super-crisp native 4K.

Take Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection, for example. In worst-case scenarios, PS4 Pro users with 1080p displays really get a bum deal. The opposite simply isn't possible for full HD users without recourse to expensive hardware scalers, like HD Fury's 'Linker', for example. However, there is a solution: owners of ultra HD screens can always switch their consoles to 1080p to access those otherwise locked modes. Of course, there are game modes locked to the 1080p output too, meaning that 4K display users can potentially lose out too. It serves to address a genuine grievance users of Sony's supercharged PS4 have had for some time - the notion that they're not getting full access to the complete capabilities of their machine. The new super-sampling option is a very welcome addition for Pro users, ensuring that any and all high resolution support previously locked to ultra HD screens now translates into SSAA downscaling on the Pro's 1080p output. It's far from ideal, but with the upcoming firmware 5.5, a solution is now available. However, inexplicably, MGS5 and a small range of other titles completely lock out this support if you only own a 1080p display. This should have benefits for users of 1080p displays too via super-sampling - a brute-force form of anti-aliasing that can offer some beautifully smooth results.

Ps4 image flickery upgrade#

Take Metal Gear Solid 5's recent Pro upgrade for example: if you own an ultra HD display, you gain access to higher resolution rendering. It addresses a key frustration for PS4 Pro users hooked up to 1080p screens: the lack of access to high resolution support on a range of games. With the arrival of the upcoming firmware 5.5, Sony has introduced a new option - system-level super-sampling.