What the hell Sony? come on!

the moment when you realize that games like gears of war 4 will already have 4K textures by the time the game releases and once scorpio is out, all you need to do is download the game on scorpio and it will automatically scale to the better hardware without waiting for a patch.

This article reeks of fanboyism. If you dont like it dont play it! /s

People still care about this crap game ?
Delayed for almost a year and still launched without a lot of content, the whole PS+ debacle, half the game's content is locked behind a season pass, awful AI, a crappy penalty system etc etc
An awful game when compared to Forza 5,6 and Horizon 2 and 3, christ, PGR3 is a better game and that was a 360 launch title.
Hoping GT Sport will bring some driving glory back to the Playstation, almost 3 years since the PS4's launch and no good exclusive driving games. Chop chop Sony.

oh well dont care.

good guy sony at it again.

SONY MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!!!

XD

About 7 up to now out of the thousand. Whoever is buying the Pro:

Shame on you.

Would love to see driveclub at 60fps, it really would be the icing on the cake. Gutted that Evolution were shut down, DriveClub blossomed into such a good game

I'm guessing that not all games will be economical sensible to add PS4Pro support for. And some games and game engine will be so heavily designed around 30 fps that it's not possible for more.

Does the PS4 Pro still run all old games at higher resolutions? If it renders old games at 1800p then I'll probably buy it, but if my entire games library so far (well, most of it) will look exactly the same on this more powerful hardware, it's a no go for me. I'm a huge Playstation fan, but that just doesn't make sense.

As much as I loved DC on release it was a bit up its own arse to be honest. The devs did a bit of no man's - I remember the pump about thousands of individuals trees on the mountain ranges - a little bit less of hype and redundant rendering and a bit more fps to 60 woulf have been amazing.

Sony doesn't want driveclub as its visual show piece (even though it is). They want to give that honor to Gran Turismo.

I'm hoping they at least apply a HDR patch, that would benefit the entire PS4 community.

Sony is run by a man who sits on his hands to hide where he puts his thumbs.

Are people special and slow these days? It WILL play on PS4 Pro, it just won't add 4K/upscaling/more fps (like anybody needs them in this game lol).

Actually, Driveclub looks awesome anyway. Who cares. Only the pixel counters.

And? Why would you freak out about that? It would be cool, but nobody is obligated to patch older games to take advantage of the power.

Looking forward to a PS4P so this is kinda dissapointing. I mean who wouldnt want to play DriveClub with all effects, weather on at 60fps? Yet I dont blame Sony. DC is a 2years old game and I dont think there is enough interest for it to justify the expending. Btw, the title is wrong, every ps4 game supports Ps4p.

Evolution should have been kept alive and handed the reins for GT Sport. That way Polyphony could just do GT7.

I've had my disagreements with PS4 Pro but when you actually consider everything you're getting for 400 bucks it's really not bad at all. Much is made of it not having a built in 4k bluray player or being able to play native 4k games, but when you consider how much it will cost to build that on a PC then the PS4 Pro becomes one heck of a bargain. Just the GPU alone required to play 4k games cost a lot more than the entire console itself. Thats not including Ram, the 4k blu ray drive, and other components. Even after you've spent $1000+ putting all that together, you're still gonna need a Television or monitor that can display it, which will run you at least another $700. So yeah, I believe PS4 pro was the right decision. As gamers we always want more, but it's al about what your wallet can handle.

all future games will be pro enhanced, some older titles may get patched. either way the pro will make gamers happy and should sell well alongside the regular ps4. i think its gonna have excellent grafix tbh. other consoles are far too behind to be relevent imo and the best thing is theres nothing you can do about it...

Too bad but they could patch it in the future?
At least the game (and the graphics) are great anyway. I imagine that with the Pro it would be even more beautiful ;)

Drive club is garbage anyway.. Weak physics unrealistic car handling and don't get me started on the mph sync with movement.. Wayyyyyy off. It's good they got closed down we don't need these weak developers making fugazie games...

Drive club on the pro would be amazing. Give us a 1080p 60 fps option and a 4k option. Drive club turned into a really good game and imo its the best racer on the system.

Hasn't this opinion piece been floating around for like a week? Why is it just now popping up out of nowhere like it's a big deal?

I bet most games probably won't get patched which is why I am stinking with the original.

The game is pants, forget about it. Yeah i platinum it, pretty dull experience..

But do Paul's words hold weight? He hasn't worked at Sony or on Driveclub in close to 6 months.

guys just move on from drive club, they've had their share of chances, its better to just wait for GT, i'm sure it will support pspro's extra power.

Here's a tip...shut the f*** up

All they care about is the money. It's pure greed, and it's disgusting

Them: "We've figured out a way to squeeze you of more money, come on let us stick it in."
Us: "No."
Them: "Please! just the tip."
Us: "That's how it always starts."

Where's that tip is actually going the CEOs pocket.

"Interesting concept"?! This is beyond idiotic.

First of all, developers have a salary and they earn a pretty decent wage.
Next, tipping culture is awful overall and should be abolished, i think. People don't see it as a token of gratitude for the job done well (as it should be), they see it as their own money that you must give them, no matter how they do the job. Look at some places, tips became mandatory and they are a fixed percent of your order, for some reason (especially in kids playrooms). You'll give them an inch and they'll take a mile and then another one on top. Look at macrotransactions, started on free to play games, was costing around $2-$5, now it's everywhere, even in $70 AAA games and cost more than a game, up to $100.
On top of that, you'll have to waste resources adding this system, integrate with payment providers and fix the bugs, who will do that? What, another company should make it and take a fee from every transaction? No, thanks, there're already enough parasites around.

Even if we ignore that this is dumb idea and should never be a thing ever:
Who can guarantee that the money will go to developers ONLY? That's right, no one.
How many developers are working on a AAA game? 100+? Who would you tip, some particular developer? How would you know who? All 100? The wouldn't even notice a few cents bonus.

Hey, as long as we're throwing (dumb) ideas around - how about the other way around, CEOs and top management will tip the players who play their game? I read everywhere about the record profits and firing development staff, yet CEOs and top management are keeping theirs, so how about sharing some of your wealth? Oh, what, you don't want that? Oh, i guess it should only work in your favor, huh?

It’s called Kickstarter, since 99% of games are broken upon release and are essentially still in development.

Tipping culture is getting out of hand. I just see this as moving in a direction where employers no longer want to be held accountable for their employee’s salaries or investments.

Why aren’t you showing your appreciation and providing me with a tip for purchasing your game? Did I do something wrong by only dropping $130+ on your Ultimate Edition that is plagued with matchmaking issues for the next 2-3 months and only includes a bonus game soundtrack that is totally forgettable?

Just the tip?

Give me the option by all means. I can then choose to refuse.

We will then immediately see games designed from the ground up around tipping.

Yeah tipping the developer only to find later that he was laid off.

I'd like to tip a few off a cliff

How about they get paid a proper wage.
American tipping culture is just madness I've seen it's starting to expand beyond just waiters and Batista's into things like real estate agents and self service kiosks like at Macdonalds along with other place's it should never even be considering I don't tip anyone in Australia ever and no one is mad about it.

I think the developers should tip us for essentially buying dome $70 games to basically play test. Doesn’t really sound so good does it? Y’all make more than most people and still want more.

Fuck off

Whats next, I dont tip and then they remove my access to the game?

This wouldn't work for games published by a big company, of course. But it could work for smaller indie game projects that have a very low cost, such as a $5 game made by 3 people, and you can choose to tip them an extra $3 - $5 as a sign of appreciation.

However, this would be a disgusting practice if it was allowed for games published by Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA, Namco, Capcom, S-E, Sega, etc.

On top of $70 games? No

This is how food delivery apps put more of the responsibility and cost on the customer. Blizzard finds the sleaziest managers.

Give me a f@cking break!

First thet introduce tips, then they cut pay as much as possible, so they can profit more.

I could see this being a cool thing for Indies. But often you can do just that already if they have a patreon or something similar. For major developer companies that would be super silly, to start there is a huge chance that the devs that worked on that particular game has already been fired as the project is over. And obviously the money would not reach the developers that are still there, the suits would gobble it all up.

Also we all know that if this get implemented by a American. It would stop being a small bonus for good work and become a integral part of the salary of the devs in no time.

I'll be honest I don't think I'm 100% against this. Like it would be a very rare thing for me. It would only donate/tip Devs that have not only made a incredible game. But also don't make me feel like I'm getting nicked and dimed.

I love it when these CEOs and the ilk speak about the video game industry. They say the wildest, headscratching rubbish that only seems reasonable to a soulless husk whose myopic pursuit of profit make it seem reasonable to him and him alone.

Tipping culture is out of hand and it needs to stop.

excuse me? lol

To Mike Ybarra, In the words of Elon Musk, "go fk yourself!" Is that clear enough.

They're trying to be restaurant owners 😂😂 have the consumer pay for their wages smh

In a couple of years:

Horse DLC $80 dollars.. oh you buy it! Wanna tip another $20 for the demon son of Bobby Kottick?!

Go work in a restaurant if you want to work for tips. You get no insurance and paid $5/hr.

How about you make something worth buying? He can blame constant video game sales if anything. Most Games are half price in just months.

Everyone knows games go on sale constantly, devs need to make and market properly and maybe we get excited enough to drop $70. I remember seeing WAY more game commercials back in the day. They don’t spend money marketing anymore and just expect us to build hype on our own when day one gaming is risky. These devs have F’d up so many times and just fix via patches…this is bullshit and why we all just wait for your buggy rushed game to go on sale.

Wow that sounds like a wonderful idea
Then the multi billion dollar company wouldn't have to pay them as much
And if there's one company I trust with this stuff, it's blizzard
Always thinking about the little guy

My 'tip' is buying good games.

Oh yeah so then blizzard can justify paying employees less. What a scummy dude

These games are produced for the most part at multiple million to trillion dollar companies. How about they be fiscally responsible with scope and budget so they can pay the developers better. It is not the consumers responsibility to bail out failing business plans.

How about NO!

The USA doesn't understand tippIng....knowing them they'd reduce wages across the board for all devs in order to guilt trip customers to tip.

No no no no no no no way in hell would I ever support ANOTHER tipping avenue. "Oh it's optional" you say? Say that to the "forced 20% gratuity on some checks". What next? Unskippable 1 minute donation begging before we can play so they can write it off in their taxes?

Look at that stupid smile...

I'm not gonna tip you when I have to pay 30 dollars extra for 2 days of early access. You should have probably also tipped your coworker when she got paid less for the exact same role you were given and didn't say a word about it.

Oh what was that? I should torrent more games on PC? Don't mind if I do. LOL I have the Starcraft collection already what else shall I take hmmmm...

I thought micro transactions was tips...

The moment they implement that option, they will reduce the developers' pay and expect tips to makeup the difference.

Tipping is a wonderful thing to do, but an executive is the last person who should suggest it for an industry. This is just shady.

Actually, if I buy a game on sale, I would be open if the funds went to the developer NOT the publisher. For example, buy a $70 game at $39.99. If the game is great and updated properly, I would tip $10.

Okay but if your game is trash, then it's only fair you pay me for having to go through that hardship of spending my money on a terrible game.

If games did not have microtransactions and released complete and games weren't broken on release and patched later then this might have a little bit of merit. Non multiplayer games connected to the internet have lead to intolerable experiences.

If you want the ability to give tips then totally stop selling MT’s and battle passes and I will consider it.

What a pure idiot. Stupid is what stupid does……so don’t be on the “does” category.

Don't these guys earn enough?

Here’s to incoming “your tips make up for it” salary cuts

Mike Ybarra is a joke. This man goes from company to company like the town wh*re.

I didn’t like him at Microsoft, didn’t like him at Blizzard. And while I would tip developers who deserve it.

I’ll never tip developers who are more than happy to force diversity and inclusion just because.

If it makes sense for the story and game okay. But often times it’s just there to check DEI boxes.

Or perhaps the big greedy companies that hired said developers and what not pay out of their billion dollar pockets. Instead of pocketing it all or most of it and then complaining how expensive it is to make AAA video games nowadays. You greedy perverted F’s. Stop job cuts too so you maintain a disgusting life style while the real hardworking people struggle to get by while working tirelessly to make your F’ing games. There should be more capital from these companies that have a reserve for the devs and give them a fair bonus when the games launched.

The amount of money these CEO’s rank in compared to the peanuts the devs and various studio employees make could go towards a better funded gaming experience. The big dogs don’t work anywhere near as much or as hard as the poor devs who often end up on the short end of the stick. Get used and abused then let go while they have a house to pay off.

such scummy idea from a scummy company!