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^ I tried what you said about a DS4 via USB. Yup, I got caught the first time by not enabling the DS4 to actually use the USB, but figgered that out too. No diff with ROTTR, but I know for the future if I ever need it. I doubt you'll run into a situation where you'll need the DS4 via USB. But I...

I'm having a lot of problems with Rise of the Tomb Raider (20th) on a Pro. So many very basic issues that I've essentially abandoned it as "unplayable", but one last try... My issues are that DS4 button pushes, the "interaction" buttons on the right side, are not being recognized properly. This...

^ I know better! One Valkyrie kill is enough to know that... :) The Valkyries may be more dangerous (I never got past the Blue ones, never tried much either), but I don't like fighting the Travelers. Can a Valkyrie one-hit kill you? Probably, just not the ones I've met. But a Purple Traveler...

^ I forgot about all the Sony exclusives... I played UC4 just before GoW, and GoW is certainly a league above it, you'll know that in an hour. And just before UC4 I played Astrobot...so I've been playing a fair number of PS-exclusives lately and they are all very good games. Very good...

^ Hmmm, I don't think I've ever rested my elbows with a console. I would always have my elbows rested if PC gaming...I've never tried console gaming with a chair that has elbow rests high enough, just regular living-room-type chairs. Been thinking of getting a better "gaming chair" for the...

Is it normal to get sore hands playing GoW? And I don't necessarily mean playing marathon sessions. Pain is gone the next morning, so no prob, just wondering if I'm doing it "wrong". This game definitely uses "muscles" I didn't know I have...no probs with the game itself though.

After fairly recently installing Uncharted 4 for the second time, I can say it took "hours" for me (I remember...). The Update DL was quite large too, and my DL speeds are not great, more than adequate for "quality" 1080p streaming, but nothing more. So if I had to DL the whole game instead of...

Exactly my question, now that I've had this Pro for a year. Never did a backup of the OG PS4, not a lot on it. Game saves are on a USB stick and on my PC...and that's all I don't want to lose. I did the backup from habit, but I do question it. Might be something you'd do before installing a new...

^ I was only using the PS4 backup as an example of "really slow". I wasn't promoting you doing one. :) So far I've been doing them, because I always do for "everything". But at least for the PS4, I question their value...for me anyway. I have very few game DLs on this Pro, most of my games have...

It doesn't help now, but those DL things are what you let the PS4 do while you're sleeping. Lots to do when they're new, almost like for a new PC but easier. I have a slowish internet connection, but it really does seem like the PS4 (Pro) is incredibly slow at doing any "system" stuff. All I can...

^ Some of these BF Sony PS4 stuff deals are so good that it almost makes me want to buy stuff I don't need, as "spares", or because I'm stupid. e.g. I can trade in my old 500GB OG PS4 with v1 DS4, and get a new 1TB slim PS4 with v2 DS4 and Spider-Man game for ~US$60. The game must be "worth"...

I may be mistaken about GameStop not having some PS4 trade-in deals at this time, this year (I was going on past practice). I say this because their Canadian operation has some, they usually don't around BF, so maybe in the U.S. too where BF deals are usually much more prevalent/better.

GameStop quite often has a deal where you trade in your regular PS4 for a Pro + some cash (I forget amount, but usually well less than half the cost of a Pro). These deals are usually not around this time of year though. And there is a current Sony deal for a slim 1TB PS4 + Spiderman that...

A slight bit of coil whine when the disc head (BD drive) is seeking is the only noise my otherwise dead-silent quietest PS3 makes. This is a trivial noise that I rarely hear and can't hear at all when playing a game, admit I don't like it (largely from a "purist" POV), but it sure doesn't bother...

Due to the way my PS4 is installed (in an open cabinet, back against a wall), I can't get back there without a lot of fuss. Oh yeah, installing the Pro/PSVR setup was a total anal experience for me. Everything had to be just so, the PSVR PU has sheathing over its jumble of cables, and it's also...

How do I find out which model I have? Can I do it from one of the PS4 menus? The S/N doesn't tell me anything...and trying to get at the back of the Pro would be a bit of a nuisance. Thanks. It is very quiet, by Sony console standards, IME, etc. Edit: it's on the bottom of the box I think (like...

^ Any idea why the Pro died? You mentioned it's fairly easy to get inside before, did you have a look for clues? Possibly resurrectable? Sony has no excuse for stuff like solder failures (lead-free solder was newish and there were lots of probs in the mid 2000s i.e. PS3s and plasmas), but they...

Ah, so you can set up the backups to be scheduled for automatic upload via PS+; I can see how that could be a pretty good feature. Because every time I finish playing, before I shut down the machine, I manually do backups. It only takes a minute (I save often while playing...), but still, it's a...

I don't really know anything about it, but I've gleaned that there are more than one version of the Pro? Whatever version I have (got it in late Nov. '17), it is very quiet and also runs quite cool. Extremely cool compared to my other PS3/4 consoles. There is only one small area on the top/right...

Darn, I wish I had known about that, I think I would have bitten too, with my only/original PS4.

^ Yeah, I'd consider the PS4 Pro as second gen. And the Pro is also missing the "forward compatibility" capability too, in that it doesn't play UHDs. Hey, no pattern is 100% accurate, just like everybody else, Sony does some dumb stuff. I was more promoting second gen for reliability...

When it comes to any Sony product, you want the second generation version. It probably won't look quite as nice as the first generation, and possibly won't have a few of the backward-compatibility capabilities, but it will be reliable, have some "forward compatibility" capabilities, will have...