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[MatrixMan.EXE]

I'm just stating the realities of the business. Whoever made the final call felt that the patch was fine to put out as it was, as well as whoever felt it was acceptable on the the Sony cert side.

Well I mean, yeah, the patch wouldn't have dropped if that wasn't the case. But that doesn't really make it okay, and I think it's fair to question how such a glaringly detrimental bug was allowed to ship in a patch supposed to enhance a game's graphics.

To me it seems as though Sony likely rushed the patch through the door just to say "WoFF is another game with PS4 Pro support at launch". As you say, such is the state of business.

 

[burgerdog]

How do these game developers release patches apparently without even testing them? Because surely nobody thought this was OK?

They tested it and people that get paid the big bucks thought it was okay.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

They tested it and people that get paid the big bucks thought it was okay.

Lets be clear, nobody thought this patch was ok because it affects every pro system, its not something that could have been missed, and even if it was, they obviously would have known about it by now. Theres no excuse for the silence, even if they couldnt fix it they should at least take the patch off of psn.

This is not ok, theres no excuse for this. Nobody was knocking down doors for a World of FF pro patch, there was no reason to release it if it wasnt ready, and theres no excuse for the radio silence and the patch is STILL on psn

 

[HeeHo]

This has literally stopped me from playing this game. I don't want to delete the game, and pause the dang download. What if I wanted to play online? I don't but that's not the point.

WoFF wasn't going to be my premiere Pro experience but I was still looking forward to seeing what it looked like.

Shame, I really liked this game but with XV coming out so soon, I don't think I'll be able to finish it by the time they release a patch.

 

[paragonpro]

I havent played it not on a pro without the patch so it hasnt bothered me that much. Its still noticably blurry

 

[AndyMoogle]

Like what? There were no performance issues or bugs from the 40+ hours i played of the ps4 version. The only difference i could notice from the pro patch was that it went from ps4 graphics to vita graphics.

It adds some kind of multiplayer in the coliseum I think.

 

[Ichisuke]

Are we sure that the version that is downloaded from PSN isn't automatically ver. 1.01?

The digital version from the PSN is already updated.... Usually all digital games are... There is no way of removing the patch. Tested myself.

 

[TheChillyAcademic]

The digital version from the PSN is already updated.... Usually all digital games are... There is no way of removing the patch. Tested myself.

GOD FUCKING DAMNIT

 

[Negator]

Still nothing? This is fucking ridiculous.

Edit: It hurts my eyes to play this game. SE why...

 

[WarAdept]

FFXV visual parity patch obviously.

 

[Formosa]

Square care less about World of FF. It's all about FF15.

 

[Yarbskoo]

Sony really needs to implement a "play in original PS4 mode" function at the OS level. It's absolutely ludicrous that the original hardware has advantages over the more expensive model in some cases.

 

[guybrushfreeman]

Still no word at all I was going to buy a copy but of cours it's not worth it if it's not fixed. Just a sad situation for everyone

 

[Ichisuke]

Sony really needs to implement a "play in original PS4 mode" function at the OS level. It's absolutely ludicrous that the original hardware has advantages over the more expensive model in some cases.

They could just give you the option of removing the patches from the games....

 

[Yarbskoo]

They could just give you the option of removing the patches from the games....

I'd be more than fine with this.

Sadly, even Steam doesn't let you do this.

 

[Samanosuke Akechi]

Been hearing lots of negative stuff about pro lately. Makes me think I should just keep my existing ps4.

 

[Yarbskoo]

Been hearing lots of negative stuff about pro lately. Makes me think I should just keep my existing ps4.

As someone who doesn't have a PS4 but wants to get one in the near future, these issues are making me reconsider whether getting a Pro instead of the Slim would be a good idea, especially since I'll be playing on a 1080p screen for a while.

 

[Iriscomeback]

Oh, wow, wanted to upgrade next week but I guess I'm going to wait until they patch this :-\.

 

[Rolf NB]

Step 1: make "reduce image qualitydepth of field" a controllable setting.
Step 2: default "reduce image quality" to off
Step 3: suddenly be amazed at the excellent artistry now that you see it clearly
Step 4: identify the person responsible for the "reduce image quality" feature integration
Step 5: make an example for the entire games industry, at noon on central market

 

[SOLDIER]

Don't the best results usually come from stuff like this becoming a headline on Kotaku?

Maybe if they say something about it, it will be enough to spur SE to act faster.

 

[DJIzana]

I've never been a fan of motion blur, personally. Kind of glad I'm still waiting to grab World of FF (I plan to just... likely in the bargain bin or when I finish FFXV or have a lull period).

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Don't the best results usually come from stuff like this becoming a headline on Kotaku?

Maybe if they say something about it, it will be enough to spur SE to act faster.

I tweeted jason about it but hes probably busy.

 

[Arkeband]

I tweeted jason about it but hes probably busy.

He's on a Verendus shaming crusade, there's no time to write about WoFF!

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Deleted the game, re-installed then paused the patch. I thought I was okay. I come back today and the patch has re-installed itself. Fuck this noise. Going to wait until they fix things before I play the game again. Absolutely absurd.

 

[Ray Down]

Deleted the game, re-installed then paused the patch. I thought I was okay. I come back today and the patch has re-installed itself. Fuck this noise. Going to wait until they fix things before I play the game again. Absolutely absurd.

Maybe they will patch it with the Sora DLC.

 

[LiquidSolid]

Been hearing lots of negative stuff about pro lately. Makes me think I should just keep my existing ps4.

As someone who doesn't have a PS4 but wants to get one in the near future, these issues are making me reconsider whether getting a Pro instead of the Slim would be a good idea, especially since I'll be playing on a 1080p screen for a while.

You can count stuff like this on one hand, it's just that negative headlines are a hell of a lot easier to write than positive ones. Square Enix absolutely fucked up with WoFF (and Deus Ex MD) but the Pro is still a pretty great upgrade (whether you have a 1080p or 4K TV).

 

[Lucreto]

Deleted the game, re-installed then paused the patch. I thought I was okay. I come back today and the patch has re-installed itself. Fuck this noise. Going to wait until they fix things before I play the game again. Absolutely absurd.

Turn off the automatic updates until it's patched. Don't leave the console in rest mode or just disconnect from the Internet.

It's a pain I know but that's what I am doing. I only have another weekend to play this until Final Fantasy XV will take up all my time.

 

[Izuna]

Sony needs to crack down on this shit.

 

[Guymelef]

Sony needs to crack down on this shit.

Sony?

 

[Izuna]

Sony?

They should do a MS (like they did with Bungie) and step in and sort some of these things out, especially for the bigger games.

I mean, surely Sony and see that a patch is going to make a game look worse on the Pro when they certify it and like, not certify it? It's early days and they should be making sure the Pro upgrades are being handled properly.

 

[Mr Swine]

They should do a MS (like they did with Bungie) and step in and sort some of these things out, especially for the bigger games.

I mean, surely Sony and see that a patch is going to make a game look worse on the Pro when they certify it and like, not certify it? It's early days and they should be making sure the Pro upgrades are being handled properly.

Well sadly it looks like Sony doesn't care about that since they know people are going to buy Pro's and I guess that WoFF isn't a big budget game :/

 

[Syntsui]

They should do a MS (like they did with Bungie) and step in and sort some of these things out, especially for the bigger games.

I mean, surely Sony and see that a patch is going to make a game look worse on the Pro when they certify it and like, not certify it? It's early days and they should be making sure the Pro upgrades are being handled properly.

Sorry to be blunt but the certification has nothing to do with the beauty of the game and Sony has absolutely nothing to do with this project, they are not responsible for it.

Having it as an exclusive don't make them accountable to what happens with it. Would it be a smart move for them to pressure Squenix to fix the game they paid for the exclusivity? I don't know, this won't sell many more copies in the long run and there's only costs involved in fixing this problem.

Rationally, they have zero fucks to give.

 

[Freeman76]

Well I mean, yeah, the patch wouldn't have dropped if that wasn't the case. But that doesn't really make it okay, and I think it's fair to question how such a glaringly detrimental bug was allowed to ship in a patch supposed to enhance a game's graphics.

To me it seems as though Sony likely rushed the patch through the door just to say "WoFF is another game with PS4 Pro support at launch". As you say, such is the state of business.

Rightly so it is impacting on their image in a negative way. What with this, Skyrim, Deus Ex all performing worse than on OGPS4 its not good.

 

[Ray Down]

Well sadly it looks like Sony doesn't care about that since they know people are going to buy Pro's and I guess that WoFF isn't a big budget game :/

It clearly isn't a big budget game.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

If Sony isnt going to mandate any type of parity with the PS4 version then they should at least give us the option to play the game in PS4 mode.

 

[StarVigil]

It's a chibi budget game.
Edit: ^^^^

Spoiler

it's a joke

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

It's a chibi budget game.

The budget of the game is irrelevant, all they need to do is take the patch off of PSN.

 

[Transistor]

Reasons like this are why Sony needs to implement a "Pro Mode / Base Mode" toggle into the UI for Pro games.

 

[Tiduz]

It's a chibi budget game.

doesnt matter, a patch made it worse than it originally was. even if its a $5 game that is unnaceptable.

 

[black070]

Soooooooooooonyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy !

.. wait, why are we blaming Sony for this ?

 

[LiquidSolid]

Sorry to be blunt but the certification has nothing to do with the beauty of the game and Sony has absolutely nothing to do with this project, they are not responsible for it.

Having it as an exclusive don't make them accountable to what happens with it. Would it be a smart move for them to pressure Squenix to fix the game they paid for the exclusivity? I don't know, this won't sell many more copies in the long run and there's only costs involved in fixing this problem.

Rationally, they have zero fucks to give.

While I can understand your overall point, you seriously think Sony paid for WoFF exclusivity?

 

[TheYanger]

Soooooooooooonyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy !

.. wait, why are we blaming Sony for this ?

Because they're the ones letting it happen, they certify all of this shit and are the ones that put out the sheet stating that it wouldn't be allowed.

 

[Izuna]

Sorry to be blunt but the certification has nothing to do with the beauty of the game and Sony has absolutely nothing to do with this project, they are not responsible for it.

Having it as an exclusive don't make them accountable to what happens with it. Would it be a smart move for them to pressure Squenix to fix the game they paid for the exclusivity? I don't know, this won't sell many more copies in the long run and there's only costs involved in fixing this problem.

Rationally, they have zero fucks to give.

I'm sure, yeah. But they really should be caring. It gives the impression that there's nothing to guarantee that the Pro patches are even working properly. For their first-parties, it's quite good though.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Soooooooooooonyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy !

.. wait, why are we blaming Sony for this ?

They could have prevented this type of scenario by either mandating parity or giving us the option to play the game in PS4 mode, they did neither.

Obviously its primarily the game makers fault, but Sony isnt blameless here either.

 

[Yarbskoo]

You can count stuff like this on one hand, it's just that negative headlines are a hell of a lot easier to write than positive ones. Square Enix absolutely fucked up with WoFF (and Deus Ex MD) but the Pro is still a pretty great upgrade (whether you have a 1080p or 4K TV).

The thing is, there are very few games I actually want to play on the thing, and out of those, Uncharted 4 is pretty much the only one that's a straight update. The rest either have performance issues, like The Last of Us, or no improvement at all, like Bloodborne or the Uncharted remasters. Sure there's a good chance upcoming games will fare better, but that's not something I'm willing to bet real money on at this point, and I'm still hoping some of those, like RDR2, will hit PC eventually.

 

[AkumaNiko]

Step 1: make "reduce image qualitydepth of field" a controllable setting.
Step 2: default "reduce image quality" to off
Step 3: suddenly be amazed at the excellent artistry now that you see it clearly
Step 4: identify the person responsible for the "reduce image quality" feature integration
Step 5: make an example for the entire games industry, at noon on central market

im assuming this is sarcasm and you cannot actually do this

 

[basefree]

Thankfully, I've had other games to play whilst I ignore this in it's broken state, but has SE even acknowledged the problem yet, or is this just going to go unfixed forever?

 

[DryvBy]

What a shock that these systems wouldn't be as simple as upgrading a PC. I thought this game was extremely blurry recently too.

 

[Guymelef]

Does anybody have response from S-E?

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

Not going to start this until I hear about a patch to fix the issue. I've been dealing with the framerate in DQB being jittery since I got my Pro and I've just been dealing with it since I'm in the last chapter.

I can't wait until early next year when most games are releasing with Pro support right out of the gate so the base modes can get properly tested.