PS4 Pro release date: Production reportedly began; former 'DriveClub' director defends console
Sony has reportedly begun the production for its highly-anticipated next generation console The PlayStation 4 Pro, which is set for November.
According to Digitimes, Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron are spearheading the production, with increased shipments expected next month and in November "to meet peak demand prior to the year-end season."
However, the report says that Pegatron is in charge of the 70 percent of the Ps4 Pro production instead of the manufacturers splitting it equally as it was in the past.
This should free up Foxconn to work with the Nintendo NX because according to Digitimes, it actually happens to the largest OEM for Nintendo NX instead.
In other related news, former "DriveClub" game director Paul Rustchynsky took to Twitter to defend the PS4 Pro from critics, asking them to wait and see first before they say anything.
"Too many people are underestimating the PS4 Pro without having seen it in action," he tweeted, adding that "seeing is believing."
This is mainly because of the lack of 4K Blu-Ray player of the PS4 Pro, which its competitor Xbox Project Scorpio will have. Native 4K gaming is also not possible in the console. Instead, PS4 Pro offers to upscale most games.
These are some of the criticisms thrown at Sony for the PS4 Pro, but having seen it first hand, Rustchynsky says that the absence of 4K Blu-Ray player will not diminish the gaming experience in the console.
Rustchynsky was part of the Evolution Studios, which was recently shut down by Sony. He now works at Codemasters along with some of his colleagues from the team.
Although Evolution is no longer part of the "DriveClub VR" production, he shared some details about the game and its jump to the PS4 Pro.
"We haven't harnessed the full power of the PS4 Pro, but there will be a few more visual details enabled," Rustchynsky tweeted, emphasizing in another tweet that they "haven't taken full advantage of the Pro."
The PS4 Pro will be available on Nov. 10.