PS4 Users, do you experience issues with your graphics flickering repeatedly?

Guys,

I wanted to see if anyone else with a PS4 has noticed this problem I posted on Tech Support.

I posted this under tech support:


An issue has intensified when playing on my PS4. If I pan my camera, or move a really headache inducing flicker happens on all Plants, Trees, Grass, detailed walls such as grated walls or brick walls.

If I had to compare this to anything else, it's like running through a dark room with a strobe light.

To be clear, this only happens to the specific items in the world I listed.

That sounds like either an issue with your television or your PS4, have you tried changing your display temporarily?

Such as taking it to a friends house to see if the issue replicates?

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Originally Posted by Shioban

That sounds like either an issue with your television or your PS4, have you tried changing your display temporarily?

Such as taking it to a friends house to see if the issue replicates?

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It doesn't happen on any other game or form of media that I've experienced, I play a lot of games. I haven't tried those things though.

The few times I've played on PS4, I haven't experienced this, no.

I use ps4 exclusively. It runs as well as it does on my PC copy, except I like it better :P.

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Originally Posted by SionDurant

It doesn't happen on any other game or form of media that I've experienced, I play a lot of games. I haven't tried those things though.

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Very odd then! Still try another display /just/ in case it's FFXIV with that particular display.

The easiest way to fix an issue is to go down a checklist of changing settings/devices (considerably harder with a console obviously, your options are limited).

Yeah, i play on PS4 and i've never had this issue myself :x

read your PS4 manual, I'm pretty sure that's one of the side effect they stated from playing and if that happens your should stop playing. has something to do with seizures or how ever you spell it.

might be your tv or ps4, try switching ps4 to another tv and seeing if its the ps4 if not might be the tv is going out.

Iv been playing on ps4 for about 2 weeks and iv never seen anything like this :P

Never seen any flickering at all and i only play on ps4. Wonder what it could be.

I've had this happen on my PS3 (minus the headaches), but usually only when trying to render large amounts of grass/leaves, i.e. fighting treants is always a pain/slowdown.

Your PS4 might be overheating or it's GPU might be going bad.
Try to use some compressed air on it to get some of the dust out. I am not sure what else to suggest, but that symphom you describe, typically points at GPU issues or overheating. Both which could be caused by dust.

Try changing your resolution in the settings. Some TV's have issues with how FFXIV does their resolution (As Far as I know its the only console game that lets you alter the resolution for Pretty vs Economical.)

I had flickering issues on my PS3 with FFXIV. I got a decent HDMI cable and bam, fixed.

Thanks everyone going to try the steps people recommended and if they fail I guess call Sony for Warranty support. No reason for a GPU to begin to fail so early in a Console's lifecycle.

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Originally Posted by SionDurant

Thanks everyone going to try the steps people recommended and if they fail I guess call Sony for Warranty support. No reason for a GPU to begin to fail so early in a Console's lifecycle.

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Acceptable Failure rate for electronics is 3.5% (Which is funny because Microsoft's first generation Xbox360 was at like 23% last I had checked.) They happen but the warranty would cover it.

Has your PS4's fan been noticeably loud for long periods of time?

I been having this problem as well, playing the Ps3 version on a Playstation 3D display. Chat log would refresh and reset and it would flicker in certain places in the zones.

Knock on wood I have been lucky. My game play has been smooth

I've had one since they came out. I don't have this issue.