Differences between PS3 and PS4 besides graphics?

[Steady]

PS4's HDD is plenty fast, adding an SSD speeds some things up, but the degree of improvement when adding a SSD on a PS3 is like night and day.

The thing is that the HDD in a PS4 is a pretty standard 2.5-inch laptop drive, so you get load performance equivalent to a laptop running the game. Yes an SSD will improve things a bit, but it's not like the PS4 is suffering long load times.

the PS4 HD is still 5400 RPM <<. Infact I got one out infront of me that I had replaced with a 99$ 1tb Hybrid a year back.

It's acceptable, not great. And the software is better than it was in the past.

http://www.ign.com/wikis/playstation...est_Comparison

[Kosmos992k]

the PS4 HD is still 5400 RPM <<. Infact I got one out infront of me that I had replaced with a 99$ 1tb Hybrid a year back.

It's acceptable, not great.

And as I said, "Yes an SSD will improve things a bit, but it's not like the PS4 is suffering long load times."

5400rpm standard 3.5-inch sata laptop drive, yes, I know.

3 things will make any system with a 5400rpm drive faster.

larger cache on the disc controller
higher RPM (risks more noise, more power used, and some additional heat)
SSD/Hybrid (though historically the better models of these are more expensive and smaller than equivalent HDDs).

However, unless the acceptable performance of the PS4 is a problem, you're spending money to fix something that's not broken.

I have to say though that I will more than likely upgrade the HDD in my PS4 at some point when I want more capacity, and will look for a faster option than a 5400rpm. If I'm already at the point of upgrading there is no reason not to upgrade performance as well.

[Maero]

Day and night difference between the 2, load times, graphics, etc.
One can also get a faster rpm hd and go with 1 terabyte (more space, yes please), ssd while true would load faster they just are not at all reliable.
A Hybrid would be a person's best bet if they have the money

[Steady]

IDK, I was sold on upgrading my ps3 the moment I stopped dying in Titan HM way back when it was something.

[Kosmos992k]

IDK, I was sold on upgrading my ps3 the moment I stopped dying in Titan HM way back when it was something.

110% agreed.

[Kukajoo]

this video gives you a very good look/comparison between the ps3/ps4/pc versions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDPbXAKxNdc

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

this video gives you a very good look/comparison between the ps3/ps4/pc versions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDPbXAKxNdc

I saw that video already but it did not contain the information I was looking for, so I made this topic. The video just shows graphical comparisons. I was interested in knowing more.

[Chiramu]

The PS4 has a better processor than the PS3 and so it would run the game a lot smoother than the PS3. In the end it is better to upgrade if you can. I play on PC but I have read a lot of people amazed at the stark difference of moving to PS4.

[Alistaire]

Duty notifications on your controller!

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

Duty notifications on your controller!

As someone who occasionally plays DPS, this sounds pretty badass.