The PlayStation 5 Pro is the most powerful console on the market, and it hasn't failed to show time and time again how its ray tracing capabilities and PSSR upscaler can make a lot of difference compared to the base system. And with the upcoming Marvel's Wolverine, the current-generation refresh shows even more of its ray tracing prowess, as it is capable to handle the game's most advanced ray tracing effects with a negligible hit to performance. A new comparison video put together by ElAnalistaDeBits puts the game running on base PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro side by side, […]

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Funcom has released seven minutes of new Dune: Awakening gameplay captured on a PlayStation 5 Pro, offering the most substantial look yet at the survival game’s upcoming console version. The footage debuted during Gamescom 2026, where attendees can also play the PS5 build ahead of its September 22 launch. According to the developer, Dune: Awakening will offer two graphics modes on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro. Performance Mode targets 60 frames per second at a dynamic 4K resolution, while Quality Mode targets 30 FPS, also using dynamic 4K. The PS5 Pro version will run at a higher native […]

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Ahead of its launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, Bandai Namco and Rebel Wolves provided the first proper look at The Blood of Dawnwalker on consoles, confirming with this new video that PlayStation 5 Pro players will get to experience the best console version, although it will only be on PC that the game will hit 60 FPS. The new footage confirms all the details on the console version's display modes, starting from the PlayStation 5 Pro modes: Looking at the footage, the game looks quite sharp in Quality mode, so it's very likely […]

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The one feature that defines the PS5 Pro is the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) upscaler. While the first version of the AI-powered upscaling technology left something to be desired in games like the Silent Hill 2 remake, where the upscaler didn't work properly with Unreal Engine 5's light rendering, the enhanced PSSR 2.0 is elevating gaming on the system. However, some games that haven't been updated still only support the first version of the upscaler, relying on the system's "Enhance PSSR Image Quality" toggle to improve image quality. Although this toggle will eventually be deprecated once future versions of the […]

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The new, enhanced version of the PlayStation 5 Pro's PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution Upscaler, commonly also known as PSSR 2.0, got another high-profile game on its list of supported games, as developer Insomniac Games and lead architect Mark Cerny added official support for the upscaler to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 with a new patch that also adds new content on PlayStation 5 and PC, signaling how support for already released single-player games won't stop even after Sony Interactive Entertainment's decision to stop releasing them on Steam and the Epic Games Store. "It's a Brand New Day for Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Get […]

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The PlayStation 5 Pro is, on paper, the most powerful console available on the market, but there have been times when the system disappointed, especially in some titles at launch. With the upgraded PSSR 2.0 upscaler, however, the situation has been steadily improving, and with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, the system delivers Quality-mode level visuals complete with ray tracing at 60 FPS in its Performance Mode. The high quality PlayStation 5 Pro support Ubisoft delivered in the remake of the fourth entry in the series is showcased by a new comparison video put together by ElAnalistaDeBits, which puts every […]

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In an interesting fate for the system, Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro console has only been improving with age, thanks in part to the massive boost that was PSSR 2. Seemingly taking advantage of the pro console’s toolset, Ubisoft have detailed all of the PS5 Pro enhancements coming with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced.

Taking to the PlayStation blog, Ubisoft’s technical directors Nicolas Lopez and Jussi Markkanen spoke on all of the ways in which the team have taken advantage of the PS5 Pro to “deliver the best experience possible for players when the game launches on July 9.”

While a full technical breakdown can be found HERE, the primary improvements which PS5 Pro owners will be able to enjoy include the following:

• Ray-Traced Specular Reflections across all modes (limited to Fidelity and Balanced on base PS5)
• Expanded strand-based hair (affects Edward in all modes and nearby NPCs in Fidelity mode)
• PSSR 2 support for increased visual clarity

Ubisoft has been taking pretty good advantage of the PS5 Pro with its recent releases, and AC Black Flag Resynced looks to be no different. That said, PSSR aside, it will be interesting to see how different the game looks compared to its base version in the Fidelity and Balanced modes.

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SanDisk has introduced its new Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe SSDs for Sony PS5 consoles, offering up to 8 TB capacities, but they come at a massive price tag. Paying For SanDisk's New 8 TB SSD Feels Like Buying Three Sony PS5 Pro Consoles Today, SanDisk introduced its new SSD lineup, which is officially licensed for the Sony PS5 series consoles. These are the Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe SSDs, and come in up to 8 TB capacities. These SSDs are PCIe Gen 4.0 compliant and feature up to 7200 MB/s Read and 6600 MB/s Write speeds with 1.2 Million […]

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The popular Helldivers 2 is the rare modern game that launched on PC without supporting any major upscaling technology like NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR, but this is set to change next week, on May 27, with the release of a new set of technical improvements. Console users will also get some of these improvements, but PlayStation 5 Pro players will inevitably be disappointed by the decision not to bring support for the latest iteration of the PSSR upscaler. "We’re excited to announce a new set of technical improvements, deploying May 27th. In collaboration with our partners at Nixxes, this release brings […]

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IO Interactive revealed on the official PlayStation Blog that their soon-to-be-released James Bond origin story game 007 First Light will launch with the new PSSR 2.0 algorithm on PlayStation 5 Pro. On other console platforms, the studio is using AMD FSR 3.1.5, but PSSR 2.0 offers significant visual improvements on the PS5 Pro hardware. Henrik Schlichter, Technical Director at IO Interactive, said in a statement: Upgraded PSSR gave us a meaningful jump in image quality across the board — cleaner, more stable, and noticeably sharper on the kind of fine detail that’s hardest to get right. It’s a clear upgrade […]

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Following the recent release of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) 2.0, owners of a PlayStation 5 Pro console may be wondering exactly which of the games they own support the new upscaler. You'll find the full list, updated as much as possible to the latest games, below. For now, there's only a relatively small number of games that use the new algorithm natively. However, the good news is that there is a system-level toggle that can upgrade PSSR 1.0 games to version 2.0, improving image quality. Notably, PS5 Pro System Architect Mark Cerny has stated that 'the current strategy is […]

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A grim future in the console space is about to be upon us because Sony will introduce a price hike for the PlayStation 5 disc edition and PlayStation 5 digital edition, with both of them reaching a new MSRP of $649.99/€649.99/£569.99 and $599.99/€599.99/£519.99, respectively. Unfortunately, the Japanese giant’s most powerful machine to date, the PlayStation 5 Pro, isn’t being spared because it too will be sold for a new price of $899.99/€899.99/£789.99. For U.S. customers, you have a tiny sliver of hope of grabbing the high-end console from Amazon for $749, but remember, time is of the essence. The ongoing memory […]

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The PlayStation 5 Pro Enhance PSSR Image Quality toggle will not be updated in the future even when new versions of the upscaling tech are released, PlayStation 5 Lead System Architect Mark Cerny confirmed in a new interview with Digital Foundry (as reported on Reddit by Dream Corridor). Cerny cited the need to set a standard for the community regarding the feature as the primary reason for this decision. "The current strategy is that it will be fixed, i.e. even if there are updated network parameters for the most recent PS5 Pro games, those parameters will not be applied when […]

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Alan Wake 2 and CONTROL Ultimate Edition will join the likes of Resident Evil Requiem soon, as the two games developed by Remedy Entertainment will receive support for the new version of the PlayStation 5 Pro PSSR upscaler. This update will allow users to "explore the Oldest House and Bright Falls with a new level of visual fidelity," the developer announced on Bluesky. In announcing PSSR 2.0 support, Remedy provided the first details of the upgrade, promising "noticeable improvements in image stability and clarity of motion." Although we have only seen the PlayStation 5 Pro's new PSSR upscaler in action […]

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Monster Hunter Stories 3 proves that it's not just about the thrill of the hunt, but setting up the ecology to support it for generations to come.

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Sony has just announced that the highly anticipated new version of the PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) upscaler for PlayStation 5 Pro is ready and will roll out next month, with CAPCOM's Resident Evil Requiem (out today and already doing well on Steam) as the first game to implement it. The announcement came with a statement from CAPCOM's Masaru Ijuin (Senior Manager, Engine Development Support Section, R&D Foundational Technology Department), who said: The upgraded PSSR has allowed us to elevate our expressiveness by successfully processing these details and textural particularities, which are traditionally difficult to upscale because of their intricacy. […]

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While it left something to be desired at launch, the PlayStation 5 Pro PSSR upscaler is still very notable tech as it is the first AI-powered upscaler to be available on a home console. In the months since the system's release, the upscaler has been consistently improved to deliver better image quality, and a future version could introduce some significant changes that would prevent frame rate drops in essentially every game. As spotted by Tech4Gamers, Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a new patent on February 4 detailing some new features that could be part of the upcoming PSSR 2.0. Chief among […]

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