I don’t have a VRR TV (I’m still waiting for an excuse to get one, but my current TV appears to be immortal). When I tried WRC I played through 3 rallies, which were Italy, Croatia and Sweden - so probably around 10-15 tracks. I didn’t see any screen tearing (and I noticed it all the time on base PS5), or hitches/slowdown.
Finished reinstalling FFVII Rebirth and gonna give it a fair spin tomorrow since it's getting pretty late. And speaking of that, I'll have to leave here this reaction clip of Max about the pro's pssr implementation in FF7R.
It's up to Treyarch to announce what they are doing with the game as they are the ones who actually make it.
The only caveat here is that Treyarch never stated or implied that BO6 will be PS5 Pro Enhanced. The sole mention of this possibility was on Sony’s own PS Blog a couple of days before the PS5 Pro launch. It took me and everyone else by surprise when they clearly stated that BO6 would be one of the games enhanced for the PS5 Pro at launch of the console.
I played an operation, you're right. Performance feels much better during large waves, not sure if it's about framerate or just less situations where it was one big porridge as dynamic resolution used to drop to what looked like raw 720p. So it tends to hold the base performance mode IQ and framerate in heavy combat, which it previously couldn't. Overall IQ is still shit tho, honestly this is one game that more than deserves a patch now, knowing how it can look.
The enhanced mode is on the base PS5 though. I guess they’ve just bumped the quality on both options for the Pro. I was expecting the “Enhanced Visuals” mode to run at 60FPS on the Pro though.Played around 2h of Diablo 4 "PS5 Pro Enhanced" and tbh there's not much difference lol. Here's the two screenshots, one in the default 60 fps unlocked mode and the other in the enhanced mode which comes with RT. You tell me the difference.
The default mode runs around 70 - 85 fps depending on how heavy the scene is, while the enhanced mode is locked to 30 fps.
It is not simple as that. Overall the pro image quality is better, and only further object look softer. FSR is oversharpening that why further background object like this appear to be sharper, and in return hair has dithering and flickering issue. The grass and the tree also over sharpening too. Hair, Grasses and trees are more define with PSSR.but not any game
Here PSSR way blurier than FSR
I don't see it.but not any game
Here PSSR way blurier than FSR
Yeah, I forgot about that since I've always played the game in the default 60 fps mode. Also, there's hardly any info from Blizz themselves about these supposed Pro enhancements. Overall very meh upgrade.
look at blured background
I still don't see it. More like yt compression if anything
I think it’s already out the 60fps mode is broken on the pro lots of little whites dots flickering everywhere
It doesn't help with varying amounts of fog rolling across the shot.
yeah hard to judge. Myself looking at the game on my pro, it looks great. All the ghosting and shimmering is gone too.
Yes.
Yes and it looks fantastic. smooth 60, clean pssr.
If only they would uncap the FPS now.
I have and Pro is definitely not a silver bullet with it. It is better DRS and certainly more consistent. Frame rate is improved, but still drops in stress test areas. VRR still required. Really needs a PSSR patch imo though.
I can't browse PS5 enhanced menu from the store. "Content unavailable"
I think the Pro will surprise people especially plonkers like Alex that still refuse to believe PC to console isn’t an apples to apples comparison even with console hardware being very similar to PC hardware unlike 10+ years ago. The sheer different in budget and attention the console versions get versus developers C teams doing the PC version or at times it even being farmed out to do it as cheaply as possible makes a ridiculous difference to final performance.
This was the main reason I got one. Even if all it did was get games far closer to the upper limits of their dynamic range it would be worth it to me as some games drop ridiculously low in UE5. These reconstruction techniques also need imo at least 900p-1080p to give good results on a 4k screen. Once you go down to 540/600/720p it starts to ruin the final image on a large display.
It’s already there and it’s broken
How would Life is Strange Double Exposure look sharper since there is no PS5 Pro patch for it?
Play Horizon Forbidden West asap.So finally had a chance to try some games on the PRO. Still have a bunch more to try but I got enough to get some initial impressions. TLDR, the results definitely vary across games but the gist is there: it's amazing to see that PRO performance modes typically look noticeably better than the base PS5 fidelity modes while running much faster than fidelity. I am a guy who typically go with either fidelity or balanced (unlocked) on my very large OLED display. I like the utmost detail and resolution and am not an FPS snob (30fps is fine for me depending on the game and 40fps is more than acceptable). However, with the PS5 PRO, it becomes really difficult to justify going with the fidelity modes over the Performance modes because the Performance modes honestly look so good now.
The advantage of the fidelity modes on the PRO is relegated to additional RT effects and in general I think that's a fair model to have. However, in my experience the RT on the PRO (while better than the base PS5 in all cases so far) is still not worth and is of generally low quality (compared to a high spec PC). The resolution is low, the BVH range is limited, and the denoising is lacking (a general problem for console where Nvidia seems to be the only one investing in high quality denoising for RT/PT). This is especially evident with Hogwarts and Alan Wake 2. The RT effects are nice but limited and the Performance modes look and feel so good that it's hard to justify it.
Key Takeaway: IMO, the biggest value prop for the PRO is the IQ improvements (over any Perf improvements). If all you care about is Performance, the base PS5 already has performance modes in the vast majority of available games that hit 60 or higher. The real benefit here is now you can get much better fidelity at those higher performing modes...which really requires a certain level TV/monitor to appreciate.
Overall, it's early days but the potential is there. In some games, the results are worst than the base (which should never happen!) and in many games that already looked amazing on the base PS5, the difference is more difficult to detect without a proper TV. Is it necessary over the base PS5? Absolutely not. But if you are a discerning eye that has already invested in a cutting large screen 4K (or 8K) TV, you'll absolutely want this
Game Impressions:
Call of Duty Black Ops 6: I don't think this has been patched but the game not runs at a near locked 120fps in boost mode!
Jedi Survivor: Biggest disappointment!! Looks broken on the PS5 in both modes. The boiling artifacts on the grass and fine detail is atrocious and makes the image look worse than the base PS5. I also noticed more pope in and loss of detail in some of the textures. I don't know what's going on here but Respawn needs to patch this fast!
Alan Wake 2: One of the biggest surprises. Seeing it in person, Alan Wake 2 looks dramatically better on the PRO vs the base PS5 in both graphics and performance modes. The perceived resolution is much higher now and the PSSR resolve (while not perfect) is much better than the previous FSR solution. As I mentioned, the RT in quality is nice and the game looks and feels better than the base's quality mode. BUt the RT is very limited with low res BVH models and limited draw distances that it can be distracting at times. Sometimes, it can add a lot too. BUT the performance mode is absolutely the way to go (this coming from someone who has played the entire game in fidelity on the base PS5!). It looks and feels much smoother and the 2x resolution output, higher settings, and PSSR resolve make it look and run MUCH better than the fidelity mode in the base PS5! After hearing many people complain about the PRO version, this was probably the most impressive upgrade on the PRO for me out of the games I tried. A couple of patches to fix some of the PSSR artifacts and maybe smooth out the FPS more and this will be a premiere title on PRO. And yes the PERF mode FPS isn't locked 60 but it's consistently in the 50-60 range which will feel fine on a VRR display especially.
Hogwarts Legacy: overall nice upgrade with many options. The biggest improvements for the PRO are: 1) PSSR reconstruction over FSR adds clarity to every mode, 2.) Higher FPS for the fidelity mode (now within VRR range most of the time near 60), 3) Higher quality graphics settings in the Perf mode (perf mode doesn't lose as much and still runs about the same as the base but now with PSSR), 4) additional RT effects in the RT mode (at the cost of lower FPS than the base mode). It's a personal taste thing but there's something for everyone. Regarding the RT mode, again the denoising (or lack thereof) really stands out here as a problem on the reflections. Shadows look better but are less noticeable. Oh and the RT mode with unlocked FPS is broken. Don't use it as the FPS jumps wildly and the game feels completely unplayable at times. You really need to use that frame cap to make this serviceable and for me it's fine at 30fps (HL is not a very fast past game most of the time).
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart: still my favorite graphical showcase of this generation, the game already looked and ran amazing on the base. However, this was a interesting one where it became clear to me how powerful PSSR could be. I've beaten this game roughly 3x on the base PS5 always playing in the unlocked fidelity mode (never on the PERF mode due to what I said above). And now the fidelity PRO mode adds higher quality RT and even maxed out runs comfortable in the 50s which is perfectly fine for VRR. Basically a maxed out 4K/60fps experience is possible here matching a high spec PC. Case closed right? But when you see the Performance PRO mode...in person...and you know what....IT not only looks better than the base PS5's fidelity mode easily....but it honestly looks better than the fidelity PRO mode! Likely due to the added temporal resolution/stability with the higher frame rate COMBINED with the PSSR resolve that makes the game look more "4K" than the native resolution on the base...it truly is the best of both worlds. The FPS is running in the 80-100 FPS range BTW on the Perf PRO mode so latency and temporal stability is pristine! The added RT effects don't add much in actual gameplay (you wouldn't notice them) but nice to have for some A/Bs comparison for reviews
God of War Ragnarok: again game already look superb on the base PS5. Problem was that the unlocked fidelity mode (the way I played) topped out around 45-55 FPS (in and out of the VRR range). Now the PRO enhanced mode looks better than the previous fidelity mode while running well beyond 60fps (generally in the 70-90 fps range). Cool if not dramatic overall update. The interesting thing here though is that you can actually toggle between PSSR and TAA for the anti-aliasing which is one of the only direct comparisons available today. The results: PSSR does a slightly better job (TAA doesn't look bad here) BUT at a significantly higher cost. I clocked a 20-30% lower FPS when using PSSR over TAA. I wasn't expecting that much of a difference. In practice, if PSSR cost ~2ms, that would be TAA costing ~1.5-1.6ms per frame. Not insignificant but hints at why the perf jump isn't quite as big as we'd hope with PSSR. Good news is that PSSR is an infant and will continue to be optimized in the future.
College Football 2025: just played a quick quarter out of curiosity. The game previous had a quality and performance setting in the menus which is now removed on the PRO. Single mode that has the game running at 4K/60fps. The only real difference is that all of the cutscenes from the intros to the celebrations previously ran at 30fps on the base and now they run at a locked 60fps. So the game is a full 60fps experience top to bottom and some areas where there were slowdowns on the base are cleaned up now. Nice improvement but nothing dramatic that you couldn't live without. Doesn't look like they are using PSSR (but I can't confirm this).
Still early days and I have many more games to try: Spiderman 2, Horizon Forbidden West, RE4/Village, Demon Souls, FFVII Rebirth and more. In the meantime, hope this is helpful for some
So finally had a chance to try some games on the PRO. Still have a bunch more to try but I got enough to get some initial impressions. TLDR, the results definitely vary across games but the gist is there: it's amazing to see that PRO performance modes typically look noticeably better than the base PS5 fidelity modes while running much faster than fidelity. I am a guy who typically go with either fidelity or balanced (unlocked) on my very large OLED display. I like the utmost detail and resolution and am not an FPS snob (30fps is fine for me depending on the game and 40fps is more than acceptable). However, with the PS5 PRO, it becomes really difficult to justify going with the fidelity modes over the Performance modes because the Performance modes honestly look so good now.
The advantage of the fidelity modes on the PRO is relegated to additional RT effects and in general I think that's a fair model to have. However, in my experience the RT on the PRO (while better than the base PS5 in all cases so far) is still not worth and is of generally low quality (compared to a high spec PC). The resolution is low, the BVH range is limited, and the denoising is lacking (a general problem for console where Nvidia seems to be the only one investing in high quality denoising for RT/PT). This is especially evident with Hogwarts and Alan Wake 2. The RT effects are nice but limited and the Performance modes look and feel so good that it's hard to justify it.
Key Takeaway: IMO, the biggest value prop for the PRO is the IQ improvements (over any Perf improvements). If all you care about is Performance, the base PS5 already has performance modes in the vast majority of available games that hit 60 or higher. The real benefit here is now you can get much better fidelity at those higher performing modes...which really requires a certain level TV/monitor to appreciate.
Overall, it's early days but the potential is there. In some games, the results are worst than the base (which should never happen!) and in many games that already looked amazing on the base PS5, the difference is more difficult to detect without a proper TV. Is it necessary over the base PS5? Absolutely not. But if you are a discerning eye that has already invested in a cutting large screen 4K (or 8K) TV, you'll absolutely want this
Game Impressions:
Call of Duty Black Ops 6: I don't think this has been patched but the game not runs at a near locked 120fps in boost mode!
Jedi Survivor: Biggest disappointment!! Looks broken on the PS5 in both modes. The boiling artifacts on the grass and fine detail is atrocious and makes the image look worse than the base PS5. I also noticed more pope in and loss of detail in some of the textures. I don't know what's going on here but Respawn needs to patch this fast!
Alan Wake 2: One of the biggest surprises. Seeing it in person, Alan Wake 2 looks dramatically better on the PRO vs the base PS5 in both graphics and performance modes. The perceived resolution is much higher now and the PSSR resolve (while not perfect) is much better than the previous FSR solution. As I mentioned, the RT in quality is nice and the game looks and feels better than the base's quality mode. BUt the RT is very limited with low res BVH models and limited draw distances that it can be distracting at times. Sometimes, it can add a lot too. BUT the performance mode is absolutely the way to go (this coming from someone who has played the entire game in fidelity on the base PS5!). It looks and feels much smoother and the 2x resolution output, higher settings, and PSSR resolve make it look and run MUCH better than the fidelity mode in the base PS5! After hearing many people complain about the PRO version, this was probably the most impressive upgrade on the PRO for me out of the games I tried. A couple of patches to fix some of the PSSR artifacts and maybe smooth out the FPS more and this will be a premiere title on PRO. And yes the PERF mode FPS isn't locked 60 but it's consistently in the 50-60 range which will feel fine on a VRR display especially.
Hogwarts Legacy: overall nice upgrade with many options. The biggest improvements for the PRO are: 1) PSSR reconstruction over FSR adds clarity to every mode, 2.) Higher FPS for the fidelity mode (now within VRR range most of the time near 60), 3) Higher quality graphics settings in the Perf mode (perf mode doesn't lose as much and still runs about the same as the base but now with PSSR), 4) additional RT effects in the RT mode (at the cost of lower FPS than the base mode). It's a personal taste thing but there's something for everyone. Regarding the RT mode, again the denoising (or lack thereof) really stands out here as a problem on the reflections. Shadows look better but are less noticeable. Oh and the RT mode with unlocked FPS is broken. Don't use it as the FPS jumps wildly and the game feels completely unplayable at times. You really need to use that frame cap to make this serviceable and for me it's fine at 30fps (HL is not a very fast past game most of the time).
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart: still my favorite graphical showcase of this generation, the game already looked and ran amazing on the base. However, this was a interesting one where it became clear to me how powerful PSSR could be. I've beaten this game roughly 3x on the base PS5 always playing in the unlocked fidelity mode (never on the PERF mode due to what I said above). And now the fidelity PRO mode adds higher quality RT and even maxed out runs comfortable in the 50s which is perfectly fine for VRR. Basically a maxed out 4K/60fps experience is possible here matching a high spec PC. Case closed right? But when you see the Performance PRO mode...in person...and you know what....IT not only looks better than the base PS5's fidelity mode easily....but it honestly looks better than the fidelity PRO mode! Likely due to the added temporal resolution/stability with the higher frame rate COMBINED with the PSSR resolve that makes the game look more "4K" than the native resolution on the base...it truly is the best of both worlds. The FPS is running in the 80-100 FPS range BTW on the Perf PRO mode so latency and temporal stability is pristine! The added RT effects don't add much in actual gameplay (you wouldn't notice them) but nice to have for some A/Bs comparison for reviews
God of War Ragnarok: again game already look superb on the base PS5. Problem was that the unlocked fidelity mode (the way I played) topped out around 45-55 FPS (in and out of the VRR range). Now the PRO enhanced mode looks better than the previous fidelity mode while running well beyond 60fps (generally in the 70-90 fps range). Cool if not dramatic overall update. The interesting thing here though is that you can actually toggle between PSSR and TAA for the anti-aliasing which is one of the only direct comparisons available today. The results: PSSR does a slightly better job (TAA doesn't look bad here) BUT at a significantly higher cost. I clocked a 20-30% lower FPS when using PSSR over TAA. I wasn't expecting that much of a difference. In practice, if PSSR cost ~2ms, that would be TAA costing ~1.5-1.6ms per frame. Not insignificant but hints at why the perf jump isn't quite as big as we'd hope with PSSR. Good news is that PSSR is an infant and will continue to be optimized in the future.
College Football 2025: just played a quick quarter out of curiosity. The game previous had a quality and performance setting in the menus which is now removed on the PRO. Single mode that has the game running at 4K/60fps. The only real difference is that all of the cutscenes from the intros to the celebrations previously ran at 30fps on the base and now they run at a locked 60fps. So the game is a full 60fps experience top to bottom and some areas where there were slowdowns on the base are cleaned up now. Nice improvement but nothing dramatic that you couldn't live without. Doesn't look like they are using PSSR (but I can't confirm this).
Still early days and I have many more games to try: Spiderman 2, Horizon Forbidden West, RE4/Village, Demon Souls, FFVII Rebirth and more. In the meantime, hope this is helpful for some
Not just PSSR. It is 1080p upscale to 1440p vs 1440p to 4k, that is why you see significant sharpness increase.
