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[MDSLKTR]

Welcome PlayStation 5 Pro, the most visually impressive way to play games on PlayStation

Features including GPU upgrade, advanced ray tracing, and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution take players to new heights.

blog.playstation.com

PS5 Pro Game Boost, which can apply to more than 8,500 backward compatible PS4 games playable on PS5 Pro. This feature may stabilize or improve the performance of supported PS4 and PS5 games. Enhanced Image Quality for PS4 games is also available to improve the resolution on select PS4 games.

 

[DR3AM]

Does this mean it will apply the frame generation method or the games will just run faster with an uncapped frame rate?

 

[mansoor1980]

"Enhanced Image Quality for PS4 games is also available to improve the resolution on select PS4 games."

hell yes

 

[Bartski]

am I getting this right, both performance and fidelity modes are there to stay, perf will result in better iq while quality hit higher fps

 

[MikeM]

Is this like a driver level upscaler? If so, god damn PS4 games going to get a nice boost.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Imagine Bloodborne is one of the select PS4 game lol.

 

[Skifi28]

This is what I wanted to see.

 

[West Texas CEO]

Day one

 

[Damigos]

I love PS, i love Cerny, PS5 pro looks excellect but man, 800 euros is steep

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

"PS5 Pro Game Boost, which can apply to more than 8,500 backward compatible PS4 games playable on PS5 Pro. This feature may stabilize or improve the performance of supported PS4 and PS5 games. Enhanced Image Quality for PS4 games is also available to improve the resolution on select PS4 games."

 

[Hunnybun]

This is just saying that games with DRS will get an automatic bump, isn't it?

Which was already known.

 

[March Climber]

I’ll need to see this in action, especially on select titles that refuse to go above 30fps. Nice bonus if true.

 

[Elios83]

So the AI upscaler is basically system wide?
That is huge.

 

[cormack12]

This is excellent

 

[Vroadstar]

So the AI upscaler is basically system wide?
That is huge.

Yup, sounds like it.

 

[Hunnybun]

So the AI upscaler is basically system wide?
That is huge.

It can't be system wide if it's "select" PS4 titles, can it?

I think this is just marketing speak for saying that the extra power will be used for dynamic resolution scaling, which it was always going to.

Unless I'm missing something?

 

[Bania Gold]

I doubt the AI upscaler is system wide.

The info says increase resolution of 'select' PS4 games. To me that just sounds like games that had dynamic resolution.

Probably the same for any frame rate increase applying to games with unlocked frame rates.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Welcome PlayStation 5 Pro, the most visually impressive way to play games on PlayStation

Features including GPU upgrade, advanced ray tracing, and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution take players to new heights.

blog.playstation.com

Where does this say this? I’m blind. I only see:
Features only available on select PS5 games that have been enhanced for PS5 Pro when compared with the PS5. PS5 Pro enhanced features will vary by game

 

[Skifi28]

This is just saying that games with DRS will get an automatic bump, isn't it?

Which was already known.

Doesn't seem like it. Most PS4 games with dynamic res were already running at max on a ps5. "Improve resolution on select PS4 games" sound like AI upscaling to me.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

It can't be system wide if it's "select" PS4 titles, can it?

I think this is just marketing speak for saying that the extra power will be used for dynamic resolution scaling, which it was always going to.

Unless I'm missing something?

They can't say "all". That's a lawsuit waiting to happen if there's games out there that don't have a boost by any chance.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Where does this say this? I’m blind. I only see:
Features only available on select PS5 games that have been enhanced for PS5 Pro when compared with the PS5. PS5 Pro enhanced features will vary by game

 

[Hunnybun]

Doesn't seem like it. Most PS4 games with dynamic res were already running at max on a ps5. "Improve resolution on select PS4 games" sound like AI upscaling to me.

I'd be amazed if that's the case. If it can automatically upscale an old 1080p game to 4k with no patch, then that's easily the biggest news from the announcement. Which they didn't even mention. So I'm guessing it can't be the case. They'd be shouting it from the rooftops.

And I'm guessing there are actually loads of PS4 games with Pro versions that used DRS to output beyond 1080p but well below 4k.

 

[Vroadstar]

They can't say "all". That's a lawsuit waiting to happen if there's games out there that don't have a boost by any chance.

Exactly, imagine one obscure game that doesn't have a boost. Oh boy

 

[Skifi28]

I'd be amazed if that's the case. If it can automatically upscale an old 1080p game to 4k with no patch, then that's easily the biggest news from the announcement. Which they didn't even mention. So I'm guessing it can't be the case. They'd be shouting it from the rooftops.

I think we went through the same thing with BC on the PS5 where there were major doubts because it wasn't shouted from the rooftops, while it turned out amazing. Technically I don't think it's impossible, windows already has auto SR that works with pretty much everything with no developer input.

 

[jm89]

Sony always downplay this shit with wording like "can" and "may", i bet most of the games will get the benefit.

 

[Bania Gold]

Hmm maybe upscaling will be system wide.

Just looking at the wording for Boost mode on the base PS5.

Select PS4 games will benefit from the PS5 console’s Game Boost, which may make PS4 games run with a higher or smoother frame rate.

No mention about resolution there.

Here's hoping the Pro can do magic.

 

[TGO]

So the AI upscaler is basically system wide?
That is huge.

It says select PS4 games..

 

[March Climber]

Sony always downplay this shit with wording like "can" and "may", i bet most of the games will get the benefit.

They have no choice

 

[Codes 208]

Kinda weird to promote this as an option for the pro when they already could do this with the base ps5

 

[Fafalada]

Unless I'm missing something?

I think it's marketing speak for PSSR being available to BC+ so select titles - even PS4 native - will utilize it.
Nothing there suggests it will work system wide though.

 

[Elios83]

It says select PS4 games..

Yeah I've read that but it's ambiguous.Could be PR language to say that they can't guarantee it will work with everything.
Same language they used when they talked about PS5 backwards compatibility working with top games.
We need more info.

 

[TGO]

Yeah I've read that but it's ambiguous.Could be to be PR language to say that they can't guarantee it will work with everything.
Same language they used when they talked about PS5 backwards compatibility working with top games.
We need more info.

So Assassin's Creed Unity in 4k60fps

 

[Beechos]

Imagine if bloodborne is not one of the titles pro will help with.

 

[The Last Ninja]

Imagine if bloodborne is not one of the titles pro will help with.

That would be on brand.

 

[nowhat]

"Enhanced Image Quality for PS4 games is also available to improve the resolution on select PS4 games."

hell yes

Until we know what "select PS4 games" means, it's more like "fuck ehh".

 

[TVexperto]

Its useless without a FPS Boost feature

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

I'm not going to get it but sounds promising for possible options for PS6.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Does it do frame rate enhancements as well? Resolution is nice but fps would incredible. I’m not expecting it but it would be nice.

 

[jm89]

Imagine if bloodborne is not one of the titles pro will help with.

If it does get a boost, they will put code in their to make sure the boost is disabled for bloodborne specifically.

 

[adamsapple]

Does it do frame rate enhancements as well? Resolution is nice but fps would incredible. I’m not expecting it but it would be nice.

Games with unlocked FPS will naturally benefit, for anything it says it will be select titles, i-e whichever get bespoke updates.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Thank you

 

[simpatico]

There are PS4 games that a regular PS5 can’t run at 4K/120? I don’t believe you.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

I'm guessing it's just Frame Gen.

 

[diffusionx]

PS5 Pro Game Boost - can improve performance in uncapped games, although the PS5 could play basically anything on PS4 at 4K/60, even at PS4 Pro settings.

PS5 Pro Enhanced Image Quality - goes beyond that sort of like FPS boost on Xbox Series. It would be cool if it could be used to get a 4K image out of Arkham Knight and stuff like that.

 

[Bernardougf]

So Assassin's Creed Unity in 4k60fps

If thats the case I can finally play this game.. probably not though

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

There are PS4 games that a regular PS5 can’t run at 4K/120? I don’t believe you.

A game like TLOU2 running at 4k and 120 fps on a slim ps5? Can you really see it happening?

 

[MarkMe2525]

Imagine Bloodborne is one of the select PS4 game lol.

I imagine this is referring to games that rely on dynamic rendering.

 

[Famipan]

This is the most interesting feature for me, but I'm still wondering how many PS4 (yes PS4)-titles will benefit from it, compared to just playing on PS5.
Bloodborne, Last Guardian, SotC, Gravity Rush, The Order, Drive Club etc.
I would buy PS5 Pro if titles like these got a 60fps patch only available on PS5 Pro, but for newer titles which are already available on PC, I could just upgrade my GPU.

I really hope Sony could work out PS5 Pro-patch support for all the Assassin's Creed games, Mad Max and other open world titles.
They should just ask the publishers of the most played games and work out a deal.

 

[MALpractice311]

Hmm. Sounds promising, however the words "may" and "can" makes me think of the PS4 Pro and base PS5, wherein developers had to manually patch their games to get the most benefit and go beyond their original resolutions and frame rates. Otherwise, boost mode just kind of helped games that were struggling to reach their caps get there.

 

[mckmas8808]

You love to see it.