Sony is set to release a software update for the PS5 Pro in March, introducing an upgraded version of its PSSR upscaling technology based on AMD FSR 4. Mark Cerny, lead architect for the PS5 and PS5 Pro, announced the changes in a blog post, highlighting improvements in image quality and framerate. Resident Evil Requiem will be among the first games to utilize the new tech.
Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS4, PS5, and PS5 Pro, shared details in a blog post about an upcoming update for the PS5 Pro. The console will receive a new version of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), an AI library that analyzes game images pixel by pixel during upscaling to boost visual fidelity while running at lower resolutions. Cerny noted that the upgraded PSSR "takes a very different approach to not only the neural network but also the overall algorithm," enabling it to maintain high framerate and image quality simultaneously.
This development follows Cerny's suggestion last year of porting AMD's FSR 4 to the PS5 Pro. Sony and AMD's collaboration, announced as "Project Amethyst" in 2024, has advanced machine-learning for graphics and gameplay. Cerny stated that Sony contributed to FSR 4's development, with benefits now returning to the PS5 Pro, potentially extending to future consoles and GPUs through improvements in upscaling and energy efficiency.
Resident Evil Requiem is one of the first titles to support the upgraded PSSR. Masaru Ijuin, Senior Manager at Capcom's Engine Development Support Section R&D Foundational Technology Department, commented: "With Resident Evil Requiem, we focused on enhancing the presentation quality of the protagonist through an upgraded version of RE Engine... 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."
The update will arrive via software in March and can be toggled in the console's settings. Several PS5 games are expected to receive compatibility updates around the same time. While enhancements remain incremental compared to the standard PS5, the changes reassure owners of the $700 (now $750) device about ongoing performance gains.
