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PlayStation Update Makes Enhanced PSSR Default for PS5 Pro Games Supporting Original PSSR
Key points
- PS5 system update 26.06-14.00.00 enables enhanced PSSR by default.
- This applies to PS5 Pro games that already support the original PSSR.
- The enhanced PSSR offers improved clarity, reconstruction, and stability.
- Users can disable the override if visual issues occur.
- Sony launched Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR) for the regular PlayStation 5.
- QSSR was developed with AMD as part of Project Amethyst.
- Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are the first games to support QSSR.
- QSSR is a new performance tier of AI upscaling.
- QSSR is not as fast as PSSR because the PS5 lacks dedicated machine learning silicon.
- QSSR on PS5 is expected to achieve upscaled 1440p resolution.
- QSSR uses a streamlined neural network architecture and hand-tuned implementation.
- Every PlayStation developer will be able to add QSSR to their games.
- QSSR was previously exclusive to the PS5 Pro.
Enhanced PSSR Now Default
Sony has released system software update 26.06-14.00.00 for the PlayStation 5, which automatically activates "Enhance PSSR Image Quality" for PS5 Pro owners. This update ensures that games designed with the original PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) will now utilize Sony's upgraded upscaling technology without requiring users to manually enable the setting.
Limited Scope of the Update
It is important to note that this update only affects games that already incorporate PSSR. The system software does not introduce AI upscaling to titles that lack existing PSSR support, nor does it apply to all games bearing a "PS5 Pro Enhanced" badge if they do not use PSSR. The enhanced PSSR feature itself was initially introduced in March.
Improvements in PSSR 2.0
The newer version of PSSR, referred to by Sony as "upgraded" or "enhanced" PSSR, refines the original machine-learning upscaler. This technology allows games to render at a lower resolution and then upscale to a higher output, enabling better visuals with reduced performance costs. The enhanced version addresses issues like shimmering textures and distortion noted in the initial PSSR release, offering improved fine detail clarity, image reconstruction, and stability in motion. Developers have observed less flickering, fewer afterimages, and more refined details in elements like hair and foliage.
User Control and Background
While the enhanced PSSR is now the default for compatible games, users retain the option to disable this override. If unexpected visual effects occur, the setting can be adjusted via Settings > Screen and Video > Video Output > Enhance PSSR Image Quality. This technology is an outcome of Project Amethyst, a collaborative graphics research effort between Sony and AMD, which has also contributed to AMD's machine-learning graphics solutions for PCs.
Updates
- QSSR was previously exclusive to the PS5 Pro.
- Sony launched Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR) for the regular PlayStation 5.
- QSSR was developed with AMD as part of Project Amethyst.
- Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are the first games to support QSSR.
- QSSR is a new performance tier of AI upscaling.
- QSSR is not as fast as PSSR because the PS5 lacks dedicated machine learning silicon.
- QSSR on PS5 is expected to achieve upscaled 1440p resolution.
- QSSR uses a streamlined neural network architecture and hand-tuned implementation.
- Every PlayStation developer will be able to add QSSR to their games.
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How outlets covered it
Sony introduced Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR) for the standard PlayStation 5, an AI-driven upscaling technology previously exclusive to the PS5 Pro. QSSR will allow PS5 games to render at higher resolutions with improved image quality and temporal stability, with Marvel’s Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei being the first titles to support it.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has introduced AI upscaling, Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), to the standard PlayStation 5 console. This technology, developed with AMD, is now supported in "Marvel's Wolverine" and "Ghost of Yōtei" via new graphics options, aiming to improve image detail and stability.
Sony launched Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), a new AI upscaling technology for the regular PlayStation 5, developed with AMD as part of Project Amethyst. This technology aims to improve graphics resolution on the standard PS5, with Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei being the first games to receive patches supporting it.
Sony's system software update 26.06-14.00.00 for PlayStation 5 now automatically enables "Enhance PSSR Image Quality" for PS5 Pro owners in games that already support the original PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution. This change means games built with the first version of PSSR will now use Sony's newer, enhanced upscaler by default, improving visual fidelity without manual user intervention.