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PS5 Pro update sets enhanced PSSR as default for compatible games
Sony’s latest PS5 system update makes its enhanced PSSR image-quality setting the default on PS5 Pro consoles. This means compatible games built around the original PSSR upscaler can automatically use the newer version, potentially improving image clarity and stability without requiring owners to find and enable an obscure setting. However, the change only affects games that already support PSSR.
Sony introduced the enhanced version in March, describing improvements to fine-detail reconstruction, motion stability, flickering and visual artefacts. PSSR allows games to render at lower resolutions before upscaling, helping developers improve graphics without the full performance cost of native high-resolution rendering. Owners can disable the override in the console’s video-output settings if they notice unwanted effects, while the update also adds a speaker indicator for voice chat and new Community Activity widgets to the Welcome Hub.
In short
- Enhanced PSSR is now enabled by default on compatible PS5 Pro games.
- Games without existing PSSR support are unaffected.
- The update also adds voice-chat indicators and Welcome Hub widgets.
Explained simply
The PlayStation 5 Pro is a more powerful version of Sony’s PS5 console. PSSR is Sony’s image-upscaling technology: it helps games produce a sharper-looking picture from an image rendered at a lower resolution, which can reduce the processing power needed for high-resolution graphics.
Sony introduced an enhanced version of PSSR to improve fine detail and reduce visual problems such as flicker when images move. The change applies only to games that already support PSSR, and PS5 Pro owners can switch it off in the console’s video settings if they prefer.
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Originally published by Engadget as “The latest PlayStation update made PSSR 2.0 the default for PS5 Pro owners”.