The PlayStation 5 Professional has been out within the wild for over every week now, and whereas it provides spectacular enhancements on many present video games, there are additionally some for which it appears to introduce new points that make issues look worse. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and the Silent Hill 2 remake are simply a few video games that new PS5 Professional homeowners and Digital Foundry analyses are discovering points with.
The PS5 Professional is meant to supply further graphics modes for enhanced video games that enable them to run at the next body charges with out sacrificing graphical element, thanks partially to new PSSR upscaling know-how. And that’s undoubtedly the case throughout a number of first-party blockbusters like Spider-Man 2 and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Aside, in addition to third-party exclusives like Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth. Sadly, not each sport is benefitting from its PS5 Professional replace.
Digital Foundry’s breakdown of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s visuals on the brand new {hardware} discovered “problematic picture high quality points” within the 60fps efficiency mode specifically. A part of the problem seems to be how foliage and the brand new ray-tracing function work together to create a “strobing” impact that makes it appear to be bushes are shimmering. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was notorious for some launch-day visible points as properly, and lots of of its present issues on Professional seem like associated to a dynamic decision that may dip as little as 720p.
In the case of the Silent Hill 2 remake, the problem is that the PS5 Professional replace nonetheless isn’t out and the sport has bizarre shimmering issues within the meantime. Even with out an official enhancement, the sport ought to nonetheless look the identical or barely extra steady due to the final enhance from the console’s higher specs. As a substitute, gamers have been complaining for every week now in hopes {that a} repair will get introduced by Bloober Staff. “I completely adore this sport and I can not cease taking part in it despite the fact that I need to,” wrote one participant. “A PS5 Professional enhancement is completely mandatory on this case. The sport feels nice nevertheless it seems like crap.”
So what’s the hang-up? Whereas there’s no official phrase but on what’s inflicting these issues and if it’s on the video games’ finish or associated to one thing with the PS5 Professional itself, a present concept amongst some homeowners is that the issues are brought on by video games with base resolutions under 1080p which can be being upscaled by the Professional’s PSSR know-how. Video games which have increased base resolutions appear to have much less hassle with the upscaling.
“I feel it perhaps exhibits that devs…mustn’t simply blindly add PSSR to a sport except they actually have a look at the subjective output and say ‘this can be a nice win,’” Digital Foundry’s Alex Battaglia stated throughout a current video. “As a result of if the present mannequin can not scale from a decision this low and make it look good, they shouldn’t add it, proper?” Presently, Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Alan Wake 2, which each run under 1080, additionally appear to have sub-optimal efficiency on PS5 Professional.
Whereas there are dozens of video games which can be at present enhanced for PS5 Professional and never encountering these points, in addition to hundreds extra benefiting from the general enhance mode from the higher {hardware}, it’s nonetheless a notable flaw for the console at launch, particularly contemplating its hefty $700 price ticket.
Replace 11/19/2024 4:00 p.m. ET: Each Bloober Staff and EA confirmed they’re investigating points with Silent Hill 2 and Jedi: Survivor respectively on PS5 Professional. “We’re engaged on it!” Bloober Staff tweeted.
Update11/22/2024 10:50 a.m. ET: A new 1.06 patch for Silent Hill 2 addresses a few of the PS5 Professional issues amongst different points. It doesn’t go into element and as a substitute merely states, “Mounted graphic glitches on PlayStation 5 Professional.”
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