Sony Interactive Entertainment has brought notable improvements to its AI-based upscaling technology, PSSR, in the latest PS5 Pro SDK update.
The new PS5 update for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has addressed issues specific to PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) on the PS5 Pro. After updating to the latest version of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s image reconstruction technology, the game now exhibits reduced flickering in foliage and volumetric fog with PSSR in effect on PS5 Pro. Furthermore, a developer behind Truck Driver The American Dream, who worked on the game’s PS5 Pro version, took to gaming enthusiast forum Reset Era to share that the game will also be updated to the latest PSSR version via an upcoming patch.
The Truck Driver The American Dream developer also mentioned that, as demonstrated by the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor update, PSSR is improving at a relatively good pace. They believe that the latest PSSR version would also improve the overall image quality of the Silent Hill 2 remake on PS5 Pro.
In its coverage of the initial PS5 Pro patch for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Digital Foundry had highlighted flickering noise in both foliage and volumetric fog. The lack of an option to toggle between PSSR and the base PS5’s FSR upscaling left PS5 Pro users with much to be desired. With the game’s new patch, they can finally experience the game without any of these issues being a major concern.
This confirms that developers will be required to roll out updates for their games in order to support newer versions of PSSR rather than it being a system level upgrade that is automatically applied to every title. This can be a bit of an inconvenience for some developers, as going through the certification process can be time consuming. On the other hand, developer-controlled updates would ensure better results for the end user.
