The video highlights the PS5 Pro’s impressive graphical and performance upgrades across various games, emphasizing advanced upscaling techniques like PSSR and custom solutions that deliver sharper, more stable visuals and higher frame rates. Notable titles such as Horizon Forbidden West, Battlefield 6, and Death Stranding 2 showcase the console’s ability to enhance image quality and gameplay smoothness, making it a significant upgrade over the base PS5.
The video discusses the impressive graphical and performance upgrades that the PS5 Pro brings to various games, focusing on advanced upscaling techniques like PSSR (Deep Learning Super Sampling). Ghost of Yote is highlighted as a recent title that benefits from the PS5 Pro’s capabilities, including secret ray-traced global illumination features and PSSR, delivering a visually enhanced experience. The hosts note that while third-party implementations of PSSR have been mixed, Sony’s first-party games tend to have much cleaner and more stable results, avoiding common issues like visual noise and unstable frame-to-frame details often seen in other games.
A standout example of exceptional image quality on the PS5 Pro is Horizon Forbidden West, where Guerilla Games developed a custom upscaling solution rather than relying on PSSR. This approach yields an extraordinarily sharp and clear image, comparable to the best PC DLSS implementations, with smooth edges and detailed distant environments that feel like “HD vision.” This bespoke solution significantly improves over previous checkerboarding techniques and offers a refined, stable visual experience that sets a new benchmark for console image quality.
Other notable games benefiting from the PS5 Pro include Death Stranding 2, which shows improvements though not quite matching Horizon’s custom solution, and Ninja Gaiden 4, where players can enjoy quality mode settings at higher frame rates thanks to the Pro’s increased power. The video also highlights several third-party titles like Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2, and Hellblade 2, which effectively use PSSR to enhance resolution and performance, providing a more seamless and visually appealing experience without forcing players to choose between image quality and frame rates.
The discussion extends to other games such as Resident Evil, Monster Hunter Wilds, and Stellar Blade, all of which see meaningful upgrades on the PS5 Pro through better resolution, more stable performance, and the addition of ray tracing reflections in some cases. Forza Horizon 5 is also mentioned for its improved ray-traced reflections and higher quality foliage settings in performance mode, though its ray tracing remains limited compared to other titles. These improvements collectively demonstrate the PS5 Pro’s ability to elevate existing games with enhanced visuals and smoother gameplay.
Finally, Battlefield 6 is praised for its balanced mode on PS5 Pro, which includes PSSR and improved global illumination techniques that deliver a sharper 4K-like image and better performance, especially when combined with variable refresh rate and 120Hz output. The Pro’s ability to boost frame rates by 10-15 FPS over the base PS5 in demanding scenarios is seen as a significant enhancement, underscoring the overall value of the PS5 Pro in providing richer, more immersive gaming experiences across a diverse range of titles.