Sony brings AI-powered upscaling to the standard PS5
The base PS5 is getting an optimized version of Sony's AI-powered upscaling technology, offering developers a new way to improve image quality and stability without demanding more powerful hardware.
Sony is upgrading its PlayStation 5 with an AI-powered upscaling feature called Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR). This new technology brings the same high-quality details previously available only on the more advanced PlayStation 5 Pro to standard PS5 owners. QSSR analyzes each pixel in a game's frames and reconstructs them at a higher resolution, improving image detail and stability while allowing games to run at a lower internal resolution.
The AI upscaling technology, originally introduced with the PS5 Pro, has been streamlined to work efficiently on the standard PS5. Sony describes QSSR as a new performance tier of AI upscaling, rather than a replacement for the more powerful PSSR on the Pro model.
Sony is not limiting QSSR to its own games; the technology will be available to all PlayStation developers. This allows more PS5 games to adopt QSSR, giving developers the option to balance rendering resolution, performance, and image quality on the aging console hardware.
Lead Rendering Engineer Jasmin Patry from Sucker Punch Productions explained that QSSR excels at resolving fine details in characters and environments while maintaining temporal stability. This software-level upgrade allows PS5 owners to experience sharper and more stable visuals in supported games without needing to upgrade their hardware.
Sony is collaborating with AMD under Project Amethyst to further improve upscaling technology for the PS5. However, QSSR is not intended to turn the standard PS5 into a PS5 Pro; it is a significant software upgrade that enhances the console's capabilities.
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