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PS5 Pro upgrade spots for “about 40 or 50 video games” at launch this November

Sony’s AI upscaling to deal with all VR video games “ultimately”.

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Fresh off its PlayStation 5 Pro expose, Sony has actually supposedly verified “about 40 or 50 or video games” will get PS5 Pro upgrade spots when the console launches on 7th November.

That nugget of details comes through a report from CNET, which talked with PlayStation’s lead system designer Mark Cerny ahead of today’s PS5 Pro expose. Far, Sony has actually just formally called 13 video games set to recieve PS5 Pro upgrades on launch day, suggesting there’s still plenty more to be shared. Those video game, by the way, are as follows:

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  • Alan Wake 2
  • Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
  • Devil’s Souls
  • Dragon’s Dogma 2
  • Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Gran Turismo 7
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Cog & & Clank: Rift Apart
  • The Crew Motorfest
  • The First Descendant
  • The Last of United States Part 2 Remastered

A few of those newly improved titles got an airing throughout today’s PS5 Pro expose, with revealed upgrades varying from a fidelity mode frame rate enhance from 30fps to 60fps for many titles – consisting of The Last of United States Part 2, Marvel’s Spider-man 2, and Ratchet & & Clank: Rift Apart – together with more significant improvements in other places.

Gran Turismo 7, for example, will get ray tracing reflections in between automobiles throughout gameplay on PS5 Pro, all while still targeting 60fps, and Horizon Forbidden West is getting an upgrade with enhancements to lighting and visual impacts, in addition to boosted hair and skin in cinematics. One video game not discussed in Sony’s annoucement however revealed to CNET throughout its demonstration is EA’s F1 24, which will apparently likewise recieve brand-new ray tracing impacts throughout races.

Significantly, nevertheless, Sony is yet to reveal improvements for any of its PSVR 2 titles, which is not likely to instil self-confidence in fans fretted about what seems like a significantly disregarded platform. Mark Cerny did at least note to CNET that higher-resolution video games will be possible on PSVR 2 thanks to PS5 Pro’s GPU increase and owners can “ultimately” anticipate a “tuning of Sony’s AI upscaling that will work with all VR video games”.

The digital-only PS5 Pro launches on 7th November and will cost ₤ 699.99/$699.99. It’ll consist of a 2TB SSD, a DualSense cordless controller, and – much like the PS5 – a pre-installed copy of Astro’s Playroom. A vertical stand will be offered independently for ₤ 24.99, and the console works with Sony’s ₤ 99.99 disc drive add-on.

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