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Digital Foundry’s analysis shows 007 First Light on PS5 Pro delivers a true upgrade: 60fps with much sharper visuals thanks to PSSR2 upscaling, while the base PS5 runs 60fps in Performance at 720p and 30fps in Quality at 1080p, with FSR 3.1.5 artifacts; the Pro version offers a cleaner image at the higher cost.
Digital Foundry hails 007 First Light as a technical tour de force on PS5 and PS5 Pro, powered by IO Interactive’s Glacier Engine and a new RTGI-based diffuse lighting that delivers depth and bounce lighting; on base PS5 the image quality is hampered by FSR 3.1.5 with lower resolutions, while PS5 Pro provides a cleaner, sharper experience and a locked 60fps via PSSR; the game is more Hitman-like stealth than Uncharted-style action, with path-traced rendering teased for PC later.
IO Interactive released the first PS5 Pro gameplay for 007 First Light, confirming the upgrade runs at 60 FPS on PS5 Pro. The base PS5 will launch with two modes—Performance (60 FPS) and Quality (30 FPS)—though exact resolutions weren’t shared. High-end PCs may outpace consoles, but for the typical console experience the PS5 Pro is the preferred option, with a full PS5 review planned after embargo ahead of the May 27, 2026 release.
Patch 1.21 for Pragmata on PS5 Pro raises the internal resolution from 864p to 1080p, aligning it with vanilla PS5 and correcting earlier Pro-only PSSR scaling issues; RT reflections gain quality too. Performance remains generally solid, with only occasional brief frame-rate dips in demanding moments, typically staying within the 48–60Hz VRR window.
Arc Raiders' Riven Tides update goes live with a coastal western coast map featuring the Arc Turbine and a “totally unique fight,” plus the Beachcombing loot condition, Last Resort event running to May 25, fall-damage mitigations (crash mats and powered descenders), new cosmetics and the Avian Alarm project, and improved PS5 Pro PSSR to reduce ghosting for sharper visuals.
Digital Foundry hails Saros as an exceptional PS5 Pro showcase, delivering near-constant 60fps at 4K via PSSR with heavy particle effects and Unreal Engine 5 tech; the base PS5 version is solid but crisper on Pro, though the Pro’s higher price may be hard to justify.
Capcom's Pragmata delivers a compact, well-paced sci‑fi action campaign that blends hacking-based combat with tense encounters on a lunar base; clocking roughly 10–12 hours (up to 20 if you hunt everything) and also playable on Nintendo Switch 2, the author calls it one of 2026's strongest releases and a must‑play across both platforms.
Digital Foundry’s analysis shows Pragmata looks notably better on PS5 Pro, thanks to the PS5 Pro’s PSSR2 upscaling which takes an 864p internal image and upscales it to 2160p, delivering a sizable image-quality boost over the base PS5 (which uses 1080p/60fps with FSR1). A 120fps Frame Rate mode is available on Pro (though it targets 1440p), VRR can help, and ray-traced reflections are still somewhat limited. In short, Pragmata benefits significantly from PS5 Pro’s optimizations, making the Pro version the stronger option visually and performance-wise.
Digital Foundry finds Pragmata looks significantly sharper on PS5 Pro thanks to PSSR2 upscaling (864p internal upscaled to 2160p) and can run at up to 120fps in Frame Rate mode. Base PS5 versions show lower image quality and some ray-tracing compromises, with PS5 Pro delivering the more polished experience.
NTE: Neverness to Everness, a PS5 console exclusive from Hotta Studio/Perfect World, will be optimized for PS5 Pro with PSSR2 to deliver shimmering-free 4K output at 60fps, higher internal rendering resolutions, and advanced effects like volumetric fog and Distance Field Ambient Occlusion. It will also fully support DualSense features (haptics, adaptive triggers, light-bar effects), and a day-one Persona 5 Royal collaboration plus additional open-world content is planned for a 29 April 2026 launch.
Digital Foundry’s Pragmata verdict finds the PS5 Pro delivers the strongest overall package: native 864p with PSSR upscaling to 4K and a 120Hz mode with RT and hair upgrades. PS5 and Xbox Series X run 1080p upscaled to 4K (FSR1) with RT limited to the resolution mode, while Series S sticks to 720p with no RT. Both frame-rate and resolution modes target 60fps, but the resolution mode is more variable. Overall, Pragmata looks best on PS5 Pro, with PS5/Series X offering solid performance but fewer features, and Series S being the least capable.
Saros, the next PS5 exclusive from Housemarque, releases April 30 and will include a major PS5 Pro upgrade powered by the new PSSR 2 AI upscaling, offering higher resolutions and smoother frame rates for Pro users; the PS5 Pro has struggled for broad developer support, but this game is billed as a game changer, with only about a third of 2026 releases PS5 Pro enhanced.
Housemarque's Saros trailer highlights PS5 Pro improvements, including a higher pre-upscale render resolution and a sharper image at 60fps with dynamic resolution for stability. Release is set for April 30, 2026 at $69.99, with a full review due April 24. The piece notes a PS5 Pro price hike and asks readers whether they’ll play on base PS5 or Pro.
Starfield is crashing repeatedly on PS5 and PS5 Pro during its launch weekend, with Digital Foundry and Reddit reports showing lockups across modes; our tests found uncapped framerates can trigger crashes on PS5 Pro, but capping at 60fps and disabling the PSSR2 upscaler helps some players, though issues persist on base PS5 as well. Bethesda has yet to publish a patch, and the problem appears not universal but widespread enough to draw scrutiny ahead of fixes.
The PS5 Pro patch for Cyberpunk 2077 adds three graphics modes (Ray Tracing Pro, Ray Tracing, and Performance) plus Sony’s PSSR2 upscaling, delivering notably sharper lighting and depth across Night City. Ray Tracing Pro maxes RT for a visually stunning but framerate-constrained experience (about 30fps on 60Hz, ~40fps on 120Hz); Ray Tracing offers 60fps with less intensive lighting; and Performance disables RT for the smoothest play, up to ~90fps on 120Hz. Overall, the update markedly improves visuals on PS5 Pro and is described as a must-play on that platform.