An upgraded iteration of the PS5 Pro's AI upscaling tech, 'PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution)', is slated for a March release. Having debuted in Resident Evil: Requiem on 27 February, the update will roll out to all existing PSSR-supported titles later this month.

Mark Cerny, lead architect of the PS5, took to the official PlayStation Blog on the 27th to pull back the curtain on the enhanced PSSR. By interpreting games on a pixel-by-pixel basis, this tech has already been instrumental in boosting resolution across more than 50 PS5 Pro titles.

This fresh take on PSSR moves away from traditional methods, overhauling the algorithm and neural network approach. It made its grand entrance in Resident Evil: Requiem on the 27th, where it’s already proving its worth by balancing high-fidelity visuals with a silky-smooth frame rate.

Masaru Ijuin from Capcom’s Technology Development Division noted, "For Resident Evil: Requiem, we really honed in on the protagonist's detail to dial up the immersive horror. We rendered individual strands of hair and beard as polygons, reacting to movement and wind, with light transmission shifting based on the density of the layers." He added, "The upgraded PSSR handles those tricky details and textures brilliantly, pushing the visual experience to an entirely new level."

Cerny explained, "The algorithms and neural networks powering the new PSSR are rooted in 'Project Amethyst,' our partnership with AMD. While PC gamers are already seeing the fruits of this through AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling, we’ve spent the last six months refining the shared tech specifically for PS5 Pro players."

The improved PSSR is coming this March. Once the update lands, simply toggle the relevant setting in your menu to bring these enhancements to any current PS5 Pro title that supports PSSR.