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Sony’s AI graphics upscaling for PS5 Pro games is getting a big update tonight

The Verge / 3/17/2026

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Key Points

  • Sony is rolling out an upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) AI upscaling tech to PS5 Pro games tonight, starting with titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Silent Hill 2, and more.
  • Independent testing by Digital Foundry shows the new upscaler reduces shimmering, flickering, and other artifacts, delivering crisper and more consistent in-game graphics.
  • The upgrade marks the first update from AMD and Sony's Project Amethyst collaboration to improve rendering at higher performance levels on the PS5 Pro.
  • The rollout underscores ongoing AI-assisted enhancements for console graphics and is expected to broaden to additional titles as the ecosystem evolves.
A photo of the PS5 Pro

Sony's upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology is rolling out to several titles on the PS5 Pro, including Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Silent Hill 2, and more. Digital Foundry got a chance to test some of them and found that the "new upscaler delivers the kind of upgrade we were looking for from PS5 Pro." Problems with shimmering, flickering, and other visual artifacts have been addressed, and they said it now delivers crisper and more consistent in-game graphics.

This is the first upgrade we've seen from AMD and Sony's combined Project Amethyst work on improving the effect of rendering a game at a lo …

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