PS5 Pro will significantly enhance PSVR 2 games according to Mark Cerny
Expensive headset owners will benefit from the expensive console
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PSVR2 owners will be in good hands with thePS5 Proit seems, as was confirmed by Sony’s Mark Cerny.
Chatting toCnet, the PS5 Pro’s lead system architect confirmed that because of the mid-gen console’s improved GPU,PSVR 2 gamesshould benefit greatly. Cerny specifically outlines improvements to resolution and the use of “Sony’s AI upscaling that will work with all VR games.” Presumably, this means that PS5 Pro’s bespoke PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (or PSSR for short) as outlined in thePS5 Pro specswill play a part here.
Cerny didn’t mention any specific PSVR 2 games here or during the PS5 Pro Technical Presentation, though it’s easy to imagine marquee titles likeHorizon: Call of the Mountain, Gran Turismo 7,andResident Evil 4 VRall benefiting from the upgraded console.
It’s something of a relief to see that PSVR 2 hasn’t been forgotten in the PS5 Pro mix. And rightly so; that’s a $549 / £529 VR headset and what’s about to be a $699.99 / £699.99 console. If I’m investing that much into the PlayStation 5 ecosystem, I’d hope that all the devices benefit each other when it comes to performance improvements.
As for the PSVR 2 specs, the headset supports a per-panel resolution of 2,000 x 2,040. Could PS5 Pro’s AI-powered upscaling boost that closer to4K? That remains to be seen, but definitely seems doable given the console’s substantial leap in power.
PS5 Pro launches on November 7, withPS5 Pro pre-ordersopening up on September 26. You’ll be able to place one most reliably at PlayStation Direct, but it’s likely there will be stock at other big box retailers too.
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Rhys is TRG’s Hardware Editor, and has been part of the TechRadar team for more than two years. Particularly passionate about high-quality third-party controllers and headsets, as well as the latest and greatest in fight sticks and VR, Rhys strives to provide easy-to-read, informative coverage on gaming hardware of all kinds. As for the games themselves, Rhys is especially keen on fighting and racing games, as well as soulslikes and RPGs.
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