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007 First Light on PS5 Pro: upgraded PSSR upscaling details

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A cleaner, more stable image

Upgraded PSSR brings a clear step up in image quality across the world of 007 First Light, from the dense foliage of outdoor environments to the close-up detail of character work in cinematic moments. The improvements are most visible in the kinds of scenes that have traditionally been the hardest for upscalers to handle.
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Cleaner picture, less flicker and graphic noise

Upgraded PSSR substantially reduces shimmering and flickering artifacts, delivering a calmer, more cohesive image, especially in scenes packed with fine geometry and high-frequency detail.
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Better temporal stability under motion

Whether the camera is sweeping through an environment or the player is sprinting between cover, upgraded PSSR holds the image together far more convincingly than before. Moving objects retain their definition instead of breaking up.

A remarkably smooth integration


"We integrated upgraded PSSR in about a day and were essentially happy with what we saw straight away. No per-scene tuning, no special-case work — it just held up across the whole game. That's not something we get to say very often about a piece of new tech."
PS Blog for more info
 
"A cleaner, more stable image"

Meanwhile images show the most egregious use of chromatic aberration effect I've seen in a while, its fucking disgusting, you better be able to turn that off. If its just the outer edges I can abide it, but when the vignette mask its based on extends a third of the way into the image we have problems, its just a crutch for shite IQ which this shouldn't have on Pro due to using ML upscaling.

I wish chromatic aberration would just fuck off and die already and not be forced into literally everything

Yeah put it in the bin yesterday, its so misused its bonkers, its an artifact of an optical lens being too curved at the edges, I know they want to emulate a camera lens, but it goes too far.

youve gone too far GIF by Slice
 
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"A cleaner, more stable image"

Meanwhile images show the most egregious use of chromatic aberration effect I've seen in a while, its fucking disgusting, you better be able to turn that off. If its just the outer edges I can abide it, but when the vignette mask its based on extends a third of the way into the image we have problems, its just a crutch for shite IQ which this shouldn't have on Pro due to using ML upscaling.



Yeah put it in the bin yesterday, its so misused its bonkers, its an artifact of an optical lens being too curved at the edges, I know they want to emulate a camera lens, but it goes too far.

youve gone too far GIF by Slice
Not for defend chromatic aberration but with the PSSR2 the impact is less dramatic than expected from my personal experience compared other common upscalers (or also for the PSSR1). For example I find Dragon Age a lot better with chromatic aberration on and PSSR2 than without, the graphic seems flat and empty, I can't explain better.
 
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Upgraded PSSR will be the default upscaler on PlayStation 5 Pro for 007 First Light at launch. Players on other platforms will continue to benefit from FSR 3.1.5, which remains our upscaler of choice outside of PS5 Pro.
They already confirmed DLSS 4.5, so I'm assuming they mean this just for the other consoles
 
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