PlayStation 5 Pro upscaling tech will move closer to AMD's FSR 4 in 2026

Something to look forward to: According to critics, the PlayStation 5 Pro's new machine learning implementation delivers noticeable improvements over previous console upscaling methods but still leaves room for growth. Thanks to Sony's partnership with AMD, which recently made significant advancements with FSR4, further improvements could begin materializing as early as 2026. PlayStation console architect Mark Cerny recently told Eurogamer that Sony plans to integrate the neural network behind AMD's FSR4 upscaler into the PlayStation 5 Pro's PSSR technique starting in 2026. This revelation comes just a day after AMD confirmed its collaboration with Sony on FSR4. AMD's newly launched Radeon RX 9000 graphics cards introduced the company's first machine learning-based upscaler, FSR4. Our analysis shows that this new method delivers significantly better image quality than AMD's previous spatial and temporal upscaling techniques, which are now widely used in console games. The PlayStatio ... Read full article.