Which one do you know? PS5 Pro Games What features the console adds will be a crucial factor in determining whether the $700 mid-generation console that launches on November 7 is worth buying over the base PlayStation 5.
First, it’s important to note that there are no exclusive games or accessories on the PS5 Pro, and that anything released on the PS5 will work on the PS5 Pro. So what exactly do you get with the PS5 Pro?
As with the previous PlayStation 4 Pro, developers will be able to release upgraded versions of their titles to take advantage of the more powerful hardware. If not, all games (including PS4 titles) will be able to take advantage of the “Game Boost” mode, even if they don’t have a custom PS5 Pro version.
This guide covers all the PS5 Pro games confirmed to date by first-party and third-party developers, as well as the specific upgrades that are currently known.
What PS5 Pro game upgrades can we expect?
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Unlike the PS4 Pro, which was aimed at the then-burgeoning 4K TV market, the PS5 doesn’t have any particular selling points to speak of. (8K is too far in the future to appeal to the mass market. Will the PS6 Pro have a selling point?)
Instead, it’s touting what PS5 lead architect Mark Cerny calls “the big three”: a larger GPU (graphics processing unit), improved ray tracing, and AI-based upscaling, with the broad goal of combining the higher frame rates of Performance mode without sacrificing the visual quality that Fidelity mode delivers.
Thanks to Digital Foundry’s deep dive into the pre-launch specs, we have a pretty good idea of what all this actually means. For example, don’t expect every game to now deliver 60 frames per second on the PS5 Pro spec, as the CPU/processing speed upgrade is only a 10% bump (compared to a 33% increase on the PS4 Pro over the base PS4). That suggests we can expect more stability than significantly higher frame rates.
But the graphical boost looks pretty big on paper, going from 10.23 teraflops to 33.5 teraflops (though in reality it could be closer to a 45% increase). Ray tracing is said to be 2-3x faster than on the standard PS5. Meanwhile, a custom upscaler using AI machine learning (dubbed PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) could help reach higher resolutions. Finally, there’s supposedly a 1.2GB increase in memory, but that’ll likely be eaten up by the aforementioned ray tracing and upscaler tech.
Ultimately, exactly how developers will utilize the upgraded technology will vary from game to game. With all that in mind, which games will support the PS5 Pro’s new specs, and what do we know about the upgrade ahead of launch?
Check out the first-party games that have been upgraded to PS5 Pro
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The following games from Sony’s first-party studios will be eligible for PS5 Pro-exclusive upgrades and will ship with PS5 Pro at launch unless otherwise stated.
- devil’s soul (Specific improvements not described)
- Gran Turismo 7 (Support for ray-traced reflections between vehicles in 4K 60fps gameplay and dedicated 8K mode, according to CNET)
- Horizon Forbidden West (According to Mark Cerny, in addition to the overall “enhanced detail,” there are also “improved lighting and visual effects” and “hair and skin in cinematics.”)
- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (It will include “a range of enhanced graphical features to take advantage of the power of PS5 Pro,” according to Guerrilla Games’ Jan-Bart van Beek, delivering “ultra-high image fidelity at incredibly fast frame rates.”)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered (Insomniac’s entire PS5 Pro lineup will use Performance Pro mode, delivering “the crisp 4K resolution and ray tracing capabilities of Fidelity mode, along with the blazing fast 60 frames per second of Performance mode.”)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (see above)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (See above; additional confirmed details include more detailed information from a distance, including trees and procedure vehicles)
- Marvel’s Wolverine (TBC; expected to be released as early as 2025)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Distant details such as the opening parade scene will become clearer)
- The Last of Us Part 1 (Provides sharper visual details at 60 frames per second, and provides clearer details even at a distance)
- The Last of Us Part 2 Remaster (see above)
PS5 Pro Upgraded Third-Party Games Confirmed
The following games from third-party studios will be eligible for a PS5 Pro-exclusive upgrade and will ship with PS5 Pro at launch unless otherwise stated.
- Alan Wake 2 (New ray tracing details, output resolution of 4K/60fps in performance mode)
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows (among other visual improvements: “Enhanced ray tracing global illumination technology”)
- Dragon Age: Valeguard (Improvements to existing Fidelity and Performance modes will be available on PS5 Pro)
- Dragon’s Poison 2 (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution and new ray tracing technology deliver improved frame rates)
- F1 24 (New ray tracing details like “rain on the road reflecting cars and the sky in rainy weather,” according to CNET)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (A new enhanced mode that combines the characteristics of the existing performance mode and graphics mode, providing a frame rate of 60fps and a “resolution equivalent to graphics mode”)
- Hogwarts Legacy (Better ray tracing, providing “more diverse reflective surfaces, more realistic shadow casting.”)
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- Resident Evil 4 (runs at an unspecified higher frame rate)
- Resident Evil Village (Supports 120fps frame rate)
- Rise of the Ronin
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (According to Technical Director Bobby Wilkinson, Respawn’s game will run at 2160p resolution in Quality Mode, while Performance Mode will offer “a solid 60fps at higher resolutions (…)”, ray tracing for reflections, and ambient occlusion.)
- Stella Blade (Supports 80fps frame rate, 4K resolution at “over 50fps”)
- Crew Motorfest (Further enhancing visual settings and details)
- first descendant (Extended ray tracing, unspecified higher resolution and image quality)
You can take a closer look Final Fantasy VII RebirthCheck out the latest and greatest PS5 Pro gameplay improvements and insights from Digital Foundry on YouTube.
All games, even those not mentioned in the list above, are playable on PS5 Pro. All existing PS4 and PS5 games, whether current or via the optional “Game Boost” mode, will be playable. However, these games will not take advantage of the hardware like the custom PS5 Pro versions of the games.
