Katarzyna Petru
Owners of PlayStation 5 Pro may have reasons to be excited. Everything indicates that Sony is preparing a very specific boost in power. According to the latest leaks, the technology announced by Mark Cerny, PSSR 2.0 (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution), is set to debut in the first quarter of 2026, which means between January and March. We're talking about a major update of AI-based upscaling that aims to elevate the image quality on PS5 Pro to a level comparable to the latest solutions from the competition – including the upcoming FSR 4 from AMD.
What will PSSR 2.0 actually change?
If the leaks are to be believed, it won't just be a minor facelift. The list of improvements looks really promising:
Significantly higher fluidity - Games that today oscillate around 70–80 frames per second are expected to run faster and - more importantly - much more stably.
A second life for older titles - PSSR 2.0 is supposed to offer advanced upscaling for older low-resolution games, which means classics will look great even on 4K and 8K screens.
Better image quality - New machine learning algorithms are expected to greatly reduce artifacts while maintaining a high level of detail and sharpness.
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It's also worth emphasizing that according to rumors, PSSR 2.0 will not include native Frame Generation. However, this does not close off the developers' path to using solutions such as FSR 3 if they choose to additionally multiply frames. Moreover, Sony is set to add new diagnostic tools that will significantly facilitate game optimization for the PS5 Pro and the new version of PSSR.
For now, Sony is officially silent and is not providing any specific dates. However, the industry expects that we will soon see another technical presentation by Mark Cerny. If the rumors are confirmed, the PS5 Pro could really take off.
