Forget the PS5 Pro: Your Standard PS5 Just Got a Free Graphics Boost in 6 Major Games
The PS5 Pro no longer has a monopoly on stunning visuals. With QSSR now rolling out to six new games, Sony is giving the standard PS5 a late-generation graphics makeover that nobody saw coming.
After an impressive debut praised by Digital Foundry on Marvel’s Wolverine, Quick Spectral Super Resolution is stepping up its game. Sony has announced this AI-powered upscaling tech is coming to Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Control Resonant, The Finals, ARC Raiders, No Man’s Sky, and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, with updates rolling out over the next few weeks.
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Spider-Man 2 and Control Resonant: first big names to get patched
The most immediate news is for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: the QSSR update is already live. Players can jump back into Insomniac Games’ New York right now and enjoy sharper, more stable visuals in both Fidelity and Performance modes. Mike Fitzgerald, the studio’s technology lead, says the team was inspired by the success of QSSR in Marvel’s Wolverine: “After seeing great results with QSSR in Marvel’s Wolverine, our team decided to bring it to Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 as well.” All the more reason to swing back into action—especially since the game is already available on PS Plus Extra and this year’s PS5 lineup has been historic.
Over at Remedy Entertainment, Control Resonant will get QSSR via an update scheduled for December. Senior graphics programmer Erik Jansson is excited to see Sony deliver “the same kind of leap on PS5 that PSSR brought to the PS5 Pro.” He adds that QSSR gives Control Resonant “a much more stable and detailed image,” thanks to close collaboration with PlayStation’s teams.
The Finals, ARC Raiders, No Man’s Sky, and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam round out the list
The other four confirmed titles cover an impressive range of genres. ARC Raiders and The Finals, both from Embark Studios, will receive QSSR soon. Mikael Linderholm, the studio’s technical art director, highlights “increased sharpness, better environmental clarity, and overall visual improvements” for PlayStation players.
Sean Murray, founder of Hello Games, points out a benefit that often goes unnoticed: QSSR doesn’t just improve image quality—it also frees up resources for higher framerates. “QSSR lets us render the universe with sharper, cleaner detail while delivering the best framerate possible,” he explains about No Man’s Sky, which will get its update in the coming weeks. Hell Let Loose: Vietnam will also receive QSSR in an upcoming patch, promising more readable battlefields “from dense jungle to the chaos of all-out warfare,” according to game director Paul Rustchynsky. Here’s a quick rundown of the rollout:
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 — available now
- Control Resonant — December 2026
- The Finals and ARC Raiders — coming soon
- No Man’s Sky — in the next few weeks
- Hell Let Loose: Vietnam — update coming soon
How QSSR brings the PS5 closer to the PS5 Pro
Behind this acronym is an AI-powered upscaler built on the same foundations as the PS5 Pro’s PSSR. Both technologies were born from Project Amethyst, a long-term collaboration between Sony and AMD. QSSR shares the same interface as PSSR: any studio that’s implemented PSSR for PS5 Pro can add QSSR to standard PS5 with minimal effort. That’s why adoption has ramped up so quickly in recent weeks.
The results are clear: finer details, sharper edges, and image stability that outclasses traditional upscalers. Six years after launch, Sony is still investing in its base console instead of leaving it behind. The company promises that developers “are just getting started” and more games will get QSSR in the coming months. It’s a strategy that extends the PS5’s lifespan while laying the groundwork for tech that could power Sony’s portable ambitions for the next generation.
With the QSSR lineup growing this fast, the question isn’t if the tech will catch on, but how many games will benefit by year’s end. For once, standard PS5 owners have every reason to keep an eye on those update notifications.
