PlayStation 5 Pro review: PS5 upgrade delivers few compromises at a cost

Sony ’s pricey new console uses some technical magic tricks to deliver a system capable of playing games at the peak performance we expected four years ago .

It delivers an updated GPU , advanced ray tracing, and — most impactful — AI-driven upscaling in the form of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) The PS5 Pro mostly delivers on the 4K/60 fps dream, even if it comes with some PSSR eccentricities that PC players should be all too familiar with by now.

Sony ’s first -party games are built to take full advantage of PS5 Pro.

PSSR allows Sony to make a 1080p image look like 4 K while maintaining 60 fps.

Dragon 's Dogma 2 gets a significant frame rate increase.

The idea is to bring the world of AI -upscaling to consoles.

The jury is out on if everyone else will fall in line.

The PS5 Pro is the best option on the market when it comes to home consoles.

Advanced ray tracing is one you really need to be looking for to see it at play.

This is the clearest feature in theory: It’s meant to improve lighting, which means better reflections, crisper shadows, and more nuances that you might not have even considered.