The PS5 Pro will also be a great deal for PS4 games

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The PlayStation 5 Pro According to a project manager with Sony, it will reportedly enhance the visual appeal of games originally released for the PlayStation 4. The console is set to launch in early November, and while many specific games are set to receive major upgrades on the PlayStation 5 Pro, it looks like older games from previous console generations will see the benefits.




So far, there have been announcements about over 60 games getting PS5 Pro upgrades, including popular titles. Alan Wake 2 and Madden NFL 25As well as some yet to be released games like Dragon Age: Vilguard and Like Dragons: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. While the games on the announcement list will benefit from features like improved ray tracing performance and frame rates, they aren't the only games that will receive a visual upgrade when running on the PS5 Pro.

The PS5 Pro will be backwards-compatible with the PlayStation 4, and according to Toshimasa Aoki, Senior Chief Product Manager of Sony's Global Product Planning Department, the upcoming console will boost the frame rate of games released on the PS4. In an interview with Japanese-language games site 4Gamer, Aoki called the feature Image Quality Boost, and he said that there will be a setting on the PS5 Pro that enables it to be toggled on or off. This feature will only affect PS4 games with variable frame rates, but it could also potentially provide an aesthetic boost to games that look great on PS4.



Games confirmed for PS5 Pro enhancement

A mid-generation console release seems like a novel idea among some developers. About a week ago, Halo Games' Martin Griffiths called the upcoming console “absolutely rock.” Working on one of the games listed for the official PlayStation 5 Pro upgrade, the engine programmer for the Man has no sky Sharing screenshots of the game's enhanced visuals, he praised the PS5 Pro and pointed out that his programming experience was that of the first PlayStation console.


Despite the obvious visual benefits of the PlayStation 5 Pro, not all fans are sold on the idea of ​​shelling out the money to get one. The console comes with a price point of under $700, and even adjusted for inflation, it's still one of the most expensive consoles in PlayStation's nearly 30-year history. With the PS5 Pro still not on sale in the United States or the United Kingdom less than a month after its launch, some analysts, such as The Verge's Tom Warren, speculate that the high price tag could scare off potential customers.

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