Sony’s $700 PlayStation 5 Pro provides video games similar to God of War: Ragnarok and Baldur’s Gate 3 a giant efficiency increase however it’s additionally enduring teething issues, with gamers reporting points within the likes of Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
The just lately launched remake of beloved survival horror sport Silent Hill 2 maybe has essentially the most complaints, with Eurogamer having noticed plenty of followers flagging that each developer Bloober Team and writer Konami have but to touch upon graphical points headlined by a shimmering or flickering impact.
“I instantly knew one thing was off with out even seeing gameplay beforehand and even taking part in the sport earlier than this,” mentioned Unlocky-Soil-2456 on Reddit. “That’s how unhealthy that is. I can’t even carry myself to play it on this state as a result of it’s so distracting.”
Several different video games are affected by this comparable shimmering concern too. “I really like my PS5 Pro for essentially the most half, most video games look great, however there appears to be a difficulty with some video games,” mentioned Chaystic on ResetEra. “There’s this bizarre shimmering, aliasing, no matter you wanna name it. One large instance is Black Ops 6, I believed my Pro was defective or one thing, however it seems I’m not the one one who seen it. I’ve seen a number of social media posts who reported the identical.”
Fellow PS5 Pro house owners within the feedback pointed it out in Spider-Man 2, Stellar Blade, and Alan Wake 2 as nicely, whereas Digital Foundry found what it known as “extreme picture high quality issues” in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. “There are extreme picture high quality issues when parts like foliage work together with ray tracing,” it mentioned. “The finish result’s a strobing picture high quality downgrade that makes this Pro patch tough to advocate.”
The PS5 Pro arrived November 7 as Sony’s now normal mid-generation improve. More than 50 video games obtained PS5 Pro particular patches upon its launch however, as this checklist contains Alan Wake 2 and Black Ops 6 amongst others receiving complaints, it is value continuing with warning.
In our 7/10 overview of the PS5 Pro, IGN mentioned: “The PlayStation 5 Pro is a formidable console with noticeable boosts in efficiency and graphics for video games that benefit from its highly effective {hardware}. But for $700, you’ll must suppose twice about whether or not or not the improve is definitely worth the price ticket.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
