{"id":3557,"date":"2026-04-02T05:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wiki-living.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/enhanced-pssr-significantly-improves-assassins-creed-shadows-sony-confirms-release-date-for-next-generation-boost-technology-on-ps5-pro\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:23:51","slug":"enhanced-pssr-significantly-improves-assassins-creed-shadows-sony-confirms-release-date-for-next-generation-boost-technology-on-ps5-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiki-living.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/enhanced-pssr-significantly-improves-assassins-creed-shadows-sony-confirms-release-date-for-next-generation-boost-technology-on-ps5-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Enhanced PSSR significantly improves Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows&#8217; &#8211; Sony confirms release date for next-generation boost technology on PS5 Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<hr id=\"elk-a3b6dbf7-063b-4125-8b53-7e8ff63a9adf\"\/>\n<ul id=\"elk-de44e6d0-e663-441c-876d-60fa2a660746\">\n<li><strong>Sony&#8217;s new PSSR amplification technology is coming <\/strong><em><strong>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows<\/strong><\/em><strong>    on April 7<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Next-gen tech introduces improved image quality, performance, and radiation tracking<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The new features will be available in all three modes of PS5 Pro<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"elk-04d1fa64-313a-4389-84aa-d5f1ebb32b85\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-e73db241-de38-4952-806a-7ba7886a09bd\">Sony announced that PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) advanced AI upscaling technology will be added eventually. <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows<\/em> this month.<\/p>\n<p>The update will arrive on April 7 alongside the game&#8217;s patch 1.1.9 and will introduce improved image quality, smoother performance, and improved ray tracing on the PlayStation 5 Pro.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-e73db241-de38-4952-806a-7ba7886a09bd-2\">\u201cThe advanced PSSR is very progressive <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows<\/em> by delivering sharp pixel quality and exceptional image stability, effectively eliminating visual distractions caused by motion and vibration, and creating a smooth, immersive experience that allows players to stay engaged in the world without interruption,\u201d said technical art director Robert Foriel in a new PlayStation Blog post.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">The article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><\/p>\n<p>            You might like it<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Improvements will mean clean and stable environments <em>Shadows<\/em>&#8216; sprawling open world, complex rendering of dense vegetation, ray-traced lighting, and dynamic effects. It also delivers high visual fidelity, &#8220;minimizing the trade-off between performance and image quality&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The wind blowing the tall grass will produce more liquid<em> A shadow<\/em>The Atmos system, which &#8220;results in the most complex motion and environment in large areas&#8221; and a realistic atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This type of dense, small geometry is particularly challenging, with constant movement and visual changes common to every frame,&#8221; says technical architect Nicolas Lopez.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Enhanced PSSR preserves fine detail up close, allowing blades of grass to remain clear even when moving, while also improving glare in the distance, and clean edges on trees and other distant foliage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-rTifzCQVY8Ddj6bgrmqHFj\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-rTifzCQVY8Ddj6bgrmqHFj slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up for top news, reviews, opinions, top tech deals, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Similarly, PSSR&#8217;s advanced real-time tracking also handles effects such as reflections, ambient occlusion, and dynamic lighting more accurately across complex scenes, reducing the need for manual adjustments and resulting in stable and consistent image quality.<\/p>\n<p>All these features will be available in all PS5 Pro graphics models, Performance, Standard, and Quality, all of which offer different internal resolutions with Dynamic Resolution Scaling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Combining the improved PSSR into <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows<\/em> it was straightforward &#8211; the code changes were minimal, almost identical to the original PSSR integration,&#8221; added Lopez. &#8220;Yet the upgrade brings a significant improvement in image quality across the board. 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