Sony brings AI graphics upscaling to the regular PS5

October 1, 2026 Jay Peters

The new PlayStation 5 slim and standard PlayStation 5 standing vertically side by side on a table.

Sony is launching a new AI upscaling technology specifically for the regular PS5. The new tech, called Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), is a "new performance tier of AI upscaling" that's a result of Sony's Project Amethyst work with AMD, according to a blog post.

Sony says that PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), which is available on the PS5 Pro, "remains the gold standard," and in Digital Foundry's early hands-on with the tech, it does seem that QSSR isn't as fast as PSSR because the PS5 doesn't have dedicated machine learning silicon. As a result, you should probably expect closer to an upscaled 1440p resolution on PS5 …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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