Stellar Blade's Latest Update Preps for PS5 Pro Enhancement

Ah yes a feature that many PS5 games have, now locked to the pro!

I thought it was photo mode. I'll keep waiting then.

All those news mean, the PS5 Pro wasn't a joke and is actually happening?

@TechaNinja It's not locked to the Pro artificially, the regular PS5 couldn't run this at 120fps unless the game ended up looking like a PS2 game. Better hardware gets better framerates, there's nothing nefarious about this.

@Matroska So devs can't optimize properly for the PS5 and have to wait for a better revision. Noted.

Silly question - but are all these updates going out for the Pro regardless of whether you're running Pro hardware? I am worried the answer is yes - but if so, I'd be worried about extra (un-needed) bloat eating up my SSD.

It would be nice to consider the Pro as a separate download option (PS4 / PS5 / PS5 Pro)... but I don't think they did that with with the 4 Pro... so not optimistic.

Having gone through all my options, I have decided that I will order a pro when I get paid this week.

I was considering a PC build but in the end the price and the messing about to do it just got too much for me to want to do it.

I've hopefully secured the disc drive at retail price too.

Now to see if there are any more games I want to pick up!

@Medic_alert well done at getting a disc drive... can't buy them here in Oz anywhere (that I can find). Which is yet another reason I think Sony's idea of not having a packed-in box short-sighted and cheap-arse. And congrats on (imminently) ordering a Pro. Hope it's worth it (and even though I have/had a decent PC... in the end, I preferred the simplicity and comfort of console gaming).

@TechaNinja that's not what @Matroska is saying at all. It's stating the obvious that the ps5 whilst a very good console just isn't up to certain things with some games. Sometimes it's not just down to optimisation and if the horse power isn't there it's not possible.

@Medic_alert

@TechaNinja Comments like this are why you're on here complaining about something you know very little about instead of making games yourself. The PS5 can't run this at 120hz without seeing massive downgrades that ruin the look and feel of the game. "Optimise" might be the very favourite thing the uniformed love to say on the internet but its really not that simple especially when the Devs are having to work with tech that was already dated on release. SB runs at a near flawless 60fps on PS5 and i expect it took of compromises to get that performance.

Ive beaten this game 3 times now, and will play ir once more just to try the Pro mode

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare Pro enhancements don't really take up space and if they do its MB's not GB's.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare thanks, the drive is on a back order with a retailer who says they are 'coming soon' so hopefully they are good as their word.

Good luck with the search. Hopefully Sony will see the demand and bring more to retail.

@Intr1n5ic hahahaha, brilliant!

@DennisReynolds I get this is a website catering to Playstation gamers and fans, but can you at least take a step back for 2 seconds and stop defending companies that clearly don't go the extra mile to properly optimize for PS5 (some devs are guilty of doing that), and instead are using the PS5 Pro to make up for it. Look at Dragon's Dogma 2 and Alan Wake 2!

It's the same with PC games now, devs are making games unoptimized on PC and relying on DLSS/FSR to "smooth the gap" so to speak.

We need to call out devs deliberately doing this instead of just sitting back and coughing up money for new consoles / pc upgrades, while smiling and saying "this is fine this is how it should be!"

@Medic_alert nah - I'm good. I decided a while ago that I didn't need to rush to buy a PS5 Pro... and the fact that you couldn't get a drive (in my case) at purchase was the final straw. I might grab one up at some point; but I'm not suffering FOMO so I'm happy atm.

@DennisReynolds So I seem to recall a few game updates that were coming out recently that were of the 10+ GB size... not sure how much is "on top" or how much is "replacing". Where they're throwing in significantly different tech (eg now with RT) I'd expect a fairly substantial change in build. How that relates to size, not sure. It shouldn't be like the PS4 > PS4 Pro days, as it's not suddenly expanding asset sizes. ...

And let it begin.

Ohhh... enhancements yeah😉😁😋

I played the latest Doom at 120fps and I preferred 60fps with graphical improvements, a lot of money for so few improvements, 120fps are really noticeable only in racing games.

120 Hz will make Eve jiggle cheeks looks out of this world hehe

I really want to try this game. Hopefully my brother buys it after Christmas, then I’ll have a chance. Or “gift” it to him so I can have the opportunity myself!

@TechaNinja The devs aren't 1st party they're 3rd party so how am i defending Playstation exactly?

Ok Stellar Blade should get a PS3 port and run at 120fps on it and if they can't well just use the magic of optimisation. Baldur's Gate 3 should also get a Switch port at 60fps as well because the magic optimisation can do it if Larian try hard enough. The new Ghost game should also get a PS2 version because optimisation and hard work will get it. Breath of the Wild should also a DS port because again optimisation will do it. Get what i'm saying? A 120hz mode is not possible on base PS5 just like Stellar Blade could never run on PS3.

Also what about Alan Wake 2? You talking about the Pro getting RT? Seriously do you have any idea how demanding RT actually is? Alan Wake 2 is already one of the most demanding games out there so RT was always a no on PS5, i'm actually shocked the Pro version is even getting it.

As for DLSS yeah that's good a thing as it allows far more while still giving a great impression of a good image and such. Native resolutions might sound nice but its too expensive and requires too many compromises.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare Most of the time its just replacing files with new code its why a 10gb update will only increase a game by 1gb or 2.

@Medic_alert What messing about?

@TechaNinja there is literally only like 5 games that can run 120fps on PS5