- Cyberpunk 2077 will not be receiving a PS5 Pro patch.
- Analysts believe this decision was made since CDPR would have struggled to improve the game meaningfully.
- Major improvements would have required too much effort from the studio.
Sony released the PS5 Pro a few months back for an exorbitant $700 price point. Since then, many studios have been quick to support the console with updates that utilize the new hardware, but one major team has been missing.
Cyberpunk 2077 has yet to receive PS5 Pro enhancements, and CDPR has no plans to patch the game. Analysts say this decision was likely made because there is no feasible way to improve the RPG’s image quality on the console.
Why it matters: The PS5 Pro boasts PSSR, PlayStation’s proprietary AI-based upscaling technology that is said to be on par with Nvidia’s DLSS.
The team at Digital Foundry recently discussed CDPR’s decision to skip a PS5 Pro patch for Cyberpunk 2077.
I don’t think there’s a great path to enhance image quality.
They argue that CDPR could have done little to enhance the game’s visuals on this hardware. The biggest improvement could have been made by utilizing the new GPU hardware for improved dynamic resolution, but this is something the PS5 Pro already does automatically when running the base PS5 version.
Cyberpunk 2077 could also benefit from enhanced ray tracing on the PS5 Pro, but this update would require significant effort from CDPR. As per the analysts, the team would need to work on an SDK update to pursue improved ray tracing.
It’s (Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5 Pro) in a pretty good state as it is. It’s a nice to have, but not an essential.
-Digital Foundry
While a patch would have marked a shift from FSR to PSSR, the analysts conclude that image quality is already good enough. The amount of effort required to bring notable improvements would, therefore, not be worth it.
CDPR is also currently busy with The Witcher 4, pursuing its ambitious take on the IP’s fourth mainline entry. As such, a PS5 Pro patch for older titles is likely to be the least of its concerns for the time being.
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