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Ever since the PlayStation 5 Pro was first revealed, I’ve seen a common refrain from some skeptics: “I don’t see a difference!”

I was in the same boat when Mark Cerny introduced the console in a YouTube video back in September. A compressed YouTube stream just isn’t the best way to communicate a console that both increases resolution and frame rate. I only started to see just how different the PS5 Pro looks compared to the base model once I could see them side by side in my own home. It took me some time — and a lot of eye straining — to spot some of the finer details outside of its more obvious AI-upscaling benefits, but I was able to see them eventually. The PS5 Pro does improve image quality, but is the bump enough to justify a $700 purchase?

You can read our full PS5 Pro review to decide for yourself, but I’m here to help out all the visual learners in the house. I’ve put together a pop quiz to help you decide whether the PS5 Pro will actually make a meaningful difference for you. Below, you’ll find comparable images of games running on both PS5 and PS5 Pro. Most of these images compare each game running in Fidelity Mode, as to show off the PS5 Pro’s advanced ray tracing. Two of them compare Performance modes between games that haven’t received a proper Pro modes, but are still benefitting from the new console’s upgraded GPU. The final pair come from PS4 games, with one image taken from PS5 Pro with its PS4 game boost option turned on. Can you find the differences? Click on each one to expand them and check your results with our answer guide at the end!

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1. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

Let’s start with a (hopefully) easy one to get you settled in. One of these images fromHorizon Zero Dawn Remastered was shot on PS5 Pro’s Fidelity Pro Mode, while

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