Alan Wake 2 is PS5 Pro enhanced, will feature upgraded versions of Quality and Performance mode
Remedy has revealed the PS5 Pro enhancements for Alan Wake 2.
In a new blog post, the developer confirmed that it will take «full advantage» of the recently announced PS5 Pro to enhance its 2023 horror game further.
For starters, Alan Wake 2's Quality and Performance modes will be upgraded for the mid-generation console and will utilize Sony's upscaling method, PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR).
The PS5 Pro Quality mode will be 30fps and feature ray tracing reflections, as well as have an output resolution of 4K.
Meanwhile, the Performance mode won't feature ray tracing but will allow 60fps and an output resolution of 4K, and will target approximately the same image quality (render) settings as the base PS5's Quality mode.
«The Performance Mode on the PS5 Pro features significantly higher output resolution and has more visual detail compared to the base PS5,» Remedy said. «The overall image stability, fog, volumetric lighting, and shadow accuracy have been improved on the Pro.»
Remedy shared its process in upgrading Alan Wake 2 for the PS5 Pro, explaining that increasing the rendering resolution was among the easiest routes to improve image quality. It also experimented by upgrading the 60fps Performance mode output from 1440p to 4k and adding PSSR, which «positively impacted image crispness and stability under motion.»
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«Increasing the internal rendering resolution consumes a lot of processing power, no matter how powerful your hardware is,» the team explained. «However, in our experiments, even putting all the added power to increased rendering resolution provided a barely noticeable difference in the output image or its quality. Adding more pixels to gain visual quality is not straightforward with the new AI-based upscaling methods.»
The studio said that since Alan Wake 2 is «visually incredibly detailed and rich», it was a «tough fit for ray tracing, especially compared to our previous game,
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