God of War Ragnarok Will Look and Run Better Than Ever on PS5 Pro, and Solve Fewer Puzzles for You | Push Square

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A new patch for Santa Monica Studio’s outstanding God of War Ragnarok is available to download right now, and it introduces PS5 Pro performance improvements for everyone who purchased the system today.

There are few surprises here, but some nice little additional toggles. Enhanced Mode, the flagship new graphics setting, will “enable Favor Quality features while running at 60fps” according to the patch notes. So much like what system architect Mark Cerny promised: a best of both worlds approach.

There’s more, however. High Frame Rate Mode will uncap the frame rate, which you’ll be able to use in combination with VRR on compatible screens to get even smoother performance. Meanwhile, you’ll also be able to select the base game’s Favour Performance mode and benefit from PS5 Pro’s better GPU.

We need to test it properly, but we wonder whether 120fps is possible here – or at least something close to it.

Elsewhere, you’ll be able to choose between either PS5 Pro’s new proprietary AI-based upscaler PSSR or the existing game’s temporal anti-aliasing. In general, based on what we’ve read and seen so far, PSSR appears to be doing a fantastic job of resolving a nice 4K image, but it’s always good to have options.

As for the game itself, you’ll be able to dial down the number of puzzle hints provided by companions during gameplay, across all platforms. This was a big point of criticism at launch, as many felt they didn’t have time to fully assess the situation before a puzzle had been solved for them.

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In addition, a new accessibility update will add audio descriptions to cutscenes, giving players with visual impairments an additional way to enjoy the story. All of this obviously goes above and beyond, and it’s great to see.

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