List of PS5 Pro games, including all confirmed first- and third-party upgrades
Know which PS5 Pro Games coming to the console will be a deciding factor in whether the $700 mid-generation refresh is worth buying over a base PS5 when it launches on November 7.
First off, know that the PS5 Pro will not have any exclusive games or accessories, and anything released on the PS5 will work on the PS5 Pro. So what exactly do you get with a PS5 Pro?
Similar to the PS4 Pro, developers can release upgraded versions of their titles to take advantage of the more powerful hardware. If they don’t, all games (including PS4 titles) can benefit from a “Game Boost” mode, even without a custom-built PS5 Pro version.
This guide will explain every confirmed PS5 Pro game so far from both first- and third-party developers, as well as any specific upgrades we’re aware of.
What PS5 Pro game upgrades can we expect?
Unlike the PS4 Pro, which was aimed at the then-nascent 4K TV market, the PS5 doesn’t have a specific selling point. (8K is a bit of a stretch for the broad audience; maybe it is for the PS6 Pro?)
Instead, three (or as PS5 lead architect Mark Cerny calls them, the “big three”) are being pitched: a larger GPU (graphics processing unit), improved ray tracing, and AI-driven upscaling – with the overall goal of combining the higher framerates of a performance mode without sacrificing the visual quality that a fidelity mode would offer.
Thanks to a Digital Foundry pre-release specifications examined in depthwe have a good idea of what this all means in practice. For example, don’t expect every game to now hit 60 frames per second with the PS5 Pro’s specs, as the CPU/processing speed upgrade is a fairly modest 10% (compared to the PS4 Pro’s 33% increase over the base PS4), suggesting we can expect more stability than significantly higher framerates.
The graphical boost seems significant on paper though, up from 10.23 teraflops to 33.5 (though it could be closer to a 45% boost in reality), while ray tracing will be two to three times faster than a standard PS5. Meanwhile, a custom upscaler (dubbed PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) that uses AI machine learning could help reach higher resolutions. Finally, while a 1.2GB memory increase is also coming, it appears this will be eaten up by the aforementioned ray tracing and upscaler tech.
Ultimately, exactly how developers utilize the upgraded tech will vary from game to game. So with all that in mind – which games will support the PS5 Pro’s new specs, and what do we know about their upgrades ahead of release?
Confirmed PS5 Pro upgrade first-party games
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The following games from Sony’s first-party studios will get PS5 Pro-specific upgrades and will be available alongside the PS5 Pro at launch, unless otherwise noted:
- Gran Turismo 7 (supports raytraced reflections between cars in gameplay at 4K 60fps, and a special 8K mode, according to CNET)
- Horizon Forbidden West (In addition to an overall “improvement in detail,” there are “improvements to lighting and visual effects” and to “hair and skin in the cinematics,” according to Mark Cerny)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (high resolution and distant detail, including trees and procedural cars)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Breakup (distant details will be clearer, such as during the opening parade)
- The Last of Us Part 2 remastered (provides more visual detail at 60 frames per second, including sharper details at a distance)
- Demon Souls (no specific improvements described)
Confirmed PS5 Pro Upgraded Third-Party Games
The following games from third-party studios will get PS5 Pro-specific upgrades and will be available alongside the PS5 Pro at launch, unless otherwise noted:
- Alan Awake 2
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Dragon Dogma 2
- F1 24 (new ray tracing detail, such as during rainy weather where “rain on the sidewalk reflected off the car and sky,” according to CNET)
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Hogwarts Legacy (offers better ray tracing, “a greater variety of reflective surfaces, and greater realism when casting shadows”)
- The Crew Motorfest
- The first descendant
You can take a first look at Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth‘s PS5 Pro version on X (formerly Twitter).
Remember, even if a game isn’t mentioned on any of the lists above, all games will be playable on PS5 Pro, whether they are available currently or via an optional “Game Boost” mode that will be available for all existing PS4 and PS5 games. That just means they simply won’t take advantage of the hardware in the same way as a custom PS5 Pro version of the game.