Playstation 5 Pro Update Brings Improved PSSR Support to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- ⚡Xe⚡
- 6 hours ago
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth now supports the upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology on PlayStation 5 Pro following the latest PS5 system software update rolling out from March 16.
PSSR is an AI library that analyzes each frame pixel by pixel as it upscales game visuals. With this latest evolution, image reconstruction is more precise, motion stability is improved, and developers have greater flexibility to balance performance and fidelity on PS5 Pro.
Naoki Hamaguchi on the upgraded PSSR:
"Compared to the original PSSR, fine details such as character’s hair are naturally restored, and the image processing is more stable due to less flickering and afterimage feeling. Overall, we feel it allows us to create a more immersive gameplay experience with improved graphical quality and stability."
Digital Foundry’s testing highlighted that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth benefits from crisper edges, reduced aliasing, improved foliage rendering, and enhanced texture detail. The new PSSR also resolves residual temporal noise from the original implementation while maintaining stable 60fps performance in the Pro model’s 30fps quality mode. The improvements come without additional computational cost, confirming that the upgraded PSSR delivers higher image quality efficiently.
"Meanwhile, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is intriguing. It was one of the finest examples of the original PSSR's implementations, aided by relatively high base resolutions and content choices. There was no RT noise because there was no RT, for example. However, other forms of noise were evident along with a fundamentally unstable temporal resolve."
"The new PSSR sorts out the issues while aiding further benefits: crisper edges, reduced aliasing in motion and in rest, with improved foliage. Once again, the inherent noise pattern found in the old PSSR is gone. Texture detail also looks visibly improved, perhaps due to a more aggressive negative mipmap bias now that the algorithm can stably resolve higher detail material. PS5 Pro was supposed to deliver the base PS5's 30fps quality mode at 60fps on the Pro model. Finally, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth delivers - but with even higher image quality."
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About FINAL FANTASY VII
First released in 1997 on the PlayStation® computer entertainment system, FINAL FANTASY VII celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2022. The game is universally regarded as a hallmark title of the RPG genre. The original title received high praise for its epic storyline, unique characters, and movie sequences that utilized the most cutting-edge technology of the time. Since then, the game revolving around iconic hero, Cloud Strife and his pursuit of the antagonist Sephiroth has sold over 15.3 million copies worldwide and continues to receive widespread acclaim from critics and fans around the world. The popular game has even expanded into spin-offs, films and merchandise.
Now, Square Enix’s FINAL FANTASY VII remake project created by a team of original and new developers, retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct, and standalone games. The first game of the trilogy, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, PS5® and PS4® consoles and PC. FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, the second game in the trilogy, has been praised by both players and critics across the globe, earning more than 125 perfect scores from media and 40 Game of the Year awards, and is available now for PC and the PS5® console. It will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC with Xbox Play Anywhere support on June 3, 2026.
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