“I’ve already seen games with three different PS5 Pro modes,” says Mark Cerny

The PS5 Pro was announced just this week, bringing a vastly superior graphics card to PlayStation’s flagship console. The overhaul of the hardware enables a much higher fidelity ceiling for both existing games and future titles. This also means that we’re going to be seeing multiple graphics modes, of which Mark Cerny has already confirmed that several are being worked on as we speak.

Unfortunately, there have been no new games announced specifically for the PS5 Pro. With no new games from “major existing franchises” until at least Q2 2025, and quite a quiet slate set for the end of PlayStation’s year – aside from a State of Play rumoured for this month – it’s unlikely that we will see any new titles with multiple game modes for the PS5 Pro this year.

Similarly, the fact that there no exclusives for the PS5 Pro also insinuates that the games Cerny is referring to are existing titles from the PS5 Pro Enhanced list.

CNET spoke to Mark Cerny and Hideaki Nishino, both of PlayStation, and had a hands on with the console. Cerny said to the reporter that he has “already seen games with three different PS5 Pro modes,” although it’s unconfirmed if this three extras beyond the typical fidelity/performance paradigm we’re used to, or if it includes them. He continued, “As time goes by, particularly for the games which are launching after the hardware releases, we’ll increasingly see a more nuanced approach, where the focus is less on resolution, and much more about higher image quality through a variety of strategies.”

According to the reporter, there are two extra modes in “the most stunning” Gran Turismo 7, going on to allude to an 8K mode. Similarly, the “planned 40 to 50 games that get PS5 Pro upgrades” will also get new new modes “that can ramp up to 120fps or 8K,” with the suggestion that “dedicated 120fps modes will come too” – which is hopeful for all players of competitive titles such as Fortnite.

Despite all of this, the question of whether or not the PS5 Pro is actually necessary is very much lingering. Comparisons between the original and the new are still very much based on specs alone, with little known of benchmarks aside from leaks. Unique features, specific to the Pro, are exactly what consumers need to know before they can commit to the price.

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