Digital Foundry Direct Weekly DF Direct Weekly #256: Crimson Desert PS5, Cerny Speaks On PSSR, Nintendo Handheld Boost, CP2077 Pro
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Mar 23, 2026 PlayStation 5 visual trade-offs and first impressions of Crimson Desert are debated in detail. An interview-driven deep dive explains enhanced PSSR2 and what it means for PS5 Pro image quality. Nintendo’s Switch 2 handheld boost and its wide library performance gains get hands-on analysis. Cyberpunk 2077’s upcoming PS5 Pro upgrade and G-Sync Pulsar’s new 60Hz motion clarity feature round out the tech talk.
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PSSR2 Transforms PS5 Pro Visuals
- PS5 Pro PSSR2 delivers a major visual uplift and can make Balanced PSSR2 look better than native 4K on Pro.
- John Linneman saw PSSR2 produce much sharper images and vastly better performance/image quality trade-offs versus base PS5.
FSR4 And PSSR Share ML Roots
- FSR4 and PSSR belong to the same ML upscaler family but target different hardware and data precisions; they can yield similar visual output.
- Oliver McKenzie noted quantization (FP8→INT4/INT8) enables matching quality across different accelerators.
Turn On The Global Enhanced PSSR Toggle
- Enable the global Enhance PSSR Image Quality toggle on PS5 Pro to get system-wide PSSR2 benefits without per-game toggles.
- Oliver recommends using a single system setting rather than per-title options so Pro owners get broad improvements easily.