The PS5 Pro can boost the graphics and frame rates of PS5 games that have been enhanced for the console. However, the console can also give a modest visual boost to PS4 titles, as well.

Some of the PS5 Pro’s improvements are quite remarkable, and they lay the foundations for the PS6 moving forwards. Sony’s proprietary PSSR upscaler will almost certainly be iterated upon ahead of the next generation, enabling devs to resolve clean image quality with reduced computational overheads.

The PlayStation 5 Pro comes with a new feature that enhances select PS4 games, which could be the next best thing for one long-demanded remaster.

These titles, never updated for the PS4 Pro, stand to benefit from a toggle in the new system’s menu named ‘Enhance Image Quality for PS4 Games’. While its testing is still early, Digital Foundry explains how this works.

After testing a handful of titles, I can say that the difference is appreciable if less stark than it was between the PS4 and PS4 Pro. Here’s why splurging for the upgrade may or may not make sense for you.

The big reason to get the PS5 Pro is because of the enhanced games, that is its capability to provide graphical and performance enhancements to games that