‘A Significant Visual Boost’: Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will Soon Support PSSR 2 on PS5 Pro

If you’re the owner of a PS5 Pro (well done for getting it before the price hike), you’ll soon have another major game that supports its recently upgraded PSSR tech.

Known by most as PSSR 2, Sony updated the AI upscaling technology on PS5 Pro, and it makes a pretty substantial difference that brings it in line with similar tools found on PC.

In a post on the PS Blog, Ubisoft’s Nicolas Lopez announces that Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the already visually impressive open world RPG, will officially support the new and improved tech.

Alongside the next game update, support for PSSR 2 is being implemented on 7th April 2026.

Lopez explains the benefits it brings to the game, firstly going over the general improvements it makes to image quality, regardless of which visual mode you’re using.

“These benefits apply across all PS5 Pro modes — Performance, Balanced, and Quality — which render at different internal resolutions with Dynamic Resolution Scaling. The new PSSR allows each mode to deliver higher visual fidelity, reducing the trade-offs between performance and image quality. Whether targeting higher frame rates or higher internal resolution, the final image remains sharper and more stable than before.”

He also touches on how PSSR 2 is “particularly strong” with regards to dense foliage and other complex effects. Indeed, the below comparison shows a pretty clear jump in quality when looking at the grass:

“Integrating the upgraded PSSR into Assassin’s Creed Shadows was straightforward — the code changes were minimal, almost identical to the original PSSR integration,” Lopez says. “Yet the upgrade brings a noticeable improvement in image quality across the board. It’s rare to get such a significant visual boost with so little tuning required.”

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