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Digital Foundry | Stellar Blade on PS5 Pro: a simple but hugely effective upgrade
It's a great time to revisit this gorgeous game.
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Digital Foundry | Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl - big improvements from the day one patch but this is still a heavy game
PC and Xbox Series consoles tested.
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Digital Foundry | Silent Hill 2's PS5 Pro patch is another update with big image quality issues
Running the base PS5 code from disc on Pro provides arguably superior results.
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Digital Foundry | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on PS5 Pro brings RT to performance mode but image quality problems need fixing
Respawn says it's aware of the issues and is actively investigating.
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Digital Foundry | Alan Wake 2: how does PS5 Pro handle one of the best-looking games of this generation?
Impressive ray tracing, but question marks over performance and PSSR image quality.
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Digital Foundry | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PS5 Pro: upgrading Insomniac's masterpiece
What's changed, and which modes do we recommend?
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Digital Foundry | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 runs well on PS5 and Series X - but last-gen consoles are struggling
But perhaps it's a miracle that they work at all.
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Digital Foundry | Sonic x Shadow Generations tech review: great on PlayStation, Xbox and PC, but hamstrung on Switch
Way more than just a remake.
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Digital Foundry | Dragon Age: The Veilguard on consoles is an attractive, technically solid release
Testing BioWare's latest on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles.
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Digital Foundry | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's PC port is polished, performant and scales well beyond console quality
Plus: the best settings for an optimal experience.
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Digital Foundry | Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered tech review: yes, the upgrades are worthwhile
An unchanged game, but enhancements and options that show PS5 at its best.
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Digital Foundry | PS5 Pro's PSSR upscaler tested against FSR 3.1 and Nvidia DLSS 3.7 in Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Just one implementation in one game - but the results are compelling.
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Digital Foundry | Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart on PS5 Pro - a straight upgrade for the performance RT mode
With the possibility of more to come from final code.
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Digital Foundry | Silent Hill 2 on PC: another Unreal Engine 5 game blighted by stutter
There's much to commend in Bloober Team efforts - but smooth performance is off the table again.
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Digital Foundry | Metaphor: ReFantazio - a sublime game let down by bizarre technical choices
Dated tech, performance problems - and a PS4 version that runs faster on PS5 than the native app.
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Digital Foundry | Dead Rising Deluxe Remastered: Series S suffers, with PS5 and Series X faring better
The RE Engine piles on the upgrades vs the Xbox 360 original
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Digital Foundry | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on last-gen consoles has big issues - but it's just about passable
These aren't the resolutions you're looking for.
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Digital Foundry | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PS5 Pro delivers huge image quality improvements at 60fps
Comparable - and better in some respects - than the standard PS5 at 30fps.
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Digital Foundry | Hunt: Showdown 1896's console upgrades are welcome - but need some work
A worthwhile current-gen revamp - with 60fps now the target.
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Digital Foundry | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 impresses on Xbox Series X/S, but flags on PS5
Plus: 30fps and 60fps modes compared.
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Digital Foundry | Starfield's Series S performance modes are worthwhile - but not as impactful as Series X equivalents
The junior Xbox's limits are felt more keenly.
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Digital Foundry | Star Wars Outlaws is beautifully realised on PS5 and Series X/S, bar a few rogue issues
A well-optimised effort with a great suite of options.
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Digital Foundry | Doom and Doom 2: are Nightdive's latest remasters the definitive editions?
Not quite perfect - but excellent nonetheless.
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Digital Foundry | Marvel Rivals pushes Unreal Engine 5 hard - and Series S can't quite hack it
A promising, boundary-pushing hero shooter with work to do before it emerges from beta status.
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Digital Foundry | The First Descendant tech review: broken frame-gen, an unstable RT mode, and performance issues on top
Despite a huge number of graphical options and modes, few combinations work well.