{"id":1071679,"date":"2026-01-22T07:09:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-space-marine-2-ps5-pro-a-success-for-image-quality-and-performance"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:09:55","slug":"space-marine-2-on-ps5-pro-a-much-needed-image-quality-and-performance-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/space-marine-2-on-ps5-pro-a-much-needed-image-quality-and-performance-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Marine 2 on PS5 Pro: a much-needed image quality and performance upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/space-marine-2-on-ps5-pro-a-much-needed-image-quality-and-performance-upgrade.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/topics\/ps5-pro\">PlayStation 5 Pro<\/a> support at last arrives for Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, resulting in one of the more worthwhile upgrades we&#8217;ve seen on Sony&#8217;s mid-gen console to date. As of patch 1.5, PS5 Pro boosts performance in its 60fps speed mode and addresses the (at times) blurry image quality in that very same mode. Speed and quality modes both use PSSR in place of the original FSR2 method to improve image quality, while also pushing the internal resolution on each mode higher and targeting a 4K output resolution. In brief: on quality mode we now get a 1080p to 4K range as the input resolution, while on speed mode that range adjusts to 1080p-1440p.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-space-marine-2-ps5-pro-a-success-for-image-quality-and-performance\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-space-marine-2-ps5-pro-a-success-for-image-quality-and-performance\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PlayStation 5 Pro support at last arrives for Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, resulting in one of the more worthwhile upgrades we&#8217;ve seen on Sony&#8217;s mid-gen console to date. As of patch 1.5, PS5 Pro boosts performance in its 60fps speed mode and addresses the (at times) blurry image quality in that very same mode. Speed and quality modes both use PSSR in place of the original FSR2 method to improve image quality, while also pushing the internal resolution on each mode higher and targeting a 4K output resolution. In brief: on quality mode we now get a 1080p to 4K range as the input resolution, while on speed mode that range adjusts to 1080p-1440p. 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