Summary
One of the PlayStation 5 Pro’s main selling points is how it enhances existing PS5 games, but it looks likeStar Wars Jedi: Survivormight perform worse with the new hardware.Star Wars Jedi: Survivorwas one of the first titles to confirm that it was getting an upgrade on the PS5 Pro, which was officially announced during a livestream in September before being released on November 7.
A great many PlayStation 5 games were updated for the PS5 Pro upon its release, including last year’sStar Wars Jedi: Survivor. Publisher EA released a list of the many technical improvements that the PS5 Pro would bring to Cal Kestis’s latest interactive adventure, such as higher base resolutions in both Performance Mode and Quality Mode. The latterupscalesJedi: Survivor’s resolutionfrom 1800p to 2160p, maintaining 4K resolution and raytraced elements in the process. Meanwhile, Performance Mode bumps the game’s graphics from 1200p to 1800p while ensuring things still run smoothly at 60 FPS.
While this all sounds promising on paper, the engineers at Digital Foundry are finding thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivorruns worse on the PlayStation 5 Pro. In its latest YouTube video, Digital Foundry’s team ran through all ofJedi: Survivor’s different modes and graphical settings, finding themselves underwhelmed at thePS5 Pro’s supposed enhancements. In Performance Mode, the textures on in-game elements like foliage appear to flicker and strobe, making the game look unstable. This seems to be due to the PS5 Pro’s new PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology, which uses AI to upscale a game’s graphics.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s Performance Seems to Falter on PS5 Pro
This effect doesn’t seem as bad in artificial environments likeJedi: Survivor’s opening section on Coruscant, but there are still minor aliasing issues and graphical instability. Digital Foundry’s Oliver Mackenzie also noted thatJedi: Survivorlooks somewhat sharper and more detailed on PS5 Pro, at least in motion. Meanwhile, Quality mode suffers from lighting pop-up and even missing lighting details. All the same image issues in Performance mode are retained, though they aren’t as egregious.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivorisn’t the first game to suffer a supposed downgrade on PS5 Pro, as titles likeAlan Wake 2andSilent Hill 2 Remakeare reporting similar technical issueswith the new hardware. Perhaps the issues befallingStar Wars Jedi: Survivoron PS5 Pro will be addressed in a future update patch, but so far it isn’t a good sign for a console that has already garnered a fair amount of skepticism and controversy due to its high entry price.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
WHERE TO PLAY
The story of Cal Kestis continues in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor™, a third person galaxy-spanning action-adventure game from Respawn Entertainment, developed in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games. This narratively-driven, single player title picks up five years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order™ and follows Cal’s increasingly desperate fight as the galaxy descends further into darkness. Pushed to the edges of the galaxy by the Empire, Cal will find himself surrounded by threats new and familiar. As one of the last surviving Jedi Knights, Cal is driven to make a stand during the galaxy’s darkest times - but how far is he willing to go to protect himself, his crew, and the legacy of the Jedi Order?Explore an Untamed Galaxy – Discover new planets and familiar frontiers in the Star Wars galaxy, each with unique biomes, challenges, and enemies. Master new skills, equipment, and abilities that will augment the ways you explore, fight, and roam. With larger areas to explore and more to discover off the beaten path, players who adventure beyond the horizon will find hidden rewards.
