VRR Support Officially Coming to PS5 'In the Coming Months'

I actually don‘t like this announcement. The result could be that in future many games will not run flawless 60 fps, because VRR solves it for the users with such a display, saving costs at game development. For those without a VRR capable display, the results will worse.

I would be grateful just to have a PS5, but I would like full Discord support if we're asking.

In months? this is just getting ridiculous for real Sony get your things together

this is the way

@Max_the_German, yes, exactly my thoughts. Developer will just half ass the optimisation knowing they can use VRR. The problem is most of us don't have VRR displays, or even 120 HZ TVs.

Looks like they're waiting for me to get a VRR-compatible TV (which I'm getting "in the months ahead") - sorry everyone!

I'm a bit wary about the first update. Sony's implementation on their TV sets haven't been the greatest although I'll caveat that statement a little by the fact that the implementation in their newer TV sets are a little better than the XH90. Still not perfect though. (See Vincent on HDTV Test on YouTube)

I’d rather devs actually make framerate high and smooth rather than rely on crutches that actually mostly impact the look rather than feel of bad performance.
Still, I have one of those LG models that support it so at least I’ll get the benefits, even if not ideal.

In the coming months, so like 6+ months then? Haha, nah I hope not, I’ve been patiently waiting for VRR support since day one. Glad it’s finally under way.

The game that could benefit from it the most at the minute is Elden Ring! Let's see what difference this makes

Finally. My LG, and my eyeballs, will be happy. Just don't start getting complacent with framrates now.

I rather have PS5 VR than PS5 VRR

@Max_the_German like on Xbox

Feel like they just did this post because they knew when the firmware came out today that there would be more complaints asking where VRR is. But I really do hope it’s coming soon. Love it on my Series X and would be awesome to have on PS5.

Will my LG Nano79 support this anyone know?

This is at least some good news! I have an LG CX55 and I'm ready for this feature.

@itsfoz it’s no hdmi 2.1 tv.

@Zeke68 I suspect that VRR will be a feature of PS VR2 in order to combat motion sickness, for those it affects.

@Max_the_German

they barely hold now with a lot of dynamic res or that checkerboard junk.

This is something that needed to be there day 1. I don't get what was taking Sony so long as MS did the right things day 1. Sony is not a very good software company for sure.

Oh well; better late than never.

@itsfoz I have a LG nanocell 2021 model so I would assume yes if your TV is simular

@Reeneman hmm, I guess not🤔🤔

Whilst it might be ok for tech heads and the less than %5 of the population which have a VRR capable TV, it hope its not used to provide an excuse for devs to not properly optimize their games for smooth frame delivery. I hope this does not lead to worse performance for the vast majority of people who do not have this feature in their telly.

I run Two PS5's, one on an LG OLED C1 with VRR, one on a Sony LCD without, but as frame rates have been pretty consistent on PS5 releases, I don't expect to notice any difference.

Those that wish to use 120hz modes however, will get better millage from this feature, so whilst I don't think its as important as all the 'stick shakers' who inhabit this and other forums, its still a welcome addition which will have more relevance as the gen continues and TV's with these features start to have bigger market share.

Seriously WTF is Sony doing with the VRR?

My TV(a SONY one) has some sort of VRR update on it for me to do but I haven't even bothered doing it yet

Just 5 years late to the party, since XBox had the feature since the launch of the One X in 2017.

Maybe they also get to fix their “dual entitlement” program sometime in the next 3 years!

@R1spam Having been playing Elden Ring for over 60 hours on a Series X with VRR, I can tell you that it makes a huge difference! Everything just looks smooth all the time as if there aren't any issues with frames at all.

Even still, VRR should be the fallback for moments that are truly taxing on GPU load and not the primary consideration when it comes to having a smooth framerate.

My TV is not a 120Hz TV but does have both ALLM and VRR - which is nice, but VRR should really only be for games that support up to 120Hz as it's much more understandable to not hold 120Hz 100% of the time than to not hold 60Hz 100% of the time in 2022.

Well at least we know is coming someday rather then we ask ourselves everyday if Sony even knows about it or care 🤷

Also the people saying devs will get complacent well they are complacent right now! look at the piles of games released every year that have framerates all over the place.

Anyone else in my boat where your TV supports FreeSync VRR, but not HDMI 2.1?

After waiting all this time, I couldn't be more disappointed.

Seeing how the best selling consoles right now have no VRR - it is safe to say most consumers do not care.

This was not a game changer on PC. I rather developers actually make games run well.

@Agramonte "Seeing how the best selling consoles right now have no VRR - it is safe to say most consumers do not care."

So Sony should only implement things that have majority support? If that's the case then you want your PS5 to stay exactly the same as the vast majority of the public only wants to turn on their system and play.

Just need Sony to give the xh90 an update to fix it's blurry vrr and I'd be good to go.

@MattBoothDev I have as well, it's a beautiful TV.

Oh thank you. I couldn’t care less except a few months later nobody will ever talk about it again even less Digital Foundry because they can’t say PS doesn’t have it haha
They can focus on the majority of gamers now who rely on the real machines performance not on tricks to iron them.

@Max_the_German
No it’s cool because analysts will stop talking about it and focus on real console performances instead of expensive TV support.

I bought a VRR Television when I got my PS5 in November 2020, so it’s about time.

@Juanalf All games should be 1080p

@JJ2 you vastly misunderstood what VRR is and how it can help, buddy.

Wait so will this work with stuff like Bloodborne? I'm confused

Does VRR mean we also get support for 1440p resolution on monitors?

@Juanalf

You are getting it... there is just a Year+ worth of sales data that shows people are not picking a system based on if it has VRR or not.

So it does not matter if it gets it today or "a few months from now"

Where is everyone getting this notion that VRR means developers slack off? You guys know it works at higher than 60 fps right?

I must be one of the few people happy still with 30fps 😂

@Conor_Mcleod Personally, I'm content with 30 fps, but I appreciate it when it can be higher (and stable).

@naruball I can certainly appreciate the higher fps I suppose I just get annoyed when people make such a big deal about it but maybe I'm just old 😂

@Conor_Mcleod I fee ya...

@sword_9mm I would love to see how many people have a 120 FPS tv i think its a small loud group. I rather have local saves then this.

@Juanalf Give me local backup for my saves f### VRR.

@Flaming_Kaiser

I'd assume most Oleds now.

Though with the mess HDMI 2.1 is who knows.

Can't wait to see the influx of people with fake 2.1 or better put hdmi 2.0 tvs rebranded as "hdmi 2.1" confused that VRR isn't working for them. The 48gbps Hdmi 2.1a is needed for things like VRR, ALLM and 4k120hz. This really means nothing as this gen consoles are a joke anyway 60fps 1440-1800p or 4k30fps this is the generation of trading frames for resolution basically makes owning a 4k 2.1a TV pointless 🤣. Call of duty 120hz @1080p lol! This was supposed to be next gen which is why I use my 3080ti on my LG c1 instead of ultrawide monitor so I can actually make the TV worth the purchase.

@Flaming_Kaiser I would imagine a lot of people have them considering the OLED market jumped up 80% last year and LG doubled their sales of OLED TVs so much so they have released a LG c2 42" OLED aimed at bedrooms. I preorded it and can't wait to mount it in my TV bed and compare it to my 55" C1.

Weren't they saying VRR would be out in the coming months on release day?

I'll be interested in seeing how it works. I got a new TV after I preordered my release-day PS5, which now has VRR support added in (took Sony a year, but they did it). So we'll see how that works with the PS5 when it finally rolls out - and if the tradeoffs are worth it. I'm hopeful, but not ecstatic.

@Mariosmaster1 80% of what how many people owned Oled before? I can get a 100% increase if i sell a million TV's and its 2 million now. You have to look at the bigger picture these TV's are not that common yet.

@Mariosmaster1 For me a 1440 - 1800P with a solid 60FPS is quite a big leap. 1080P at 60FPS was not that NORMAL yet.

@Flaming_Kaiser @Flaming_Kaiser lol, 120hz panels are common not everyone plays on tvs people us monitors too then there is the pc community using oled tvs instead of monitors. I use both a lg c1 55 and a lg gn850 34" for my ps5 and pc and soon ill be using a lg c2 42". you need to stop thinking everyone has what you have. Just because you can't afford this stuff doesn't mean the rest of us can't. Most of us with high end pcs will have a panel capable of more than 120hz and will be playing in 1440p-4k a large chunk of people over the age of 22 with a ps5 will also have a 120hz panel be it monitor or TV those that don't will likely be young or don't care enough about them.

@Mariosmaster1@Mariosmaster1 @Mariosmaster1 Yeah great playing on a small monitor. I rather play at 60FPS with a big screen then 120 FPS on a small crappy monitor.

And your stupid rant most of us on a highend PC? Why do you think people buy consoles are you really that dense.

Maybe you should get out of your bubble and see that there are lot more people that dont have tons of money. And who the F are you to tell that im poor you dont know me. I have money in the stuff i care about the most the games.

If you have a highend why would you buy a console so you bitch about the framerate. All that fantastic crossplay that tons of people shut off because of the cheating PC masterrace. Go cry about paying a tenner extra on a game or the value of the GP Pass.

Gamers care about games not the screen its played on i know enough gamers with big rigs to cheap to splash the cash for games.

Thats one thing that Nintendo does right games have to be fun they dont need to be 4K, VRR, 120FPS just that.

@Flaming_Kaiser monitors are not "crappy" they are better than most tvs in fact only the LG CX and C1/G1 can compete with them that's why a lot of console players use them you clearly have no idea what youre talking about lol.
A lot of people who have a pc also have a console my PC has a msi suprim 3080ti a Ryzen 5950x a aorus master x570 motherboard 2 2tb firecuda 530 ssds and a 1tb samsung 980 Pro I would say that's high end.
You're definitely broke You're still using a 1080p panel TV even when 4K 60hz are cheap enough to throw away you can get a decent 4k 60hz for £300-£400, I literally gave a sony bravia away in December to the mustard tree charity they help homeless get back on their feet.
Also you assume that most people don't have 120hz panels or oleds this is because you and the people you know don't have them.
I complain about the ps5 because it could actually be so much better if they actually made games solely for it instead of cross gen nonsense, I own a ps5 because I wanted to play horizon forbidden west I also have a switch and a steam deck too.
I would argue that you don't know any pc players or gamers with "big rigs" otherwise you wouldn't be wondering why I have a ps5 and if yiu do and they are "too cheap to splash on games" it's probably because they spent all their available money on their pc. Pc parts are really inflated in price at the moment even midrange gpus are costing over a £1000 my msi suprim cost me nearly £2000 from a shop I think my cpu was £750 or something close to that.

@Flaming_Kaiser oh monitors are not all small either I have a 34"" one you can even get 43" 144hz 4k monitors and they go even bigger

@Mariosmaster1 Everything Below 40 inches is small but thats me and you are not going to change my opinion on that. I dont really care how you spin it im not biting.

For someone who supports charity you are a rare breed of ass. Lets make this easy on me ill block you ok have fun.