@PaperAlien I wonder if they're just experimenting to see what effect it has on purchasing behaviour.
I would say that I personally am spending less money than I usually would be, as is another commenter who said that their "wallet isn't complaining" about the lack of sales.
@Rich33 I doubt that that is what is happening, though I agree that it might be good for the industry if Sony were to try something like that.
I bought my first Nintendo console a few months ago, and I think their approach to sales is more interesting. You see discounts trickle in a few days apart, in contrast to Sony and Xbox's approach, which is to have the exact same games going on and off of sale on exactly the same day, month after month.
@wildcat_kickz Yes, so long as you have the toggle enabled, games with PS5 Pro patches that use the older version of PSSR will instead use the new PSSR. (This is based on Cerny's comments on the PlayStation blog post from today.)
What's sociologically interesting is that this contradicts the widely held belief, propagated by Moore'sLawIsDead and many redditors, that the new PSSR would require per-game attention from developers. This was asserted with near certainty, despite Cerny stating in an interview last year that he did not know whether the update might apply backwards to older PSSR games.
You are right that PSSR isn't a post-processing trick applied afterwards, and must be built into the game. I can't say I know much about how it works either. It's worth noting that the toggle will not apply PSSR to games that didn't use PSSR to begin with (e.g., Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West). But, fingers crossed it'll improve some of the shakier PSSR implementations (e.g., Alan Wake 2, Silent Hill f).
@wildcat_kickz Correct — PSSR2 is already being used.
So, Sony has already provided the upscaler technology to some developers to use in their games. This does not require any firmware update for the PS5 Pro.
What the firmware update will bring, is the ability for PS5 Pro users to apply the new upscaler to games that currently use the older version of PSSR.
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Re: PS Store's Deals Section Missing as PS5 Breaks Its Streak of Constant Sales
@LuDaurre You seem to be assuming players spend more money when there are no sales running.
I wouldn't be very confident in that assumption.
Re: PS Store's Deals Section Missing as PS5 Breaks Its Streak of Constant Sales
@PaperAlien I wonder if they're just experimenting to see what effect it has on purchasing behaviour.
I would say that I personally am spending less money than I usually would be, as is another commenter who said that their "wallet isn't complaining" about the lack of sales.
Re: PS Store's Deals Section Missing as PS5 Breaks Its Streak of Constant Sales
This might be a coincidence, but today is Sony's 80th anniversary! It was founded May 7th, 1946.
Re: PS Store's Deals Section Missing as PS5 Breaks Its Streak of Constant Sales
@IOI You can buy Nintendo digital games elsewhere than the Nintendo online store?
Re: PS Store's Deals Section Missing as PS5 Breaks Its Streak of Constant Sales
@Rich33 I doubt that that is what is happening, though I agree that it might be good for the industry if Sony were to try something like that.
I bought my first Nintendo console a few months ago, and I think their approach to sales is more interesting. You see discounts trickle in a few days apart, in contrast to Sony and Xbox's approach, which is to have the exact same games going on and off of sale on exactly the same day, month after month.
Re: PS Store's Deals Section Missing as PS5 Breaks Its Streak of Constant Sales
@Amnesiac That's ironic (though I know what you mean).
Re: Sony Confirms Big PS5 Pro Upgrade Is Out in March, Better PSSR Upscaler
@wildcat_kickz Yes, so long as you have the toggle enabled, games with PS5 Pro patches that use the older version of PSSR will instead use the new PSSR. (This is based on Cerny's comments on the PlayStation blog post from today.)
What's sociologically interesting is that this contradicts the widely held belief, propagated by Moore'sLawIsDead and many redditors, that the new PSSR would require per-game attention from developers. This was asserted with near certainty, despite Cerny stating in an interview last year that he did not know whether the update might apply backwards to older PSSR games.
You are right that PSSR isn't a post-processing trick applied afterwards, and must be built into the game. I can't say I know much about how it works either. It's worth noting that the toggle will not apply PSSR to games that didn't use PSSR to begin with (e.g., Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West). But, fingers crossed it'll improve some of the shakier PSSR implementations (e.g., Alan Wake 2, Silent Hill f).
Re: Sony Confirms Big PS5 Pro Upgrade Is Out in March, Better PSSR Upscaler
@wildcat_kickz Correct — PSSR2 is already being used.
So, Sony has already provided the upscaler technology to some developers to use in their games. This does not require any firmware update for the PS5 Pro.
What the firmware update will bring, is the ability for PS5 Pro users to apply the new upscaler to games that currently use the older version of PSSR.