Sony brings QSSR AI upscaling technology to base PlayStation 5

Sony has rolled out its QSSR AI upscaling technology to the standard PlayStation 5, enhancing image quality in upcoming titles like Marvel's Wolverine.

FTMQ Gaming, written by our newsroom6 October 2026 at 01:080 views

Sony has introduced its QSSR artificial intelligence upscaling technology to the standard PlayStation 5 console, according to reporting from TechRepublic, Gadgets 360, GameDev.net, and WN Hub. AI upscaling allows a game engine to render graphics at a lower native resolution to boost performance before using algorithms to construct a higher resolution image. [1][5][6][7][9]

The inaugural titles to integrate the technology on the base console are Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei, Gadgets 360, GameDev.net, and WN Hub reported. IGN additionally noted that the QSSR technology could be coming to more PlayStation 5 games in the future. [2][5][6][7]

The QSSR upgrade aims to improve image quality and visual stability for players on the standard console hardware, NoobFeed reported. Separately, VideoCardz.com reported that Sony has quietly updated the PlayStation 5 Slim hardware revision with a replaceable CMOS battery and modified liquid metal cooling. [4][8]

Sony has rolled out its QSSR AI upscaling technology to the standard PlayStation 5.
Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are the first games to implement the new feature on base hardware.
QSSR improves image quality and frame rate stability by rendering images at lower resolutions and upscaling them.

Sources

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[1]Sony Brings AI Graphics Upscaling to Standard PS5 With QSSRTechRepublic, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Sony’s QSSR AI Upscaling Could Be Coming to More PS5 Gamesin.ign.com, 9h ago
[3]Sony patent reveals faster PS5 checkout: pay via DualSenseen.softonic.com, 7h ago
[4]Sony quietly updates PS5 Slim again with replaceable CMOS battery and revised liquid metal coolingVideoCardz.com, 10h ago
[5]Sony Rolls Out QSSR AI Upscaler for Base PS5 in Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of YoteiGadgets 360, 18h ago
[6]Sony introduces AI upscaling to base PS5; Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are first games to implement new techGameDev.net, 10h ago
[7]Sony has rolled out AI upscaling technology for the standard PS5, with "Marvel's Wolverine" and "Ghost of Yōtei" being the inaugural games to integrate this advanced featureWN Hub, 11h ago
[8]PS5 QSSR Upgrade Improves Image Quality and Stabilitynoobfeed.com, 1d ago

Background

[9]Deep Learning Super Sampling on Wikipedia

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