Alan Wake 2 PS5 Pro Enhancements Revealed

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William D’Angelo
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Remedy Entertainment has revealed the PlayStation 5 Pro enhancements for Alan Wake 2.

The Quality and Performance modes for the game will be improved on the PS5 Pro. The Quality mode will add ray tracing, which isn’t available on the base PS5, while the Performance mode will feature a higher resolution and more visual details.

View PS5 Pro comparison videos below:

Read details on the PS5 Pro enhancements for Alan Wake 2 below:

Alan Wake 2 is taking full advantage of Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro to enhance the game experience further. Remedy’s Northlight engine team has spent a good amount of time updating the technology behind Alan Wake 2, with the main new feature for the Pro being the addition of ray tracing.

The Quality and Performance modes in Alan Wake 2 are upgraded on the PS5 Pro. They utilize Sony’s new “PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution” aka PSSR upscaling method. To quote Sony’s marketing language, “PSSR is an AI-driven upscaling that uses a machine learning-based technology to provide super sharp image clarity by adding an extraordinary amount of detail.”

Quality Mode  

The PS5 Pro Quality mode features ray tracing, which isn’t available on the base PS5 version of the game.  

30fps with ray tracing 
Ray traced reflections (opaque and transparent) 
Output resolution 3840 x 2160 (4K) 
Render resolution 2176 x 1224 

 Performance Mode 

The Performance Mode on the PS5 Pro features significantly higher output resolution and has more visual detail compared to the base PS5. The Pro Performance mode uses approximately the same image quality (render) settings as the base PS5’s Quality mode.

The overall image stability, fog, volumetric lighting, and shadow accuracy have been improved on the Pro.  

60fps 
Using approximately the same render (image quality) settings as the base PS5 Quality mode.
Base PS5 Performance mode version runs at lower render (image quality) settings 
Render resolution 1536 x 864 
Output resolution 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Base PS5 version outputs 1440p.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.