Cyberpunk 2077 receives update on PS5 Pro with improved lighting and up to 90 FPS

Sony has launched its most powerful model of the current generation of consoles with the PlayStation 5 Proa model that has arrived 4 years after the launch of the original model. An improved model that Sony promised to take advantage of in some games that developers would optimize according to the hardware contained in this more powerful Pro model. One of these is Cyberpunk 2077which receives improvements today if you play it directly in the PlayStation 5 Pro.

Cyberpunk 2077 improves on PS5 Pro with ray tracing and higher visual quality

Via an update that should arrive today (if it hasn’t already), Cyberpunk 2077 will offer improvements for this most powerful model of Sony’s current consoles. The visual improvements will offer more realistic lighting thanks to the ray tracingone of the fundamental pillars in the dark scenes of Night City where the main character of Cyberpunk 2077.

BVH8 and graphical improvements: more realistic lighting, shadows and reflections

In this update for PS5 Pro Added support for BVH8 to improve lighting, shadows and reflections. have also been added 3 modes for PS5 Pro:

• Ray Tracing Pro Enables all ray tracing enhancements such as raytraced reflections, ambient occlusion, skylight, shadows, emissive lighting, etc. All this with a performance of 40 FPS on average on screens with VRR or 30 on other types of screens.
• Performance Mode Speeds up frame rate for smoother gameplay. On screens with VRR can reach 90 FPS maintaining a consistent image quality.
• Ray Tracing Mode It offers a balance between the two previous modes, offering good visual quality with corresponding performance. This mode offers ray tracing enhancements, but balanced to offer a 60FPS.

Cyberpunk 2077 improvements summary on PlayStation 5 Pro

We leave you a summary of all the new features that this update will include and that users who have obtained one will be able to take advantage of. PlayStation 5 Prowhich Sony has called Pro.

Graphics and resolution

• Resolution Upgraded 4K thanks to new rescaling techniques.
• Use of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) with artificial intelligence to improve every pixel.
• Greater general sharpness in settings, characters and objects.

Advanced Ray Tracing

• More realistic lighting with improved ray tracing.
• More precise and detailed shadows.
• More faithful reflections on surfaces.
• Implementation of BVH8which improves the performance and quality of ray tracing.
• Better representation of lighting in nighttime and neon environments of Night City.

Performance and fluidity

• Greater overall stability in game performance.
• Improvement in the fluidity of the experience depending on the mode chosen.

Available graphics modes

• Ray Tracing Pro Mode

  • All ray tracing effects activated.
  • Improved lighting, shadows, reflections and ambient occlusion.
  • 40 FPS with VRR or 30 FPS without VRR.

• Performance Mode

  • Prioritize frame rate.
  • Until 90 FPS with VRR.
  • Maintains good visual quality.

• Ray Tracing Mode (Balanced)

  • Combines advanced graphics and fluidity.
  • Includes part of the ray tracing effects.
  • It works at 60 stable FPS.

Overall experience

• Higher level of immersion in Night City thanks to improved lighting and details.
• Better use of hardware PS5 Pro.
• Update free Available from April 8.