Black Myth: Wukong was one of the biggest games of 2024, winning various awards and beingnominated for Game of the Year, all while being limited to PC and PlayStation 5. However, Game Science’s console release left many fans unimpressed, and the game’s new PS5 Pro patch is unlikely to solve their problems.
According toEurogamer, the original PS5 version of the game is locked at30fps with frame generationon top. This doesn’t appear to have changed following the patch, not even while using the console’s Performance mode.
Of course, this mode didn’t benefit from any graphical improvements, if we don’t include the new sharpening slider and somewhat stronger ambient occlusion.
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Meanwhile, Quality mode isfixed to 30 fpswith no generated frames, but, in a curious decision, both the internal resolution and the upsampling (output) resolution seem to have been lowered. Meanwhile, other settings, like shadow quality and draw distance, have been improved.
Finally, Balance mode is, well, balanced. While based on the Quality mode, it lets go of some of its more dental settings to aim for aframerate of 45 fps. Unique to this mode is the 120hz screen support.
Black Myth: Wukong Patch 1.0.13.16615 adds PSSR
Thepatch notes reveal thatBlack Myth: Wukong now supports PSSR, joiningSilent Hill 2andAlan Wake 2. The notes also introduce the new 120 Hz output in Balanced mode, improved individual scenes, and unspecified enhancements.
One feature unique to the PS5 Pro model is the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution — PSSR for short. This AI-assisted live enhancement allows the console to output a higher resolution than what the game can elaborate internally.
Sony’s console might not be able to keep Black Myth: Wukong running at a decent framerate while drawing a 4K picture, but it can create a smaller image and enlarge it as needed. Thanks to the way the new pixels are created, the image won’t appear blurry, though it’s not always perfect.
We don’t know if this patch represents the last improvement we’ll see to Game Science’s debut title on Sony’s console. However, we do know this isn’t the last we’ll hear of Black Myth: Wukong, with an Xbox version possiblyin the works.
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