PS5 AI upscaling has arrived in Marvel’s Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei, with Sony’s new Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR) available through patches for both games on 1 October. Sony describes QSSR as an additional graphics option for the two titles. The announcement says the library will be offered to PlayStation developers more broadly.
QSSR is a new performance tier of AI-guided upscaling developed through Project Amethyst, Sony’s graphics collaboration with AMD. Sony says the tech improves image detail and stability on PS5; it also says the more demanding PSSR remains the gold standard on PS5 Pro. Its February PSSR announcement said that version had reached more than 50 games at the time — a Pro figure, not a QSSR count.
PS5 AI upscaling reaches two games first
The PS5 AI upscaling rollout is game-by-game, and both supported titles add QSSR as an optional graphics setting. Insomniac’s Mike Fitzgerald says the feature adds “more pixel-level clarity and stability” to Wolverine’s environments.
“QSSR adds more pixel-level clarity and stability to our environments, bringing out extra detail amidst the busy streets of Madripoor, the dense alleyways of Shinjuku, and many other areas across Logan’s epic journey.”
Mike Fitzgerald, Head of Technology, Insomniac Games
Insomniac says the benefit is clearer detail and more stable images in busy environments. Tbreak’s earlier Wolverine graphics coverage documented the game’s base-PS5 graphics options; QSSR adds another choice, though Sony has not provided a side-by-side performance comparison.
How QSSR differs from PS5 Pro PSSR
Sony says the original PSSR demanded too much compute to run on PS5, so QSSR is its new performance tier for bringing AI upscaling to the console. The company continues to position PSSR as its top upscaler on PS5 Pro. Tbreak’s coverage of the September PS5 system update covers the separate Pro-side PSSR changes.
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Does QSSR guarantee higher frame rates?
Sony has published no frame-rate targets or test results. It says QSSR improves image detail and stability, but does not promise that supported games run at a higher frame rate.
Will QSSR automatically reach all PS5 games?
No. Sony plans to offer the library to developers, but each game needs support added by its studio. Sony has not named other titles or announced further patch dates.
