Sony Interactive Entertainment and Kojima Studios' action adventure game "Death Stranding 2: The Beach" may be the first PlayStation exclusive game to make the PS5 Pro worth the money.
In terms of graphics settings:
"Death Stranding 2: The Beach" offers "Quality Mode" and "Performance Mode" on both PS5 and PS5 Pro.On either host, there is no obvious visual difference between the two modes.However, when compared with each other, the PS5 Pro version shows better visual terrain details, indicating that the detail hierarchy of its geometry and texture is higher than that of the base version of the PS5, making the distant landscape more visually rich.The other settings are roughly the same on both hosts.
Image quality:
The basic version of PS5 is close to 1440p when running the performance mode of Death Stranding 2: The Beach, but there are problems with edge instability, subpixel flickering and slightly blurred fine details, indicating that it adopts dynamic resolution.The picture quality mode of the basic version of PS5 runs at higher resolutions, and the picture quality is significantly better than the performance mode.To boost the screen to 4K in both modes, the PS5 uses Ranger Studio’s reconstruction technology.
On the other hand, the PS5 Pro runs slightly higher resolution in performance mode, which is closer to the image quality mode resolution of the basic version of PS5.In picture quality mode, although the PS5 Pro runs at a higher resolution, it looks very similar to the performance mode of the host in it, making it less meaningful.It is not clear whether the PS5 Pro uses PlayStation-specific Super Resolution Technology (PSSR) or the temporal upscaling solution for Ranger Studios.But in either way, its effect is far better than any graphic mode of the base version of PS5.
Performance:
In image quality mode, both the PS5 and PS5 Pro versions of "Death Stranding 2: The Beach" targets 30fps and remains stable.In performance mode, both hosts target frame rates at 60fps and remain stable.In either host's performance mode, if you use a display that supports a 120Hz refresh rate, the frame rate may also exceed 60fps.In this case, the PS5 Pro version can run at higher frame rates.
Summarize:
The PS5 Pro version of Death Stranding 2: The Beach runs in performance mode, especially on monitors that support 120Hz and variable refresh rate (VRR), can present clear and sharp image quality, fully displaying the fine scenes and character details in the game world, while also providing a high frame rate experience.This is a significant improvement over the basic version of the PS5 version, and is an advantage that other PlayStation exclusive games have not yet provided.
