PS5 Update 26.02-13.00.00 Enhances PSSR for PS5 Pro, Adds New Features to Welcome Hub
As promised by Sony, a new PS5 update is out now, and this enhances PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) for PS5 Pro owners, as well as adds new features for the base PS5.
Console owners will see this download appear as PS5 update 26.02-13.00.00, and the download clocks in at 1.2 GB.
For the complete list of new features and how to enable PSSR on your PS5 Pro, read on.
PS5 System Update for March Adds New Features via Version 26.02-13.00.00.40
Here’s everything new that got patched in today, including for the base PS5.
- We’ve enhanced PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) on PS5 Pro. Enjoy sharper and clearer visuals in supported games.
- To turn on the enhanced PSSR model for your PSSR compatible games that aren’t using the enhanced model, go to Settings > Screen and Video > Video Output > Enhance PSSR Image Quality.
- This feature is available only on PS5 Pro.
- Unicode 17.0 emojis are now supported. You can use them in your messages.
- New features are now available for your Welcome hub.
- You can now use Showcase Mode to display a full view of your Welcome hub background when your PS5 console is idle. When turned on, your Welcome hub automatically enters Showcase mode when idle.
- Slideshow mode allows you to set an album as your background and rotate between images.
- You can turn on Showcase mode and Slideshow mode in your Welcome hub settings. You can also set the idle time to enter Showcase mode according to your preference.
- You can now set your Welcome hub background from within your Media Gallery.
- A new background is available for your Welcome hub.
- We’ve improved the messages and usability on some screens.
- We’ve improved system software performance and stability.
In other PlayStation news, the Mega March promotion is still ongoing, and it has a fair number of AAA titles discounted significantly.
Once another firmware patch is out, we’ll let our readers know.
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