Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro update adds PSSR, ray tracing, 90 fps mode

Cyberpunk 2077 has gone from launch disaster to hardware benchmark, and its free PS5 Pro update is one of the clearest examples yet of why that matters. The April 8 patch did not add new story content or gigs. Instead, it turned CD Projekt Red’s most famous comeback story into a technical showcase for Sony’s upgraded console.

The change is easy to describe and harder to ignore on screen. Sony said the game on PS5 Pro can reach up to 90 frames per second on VRR-enabled displays while keeping image quality high, and the update adds PSSR support alongside improved ray tracing. Players also got three graphics modes to choose from: Ray Tracing Pro, Ray Tracing and Performance. That means the patch is aimed at the people who actually notice frame pacing, image clarity and lighting detail, not just anyone scrolling through patch notes.

CD Projekt Red said the goal was to make Night City shine as brightly as possible on PS5 Pro, and that framing fits the way the game has been rebuilt since its troubled December 2020 launch. Five years later, Cyberpunk 2077 is still receiving platform-specific refinement rather than simple maintenance, which gives it a second life few blockbuster RPGs ever get. For PS5 Pro owners, the update offers something tangible: a clearer reason to boot the game back up and see how far the hardware can push it.

The timing also places Cyberpunk 2077 inside a larger PS5 Pro push. Sony said in March that upgraded PSSR support was rolling out to several games and noted that Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin’s Creed Shadows would receive support in the coming weeks. PlayStation Blog previewed the patch a day before release and said players had been asking for it for a long time, a reminder that the upgrade answered a request that had been sitting in the community for months.

Digital Foundry’s hands-on analysis added another layer of credibility, describing the update as heavily focused on ray tracing and performance upgrades and calling it the best way to play the game on consoles. That kind of reaction matters because Cyberpunk 2077 is no longer just a comeback narrative. It is now a stress test for whether PS5 Pro upgrades deliver visible value, and on this showing, the answer is yes.