Alan Wake 2 Update Adds Option to Turn off PSSR on PS5 Pro

A new Balanced mode is also available, targeting 40 FPS, while Performance mode should offer a "more consistent" frame rate.

Posted By | On 16th, Dec. 2024

Alan Wake 2

Following issues with its PS5 Pro update for Alan Wake 2, Remedy Entertainment has released a new update, offering some changes and additional options. These include a new Balanced mode for 120Hz displays. It includes Performance mode’s resolution and PS5 Pro Quality mode’s settings while targeting 40 FPS.

The update also “slightly” adjusts Performance mode settings to provide a “more consistent” frame rate and the ray tracing settings in Quality and Balanced modes to ensure less noise. Perhaps most notable is the option to turn off PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution. This follows Bloober Team reportedly replacing the latter in Silent Hill 2 remake with Temporal Super Resolution for the console’s Performance Mode.

Massive Entertainment also recently provided an option to disable PSSR in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora following issues. Check out the full patch notes for the update below (which includes fixes for The Lake House).

Alan Wake 2 is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Check out our review of the base game. You can also check out our thoughts on its story DLC, Night Springs and The Lake House.

Alan Wake 2 update 1.2.7 notes

16th December 2024

Improvements and additions

  • [PS5 Pro] Added a new “Balanced” graphics mode. This mode requires compatible displays that can achieve a 120Hz refresh rate. The Balanced mode combines PS5 Pro Quality mode settings including raytracing with Performance mode resolution. This mode targets 40fps.
  • [PS5 Pro] Slightly adjusted visual settings of the Performance mode to achieve a more consistent framerate.
  • [PS5 Pro] Quality and Balanced mode: Adjusted Raytracing settings to achieve a less noisy image.
  • [PS5 Pro] Added an option to toggle PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) On/Off.

Fixes

  • [The Lake House] Fixed manuscript collectables that showed the wrong page in Saga’s Mind Place.
  • [The Lake House] Fixed “Welcome to the Lake House” video collectable missing audio.
  • Minor fixes and optimizations.

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