As Cyanide Studio gets closer to the February 19th release date for its stealth-focused adventure title Styx: Blades of Greed, the studio has been revealing quite a few details about it. Series creator and game director Julien Desourteaux has revealed in an interview with GamingBolt that it will not make use of the extra horsepower of the PS5 Pro to offer higher-fidelity visuals.
When we asked him about his thoughts on the PS5 Pro from a game development standpoint, he noted that the studio targeted the base PS5 for Styx: Blades of Greed. Due to this, it won’t make use of the Pro’s capabilities. However, he did note that players using the more powerful console will benefit from more stable performance thanks to its horsepower.
“Our main target was the PS5, so we did not particularly adapt our game for the PS5 Pro. However, its extra power ensures smooth performance in every situation, which is a great bonus for our players,” said Desourteaux. As for whether it will offer any support for PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) for PS5 Pro players, he noted that Styx: Blades of Greed will instead be using Unreal Engine 5’s built-in Temporal Super Resolution (TSR) upscaler, since it was already performing well for the studio’s needs.
“In our case, the native Unreal Engine 5 upscaler was already performing well, so we did not invest much effort in PSSR for Styx: Blades of Greed,” he explained. “But this is something we are definitely exploring for our other games.”
Styx: Blades of Greed was announced back in March 2025, and will serve as a sequel to 2017’s Styx: Shards of Darkness. The stealth adventure game was announced with an emphasis on “freedom and creativity” in its gameplay. As for its world, level design will feature more verticality in its environments, and goblin protagonist Styx will be equipped with new tools and powers that help him navigate and fight. The story will revolve around the creation of the Black Hand mercenary group. More recently, it got a brand new trailer that focused on providing a recap of Styx’s adventures so far.
Since last month, PC players interested in checking out Styx: Blades of Greed could try out a free demo. Cyanide Studio also confirmed that progress could be carried over into the full game. As you might expect, the demo focuses on the earlier parts of the game, offering two missions: a tutorial mission and an infiltration into The Wall. The studio described this demo as offering a “focused taste” of the full release.
Styx: Blades of Greed is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and retails for $49.99. A Quartz Edition is also available, priced at $59.99, and includes in-game extras like crafting materials, two talent points, and five taunts, along with the Greedy and Legacy skin packs and two days of advanced access. Pre-ordering either of the editions offers the Master of Shadows skin as a bonus.
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