PS5 Pro Enhance PSSR Settings are worth checking if a game suddenly looks different after the latest system software update. Sony now enables Enhance PSSR Image Quality automatically on PS5 Pro, so players who previously left the option off can find it active after updating even though they never changed the Video Output menu themselves.
The control remains available because image reconstruction is not identical in every game. You can leave the new default alone for sharper compatible titles, or compare it with the old behaviour if a particular game shows visual artefacts or simply looks better to you without the enhanced model.
PS5 Pro Enhance PSSR Settings and the exact menu path
PS5 Pro Enhance PSSR Settings are located in the console’s normal Video Output menu rather than inside individual games. From the PS5 home screen, open Settings, choose Screen and Video, select Video Output, then find Enhance PSSR Image Quality. The switch can be changed without uninstalling an update or altering your game saves.
- Open Settings from the PS5 home screen.
- Select Screen and Video.
- Open Video Output.
- Find Enhance PSSR Image Quality.
- Turn the setting on or off, then return to your game and compare the same scene.
Sony notes that PS5 Pro Enhance PSSR Settings are available only on PS5 Pro. Owners of the standard PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition will not see this specific option because PSSR is part of the Pro console’s graphics feature set.
What happens when Enhance PSSR Image Quality is on
With the option enabled, compatible PS5 Pro games can use the enhanced PSSR model even if they were built to support the previous version. Sony says the newer model is intended to provide a sharper, clearer image and improved stability, especially around fine detail.
PS5 Pro Enhance PSSR Settings do not force a single resolution or frame-rate mode across every game. Your in-game performance and quality choices still matter. The console-level switch changes the reconstruction model used where supported, rather than replacing the game’s own graphics menu.
When it makes sense to turn enhanced PSSR off
Leave the setting enabled first and judge the actual game rather than turning it off pre-emptively. If a supported title looks clean and stable, there is little reason to fight the new default. If you notice an artefact after the update, however, disabling the option gives you a quick A/B comparison with the previous PSSR behaviour.
PS5 Pro Enhance PSSR Settings can be changed again at any time, so testing is low risk. Use a static save point or repeatable scene, keep the game’s own graphics mode the same, then switch only the console setting. That makes it much easier to see whether PSSR is really responsible for the difference.
Why the option may have switched itself back on
Version 26.06-14.00.00 deliberately enables Enhance PSSR Image Quality as the default setting. If you had disabled the feature before installing this update, seeing it enabled afterwards is consistent with Sony’s documented change rather than evidence that the toggle is broken.
PS5 Pro Enhance PSSR Settings may change again in future system software, so the current support notes are the best reference if behaviour differs after another update. For September 2026, the important point is simple: enhanced PSSR is now the default, but Sony still lets PS5 Pro owners switch it off manually.
What to do if the menu option is missing
If the switch is not visible, confirm that you are using a PS5 Pro and that system software 26.06-14.00.00 has installed successfully. PS5 Pro Enhance PSSR Settings are not available on the standard console, and an older firmware can leave the newer default behaviour absent. Restart after the update if necessary, then return to Screen and Video rather than searching inside an individual game. PS5 Pro Enhance PSSR Settings remain a console-level control, so a missing in-game toggle is normal.
For the current first-party details, see Sony Interactive Entertainment’s official PlayStation support page at https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/hardware/ps5/system-software-info/.
