The PS5 Pro Enhancing PS4 Games Could Be the Next Best Thing for One Highly-Requested Remaster

The PlayStation 5 Pro set the internet on fire when it was revealed in September 2024, but not for all the right reasons. Sony’s mid-generation refresh has been the subject of criticism from many corners of the gaming community, in large part because of its hefty price tag. It costs a whopping $700 at retail, which is $200 more than the base PS5. To put that into perspective, the PS4 Pro launched at $400 in 2016, roughly the same price that the original PS4 was sold at. Taking that into account, the PlayStation 5 Pro is, without a doubt, one of the most expensive Sony consoles ever released, and its lack of a built-in disc drive or vertical stand makes its price harder to swallow.

What the PS5 Pro lacks in affordability, it at least makes up for in raw technical power. This new PlayStation console has some significant enhancements under the hood and is considerably more powerful than the current PS5 model. It includes an upgraded GPU, a 2TB SSD, and an integrated AI-upscaling technology called PSSR. The PS5 Pro also comes with a new, optional feature that improves the image quality of select PS4 games. Sony has yet to reveal what last-generation titles will benefit from this setting, but if Bloodborne is included among them, then this PS5 Pro feature may give fans the closest thing they will ever get to a proper remaster of the legendary Soulslike.

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Bloodborne on PS5 Pro Could Be the Closest Thing Fans Will Get to a Remaster of the Game

Bloodborne is One of the Few PS4-Era Games That Really Needs a Remaster

Many gamers will likely argue that games from the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One generation do not need remasters. The majority of them still hold up incredibly well, and wouldn’t feel dated if they were released in 2024. Bloodborne, however, is not one of these games. FromSoftware’s 2015 action RPG is universally beloved by Souls fans, but since it’s exclusive to the PS4 and has yet to receive a proper PS5 or PC port, the game hasn’t aged very well from a technical standpoint. On PlayStation 5, Bloodborne runs at a measly 1080p resolution and is capped at 30 FPS, which is unacceptable for many by modern video game standards.

Bloodborne Will Apparently Receive an Image Quality Enhancement on PS5 Pro

While Bloodborne won’t have a frame rate boost on PS5 Pro, it will seemingly receive an image quality enhancement on the console. A user on ResetEra who got their hands on the PS5 Pro early posted a side-by-side comparison of Bloodborne running on Sony’s mid-gen refresh with and without this new feature enabled. Judging from this screenshot, it seems like FromSoftware’s gothic Soulslike will look slightly better on the new console. Bloodborne on PS5 Pro will apparently have clearer visuals and a somewhat sharper resolution compared to its PS4 counterpart.

Admittedly, the lack of any major enhancements for Bloodborne on PS5 Pro other than a slight upres will likely disappoint some, but this is nonetheless an improvement worth highlighting. It is, after all, the most PlayStation has done with the acclaimed Soulslike in the last 5 years. For whatever reason, Sony has refused to give this game a modern touch-up, despite immense demand from fans. The company has released remasters of Horizon Zero Dawn, Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018), Ghost of Tsushima, and other PS4 games, but it has yet to do anything with Bloodborne, even though it’s the one game that’s most in need of a re-release.

A Bloodborne Remaster May Be Unlikely, But Its Enhanced PS5 Pro Version is the Next Best Thing

The chances of a Bloodborne PS5 remaster are probably pretty slim at this point, and any potential rumors of a remake of the game for the PS6 are just baseless claims for the time being. At the very least, however, Bloodborne‘s enhanced PlayStation 5 Pro version will give players a solid reason to return to the game, which they may not get again for the foreseeable future.

PlayStation 5 Pro

With the PlayStation®5 Pro console, the world’s greatest game creators can enhance their games with incredible features like advanced ray tracing, super sharp image clarity for your 4K TV, and high frame rate gameplay. That means you get to play PS5® games with the most impressive visuals ever possible on a PlayStation® console.

PS5® Pro is an all-digital console with no disc drive. Sign into your account for PlayStation™Network and go to PlayStation™Store to buy and download games. You can also add a Disc Drive to your PS5® Pro console if you would like to play PS5 or PS4 games on Blu-ray™ Disc, or if you want to watch movies and shows on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray™ Discs, Blu-ray™ Discs, and DVDs.

Brand

Sony PlayStation

Storage

2TB SSD

VR Support

PlayStation VR2

Resolution

Up to 8K

App Store

PlayStation Store

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Ports

Power In, Ethernet, HDMI 2.1, 2x USB Type-A, 2x USB Type-C

HDR Support

Yes

Original Release Date

November 7, 2024

Original MSRP (USD)

$699.99

Dimensions

10.3 x 35.8 cm

Processor

AMD Ryzen Zen 2 (8 cores, 16 threads, 3.5GHz)

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