Detail of the logo on a Sony PlayStation 5 home video game console, taken on October 29, 2020
PlayStation 5 is finally getting Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support this week. The rollout will be for all users around the world.
A couple of PS5 games will be receiving patches in the coming weeks that enable VRR support. While not all games of the console will get these patches, rest assured that more games will be added to the list in the future.
Users should take note that their consoles must be connected to the internet in order the receive the update in the coming days.
PS5 Gets VRR Support for Some Games
PS5 is finally receiving VRR support this week as announced by PlayStation on its blog site.
If you are wondering what Variable Refresh Rate or VRR means, GameSpot defines it as "a new standard that was introduced with HDMI 2.1 and allows the PS5 to match the refresh rate of supported displays to provide a smooth experience with a fluctuating frame rate."
According to PlayStation's announcement, VRR support is set to roll out globally.
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Can You Turn It Off to Apply It to Other Games?
It should be noted that a PS5 console must be connected to the internet to receive the update containing the VRR support.
"Once you've received the update, VRR will automatically be enabled for supported games if your PS5 console is connected to an HDMI 2.1 VRR-compatible TV or PC monitor," PlayStation says in its announcement.
You have the option of turning VRR support off if you do not want it. All you have to do is look for system settings and find Screen and Video.
You also have the option of applying VRR to games that do not support it for now as it may improve the video quality of the game. PlayStation notes in its announcement that results may vary depending on the TV being used and the game you are playing.
If it does not work on a game that currently does not support VRR, you can simply just turn it off.
Which Games Will Get VRR Support?
The PlayStation announcement lists down less than 20 games that will get patches that include the VRR support. Other games will be added in the future.
The following PS5 games will be getting VRR support within the next few weeks:
- Astro's Playroom
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Deathloop
- Destiny 2
- Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition
- DIRT 5
- Godfall
- Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
- Tribes of Midgard
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Written by Isabella James
