After the PS5 Pro launched, many players wanted a Cyberpunk 2077 update, but CD Projekt Red originally said it had no plans to use the console’s extra power. Now, in 2026, that has changed thanks to a major upgrade to the PS5 Pro’s PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution upscaling technology. This update arrives on April 8, and CDPR has shared details about the new features players will see when they revisit Night City.
The first big change is that Cyberpunk 2077 will now have 4K visuals and advanced ray tracing. Kuba Knapik, CDPR’s VP global art director, said the studio added BVH8–or 8-way Bounding Volume Hierarchy–to bring more advanced ray-traced lighting, shadows, and reflections to the game. This helps bring the team’s original artistic vision to life.
Players will have three graphics modes to pick from. Ray Tracing Pro turns on all ray tracing features. Performance mode focuses on the highest frame rate. Ray Tracing mode offers a balance between performance and quality, with some ray tracing effects and a target of 60 frames per second.
Cyberpunk 2077’s new PS5 Pro enhancements join years’ worth of updates to the game, as CDPR has continued to flesh out its vision for Night City with major updates. Recent patches added improvements to Autodrive, an extremely customizable photo mode, more vehicles to collect, and the Crystalcoat cosmetic option, while the game has evolved to feel more immersive with metro tourism.
Of course, you’re going to need a PS5 Pro to see these upgrades in action–or a PC with enough beefy hardware to enable options like path-tracing–but that hardware got a big price hike last week. Originally retailing for $700 when it was first launched, the PS5 Pro increased to $750 last year, and as of April 2, it went up further by $150, making it a $900 purchase.
Is the PS5 Pro still worth it at that price? That depends on your needs, but like most things in life, gaming is becoming increasingly more expensive.