PS5 receiving variable refresh rate update; Spider-Man, Call of Duty: Vanguard, More Support Patches

The PS5 started getting Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support from Monday, April 25 as part of the console update’s global rollout this week. So far, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Destiny 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Resident Evil Village, and other games are confirmed to receive this patch. You can also choose to apply VRR to PlayStation 5 games that don’t currently support it, although it may not work as expected for some games.

Sony has confirmed the global rollout of VRR support via an official blog post. This new PlayStation 5 feature will work with HDMI 2.1 VRR compatible TVs and PC monitors. VRR technology is designed to improve the visual performance of games by minimizing screen tearing and frame rate issues. It achieves this feat by dynamically synchronizing the “display refresh rate with the graphics output of the PS5 console”. This should provide crisp visuals and reduce input lag. Sony has confirmed that older PS5 games will receive a VRR support patch, and future games may include it at launch.

List of PS5 games with VRR support at launch

Once you download the console update for your PS5, VRR support will automatically be enabled for these games if your console is connected to compatible TVs or monitors. You can turn it off from the “Screen & Video” option in the Settings menu.

Additionally, you can enable VRR for PS5 games that currently do not support this feature. However, the final output may vary depending on the game you are playing, the TV or monitor you have, or the visual mode you have selected for a particular game.