Mark Cerny, lead architect of PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro, said: digital foundry ML-based frame generation technology will be introduced to the PlayStation Platform in the future, allowing game consoles to use AI to imagine new frames in between the frames they are actually rendering, creating a smoother perceived image quality (usually) with some delay. At least that’s how it works on PC, which critics call a “false frame.”
Cerny previously suggested that the PS6 won’t arrive until 2027 at the earliest, and that applies to this ML-based frame generation as well. “All I can say is that we have no further releases planned for this year, and we look forward to discussing this further in the future,” he said. digital foundry.
However, if the PS6 launch is delayed, Sony may want to make more use of its existing PS5 Pro in the meantime.
This is not the first time we have implemented frame generation on the console. PS5 already offers AMD FSR3 frame generation in some games, but FSR3 lacks machine learning support. Instead of the AI imagining what should be between frames, it interpolates between actual frames.
Nvidia and AMD typically caution that frame generation is not a solution to low frame rates, as the technology first requires a relatively stable frame rate to work. I don’t usually use this on handheld games. I usually prefer to leave it off since I might only get 30-40 fps to begin with in a title, and on desktop I can easily get 90 fps at higher settings. However, there are also some edge cases that enjoy it.
