Silent Hill f Seems to Have Problems on PS5 Pro

Ahead of Silent Hill f‘s launch in the coming days, preliminary technical analysis of the survival horror game suggests PlayStation 5 Pro users may have reason to be concerned. This adds Silent Hill f to the substantial list of third-party games that aren’t been optimized all that well for the PS5 Pro.

Developed by Neobards Entertainment, Silent Hill f is the newest entry in Konami’s long-dormant survival horror franchise. Silent Hill f is set to release on September 25 across PC, PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series X/S, and reviews for the upcoming Konami title have been nothing short of glowing, particularly for its layered story, freakish monster designs, unique 1960s Japan setting, and more. However, Silent Hill f‘s optimization seemingly falls a bit short on one console, that too the strongest of them all.

Silent Hill f Seemingly Has Glaring Visual Issues on PS5 Pro

A recent technical analysis from Digital Foundry reveals that, unlike PS5 players who have the option of selecting between Quality (30fps) and Performance (60fps) modes in Silent Hill f, PS5 Pro users have no option but to play in a sole “Enhanced” mode that blends the two. The PS5 Pro’s PSSR AI upscaling is always active in this mode, and though it helps Silent Hill f stick to the 60fps target and largely delivers sharper visuals, there are some glaring issues here, namely shimmering grass, noisy shadows, and flickering reflections.

PSSR also appears to interfere with Silent Hill f‘s ray tracing and ambient occlusion, leaving many scenes looking worse than even on the vanilla PS5. Notably, where the base PS5 drops to an internal resolution of as low as 360p in the Performance mode, Silent Hill f‘s PS5 Pro Enhanced mode is estimated to internally render at around 720p and then upscale to 4K using PSSR. It could be that upscaling from a resolution that low is giving rise to Silent Hill f‘s graphical oddities on PS5 Pro, but Konami has yet to address the matter.

Those who played 2024’s Silent Hill 2 remake on PS5 Pro would recall that it was plagued with many of the same issues that Silent Hill f seems to be facing on the flagship Sony console. Just last month, the Konami-published Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater also performed worse on PS5 Pro than the base PS5. The common link between these newer high-profile Konami games is the utilization of Unreal Engine 5, which might not gel well with PSSR. Thankfully, Sony is working on an upgraded version of PSSR, which will come to the PS5 Pro in 2026, but until then, Konami will hopefully rectify the PS5 Pro issues surrounding Silent Hill f and the Snake Eater and Silent Hill 2 remakes.