Variable Refresh Rate Update Coming to PlayStation 5 This Week

Sony have announced that an update enabling the long-awaited Variable Refresh Rate support for PlayStation 5 will be released globally this week. Exciting times, but what exactly is VRR?

Well, for those lucky enough to own a HDMI 2.1 VRR compatible television or monitor, Variable Refresh Rate will sync the refresh rate of a display to the PlayStation 5's output dynamically. Still confused? So am I. This essentially enhances the performance of a games visuals by reducing things such as framerate drops and screen tearing. Sounds great right?

The following PS5 games have been confirmed to receive VRR patches in the coming weeks:

• Astro's Playroom
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
• 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

VRR can still be enabled to work with every PlayStation 5 game through the consoles system settings, but the list above will offer "the best experience with VRR once their game patches are live".

Will you be taking advantage of this new feature? Let us know how the games run in the comments, or by sending us a message on our Twitter or Facebook accounts!