Marathon — PS5 & PS5 Pro performance

Marathon takes the competitive-shooter approach: one graphics mode, no compromises to pick between, and a frame rate that simply holds. Both PS5 and PS5 Pro run at a locked 60fps with an effectively identical performance profile — Bungie clearly prioritised parity. What separates the machines is image quality. On base PS5 you choose between CMAA and FSR for anti-aliasing and scaling, and in practice the two look and perform much the same. PS5 Pro adds PSSR as a third and default option, and Sony states the Pro build renders from an internal resolution as high as 5K before reconstruction, which shows up as a noticeably cleaner image at distance. The Pro also gets improved ambient occlusion and higher-resolution reflections, giving environments a bit more depth. The real omission applies to both consoles: there is no 120fps mode, which stings in an extraction shooter where response time is currency. If you have a Pro, this is the better-looking version at the same frame rate; on base PS5 nothing about the experience is compromised.