Today, AMD are prodding the launch button for FSR Redstone: a suite of upscaling, frame generation, and ray tracing upgrades that, just maybe, might stop Nvidia DLSS 4‘s campaign of strutting across the canteen and slapping FSR’s lunch tray over in front of all the other graphics card technologies.

To achieve this, FSR has become the monster it fights. Gone are the technologically simplified, GPU-agnostic measures employed by previous FSR versions; Redstone deals exclusively in more sophisticated machine-learning tools that specifically require the latest Radeon graphics hardware to function. The RX 9000 series, to be precise, just like how new DLSS editions always demand the newest, most AI-embracing Nvidia RTX cards. This lack of support for older Radeons is a major strategic shift, but AMD insist that the image quality and stability improvements will be worth it.

To find out, I got hold of a preview driver for Redstone and bunged a Radeon RX 9070 XT into the RPS test rig. And, with apologies to anyone who bought an RX 7900 XTX: AMD might have a point.

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The newest selection of games added to Sony’s PS Plus subscription library for December 2025 has been unveiled, and it boasts an outstanding assortment. Among the highlights is one of the more underrated JRPGs from recent times: *Granblue Fantasy: Relink*.

Created by Cygames, this title acts as a spin-off to the well-known mobile series and fuses aspects of a linear anime RPG with features resembling *Monster Hunter*. The involvement of team members from Platinum Games has led to remarkable real-time combat that combines the pace and strategy of MMO boss encounters with the fluidity and depth of action gaming. Furthermore, *Granblue Fantasy: Relink* provides multiplayer capabilities and a comprehensive endgame, marking it as a notable surprise from the previous year that numerous players may still be uncovering.

Here’s the full compilation of titles arriving this month:

### PlayStation Plus Extra And Premium
– *Assassin’s Creed Mirage* | PS5, PS4
– *Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty* | PS5, PS4
– *Skate Story* | PS5
– *Granblue Fantasy: Relink* | PS5, PS4
– *Planet Coaster 2* | PS5
– *Cat Quest III* | PS5, PS4
– *Lego Horizon Adventures* | PS5
– *Paw Patrol: Grand Prix* | PS5, PS4
– *Paw Patrol World* | PS5, PS4

### PlayStation Classics (Premium Only)
– *Soulcalibur III* | PS5, PS4

Beyond *Granblue Fantasy: Relink*, notable mentions for the month include *Assassin’s Creed Mirage* and *Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty*. The former, which debuted in 2023, has recently received a complimentary update adding new narrative content and improved parkour mechanics, including a specialized jump feature. Meanwhile, *Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty* is a Soulslike inspired by the Three Kingdoms, developed by Team Ninja, providing a solid experience, although not quite on par with *Nioh 2*.

All listed games, aside from *Skate Story* (which launched on December 8), will be accessible on PS Plus starting December 16. Included among them is *Soulcalibur III*, esteemed as one of the top installments in the cherished fighting game franchise, recognized for its introduction of the Create-A-Soul character customization option.

I am most certainly the kind of sucker that has few complaints about Final Fantasy 7 Remake being split into multiple parts. Those are my guys! I love my grumpy idiot all too realistic looking Cloud, I think Midgar being so well realised helps to justify the splitting of the game, and as maximalist as Rebirth is, there’s a quality to it I can’t help but admire, even with its many flaws. Keeping things fresh is still something necessary in dividing the game up though, and in a recent interview, director Naoki Hamaguchi spoke of how he’s trying to do that with the as-of-yet untitled third part.

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