Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 Crosses Five Million Players, Patch 5 Update and PS5 Pro Specs Revealed

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 crossed over two million sales in one month and has now surpassed over five million players. Publisher Focus Entertainment revealed the news in its November Community Update while describing the new content coming in patch 5.

Saber Interactive also reminded players that an upcoming episode of Prime Video’s Secret Level is focused on Space Marine 2, continuing Lt. Titus’ story from the game’s campaign.

WH40K Space Marine 2 Patch 5 Contents

As revealed in the game’s season map roadmap, Space Marine 2 patch 5 will bring Season 2 of the game, which includes new cosmetic packs, a new operation, new enemies and technical upgrades. This includes an update for PS5 Pro, while PC players can enjoy DLSS and frame generation features.

Season 2 content will begin rolling out in the first half of December, which includes the following content:

• Dark Angels Chapter Pack
• Operation: Obelisk – Put on Demerium parallel to the last campaign mission
• New Majoris Enemy – Tzaangor Enlightened (appears in every PvE Operation with Chaos)
• New armor pieces – Mark VIII Ravenwing
• Adaptation – 15 color lenses

The Dark Angels Chapter Pack includes the Dark Angels Champion, a unique armor set/banner for the Bulwark Class. It also includes three weapons with skins based on the Dark Angels Chapter – Auto Bolt Rifle, Plasma Pistol and Power Sword. A unique Dark Angels Storm Shield will also be available to Bulwark class players.

The Dark Angels Chapter Pack also includes the following heraldry items:

• Angels of Absolution
• Angels of Redemption
• Angels of Vengeance
• Unnamed
• Blades of Vengeance
• Cowled Wardens
• Bringers of judgment
• Angels of Defiance

WH40K Space Marine 2 PS5 Pro Performance Specifications

On the base PS5, Space Marine 2 offered two graphics modes – a quality mode that runs at dynamic 4K resolution at 30 fps, and a performance mode that runs at dynamic 4K resolution at 30 fps. However, the internal resolution before upscaling to 4K in both modes was quite low, often below 1440p and 1080p in respective modes, leading to a somewhat blurry image.

On PS5 Pro, the internal resolution gets a modest bump while using PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) to resolve a sharper image. Here’s a look at Space Marine 2’s specs on PS5 Pro vs PS5:

Unfortunately, PS5 Pro owners won’t be able to play the game at 60fps without compromising on visual quality. However, early results of PSSR upscaling on existing games show a marked improvement in image quality over the base PS5.

Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.