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It’s here. The PlayStation 5 Pro has formally been unveiled by Sony.
After months of speculation and rumours, it’s now been confirmed that not only does the console exist, but that it’ll launch on 7 November.
A pro console certainly isn’t a new phenomenon for PlayStation. After all, the previous console generation had the PlayStation 4 Pro and yet, this iteration feels like a harder sell.
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The company has just demonstrated what a powerhouse of a machine the PlayStation 5 is with the launch of Astro Bot - the best utilisation of the DualSense’s features that you can possibly get your hands on.
With rapid load and a steady framerate, that game is the perfect explanation as to why it's going to be hard to tear people away from the PS5.
But, naturally, the PlayStation 5 Pro does boast some alluring new features.
Whether those entice you in or not is up to you, but let’s dive into what you can expect.
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The PlayStation 5 Pro boasts a GPU that’s 67% larger, rendering games 45% faster.
Additionally, ray tracing has been vastly improved - with double or sometimes triple the speed of the PS5’s equivalent - and AI-driven upscaling has been introduced, referred to as PSSR.
This should result in more detailed, less choppy gameplay with Mark Cerny revealing that a number of PlayStation 5 games are working on PS5 Pro upgrades.
The Last of Us Part II, Horizon Forbidden West, and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 were all shown off running on PlayStation 5 Pro, suggesting these are some of those titles that’ll soon receive upgrades.
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Aesthetically, it looks like the existing PlayStation 5 albeit with additional black vent-like stripes halfway down, confirming prior leaks.
Perhaps the most important topic to touch on is price.
The PlayStation 5 Pro is set to cost £699.99 / $699.99 with the vertical stand and disc drive sold separately, so it’s by no means a cheap purchase.
Will you upgrade? Will you stick with what you've got? At least PlayStation has finally laid this option on the table.
Topics: PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Sony