The name "PS5 Pro" comes from the convention Sony used for its upgraded PS4 console, the PS4 Pro, and there seems to be a consensus about that. MLID estimates the 2023-2024 timing based off Sony's release of the PS4 Pro three years after the PS4.
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We just got the new PS5 Slim, but leaked specs for the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro have been spotted in the wild. While they point to improvements in graphics and ray tracing, I’ve spotted a problem that may not make it so “pro” after all.
The price of $600-$700 has been bandied about based on assumptions about typical $100 or so price differentials across models. But given how little we know about what will be inside, and not knowing when the current upward pressure on prices caused by shortages will end, it's almost impossible to even guess. So $600 is as good an estimate as any for a slightly higher-end model.
While pinning down exact specs remains difficult, two things his sources have confirmed are that the PS5 Pro will feature 18,000 MT/s memory and 30 WGP (workgroup processor). He goes on to say the upgraded system will target more consistent framerates at 4K resolution, feature a new top-of-the-line "performance mode" for 8K resolution and sport "accelerated ray tracing."
As a result we’ve conjured this handy little guide to speculate on what Sony might do with PS5 Pro and which will keep you up to date on the PS5 Pro release date, PS5 price, PS5 spec and much more.
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The PS5 Pro could sport an AMD Zen 4 CPU and RDNA-3 GPU, but we’ve seen that both Microsoft and Sony decided to go with a slightly souped-up version of the Xbox One and PS4 CPUs in its upgraded models. So, we’d expect to see more investment in the GPU than the CPU with the PS5 Pro.
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The PlayStation 4 was released in 2013, while the upgraded PlayStation 4 Pro was released three years later in 2016. This means that there's roughly a three-year gap before Sony will release any alternative versions of the console, such as a Slim or Pro edition. However, it's worth noting that there were some generations where fans had to wait as much as four years (and as little as two years).
Sounds great on paper, right? So why am I unsure? Put simply, you can’t polish a turd. Ray tracing is still a very CPU-heavy task, and since it looks like we may be stuck with the Zen 2 architecture, the dream of hitting full-blown frame rates with ray tracing seems likely to be just that: a dream.
There's still no word on when Sony will officially announce its revamped PlayStation hardware. Or how much it may cost. We assume the PS5 Pro will be more expensive than the base PS5, but by how much remains a big ol' question mark.
We can look back to the days of the PS4, which debuted nearly a decade ago all the way back in 2013, which then saw its major hardware revision with the PS4 Pro in 2016. The latter beefed up the visual capabilities to be able to output in 4K and boosted the clock speeds of the AMD eight-core Jaguar cores as well as the RAM for better overall performance. Based upon this, it's likely that a PS5 Pro would run on the same RDNA 2 architecture of the base system but would crank the existing hardware further to squeeze higher framerates out through die shrink.
Think of it like the equivalent of the iPhone 15 Pro’s dedicated neural engine on the A17 Pro — a separate set of cores dedicated to accelerating certain tasks. Only this time, it’s to give accelerated ray tracing a proper turbo boost.
This is where things get a lot harder to predict. The PS5 is already an extremely powerful console, capable of 4K gaming at 120Hz in specific titles, ray tracing, and generally sumptuous visuals across the board. A PS5 Pro would certainly help developers hit even higher resolutions and frame rates, but it’s unlikely to represent a tangible leap like we saw going from 1080p to 4K.
While the PS5 Pro has yet to be revealed by Sony, it's possible that we'll see the mid-generation upgrade sometime in the near future. That's because we can look back historically at a similar time in the previous system's lifespan to determine that we could see the latest variant launch as early as the end of 2023.
O preço da PS5 Pro ainda é desconhecido. Podemos, todavia, olhar para a diferença de preço entre a PS4 Pro e a PS4 normal para termos uma ideia do esperar. A PS4 Pro foi lançada a custar 399 euros. A diferença de preço para o modelo normal da PS4 era de 100 euros.
O modelo normal da PS5 tem apresentado dificuldade em correr os jogos nativamente a 4K e lidar com RTX. Presumivelmente, a PS5 Pro terá melhor capacidade para lidar com estas questões graças ao seu poder extra. Novamente, podemos olhar para a PS4 e PS4 Pro para termos uma ideia do que esperar.
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In terms of price, the PS4 Pro launched at the same price point as the original PS4, which was $399 / £349. We've recently seen the PS5 get a price hike with Sony blaming this on soaring inflation globally, so the PS5 currently costs £479.99 / €549.99 / AU$799.95. It’s likely that Sony could offer the PS5 Pro for the same price point, assuming it follows the same strategy it did for PS4 Pro.
Sony typically releases a Pro version of each generation console about three years after its initial release; therefore, we can expect an announcement about the PS5 Pro in 2023 or 2024. Here is what we know about the PlayStation 5 Pro at present, including its potential release date, specifications, and cost.