Sony has been rumored to be working on a new PlayStation 5 model for sometime now. With the PS5 launching over 2 years ago, the company is in line with its cycle of launching a new variant of its existing game console lineup. So, the PlayStation 5 Pro‘s launch might be right around the corner.
According to a source close to the matter, the Japanese tech giant is planning on launching the PS5 Pro in the first half of this year. As of right now, the brand has yet to make any official requirement regarding the launch of the PS5 Pro console. Although, the source believes that the company is gearing up for an April 2023 launch. In other words, the PlayStation 5 Pro will be announced around two and a half years after the release of the original variant, which was unveiled at the end of 2020.
Furthermore, the source also claimed that the next gaming console from Sony will be the PS5 Pro and not the PS5 Slim that we had reported on previously. Being a higher end model, we can expect the console to offer improved performance thanks to upgraded specifications. This will likely arrive in the form of a new APU chipset from AMD and possible even slight changes in its design. The source did hint at one of the key changes, which is its thermal management system.
Reportedly, the company plans to place an emphasis on cooling, with one of PS5 Pro’s highlighting aspects being its liquid cooling technology. Meaning, the PS5 Pro could be watercooled rather than featuring the liquid metal compound that can be found in the original PS5 model. Interestingly enough, the company could be making this shift in cooling technology over the recent controversy surrounding the PS5 cooling failing and liquid metal leakage.
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