Sony has finally launched the highly anticipated PlayStation 5 Pro. This is the company’s mid cycle refresh and arrives as an upgraded PS5. The PlayStation 5 Pro is Sony’s latest gaming console, packing cutting edge hardware and innovative new technology. So here’s everything you need to know.
1. Sony PS5 Pro: What’s so special about it?
Sony announced the PS5 Pro for gamers and gaming creators that require more performance. The company is aiming to offer smoother frame rates, without compromising on graphical fidelity. In other words, some demanding titles will run at 60FPS with high graphics. This is thanks to an upgraded GPU as Sony promises 67 percent higher Compute Units and 28 percent faster memory than the standard PS5, which allows up to 45 percent faster rendering for smoother gameplay.
The brand has even made improvements to the ray tracing capabilities on the PS5 Pro with ray cast speeds doubling or tripling the base PS5. Sony is using AI to bring superior Image Upscaling. The PS5 Pro uses PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution and machine learning tech to enhance image clarity. Gamers often have to choose between performance or quality, and PlayStation lead architect Mark Cerny wants to remove this toggle with the PS5 Pro.
2. Games Optimized for PS5 Pro
There are a bunch of titles that will get optimized for the PS5 Pro. So here’s a list:
- Alan Wake 2
- Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
- Demon’s Souls
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Gran Turismo 7
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Crew Motorfest
- The First Descendant
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered
More games are also expected to get enhanced versions that can take advantage of the better performance of the PS5 Pro.
3. Pricing and Availability
Sony is set to launch the PS5 Pro starting from 7th November 2024 via leading retailer and its official website. Pre-orders will kick off on 26th September 2024. The console has starting price tag of 699.99 US Dollars and includes a DualSense wireless controller, 2TB SSD storage, and Astro’s Playroom pre-installed. There is also a disc-less version, with a Disc Drive sold separately.
