PS5 Pro: Expected Release Date, Price, Specs Leaks, and More

Apr. 6, 2023

With the PS5 inventory shortage finally resolved and the console readily available, many people have already started wondering if the PS5 Pro will be a thing. After all, the PS4 received a bigger and better successor in the PS4 Pro three years after its launch. Though the PS5 Pro rumors and leaks are few and far between right now, every gamer is wondering about the development around Sony’s next-gen console. So today, we have compiled an article to round up everything we know about the PS5 Pro.

We have compiled all the information about the rumored and yet-to-be-released PlayStation 5 Pro in this article. Remember that available details come from leaks and rumors. Hence, them with a pinch of salt.

PS5 Pro Development

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, expects to see a PS5. In an interview withGamesindustry.biz, Zelnick asserted that we will see a PS5 Pro released within the current console generation. He also said that the release of PS5 Pro won’t affect the business very much.

While these don’t confirm the existence of a PS5 Pro, Take-Two is a partner studio for PlayStation. With work on GTA 6 currently in full swing, it won’t be surprising if the studio already received dev kits to play around with.

With Sony’s past track record and PS4 receiving the Pro upgrade, next year’s holiday release might become a reality. However, remember that only recently (more than two years after its launch) did Sony manage to fix its distribution woes, with the PlayStation 5 shortage slowly fizzing out.

It’s hard to speculate the design upgrade that the PS5 Pro will bring over Sony’s latest-gen console. It’s a mammoth console that occupies space on your desk. And if we go by PS4 and PS4 Pro standards, we can onlyexpect the PS5 Pro model to be beefierthan its predecessor.

If the specifications and feature upgrades we discuss in the next section become a reality, the PS5 Pro might become larger. However, if Sony is aware of the user feedback on the PS5, the company knows they have been requesting a smaller console. So, the PS5 Pro could preserve the same bulky design (with aesthetic upgrades) and cram the latest components within. We will update this section once we receive any official design leaks, so stay tuned for more information.

In brand-new information shared by YouTuberMoore’s Law is Dead, we get a new look at the upcoming PS5 Pro. The YouTuber shared new specs, which are leaked documentation from a PlayStation developer portal. As per the documentation, the PS5 Pro will have:

Well-known insider Tom Henderson also corroborated and confirmed that the leaked specs by Moore’s Law Is Dead are true. As per a report on Insider Gaming, Henderson claimed that they had access to the documentation for a while. However, they didn’t publicly share it because of a condition from the developer.

Earlier, Jeff Grub claimed that Sony is creating a proprietary upscale technology that will utilize frame generation. It will work similarly to NVIDIA’s DLSS and has the chance to improve the frame rate by 50%. PerTom’s Hardware, the reason for creating one instead of using AMD’s FSR lies in the hardware’s Linux-based OS. As such, they preferred creating their frame generation technology.

The above upscaling tech, and previously rumored specification leak from YouTuber RedGamingTech might finally ensure the console hitting 4K at 120FPS for good. Even when using raytracing. Previously, RedGamingTech mentioned the following specs:

Each of these upgrades, if true, confirms that the console will provide an impressive performance boost for the upcoming and existing games. Additionally, as per the specs, we can expect Sony to improve the console’s Raytracing capabilities and loading times.

According to the mentioned Key To Gaming report, specifications are hard to come across. However, this “Project Trinity” will have 30 WGP and 18000mts memory. As for the console’s expected performance target, PlayStation looks to obtain a consistent FPS at 4K resolution, a new‘performance mode’ for 8K resolutionsupport, and better Raytracing implementation.

We expect the PS5 Pro to include a better Radeon GPU to deliver better frame rates while utilizing Raytracing andsupporting up to 8K gaming. As previously mentioned, TCL also claimed the same during their presentation. Sony’s next-gen console might include the upcomingRX 7700XT graphics cardbased on the RDNA 3 architecture, enabling true 8K @ 60Hz gaming. However, we suggest you take this leak with a pinch of salt and wait for more concrete information.

Currently, the PS5 is based on AMD’s Zen 2 architecture, utilizing an 8-core processor and 16GB of RAM. This allows the console to deliver true 4K @ 120Hz gaming with ray tracing. Since its launch, AMD has made great strides in the CPU segment. So, you can expect the PS5 Pro to utilize thelatest AMD Zen4 CPU architecture, bringing better performance and enhanced efficiency. Further, areport from last yearsuggested that the console will offer double the capabilities of the PS5.

Sony should also consider upgrading the internal SSD to provide more usable storage space to gamers. The PlayStation 5 has an825GB SSDwith only 667GB of usable space. Hopefully, Sony will equip the rumored console with at least 1TB SSD, offering more usable storage space to gamers. With modern games getting larger, users are forced toinstall or upgrade the SSD on their PS5.

The CPU and GPU upgrades could make the PS5 Pro an attractive investment for buyers since 8K TVs are slowly becoming affordable for gamers to purchase.

The same story as above continues in the pricing segment as well. There is not much available information, but we can make an educated guess about the PlayStation 5 Pro pricing.

Looking at the previous-gen console pricing, thePS4 Pro was released at the same price as the original PS4at $399 in the US.

As of today, while the PS5 Pro rumors are still rumors, the PS5 Slim has been launched officially. It will start selling after the current models get phased out.

The PS5 natively supports gaming at 4K@60Hz resolution, with some games even achieving up to 120FPS (frames per second). The latest rumors suggest that PS5 Pro’s hardware upgrades will deliver double the performance of the original PS5 console. So, you can expect the PS5 Pro to support true 4K gaming at 60FPS with ray tracing enabled, along with 8K gaming for select games.

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