Is Sony releasing a PS5 Pro in 2024?
Even though we now have the Slim model of Sony’s current home console in our hands, players are still wondering if there will be a PS5 Pro or not.
The PS5 originally launched back in November 2020, so we’re over three years into its life cycle – for many, it’s about time the more powerful Pro model would be expected.
After all, the PS4 Pro was released in 2016, just as the sprightly PS4 was celebrating its third birthday.
Based on that timeframe, eager fans have been expecting a PS5 Pro release date announcement for the last 12 months or so.
Following the console’s troubled launch plagued by stock issues and the release of the Slim model, are we really going to get a PlayStation 5 Pro upgrade any time soon?
Here’s everything we know about the rumoured PS5 Pro release date, specs and more.
Will there be a PS5 Pro?
The existence of a PS5 Pro has not been officially confirmed – but the rumours are running rampant, with some claiming a PS5 Pro is imminent and others claiming Sony will instead jump straight to the PS6 in a few years time.
The closest we have to an official comment is from Hideaki Nishino, Sony’s senior vice president of platform experience, who was asked about future prospects for the PS5 similar to the PS4 Pro by Famitsu a while back.
“We believe that cumulative sales will exceed 37 million units by the end of fiscal 2022, and that it will be a very important time for the platform, as well,” Nishino said.
“I won’t be able to talk about specifics at this time, but I hope that you will look forward to next year.”
This certainly wasn’t a denial, so many took this as proof of a Ps5 Pro – it’s likely that Nishino was referring to the PSVR 2, PS5 Slim model and PlayStation Portal, however.
Unless we get an official announcement, the best we have to go on are rumours and supposed leaks. Among the most promising so far can be found on this ResetEra thread.
PS5 Pro release date rumours
While there is still no official word from Sony regarding even a reveal of the PS5 Pro’s existence, rumours are pointing towards a release date of November 2024.
A rumour about a new PS5 codenamed Trinity began doing the rounds back in summer 2023, suggesting that the Pro model has been in development since early 2022, and that demo events for the upgraded console have been ongoing.
Supposedly, development kits have been in the hands of studios since late November 2023, with the aim to launch the console onto the market during November 2024.
It’s definitely worth taking these rumours with a heaping pinch of salt, but they are interesting, at least.
What could the PS5 Pro specs look like?
Predictions for the PS5 Pro specs are, once again, all over the place, but a few features have received consistent mention.
The somewhat controversial design is expected to be similar, perhaps with a detachable disc drive – this was used for the PS5 Slim model, so we could see it happening again on a PS5.
A job listing by AMD (supposedly codenamed Viola) has suggested that a next-generation RDNA chipset will be used in the next console models, which would run games at higher resolutions and frame rates.
There will likely be added support for 8K gaming as it gradually becomes more commonplace, as the base PS5 model heavily relies on supersampling to achieve this resolution.
Another feature that keeps cropping up is a new liquid cooling system, which will be a relief for anyone sick of the noise of the PS5’s fan.
In a ResetEra thread on PS5 Pro leaks and rumours, one user suggests that the PS5 Pro specs have been leaked. You can head there for the full list, but headlines from it suggest that the PS5 Pro is targeting “fast storage, accelerated ray tracing and upscaling”.
The list of rumoured specs suggest that “temporally stable upscaled 4K output at higher than 30 FPS is the goal”.
Tom Henderson (owner of Insider Gaming) took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to explain: “Sony is expecting full specs to leak this month [December 2023] because of dev kit distribution to 3rd party studios.”
Expect to see more leaks/rumours about the PS5 Pro specs cropping up over the next few months, then.
Finally, we can hope for a bigger SSD after the original PS5 was criticised for its 825GB capacity, potentially one even more efficient that would speed up load times even further.
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