After many months of rumours and speculation, Sony has today revealed the PS5 Pro, which builds on the successful launch of the PS5.
PS5 PRO PRICE AND RELEASE DATE
The PS5 Pro will release on November 7th for $1,199.95 AUD with pre-orders beginning on September 26th. The console doesn’t come with a disc drive, although you will be able to add it under the faceplate, just like you can on the PS5 Slim.
- PS5 Pro 2TB (Digital) – $1,199.95 AUD
- PS5 Pro 2TB with Disc Drive purchased separately- $1,360 AUD
PS5 PRO DETAILS
The PS5 Pro will have a 2TB SSD as well as Wi-Fi 7, but the big improvements come in the way of graphical fidelity and performance.
In a 9 minute presentation, Mark Cerny, PS5 Lead Architect revealed the first official details about the PS5 Pro. He spent a good amount of time going through many of the features of the original PS5, going into pain points for developers including needing to build graphics mode for fidelity or performance.
Cerny said that the main reason that the PS5 Pro aims to rectify this by merging the two modes to provide better frame rates in fidelity mode, or more fidelity in performance mode.
The big three improvements are a larger GPU with rendering of up to 45% faster, advanced ray-tracing at double of triple the speeds, and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution is PlayStation’s AI-Driven upscaling method.
- Upgraded GPU: With PS5 Pro, we are upgrading to a GPU that has 67% more Compute Units than the current PS5 console and 28% faster memory. Overall, this enables up to 45% faster rendering for gameplay, making the experience much smoother.
- Advanced Ray Tracing: We’ve added even more powerful ray tracing that provides more dynamic reflection and refraction of light. This allows the rays to be cast at double, and at times triple, the speeds of the current PS5 console.
- AI-Driven Upscaling: We’re also introducing PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, an AI-driven upscaling that uses a machine learning-based technology to provide super sharp image clarity by adding an extraordinary amount of detail.
The PS5 Pro has been seen to show graphical fidelity of similar levels to the PS5 but at double the levels of frame rates, with The Last Of Us Part II, Spider-Man 2 and Ratchet and Clank shown off as a few examples
PS5 Pro Game Boost can be applied to more than 8,500 backwards compatible PS5 games played on the PS4 Pro to improve or stabilise performance of both PS4 and PS5 games.
