PS5 Pro: release date, price and specifications

Rumors about the supposed PS5 Pro don’t stop. As with the PS4 Pro in the past, many are expecting PlayStation to release a more powerful console to fill the gap between the launch version and the PlayStation 6. There are leaks coming from pretty reliable sources with plenty of juicy and specific details about what a hypothetical PS5 Pro might look like. But no matter how credible these sources are, we still have to treat everything with skepticism until Sony officially confirms the release of this console. Until then, here are all the rumors about the PS5 Pro.

And here are all the rumors about the PS5 Pro.

The PS5 Pro’s anticipated release window

The release date that all the leaks are pointing to is — Fall 2024. That’s just around the corner, probably in September/November, which means we should be getting an official console announcement soon. PS5 Pro creation kits are in the hands of more developers, who have been asked to submit PS5 Pro-enabled games for certification in August. All of these developments point to a 2024 release.

All of these developments point to a 2024 release.

Jeff Grubb didn’t fail to clarify that the console will be released in September. There’s speculation that Sony wants to release the console in time for the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, or even earlier, to stimulate sales.

Sony’s aim is to release the console in time for the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, or even earlier to stimulate sales.

As we approach fall 2024, with no official announcement from Sony regarding the PS5 Pro, Tom Henderson has come forward to clarify that all the documentation he’s seen doesn’t imply any delays. He also claims that developers are still secretly working with test suites to ensure games are ready to take advantage of the new hardware at launch.

Sony’s PS5 Pro is still in the works.

Price of PS5 Pro

There’s no word yet on how much the PS5 Pro will cost, but we can assume it will cost more than current models. How much more? We’re guessing the price will go up by at least $100 to $600 or more.

We’re not sure how much more.

Characteristics

According to Moore’s latest Law is Dead leaks, confirmed by IGN and Insider Gaming, the PS5 Pro has 33.5 teraflops of processing power, compared to 10.5 teraflops for the base version. As for memory, the storage will probably be like the Slim version —1tb, and the processor speed will increase by 10 percent.

So far, the PS5 Pro has been confirmed by IGN.

Tom Henderson said that the PS5 Pro’s new power will mainly focus on ray tracing and rendering speed. Rendering speeds could increase by 45%, and the console will even be able to support 8K graphics. There’s also speculation that the PS5 Pro won’t force players to choose between graphics or performance modes, but will offer better visuals at the default maximum frame rates.

The new PS5 Pro will not force players to choose between graphics or performance modes, but will offer better visuals at the default maximum frame rates.

Although it hasn’t been said by any source, it is an established fact that if this console does exist, it will work with all existing PS5 games and will have no exclusives for it. We might also see improved performance for the PS VR2, but that’s not being talked about as widely.

And it’s possible that we’ll see improved performance for the PS VR2, but it’s not being talked about as widely.

The latest announcement comes from Digital Foundry. It claims that the PS5 Pro will have 33.5 teraflops, up from 10.5 for the base version, which translates to a 227% increase. However, due to a lot of technical things that we don’t quite understand, not all of that power will actually be utilized, and the end result will be a 45% increase in performance. It was also said that the L0 and L1 caches responsible for GPU performance will double — from 16KB to 32KB and from 129KB to 265KB. This means that ray tracing will get a nice performance boost.

And that means that ray tracing will get a nice performance boost.