A new PS5 Pro report has revealed alleged new information about the unannounced console.
In a post on Dealabs, reliable PlayStation leaker billbil-kun has stated that the final name of the mid-gen upgrade is indeed PS5 Pro, and has posted a sketch of its design based on what would be the final packaging box for the new console.
The sketch above shows a console with a similar design to the existing PS5 Slim, in white and featuring two USB-C ports and a power button on the front. But there are three black stripes in the middle of the PS5 Pro’s outer layer that aren’t found on the base models. Billbill-kun noted that the PS5 Pro looks slightly thicker than the PS5 Slim.
The PS5 Pro seen by billbill-kun does not include a disc drive. It is unclear whether Sony also plans to release a version of the console with a disc drive. The price is not mentioned. The controller remains the base DualSense.
billbill-kun expects Sony to announce a PS5 Pro in the first half of September 2024. IGN has reached out to Sony for comment.
The PS5 Pro has been rumored for some time now to be coming in November. In March, the PS5 Pro specs leaked online, which IGN understood to be legitimate. The main upgrades are to the CPU, which is said to be the same as the standard PS5 but with a “high CPU frequency mode.” That would amount to a 10% boost to 3.85GHz. The GPU, meanwhile, is said to allow for faster rendering and higher-quality ray tracing, powered by 33.5 teraflops. The standard PS5 offers 10.28 teraflops. However, a direct comparison between the PS5 and PS5 Pro would yield around 10.28 versus 16-17 teraflops.
The PS5 Pro is said to feature an upscaling/anti-aliasing solution called PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution Upscaling), a custom machine learning architecture, and an AI accelerator. Additionally, the PS5 Pro has a removable disc drive and 1TB of storage.
This “enhanced” update is said to be designed to boost interest in the PS5 ahead of its release. Grand Theft Auto 6 in 2025. As IGN reported, There’s a lot at stake in GTA 6and not just for Rockstar and Take-Two.
Sony is of course used to releasing a Pro version of its consoles. The PS4 Pro, for example, was launched in November 2016, three years after the PS4 was released. PS5 Pro launching in November would come four years after the PS5 launched in November 2020.
The PS5 Pro’s release comes amid declining sales of the PS5 itself. In May, Sony said PS5 sales peaked after the console entered “the final stage of its lifecycle.”
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