Features including GPU upgrade, advanced ray tracing, and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution take players to new heights.
UPDATE: On September 26, 2024, pre-orders will be available directly from PlayStation at direct.playstation.com and at participating retailers in territories where direct.playstation.com isn’t available. On October 10, 2024, pre-orders will be available at all other participating retailers.
Over the last four years since the launch of PS5, we’ve worked hard to continuously evolve the console experience and deliver the great games our players expect from us. Today, I’m incredibly proud to announce the next step in that evolution and welcome PlayStation 5 Pro to the PlayStation family – our most advanced and innovative console hardware to date.
We developed PS5 Pro with deeply engaged players and game creators in mind – as many have asked for a console that runs even higher fidelity graphics with smoother frame rates at 60FPS. We achieved this on PS5 Pro with several key performance features.*
- 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.
PS5 Pro provides gamers with amazing graphics at high frame rates. You can hear Mark Cerny, lead architect for PS5 Pro, discuss the key innovations from PS5 Pro in the following video presentation. This presentation provides a deep dive into the key performance features that make PS5 Pro truly special.
Other enhancements include PS5 Pro Game Boost, which can apply to more than 8,500 backward compatible PS4 games playable on PS5 Pro. This feature may stabilize or improve the performance of supported PS4 and PS5 games. Enhanced Image Quality for PS4 games is also available to improve the resolution on select PS4 games. PS5 Pro will also launch with the latest wireless technology, Wi-Fi 7, in territories supporting this standard. VRR and 8K gaming are also supported.
It’s humbling to see how game creators have embraced the latest technology from PS5 Pro, and several games will be patched with free software updates for gamers to take advantage of PS5 Pro’s features. These games can be identified with a PS5 Pro Enhanced label within their title. Some games you can look forward to include blockbuster hits from PlayStation Studios and our third-party partners, such as Alan Wake 2, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Demon’s Souls, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Gran Turismo 7, Hogwarts Legacy, Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, The Crew Motorfest, The First Descendant, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and more.
We kept the look of the PS5 Pro consistent with the overall PS5 family of products. You’ll notice the height is the same size as the original PS5, and the width is the same size as the current PS5 model to accommodate higher performance specs. Players can add an Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive, or swap out console covers when they become available.
PS5 Pro fits perfectly within the PS5 family of products and is compatible with the PS5 accessories currently available, including PlayStation VR2, PlayStation Portal, DualSense Edge, Access controller, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore. The user interface and network services will also remain the same as PS5.
The PS5 Pro console will be available this holiday at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $699.99 USD, £699.99 GBP, €799.99 EUR, and ¥119,980 JPY (includes tax). It will include a 2TB SSD, a DualSense wireless controller and a copy of Astro’s Playroom pre-installed in every PS5 Pro purchase. PS5 Pro is available as a disc-less console, with the option to purchase the currently available Disc Drive for PS5 separately.
PS5 Pro will launch on November 7, 2024 and will be available at participating retailers and directly from PlayStation at direct.playstation.com. Preorders will begin on September 26, 2024.
Our PS5 journey would not be possible without the millions of players that have supported us through the years and have shared with us their love of gaming. Whichever console option players choose, whether it’s PS5 or PS5 Pro, we wish to bring everyone the very best gaming experience that fits their needs.
*Features only available on select PS5 games that have been enhanced for PS5 Pro when compared with the PS5. PS5 Pro enhanced features will vary by game.
What is this price?
Yes, we knew that the PS5 Pro would be more expensive because of the economic context, inflation and exchange rates but this is outrageous.
We are rather in hyperinflation since as a reminder, when it was released, the PS5 digital cost €399.99. The Pro at €799.99 is a 100% increase.
What justifies such an increase? Why not have limited it to 50% which is already a big increase?
For comparison between the release of the PS5 digital and the Pro:
$399.99 -> $699.99 => +75% (current price: $449.99 -> $699.99 => +55%)
399.99 =€ -> €799.99 => +100% (current price: €449.99 -> €799.99 => +78%)
£359.99 -> £699.99 => +94% (current price: £479.99 -> £699.99 => +45%)
Y39,980 -> 119,980Y => +200% (current price: 72,980Y -> 119,980Y => +64%)
No built-in disc drive, no sale.
Wow, as a middle aged gamer with a stable income, I cant justify this purchase. I was fully onboard during the presentation, but with the price reveal it went from “heck yeah” to a “hard nope”. And thats before adding whatever the disc drive and vertical stand will cost. As it is I’m shifting more and more towards purchasing multiplatform titles on pc, just because I don’t wanna experience a watered down version. The last time I bought a second version of a console was the ps2 slim, and I’m apparently continuing on that trend.
First you increase the DualSense’s cost and then this price point. Really now?
Is the “sold separately” vertical stand really necessary for placing the device vertically? What would happen if we set it up vertically without the stand? Would it affect air cooling or cause other issues? Also, can the base PS5 vertical stand be used with the PS5 Pro?
By the way, not including the vertical stand is a major disappointment for me, especially at this price point. It feels like you’re selling an incomplete product at a premium price.
Cool
But will next gen Bloodborne launch alongside it?
If PS6 gets similar price as PS5 Pro, PS5 will very likely be my last PlayStation console.
the price is way too crazy ill be honest
€799 and not even a disc drive. What is Sony up to? I’ve owned every PlayStation console since the PS3, and for years I’ve just been spending money because some drive or controller always breaks, and now this overpriced price. I just can’t understand why Sony always has to go one step further and push it even more.
Microsoft is releasing an all digital Xbox with no gpu upgrade with the same 2 terabyte hard upgrade for $599 100 dollars more for gpu is worth it by those standards my only question is can you add an additional m2 ssd as well
Anyone knows if the fps gonna go higher than 120?
games barely support 60 fps these days