The PlayStation 5 is getting a big upgrade this holiday, if rumors are to be believed. Sony is reportedly planning to announce a Pro version of its PS5 console, promising significant boosts in visual graphics and gameplay.
One of the key changes reportedly coming with Sony’s PS5 Pro is a technology called upscaling, which uses artificial intelligence to create images with more detail and lighting effects, without as much need for raw performance.
Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The PS5 Pro’s upcoming release isn’t the sales slam dunk it sounds like, though. Consoles are designed to last nearly a decade on the market, give or take, and the PS5 only came out in 2020. These upgraded Pro and similar step-up versions of consoles, which Sony and other console-makers have begun releasing roughly in the middle of that decade, are designed to offer a super-muscle-car version of the standard model.Â
The new console will have to do a lot more this time to convince people to hand over their money. Industry watchers believe Sony is hoping the more-than-decade-long buildup to Rockstar’s release of Grand Theft Auto 6 in 2025 will be enough to push people over the edge.
“The look and feel of GTA 6 is undoubtedly a tremendous amount of effort from all involved,” IGN wrote after the game’s first trailer was released in December.
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And that’s without even considering rumors of Sony’s next major PlayStation update, the PS6, which will likely launch before the end of the decade. Here’s what is currently rumored about the PS5 Pro, including when it could launch, pricing details and possible features.
When will the PS5 Pro launch, and for how much?
Rumors now consistently place the PS5 Pro’s launch at this holiday shopping season, in part to get ahead of enthusiasm for GTA 6.
Price is a little harder to guess, but Sony has indicated it plans to focus more on “profits” for the remainder of…
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