Rumors surrounding the PS5 Pro have been intensifying in recent weeks. While analysts were predicting a release this year, it seems that the console is more specifically planned for the holiday season of 2024. It is the media Insider Gaming, represented by the famous Tom Henderson, who relays the latest information to his subject, both good and bad.
The journalist does not pull information out of his hat, and only confirms those shared by the YouTube channel Moore’s Law is Dead. The two entities present us with a document, which would come from a PlayStation portal only available internally. It reports on the specificities of the console and testifies to its future performances as a so-called “professional” console. As promising as it is, the PS5 Pro has a knack for annoying players.
Boosted to melts the balloons
We can see from the document that the PS5 Pro will have much faster components than the first version of the console. We are promised 45% faster rendering, even more ray-tracing or even 33.5 teraflops, while the current PS5 has “only” 10.8. That's not all, it seems that the next machine will integrate an upscaling/antialiasing solution called PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution Upscaling). Support for resolutions up to 8K is also planned.
As is the current trend, the PS5 pro could feature technologies and architectures based on AI and machine learning. All this incredible performance is enough to make our heads spin. But then, why are they so poorly received by gamers?
A new generation after only 4 years
The reason is simple: what will the current PS5 be worth after the release of the Pro? While the console is only 3 and a half years old, it could just as easily become obsolete. Such a step forward in terms of technology and performance leaves a bitter taste for players who thought it was a good idea to bet on the first version of the PS5, offered at a not insignificant price of 550 euros, for specifications largely surpassed in half a generation. Couldn't Sony have made its current console a little more powerful from the start? This is the question that is driving the community today.
We should know soon enough if all these rumors are true. The end-of-year release window could also be pushed back to a more conducive time for a first-party PlayStation exclusive to be released, which is unlikely to happen until March 2025. While Insider Gaming says the information has all been confirmed by sources familiar with the matter, Sony has not made anything official. So we still need to be careful.
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