The PS5 Pro: Everything We Know About Its Launch, Cost, Features, and Expectations

We’re rounding up all the official PS5 Pro details Sony has revealed, from its release date and price to the mid-gen console’s features and the “Enhanced” games confirmed so far.

After months and months of rumors, Sony has finally lifted the veil on PS5 Prothe mid-generation revision of the console featuring higher-end components and new technologies that promise to deliver a substantial leap forward in performance and visual quality.

Let’s summarize it then. all the news announced regarding PS5 Pro during the technical presentation conducted by lead architect Mark Cerny, from release date and price the differences compared to the standard model and which games will support the increased power of this console.

PS5 Pro release date and pre-orders start

As suggested by rumors in recent months, we won’t have to wait long for the console’s debut in stores. In fact, the PS5 Pro is scheduled for launch next November 7thjust in time for the holiday shopping season for anyone looking for an (expensive) video game-themed gift to put under the tree.

Pre-orders for the console will begin on September 26th. and will be available at the official store Direct.PlayStation and authorized dealers.

Price and add-ons

Let’s move on to the detail that is causing the most discussion in these hours, that is the cost of the console. PS5 Pro will be available at the recommended price of 799,99 euro in Italy. While this is already a significant amount (practically double the PS5 Digital at launch), we must point out that this is only the “base price”. In fact, the console does not have an optical reader and those who prefer to buy games in physical format will have to make a further investment to buy thePS5 Disc Drivesold separately at a list price of 119.99 euros, bringing the total cost to 920 euros. Do you want to keep the console vertically? Then an additional outlay of 29.99 euros is necessary to purchase the official vertical basethus arriving at a great total of about 950 euros.

PS5 Pro Official Specs and Differences from the Standard Version

As explained by Mark Cerny, PS5 Pro aims to offer the best of both worlds of the typical Quality and Performance graphics modes found in current-gen games, without having to choose whether to sacrifice visual quality and 4K resolution for a smooth 60fps or vice versa, in addition to other graphical improvements and more realistic lighting. Specifically, the console’s advantages are based on three main elements, namely an improved GPU, a more advanced implementation of ray tracing, and the proprietary PSSR upscaling technology.

The Three Pillars of PS5 Pro: More Powerful GPU, Advanced Ray Tracing, and PSSR

Starting from the first point, the GPU on the PS5 Pro mounts 67% more Compute Units and 28% faster memories than the previous model. The combination of these two aspects will guarantee a up to 45% faster rendering speedthereby ensuring superior performance. No full specifications have been shared at this time, so it’s unclear whether the CPU will remain unchanged from the base model or if there will be improvements on that front as well.

On paper there is also a substantial leap for the Ray Tracingor the technology that realistically and dynamically simulates the behavior of light, with Sony promising superior quality light reflections and refraction and rays that are managed double or in some cases even triple as fast compared to the standard PS5.

PS5 Pro with removable disc drive to be purchased separately

Finally, there is the PSSR (acronimo di PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution), una AI-based upscaling technology and made possible by new hardware components designed specifically for PS5 Pro. Similar to AMD’s FSR and NVIDIA’s DLSS, it allows games to render at a lower starting resolution and then upscale to a higher one using AI, greatly reducing the console’s workload and thus ensuring superior performance. The base PS5 already supports FSR 2 in some games, but considering that PSSR is a proprietary technology tailor-made for the Pro model, it’s reasonable to expect better resolutions overall.

To exploit the full potential of the console, developers will necessarily have to create some graphics modes specifically for PS5 Pro to be implemented in upcoming games or those already available in stores via free updates. Titles that will receive interventions of this kind and will reach certain standards set by Sony will be distinguished by the“PS5 Pro Enhanced” label on the cover and within the PlayStation Store descriptions.

On the left is the PS5 Pro, on the right is the “Slim” model

Even PS4 and PS5 games that don’t receive direct mods from their creators will still be able to benefit from the additional power of the console’s GPU thanks to the “PS5 Pro Game Boost”which ensures more stable or higher performance. In addition, “Enhanced Image Quality” will ensure an increase in resolution in a selection of PS4 titles. In addition to the power under the hood, PS5 Pro also boasts other improvements, starting with the presence of a Internal SSD with 2TB capacitymore than double the capacity of the base model, and the Wi-Fi 7which ensures a faster connection.

In addition to these differences, PS5 Pro is compatible with PlayStation VR2, PlayStation Portal, and virtually all accessories, headphones and controllers of the base model. It will also have dimensions and shape completely similar to those of the previous models, as we can see in the example above.

“PS5 Pro Enhanced” Games Confirmed

As mentioned above, only titles that receive direct intervention from the developers can take advantage of advanced Ray Tracing, PSSR and, in general, all the advantages offered by PS5 Pro. In this case, we are talking about games “PS5 Pro Enhanced”with a label on the cover and in the PlayStation Store information sheet indicating so.

The first official image of the PS5 Pro version of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

I Results vary from case to casealso depending on the choices of the authors, and are not limited to higher resolutions and performances. For example, in Gran Turismo 7 Ray Tracing reflections will be added while still maintaining the target of 60 fps and there is also talk of a 120 fps mode or 8K resolutionwhile in Horizon Forbidden West the extra power will allow for the addition of new visual effects and improved hair and skin rendering of characters.

For now Sony has revealed a list of 13 titles already available in stores that will receive free updates with ad hoc modifications to make the most of the console’s features. We would like to point out that this is a partial list, with the company reporting to the CNET portal that There will be at least 40 – 50 “PS5 Pro Enhanced” games at launch in total. Let’s see the ones confirmed so far:

• Alan Wake 2

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows

• Demon’s Souls

• Dragon’s Dogma II

• Final Fantasy VII 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

Conclusions

These are all the official details on the PS5 Pro to date. Sony’s mid-gen console is undoubtedly designed for a specific segment of particularly demanding gamers who don’t want to compromise on graphics and performance in video games, at least while remaining within the scope of home consoles, even in the face of a much higher entry price than the base model.

PS5 Pro in landscape

Of course, the technical presentation hosted by Mark Cerny was only meant to offer a general overview of the console’s features, pending further details and the inevitable tests that will offer a more complete picture. In any case, has what you’ve seen so far convinced you to buy the PS5 Pro? Let us know in the comments below.