PS5 Pro Release Date, Price, and Specs

Rumor has it that the new PlayStation console, the PS5 Pro, is currently in development. So when will the highly anticipated PlayStation 5 Pro release? How much will it cost? What features will it have? What's the difference between the PS5 and the PS5 Pro? In this article, we'll answer everything you want to know about the PlayStation 5 Pro...

When Will the PlayStation 5 Pro Release?

The PS5 Pro is expected to release in 2024. These leaked details come from Tom Henderson of The Verge, who accurately predicted PlayStation's portable streaming device before its announcement. In an article Henderson published for Insider Gaming in May 2023, he revealed that the PlayStation 5 Pro was currently in development and that the expected release date was "Q4 2024." Based on this, we believe the PS5 Pro could release in Q4 2024.

How Much Will the PlayStation 5 Pro Cost?

A price range of $600-700 could be set for the PS5 Pro.

What's the Difference Between the PS5 Pro and PS5?

What Features Will the PlayStation 5 Pro Have?

The CPU is claimed to be the same as the PS5's processor, but the PS5 Pro will feature a "High CPU Frequency Mode." This mode will boost the CPU to 10% higher speeds than the original PS5, reaching up to 3.85 GHz. Both the launch PS5 and the PS5 Slim currently have 12.5 GB of system memory available for developers to use. The PS5 Pro is also claimed to have a more powerful GPU with improved processing that is planned to be 45% faster than the previous version. The PS5 Pro is also said to deliver 2-4x faster ray tracing performance. AMD leaker Kepler_L2 revealed that the PS5 Pro could have access to several new RDNA 4 ray tracing features.

The full list of RDNA4 ray tracing features revealed by Kepler is as follows:

• Dual ray tracing intersection engine
  • Potential increase in GPU processing by performing ray tracing in parallel
• RT instance node transform
  • An efficient way to transform 3D objects
• Ray Tracing Triple Dual Optimization
  • Reduces the computational load when calculating ray-triangle intersections
• Change flags encoded in barycentrics to make detecting procedural nodes easier
  • Currently unknown
• BVH Footprint Improvement
  • Bounding Volume Hierarchy to make grouping geometry faster.
• RT Support for OBB and Instance Node Intersection
  • Can gain Oriented Bounding Box ray tracing support. An OBB contains an invisible container that calculates an object's size, position, and collision.

About the PS5 Pro's features, Henderson said, "The PlayStation 5 Pro will target improved, consistent FPS at 4K resolution, a new 'performance mode' for 8K resolution, and accelerated ray tracing".

Since it will require newer hardware, the PS5 Pro is expected to focus on graphical quality, similar to the PS4 Pro.

Also, as with the PS4 Pro, we hope Sony won't split its PlayStation user base based on which console they own. Every game will come to every console version released.

What's the Difference Between the PS5 and PS5 Pro?

Since there's nothing definite about the PS5 Pro's features yet, we can't say for certain what the difference between the PS5 and PS5 Pro will be. However, we can say that the PS5 Pro may have faster RAM, a more powerful graphics card, and more powerful features overall, and it wouldn't be wrong to say that games running on the PS5 should be compatible with this new console.

For the latest news, follow Gamer Papers or our social media accounts.