Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially announced the PlayStation 5 Pro AKA PS5 Pro.

Hosted by PS5 console lead architect Mark Cerny, the 9-minute-long Technical Presentation focused on the PS5 Pro and its specs.

The PS5 Pro is better than the PS5 in three major ways:

• Larger and more powerful GPU – 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.
• Advanced Ray-Tracing – 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
• PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, an AI-driven upscaling that uses machine learning-based technology to provide super sharp image clarity by adding an extraordinary amount of detail.

According to Mark Cerny, this means that the PS5 Pro won’t need to sacrifice graphics for performance, or vice versa.

That’s all, basically, the PS5 Pro just provides you with a better performance than the older PS5 model. Also, it has no disc drive, so you can’t play your old PS5 discs or old PS4 games on physical discs.

Other enhancements include PS5 Pro Game Boost, which can apply to more than 8,500 backwards 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.

PS5 Pro Price, PS5 Pro Release Date & PS5 Pro Specs

The PS5 Pro is set to launch on 7 November 2024 and it is priced at a whopping US$699.99. That’s roughly RM3000+ just for a slightly improved version of the PS5! Again, no disc drive.

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.

Preorders will begin on 26 September 2024.

However, there is no official release date or price yet for the PS5 Pro in Malaysia. We will update this article with more details and information in the near future, so stay tuned to Kakuchopurei!

Check out the full trailer and presentation below:

And for a comparison of the price points, here’s a quick video.