PlayStation 5 Pro announced, will cost $699 / £699 / €799



It's time to see what surprise PlayStation has in store for the future, with its PS5 Technical Presentation broadcast. Will we see a PS5 Pro? Or will it be something unexpected? Find out now, because the 9-minute livestream is kicking off now. We'll be summarizing the event as it airs, to stay tuned.

Cerny kicks off by going back to the PlayStation 5's launch, detailing the hardware in the system, and how it was an improvement from the PlayStation 4. Graphics, sound, haptics.

Developers have been wanting more, though. Having to choose between fidelity and performance mode has been an issue. Performance mode has been 75% more popular.

He casually drops PS5 Pro's announcement.

A larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, AI-driven upscaling, and more.

This improves the framerate performance for current PS5 games, with higher quality graphics.

He claims it's double the power of PS5.

We get to see a showcase of better graphics and smoother framerates in first-party PS5 games.

Ray-tracing has seen a large upgrade. Better reflections, shadows, and background details.

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November 7 launch, for $699.99.

Confirmed separately on the PlayStation Blog was the fact that the system will NOT be launching with a disc drive, which you'll be able to buy separately for $79.99.
 
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So the sketch was accurate after all and it'll cost $699.99 (same in £, so to hell with conversion rate, I guess).

No mention of disc drive or how big the SSD is.

Think I'll wait.
 
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PS4 Pro retailed for $399.99. And that felt almost necessary given how bad games ran on OG hardware.

You're telling me I get 4 more blades of grass for $699.99? On a console that barely has games????
 

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That presentation was underwhelming the whole way through, but the prices at the end were the cherry on top.

Would have been a much better presentation if it was just Cerny talking about hardware specs for half an hour. He has such a soothing voice.
 

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WOW! £699.99 with NO DISC DRIVE is insane.

This isn't going to appeal to anyone but the most hardcore of gamers with huge disposable incomes.

I know a lot of people who have only recently upgraded to a PS5 as they found the price of even the base console hard to swallow (though I'll admit it has come down a bit in the last couple months).

Honestly, most people would be better off spending the £700 on a new TV. I see so many people with PS5s and crappy old LCD panels. You could get a pretty good HDR OLED panel for that asking price these days which would be a much better investment.
 

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i recall the PS3 being around this price when it first came out. but if they pull the bullshit where i have to play on the pro for games then FUCK THAT SHIT!
 
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