are you disappointed Nintendo may not release Switch 2 in 2024? Well, Sony might have something to bandage your bleeding heart. PlayStation 5 ProThe rumored “Project Viola” or “Trinity” may be finding space in consumers’ shopping carts sometime this holiday season. Just as upgraded PlayStation models of past console generations have enhanced specs while maintaining the same basic infrastructure, Sony appears to be looking for some modest upgrades for its already expensive mainline consoles.
There is certainly a precedent for a new, more powerful system PS5. For context, Sony released a “Pro” version of the PlayStation 4 in 2016, three years after the original PS4 debuted, with better graphics and CPU clock speeds.This is in addition to PS4 “ultra-thin” version, its chassis is smaller and lighter. last year, Sony releases thin and light version of PS5 This also reduces overall weight and floor space. In fact, the ultra-thin version has replaced the old PS5.
We should also note that Microsoft and Xbox have hinting that they are also looking for new hardware, Xbox president Sarah Bond said they wanted to make “the biggest technological leap we’ve ever seen in a hardware generation.” Now, despite what you may think, it seems a bit early to release a new sequel for Xbox Series X, which debuted in 2020, according to our estimates.Some people think this means Xbox could release its handheld console, is this something like Logitech G Cloud or a mature steam deck-like.
consider how much Xbox’s emphasis on Game Pass and moving its first-party games to other platforms, it looks like everything Microsoft is brewing is going to be a big surprise.
PlayStation 5 Pro expected to be released
Gaming industry analysts and rumor mills alike support that a new PlayStation 5 “Pro” model should hit shelves this year.Game industry analyst Serkan Toto said CNBC “Broad consensus” is that Sony is preparing to launch PS5 Pro in the second half of 2025.This is obviously to get a head start Anticipated hit “Grand Theft Auto VI”, which should launch sometime in 2025. Of course, that’s assuming the game doesn’t experience any lag, pushing the time further back.
New reports indicate that the PS5 Pro will be available this holiday season.Tom Henderson from Insider Game According to anonymous industry sources, Sony wants to launch a new version of the console that should be able to handle 4K at more consistent FPS and have better support for ray tracing. Henderson has a good track record of handling Sony leaks, as he was also the first to confirm the device’s existence. Ultra-thin PlayStation 5.
This is a strange time for Sony in terms of PlayStation 5 sales.console sell better It has been surpassed by any other PlayStation console in Japan since the launch of the PS2 in 2004. The data also shows that Outsold Xbox But none of that seems good enough for the Japanese tech giant.During the latest quarterly earnings call, company executives PS5 says is entering “the final stage of its life cycle.” They expect sales to be down next year, especially since the company isn’t launching any major new games in mainline franchises for the rest of the year.
Analysts pointed to a release date of the second half of 2024, and previous rumors also suspected that Sony would release the Pro model sometime in September, with a release expected in November.
PlayStation 5 Pro expected pricing
Omdia analyst George Jijiashvili told CNBC he doubts Sony will lower the price of the regular version Playstation 5, currently has a suggested retail price of $500 with an additional optical drive. This means the PS5 Pro will be a more expensive device. How many? We don’t have many rumors about the price of the new console, but the price of the original PS4 is the first to drop before Sony announces its mid-generation console update. At that time, the basic PS4 sold for $350 in the United States, while the PS4 Pro with an upgraded CPU and 4K support was priced at $400. This is the same price that Sony paid for the original PS4 when it was released in 2013.
PlayStation 5 Pro rumored specs
Some rumors suggest that the PlayStation 5 Pro won’t have many changes to differentiate it from the PS5.Sony is said to have released a development kit for the new console, and anonymous poster It is claimed that the updated PS5 version will still use AMD Zen2 CPU, but the clock speed will be updated to 4.4 GHz. With the addition of ray tracing support, APUs will undergo a greater shift to the AMD RDNA3 architecture. Finally, rumors suggest that the PS5 will still come with 15GB of RAM, but the speed will be increased to 18 Gbps.
YouTuber Moore’s Law is dead shared what he called a leaked document hinting at the full capabilities of the PS5. Anonymous sources at Insider Gaming say the specs leaked by the YouTuber are indeed accurate. The document states that rendering performance on the Pro is 45% higher than the base PS5. Ray tracing effects are also two to three times better on the new console. There’s also hinted support for 8K resolution, so those super-expensive 8K TVs now might finally have a reason to exist.
Overall, the new PS5 will indeed be faster than the regular PS5, but to what extent remains to be seen. The Verge’s Tom Warren reported in mid-April based on leaked development documents that the PlayStation 5 Pro’s next CPU would have a target clock speed of 3.85 Ghz for its “high CPU frequency mode.” Developers also have greater access to the console’s memory.
Better CPUs with programmable clock speeds may require better cooling.We haven’t seen what this entails, but know how DIYers manage to do it Dramatically shrink hardware and keep it coolwe don’t expect Sony to have too much trouble launching a viable product.
Sony may also join the artificial intelligence bandwagon Artificial intelligence upgrade Similar to Intel’s XeSS or Nvidia’s DLSS. The new consoles have access to AMD’s XDNA2 AI core, a neural processor that boosts the performance of the PlayStation range. According to Moore’s Law video, the new AI upgrader is called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution. It will allegedly run on Sony’s own custom machine learning architecture. We’ll be very interested to see how Sony’s own upscaling technology will compare to competitors like Nvidia or AMD, which have been iterating on their upscaling technology for years.
It might be enough to support higher 4K frame rates or refresh rates, which would be a nice improvement for people who want to play games on monitors above the 4K base 120 Hz that the PS5 and Xbox Series X currently support.
PlayStation 5 Pro rumored design
If you look back at the PS4 Slim and Pro models, the more powerful designs are also bigger consoles, which is a pretty big advantage. It has a third shelf compared to the two shelves of the Slim console. It makes the more expensive console a little more than 0.5 inches thicker and about an inch wider and longer than the cheaper PS4. If the new PS5 maintains the same overall design as the newer, slimmer model, it’s also likely to be slightly larger for the console, significantly reducing overall size and weight.
But what impact will this have on the overall size of the PlayStation 5? The current design with its large fins already makes it awkward to lay flat.this Current slim model A special stand ($30), sold separately, is required to keep it upright without collapsing. Newer models that increase in size may require another separate stand, again requiring buyers to pay more for an already expensive console.
Then again, we already know that the PS5 can downsize pretty well. DIYer Recently transformed his PS5 into a mobile gaming console With a built-in screen, there are almost no heat transfer issues. Shrinking a console down to such a thin design requires a fair amount of ingenuity, but who’s to say some of Sony’s engineers didn’t watch that video and try their hand at shrinking everything themselves?
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