Over the final 4 years since the launch of PS5, we’ve labored onerous to repeatedly evolve the console expertise and ship the nice games our gamers anticipate from us. In the present day, I’m extremely proud to announce the subsequent step in that evolution and welcome PlayStation 5 Professional to the PlayStation household – our most superior and progressive console {hardware} to date.
We developed PS5 Professional with deeply engaged gamers and recreation creators in thoughts – as many have requested for a console that runs even larger constancy graphics with smoother body charges at 60FPS. We achieved this on PS5 Professional with a number of key efficiency options.*
- Upgraded GPU: With PS5 Professional, we’re upgrading to a GPU that has 67% extra Compute Items than the present PS5 console and 28% quicker reminiscence. General, this permits up to 45% quicker rendering for gameplay, making the expertise a lot smoother.
- Superior Ray Tracing: We’ve added much more highly effective ray tracing that gives extra dynamic reflection and refraction of sunshine. This enables the rays to be solid at double, and at occasions triple, the speeds of the present PS5 console.
- AI-Pushed Upscaling: We’re additionally introducing PlayStation Spectral Tremendous Decision, an AI-driven upscaling that makes use of a machine learning-based know-how to present tremendous sharp picture readability by including a rare quantity of element.
PS5 Professional supplies avid gamers with wonderful graphics at excessive body charges. You possibly can hear Mark Cerny, lead architect for PS5 Professional, talk about the key improvements from PS5 Professional in the following video presentation. This presentation supplies a deep dive into the key efficiency options that make PS5 Professional actually particular.
Different enhancements embrace PS5 Professional Sport Increase, which might apply to greater than 8,500 backward suitable PS4 games playable on PS5 Professional. This function could stabilize or enhance the efficiency of supported PS4 and PS5 games. Enhanced Picture High quality for PS4 games can be accessible to enhance the decision on choose PS4 games. PS5 Professional may even launch with the newest wi-fi know-how, Wi-Fi 7, in territories supporting this commonplace. VRR and 8K gaming are additionally supported.
It’s humbling to see how recreation creators have embraced the newest know-how from PS5 Professional, and a number of other games shall be patched with free software program updates for avid gamers to reap the benefits of PS5 Professional’s options. These games could be recognized with a PS5 Professional Enhanced label inside their title. Some games you possibly can look ahead to embrace blockbuster hits from PlayStation Studios and our third-party companions, equivalent to Alan Wake 2, Murderer’s Creed: Shadows, Demon’s Souls, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Gran Turismo 7, Hogwarts Legacy, Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Aside, The Crew Motorfest, The First Descendant, The Final of Us Half II Remastered, and extra.
We stored the look of the PS5 Professional according to the general PS5 household of merchandise. You’ll discover the peak is the similar measurement as the authentic PS5, and the width is the similar measurement as the present PS5 mannequin to accommodate larger efficiency specs. Gamers can add an Extremely HD Blu-ray Disc Drive, or swap out console covers after they develop into accessible.
PS5 Professional suits completely inside the PS5 household of merchandise and is suitable with the PS5 equipment presently accessible, together with PlayStation VR2, PlayStation Portal, DualSense Edge, Entry controller, Pulse Elite and Pulse Discover. The consumer interface and community providers may even stay the similar as PS5.
The PS5 Professional console shall be accessible this vacation at a producer’s steered retail value (MSRP) of $699.99 USD, £699.99 GBP, €799.99 EUR, and ¥119,980 JPY (contains tax). It should embrace a 2TB SSD, a DualSense wi-fi controller and a duplicate of Astro’s Playroom pre-installed in each PS5 Professional buy. PS5 Professional is accessible as a disc-less console, with the choice to buy the presently accessible Disc Drive for PS5 individually.
PS5 Professional will launch on November 7, 2024 and shall be accessible at taking part retailers and immediately from PlayStation at direct.ps.com. Preorders will start on September 26, 2024.
Our PS5 journey wouldn’t be doable with out the hundreds of thousands of gamers which have supported us by means of the years and have shared with us their love of gaming. Whichever console choice gamers select, whether or not it’s PS5 or PS5 Professional, we want to carry everybody the highest gaming expertise that matches their wants.
*Options solely accessible on choose PS5 games which have been enhanced for PS5 Professional when in contrast with the PS5. PS5 Professional enhanced options will fluctuate by recreation.