UPDATE: PlayStation 5 Professional will launch in Singapore and Malaysia on November 7, 2024 with Steered Retail Value (SRP) of SGD 1,069 / RM 3,849. Pre-order will start from September 26, 2024 in participating retailers
Over the final 4 years since the launch of PS5, we’ve labored exhausting to repeatedly evolve the console expertise and ship the nice games our gamers anticipate from us. At this time, 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 sport creators in thoughts – as many have requested for a console that runs even increased 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 Models than the present PS5 console and 28% sooner reminiscence. General, this allows up to 45% sooner 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 instances 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 expertise to present tremendous sharp picture readability by including a rare quantity of element.
PS5 Professional supplies players with wonderful graphics at excessive body charges. You possibly can hear Mark Cerny, lead architect for PS5 Professional, focus on 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 really particular.
Different enhancements embrace PS5 Professional Recreation Increase, which might apply to greater than 8,500 backward appropriate PS4 games playable on PS5 Professional. This function might stabilize or enhance the efficiency of supported PS4 and PS5 games. Enhanced Picture High quality for PS4 games can also be obtainable to enhance the decision on choose PS4 games. PS5 Professional can even launch with the newest wi-fi expertise, Wi-Fi 7, in territories supporting this commonplace. VRR and 8K gaming are additionally supported.
It’s humbling to see how sport creators have embraced the newest expertise from PS5 Professional, and a number of games can be patched with free software program updates for players to make the most of PS5 Professional’s options. These games will be recognized with a PS5 Professional Enhanced label inside their title. Some games you’ll be able to look ahead to embrace blockbuster hits from PlayStation Studios and our third-party companions, resembling Alan Wake 2, Murderer’s Creed: Shadows, Demon’s Souls, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Ultimate 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 in line with the general PS5 household of merchandise. You’ll discover the peak is the similar measurement as the unique PS5, and the width is the similar measurement as the present PS5 mannequin to accommodate increased efficiency specs. Gamers can add an Extremely HD Blu-ray Disc Drive, or swap out console covers after they turn into obtainable.
PS5 Professional suits completely inside the PS5 household of merchandise and is appropriate with the PS5 equipment at present obtainable, together with PlayStation VR2, PlayStation Portal, DualSense Edge, Entry controller, Pulse Elite and Pulse Discover. The person interface and community companies can even stay the similar as PS5.
The PS5 Professional console can be obtainable this vacation at a producer’s prompt retail worth (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 replica of Astro’s Playroom pre-installed in each PS5 Professional buy. PS5 Professional is offered as a disc-less console, with the possibility to buy the at present obtainable Disc Drive for PS5 individually.
PS5 Professional will launch on November 7, 2024 and can be obtainable at participating retailers. Preorders will start on September 26, 2024.
Our PS5 journey wouldn’t be doable with out the tens of millions of gamers which have supported us by means of the years and have shared with us their love of gaming. Whichever console possibility gamers select, whether or not it’s PS5 or PS5 Professional, we want to carry everybody the best gaming expertise that matches their wants.
*Options solely obtainable on choose PS5 games which were enhanced for PS5 Professional when in contrast with the PS5. PS5 Professional enhanced options will range by sport.