This is only a fan-made render but the PS5 Pro’s design is unlikely to deviate too much from the original console (Picture: Concept Creator/LetsGoDigital)
All signs point to the PS5 Pro addressing the issue of performance vs graphics, which would make for a great marketing hook.
Earlier this week, new rumours of a PlayStation 5 Slim popped up online, including alleged video footage that shows it’s actually just a minor redesign with a detachable disc drive.
While that’s said to be out this Christmas, there remain rumours of a more powerful PS5 Pro that is apparently scheduled for late 2024.
Reliable leaker Tom Henderson shared a lot of information regarding how powerful it’ll be, including support for 8K resolution, and now another rumour is describing it as a ‘4K ray-tracing monster.’
This comes courtesy of YouTube channel RedGamingTech, which has a history of hardware related rumours and leaks across PC and consoles, and claims to have been among the first to leak the PS5 Pro’s Viola codename.
While Henderson’s report says the console’s codename is Trinity, the main chip that runs it is dubbed Viola.
RedGamingTech’s video on the matter runs through the information they’ve heard from their own sources and we’re not going to pretend we understand all the technical jargon, but it otherwise seems to line up with Henderson’s claims (accepting that he, also, is not a technical expert).
The main takeaway is that the PS5 Pro will be so much more powerful than the current PlayStation 5 that it’ll be possible to run games at a stable 60 frames per second with ray-tracing, something Henderson implied but didn’t outright confirm in his own report.
As a reminder, the PlayStation 5 as it is can’t manage 60fps and ray-tracing at the same time for most games. It’s why so many titles have performance and graphics options for players to choose between, usually emphasising either performance or graphical complexity.
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Since it’s supposedly not launching for well over a year, Sony likely won’t have anything official to say about the PS5 Pro until at least 2024.
However, it’s also claimed that dev kits for the PS5 Pro will be sent out to developers before the end of this year, so it wouldn’t be surprising if further details leak out soon.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales – having the best possible graphics without sacrificing performance feels like the next logical step for a PS5 Pro (Picture: Sony)
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All signs point to the PS5 Pro addressing the issue of performance vs graphics, which would make for a great marketing hook.