UPDATE: On September 26, 2024, pre-orders might be obtainable immediately from PlayStation at direct.ps.com and at collaborating retailers in territories the place direct.ps.com isn’t obtainable. On October 10, 2024, pre-orders might be obtainable in any respect different collaborating retailers.
During the last 4 years because the launch of PS5, we’ve labored arduous to constantly evolve the console expertise and ship the good video games our gamers count on from us. At the moment, 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 revolutionary console {hardware} thus far.
We developed PS5 Professional with deeply engaged gamers and sport creators in thoughts – as many have requested for a console that runs even greater 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. Total, this permits as much as 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 permits the rays to be forged 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 offer tremendous sharp picture readability by including a unprecedented quantity of element.
PS5 Professional gives players with superb graphics at excessive body charges. You may hear Mark Cerny, lead architect for PS5 Professional, talk about the important thing improvements from PS5 Professional within the following video presentation. This presentation gives a deep dive into the important thing efficiency options that make PS5 Professional really particular.
Different enhancements embody PS5 Professional Sport Enhance, which might apply to greater than 8,500 backward appropriate PS4 video games playable on PS5 Professional. This function might stabilize or enhance the efficiency of supported PS4 and PS5 video games. Enhanced Picture High quality for PS4 video games can be obtainable to enhance the decision on choose PS4 video 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 sport creators have embraced the newest know-how from PS5 Professional, and several other video games might be patched with free software program updates for players to benefit from PS5 Professional’s options. These video games may be recognized with a PS5 Professional Enhanced label inside their title. Some video games you possibly can stay up for embody blockbuster hits from PlayStation Studios and our third-party companions, reminiscent of 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 saved the look of the PS5 Professional in keeping with the general PS5 household of merchandise. You’ll discover the peak is identical dimension as the unique PS5, and the width is identical dimension as the present PS5 mannequin to accommodate greater efficiency specs. Gamers can add an Extremely HD Blu-ray Disc Drive, or swap out console covers after they turn into obtainable.
PS5 Professional matches 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 consumer interface and community companies may even stay the identical as PS5.
The PS5 Professional console might 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 (consists of tax). It would embody 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 on the market as a disc-less console, with the choice to buy the at present obtainable Disc Drive for PS5 individually.
PS5 Professional will launch on November 7, 2024 and might be obtainable at collaborating 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 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 choice gamers select, whether or not it’s PS5 or PS5 Professional, we want to deliver everybody the perfect gaming expertise that matches their wants.
*Options solely obtainable on choose PS5 video games which have been enhanced for PS5 Professional when in contrast with the PS5. PS5 Professional enhanced options will fluctuate by sport.
