Is Sony planning on a PS5 ‘Pro?’

[CRUX19]

I’m in no hurry for a PS5, should I wait for Sony to release a Pro version like they did with PS4 or should I just get a PS5 now?

[Akrioz]

We barely have any current gen only games at this point. I sure hope there won't be PS5 Pro in this generation.

[Afura_33]

I did read somewhere that this year a slim version and a pro version should come out, but not sure how reliable this info was, I guess it was more of a rumor. Hope the new ones have less loud coil whine. 

Edited March 8, 2023 by Afura_33

[Dreakon13]

The PS5 has had such a weird launch with the pandemic and the shortages and that prolonging the PS4's cycle quite a bit longer than it normally would.  I don't think Sony considers the PS4 Pro a failure so a PS5 Pro is probably something they originally planned on doing.  The question is, if they plan on doing it roughly around a consoles half way point, all things considered how long do they see the PS5's life cycle.  It's not as easy to predict this time around.

 

It's hard to imagine it now with games barely scratching the surface of what this gen is capable of, but eventually there will be a reason for a PS6, so there will probably be a reason for a PS5 Pro eventually.

Edited March 8, 2023 by Dreakon13

[GUDGER666]

Doubt it, there's barely even any point in PS5. 

[Afura_33]

4 minutes ago, Dreakon13 said:

It's hard to imagine it now with games barely scratching the surface of what this gen is capable of, but eventually there will be a reason for a PS6, so there will probably be a reason for a PS5 Pro eventually.

 

I totaly agree with this, until now I haven't seen much difference in graphics between the ps4 pro and the ps5, I am honest I am not able to tell a difference when it comes to graphics, if you wouldn't tell me I wouldn't notice it. 

Edited March 8, 2023 by Afura_33

[Cleggworth]

I hope not, I find a mid cycle upgrade a bit of kick in the teeth when I picked 2 of them up early. Especially considering how hard it was 

[Kotetsu42x]

The PS4 Pro was partially made to jump on the 4K bandwagon at a time it was becoming affordable without waiting for the next generation systems to be ready to launch. With PS5 technically being 8K capable (future-proofed for a technology nowhere near wider adoption), I don't see what improvements a similar Pro model for PS5 could reasonably introduce to make upgrading mid-cycle worthwhile.

 

A Slim will absolutely happen though, the towering monolith will eventually be downsized. I do wonder how the sales are with disc vs. digital systems are, I could see only one of those getting the Slim treatment depending on which overall sells better.

[zizimonster]

I don't support mid-gen upgrade. I want a slimmer, lighter version of the system, however.

[TJ_Solo]

We are all just gamers in the same forum. If you don't know and don't see any news or information, then no one else will be able to provide you with anything that says different.

 

You should also go back and figure out why there was a PS4Pro, the first midgen refresh of its kind not a "trend setting move", was created. 

 

".With PS5 technically being 8K capable "

 

That is just video not gaming. 
No 8K games on deck. The current struggle is 60fps with dynamic 4k.

Last gen gamers said framerate was the most important. Now everyone is doing fake 4K in order to get higher fps numbers but now let's chase resolution again by talking about 8K games.

Edited March 8, 2023 by TJ_Solo

[darkrequiem7]

I can't see a Pro version anytime soon as supply has only recently started to be satisfied. I could see a slim version coming before a Pro version.

[Neef-GT5]

Looking back the PS4Pro was released along with a slim version around three to four years after the original PS4 - i.e. approx. mid-way in the machine’s lifecycle. I wouldn’t be surprised with Sony making some announcement around this summer about both a slim and upgraded PS5 releasing end of this year, early 2024.

 

Edited March 8, 2023 by Neef-GT5

[Afura_33]

14 minutes ago, Kotetsu42x said:

A Slim will absolutely happen though, the towering monolith will eventually be downsized. I do wonder how the sales are with disc vs. digital systems are, I could see only one of those getting the Slim treatment depending on which overall sells better.

 

Haha yea the ps5 is thick like a brick ^^

For the slim version I think you will need an usb dvd drive for it, I doubt that the slim version will have enough space to put a dvd drive somewhere in it. 

Edited March 8, 2023 by Afura_33

[MidnightDragon]

Probably, but not gonna wait that long.

[Kotetsu42x]

11 minutes ago, TJ_Solo said:

".With PS5 technically being 8K capable "

 

That is just video not gaming. 
No 8K games on deck. The current struggle is 60fps with dynamic 4k.

Last gen gamers said framerate was the most important. Now everyone is doing fake 4K in order to get higher fps numbers but now let's chase resolution again by talking about 8K games.

Not sure what you're insinuating I was trying to say by bringing up the 8K situation, I wasn't trying to say 8K games are a priority or down the pipeline in any way. Just that the purpose of PS4 Pro's creation at the time was to get in while the 4K iron was hot, and that this current generation system is capable of reaching a higher resolution. It's definitely not a priority though.

[Beyondthegrave07]

34 minutes ago, zizimonster said:

I don't support mid-gen upgrade. I want a slimmer, lighter version of the system, however.

This^ PS5s are huge and takes up a ton of space. We need a smaller version before a pro.

 

Part of me wants them to make a version that plays PS3 discs, but I really shouldn't be holding out hope for this one. I'd trash my PS3 and buy a PS5 if they made this sort of mid-gen update

 

To answer the OP, if you have the opportunity now to buy one, go for it! Otherwise, you could be waiting a few more years waiting for something that isn't coming and cave later.

Edited March 8, 2023 by Beyondthegrave07

[AngelicaK92]

If they do I will trade in the current PS5 for it. I wouldn't mind a pro. 

[Fr_0zt]

Of course, there is more money to be made from the fools that buy mid consoles, collectors, etc.

 

This gen is an L so far.

[Sikutai]

Question in the title is: Is Sony planning on a PS5 ‘Pro?’

 

Answer: I hope so. The PS 5 is now quite old and technically outdated. I would like to have a new Playstation again

[Ninjise]

I mean most likely they will, I do think with the unusual start of this generation we might see the Pro and Slimmer versions later than usual. I won't be surprised if this is going to be a 10 year generation tho.

 

Also we still need need games, 2 years and the PS5 is still rather lackluster in that department imo.

[DaivRules]

I can make more logical cases for Sony *not* releasing a PS5 Pro than I can for them releasing one.

 

The PS4 was Sony's foray into a another new architecture and the chip manufacturers were making significant improvements, enough to convince Sony that the cost wasn't significant, the timing was convenient, and PlayStation devs could easily take advantage of the new features while remaining backward compatible. While also being able to make a more power efficient and cheaper version of the initial architecture they were using.

There just isn't the same amount of progress going on with AMD Zen 2 architecture right now. If AMD needs to create a successor specifically for Sony, that's not going to be cheap, nor timely, and I'm pretty sure AMD has moved past the Zen 2 design several years ago now. And AMD has only in the last 4-5 months been able to fully fill Sony's order request for components. 

 

The slim version has been a staple for PlayStations since the beginning and is what I'd like to see more than a Pro. There are barely any games that fully utilize all the potential of the PS5 right now, putting out a Pro would serve almost no functionality for improving any games if it doesn't offer some kind of other features besides: faster, betterer. Better money would be spent improving third parties code with patches to help them run better on the existing PS5 to better showcase it's appeal now that it's more readily available for purchase.

Rumors for a PS5 pro have only used the timing of the PS4 pro as their justification, but the absolute fail in extrapolation logic reminds me of XKCD:

 

(Hint: There has only been one Pro version of a PlayStation console released in history. Using that as the sole basis to extrapolate anything useful is just dumb.)
 

[Burritoprime]

Sure hope at least a slim version becomes available by the end of the year as I plan on getting one for Christmas, then again I have a second model PS4 that works wonders so I'll probably use the PS5 for its version of the games, just wondering if I should also buy a new TV, I have a good one but it's probably obsolete by now, I'm also trying to figure out where to put the PS5 since it's huge and space where I game is rather limited.

[Property_Damage]

i would say @DaivRules said it best

10 minutes ago, Ninjise said:

I mean most likely they will, I do think with the unusual start of this generation we might see the Pro and Slimmer versions later than usual. I won't be surprised if this is going to be a 10 year generation tho.

 

Also we still need need games, 2 years and the PS5 is still rather lackluster in that department imo.

I read that it wont be a 10 year generation

pretty sure i read somewhere they wanna stick with a 5-6 year plan

[SaiyanSenshi]

I would like to see a ps5 pro come out, but I don’t think it’s gonna be anytime soon…

[TJ_Solo]

31 minutes ago, Kotetsu42x said:

Not sure what you're insinuating I was trying to say by bringing up the 8K situation, I wasn't trying to say 8K games are a priority or down the pipeline in any way. Just that the purpose of PS4 Pro's creation at the time was to get in while the 4K iron was hot, and that this current generation system is capable of reaching a higher resolution. It's definitely not a priority though.

 

The 4K moment was hot back then, until PC gamers(well console gamers that suddenly went to PC, (PCC gamers)) learned about 1440p/120fps+ games. At first PCC gamers saw 4k and didn't care that the fps was sub 30. Which was even worse with Ray-Tracing.
 

Now AMD, Nvidia, and PS all have their own fake 4K solutions in order to make a crisp that doesn't sacrifice framerate.

 

What I am saying is that we gamers chased resolution then flipped to chasing framerate. From a game perspective one of the two have to give. 8K gaming would mean horrible framerate on console and PC for the forseeable future.