{"id":963928,"date":"2026-01-03T09:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-ps5-pro-is-real-but-its-so-expensive-you-might-wish-it-wasnt"},"modified":"2026-01-03T09:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:33:19","slug":"the-ps5-pro-is-real-but-its-so-expensive-you-might-wish-it-wasnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-ps5-pro-is-real-but-its-so-expensive-you-might-wish-it-wasnt\/","title":{"rendered":"The PS5 Pro is real, but it&#8217;s so expensive you might wish it wasn&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-ps5-pro-is-real-but-its-so-expensive-you-might-wish-it-wasnt.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nThere you have it folks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/companies\/sony\">Sony<\/a> has finally announced that oft rumoured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/platforms\/playstation-5\">PS5<\/a> Pro, but you&#8217;re not going to like the price.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nDuring today&#8217;s PS5 Technical Presentation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/companies\/sony-playstation\">PlayStation<\/a> confirmed what we all already knew, which is that there&#8217;s a PS5 Pro on the way. Years of rumours, and some teases from PlayStation itself, made it clear this would happen at some point, but PS5 architect Mark Cerny gave us a bit of a deep dive on the souped-up version of the current generation of PlayStation consoles, and exactly what sets it apart from its predecessor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMuch like the PS4 Pro before it, the PS5 Pro brings a lot of improvements. The PS5 Pro has a larger GPU, improvements to the ray tracing, and AI upscaling called PSSR that helps handle the burden of graphical burden. The idea behind these major additions is that you should be able to get higher, table frame rates without needing to sacrifice visual fidelity. Cerny made several comparisons to performance and fidelity modes on the PS5 with the PS5 Pro to showcase the differences, with games looking better and smoother.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-ps5-pro-is-real-but-its-so-expensive-you-might-wish-it-wasnt\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-ps5-pro-is-real-but-its-so-expensive-you-might-wish-it-wasnt\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There you have it folks: Sony has finally announced that oft rumoured PS5 Pro, but you&#8217;re not going to like the price. During today&#8217;s PS5 Technical Presentation, PlayStation confirmed what we all already knew, which is that there&#8217;s a PS5 Pro on the way. Years of rumours, and some teases from PlayStation itself, made it clear this would happen at some point, but PS5 architect Mark Cerny gave us a bit of a deep dive on the souped-up version of the current generation of PlayStation consoles, and exactly what sets it apart from its predecessor. Much like the PS4 Pro before it, the PS5 Pro brings a lot of improvements. 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