Sony unveils upgraded PlayStation 5 Pro to boost flagging console business

Sony connected Tuesday announced the PlayStation 5 Pro, an upgraded mentation of its gaming console that volition motorboat connected Nov. 7 for $700.

The accomplishment of Sony's refreshed PS5 console comes amid a planetary diminution successful console sales. In August, Sony reported that it sold 2.4 cardinal units of its PlayStation 5 console in the fiscal archetypal quarter, down from 3.3 cardinal successful the aforesaid play a twelvemonth ago.

The PS5 Pro volition person an upgraded graphics paper with 67% much compute units than the existent modular PS5 model, Sony said, allowing for up to 45% faster rendering of gameplay. Sony besides touted caller artificial quality capabilities that upscale graphics with sharper representation clarity and much elaborate visuals.

The PS5 Pro features "advanced" ray tracing, a method successful machine graphics that simulates however airy bounces disconnected reflective surfaces.

Sony said the PS5 Pro features a 2-terabyte solid-state drive, larger than the custom-built 825 GB solid-state thrust featured successful the PS5. It comes with Sony's DualSense Wireless Controller and enactment for Wi-Fi 7. An Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive volition beryllium sold separately.

Sony said respective games volition person "PS5 Pro Enhanced" designation with features that enactment connected the caller console. Examples see "Alan Wake 2," "Assassin's Creed Shadows," "Demon's Souls," "Dragon's Dogma 2," "Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth," "Gran Turismo 7," "Hogwarts Legacy," "Horizon Forbidden West," "Marvel's Spider-Man 2," "Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart" and "The Last of Us Part II Remastered."