Sony is said to be preparing a Pro version of the PlayStation 5, a more powerful variant of its current generation console. While the Japanese electronics giant has yet to confirm the existence of the PS5 Pro, multiple leaks from credible sources have detailed the improvements coming to the console. Newly leaked documents have outlined the specifications for the PS5 Pro, suggesting an updated console with vastly improved ray tracing performance in demanding titles.
In documents describing the PS5 Pro to game developers, Sony told developers to increase attention to ray tracing features in games with the PS5 Pro. The documents, obtained by The Verge, also refer to a “Trinity Enhanced” (PS5 Pro Enhanced) tag that could come with games that “offer significant enhancements.”
As previous leaks suggested, the report said, citing the documents, that GPU rendering on the PS5 Pro was expected to be “around 45 percent faster than the standard PlayStation 5.”
Codenamed Trinity, the PS5 Pro will use a “more powerful ray tracing architecture” with up to three times the speeds of the standard PS5. Leaked documents reportedly suggest that Sony will continue to sell the regular PS5 alongside the Pro model, with future titles expected to launch in a single bundle for both consoles. Older games could be patched to increase performance to match the PS5 Pro hardware.
Aside from the documents listing the full specifications of the PS5 Pro, The Verge's report also cited sources familiar with Sony's plans, claiming that the PlayStation parent had already begun asking developers to ensure that their upcoming games were compatible with the PS5 Pro, with a larger size. focus on providing improvements in ray tracing. According to the report, Sony expects all games submitted for certification in August to be compatible with the PS5 Pro. Additionally, developers can now order PS5 Pro test kits as well.
As previously reported by Insider Gaming, the PS5 Pro will come with the same eight-core AMD Zen 2 CPU as the standard PS5, but with a high-frequency mode that targets clock speeds of up to 3.85GHz, according to Sony reports in the new documents. . Developers will be able to choose between the standard 3.5 GHz mode and the “high CPU frequency mode” at 3.85 GHz. In addition, the next console will also have improvements to the system memory.
Previous leaks had claimed that the PS5 Pro would also boast up to three times the computing power of the PS5: 33.5 teraflops of single-precision computing power compared to the PS5's 10.28 teraflops.
The PS5 Pro variant is expected to debut later this year, most likely during the holiday season to boost sales. Sony launched the slim version of the PS5, which comes with a removable disc drive, in India earlier this month.
