The PlayStation 5 is About to Get a Major Upgrade: What You Need to Know

The unannounced console referred to as the PS5 Pro appears to have just had its specs leaked, giving us our first look at what this half-step gaming machine might do. This comes a few weeks after Sony vice president Naomi Matsuka mentioned that the PS5 was entering its later stage of its life cycle.

Looking Back at the Previous Generation

When it comes to console upgrades, we're looking back at how previous generations approached this. The PlayStation 4 received its pro model in November of 2016, three years after the original PS4 launched. This suggests that an upgraded console at this time would make sense for the PS5, which turns four this holiday season.

Sony's Updated Console: Code-Named Trinity

According to reports, Sony's updated console code-named Trinity will be targeting improved and consistent frames per second at 4K resolution as well as a new performance mode for 8K resolution. This would be a very welcomed improvement considering current consoles often have to limit the player to either 1080p resolutions at 60 frames per second or 4K resolutions for a dropped 30 frames.

Improved Performance Mode for 8K Resolution

The PS5 Pro is expected to improve performance mode for 8K resolution, which would be a primary focus. This would be a welcome improvement, as current consoles often have to limit the player to either 1080p resolutions at 60 frames per second or 4K resolutions for a dropped 30 frames. Here's hoping that split moves up to 4K at 60 frames per second while the 8K option drops the frames back down.

Other Upgrades and Features

The report also detailed several other upgrades, including 45% faster rendering than the current PlayStation 5. The console will also have two to three times more Ray tracing capability with a caveat mentioning that it will also support an upscaling or anti-aliasing solution called PlayStation spectral super resolution upscaling or PSSR, which will help with its support for the previously mentioned 8K resolutions.

The Console CPU Will Remain As Is

Interestingly, the console CPU will remain as is but now has a high CPU frequency mode that actually boosts it to 3.85 GHz, resulting in a 10% increase just like the recently released PS5 slim that we saw late last year.

A Detachable Disc Drive

This pro model will also have a detachable disc drive. The speaker reviewed this feature earlier and will link to that video now if you're interested.

Devkits and Test Kits

Insider gaming continues by mentioning that devkits which are very early versions of the consoles have been shared with first party Studios since September 2023 and with third-party Studios since January of this year. There are plans for test kits which will be identical to the final product available to their Studio Partners sometime this spring.

Release Date

The PS5 Pro is tentatively aiming for a holiday 2024 release, but what do you think? Would you upgrade your PlayStation to a new model or are you totally happy as is? Let me know in the comments and thanks for watching.

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for 8K resolution as a primary focus this would be a very welcomed Improvement considering current consoles often have to limit the player to either 1080p resolutions at 60 frames per second or 4K resolutions for a dropped 30 frames here's hoping that split moves up to 4K at 60 frames per second while the 8K option drops the frames back down as someone who doesn't have an 8K TV like most people having the default for games be 4K 60 is totally fine by me the report also detailed several other upgrades such as 45% faster rendering than the current PlayStation 5 and two to three times more Ray tracing capability with a caveat mentioning four times in some cases it will also support an upscaling or anti-aliasing solution called PlayStation spectral super resolution upscaling or pssr which will help with its support for the previously mentioned 8K resolutions the console CPU will remain as is but now has a high CPU frequency mode which actually boosts it to 3.85 GHz resulting in a 10% increase just like the recently released PS5 slim that we saw late last year this pro model will also have a detachable disc drive I actually reviewed that slim console and we got our hands on it and I'll link to that video now if you're interested Insider gaming continues by mentioning that devkits which are very early versions of the consoles have been shared with first party Studios since September 2023 and with third party Studios since January of this year there are plans for test kits which will be identical to the final product available to their Studio Partners sometime this spring it's reported that the PS 5 Pro is tentatively aiming for a holiday 2024 release but what do you think would you upgrade your Playstation to a new model or are you totally happy as is let me know in the comments and thanks for watchingthe PlayStation 5 is about to get a major upgrade the unannounced console referred to as the PS5 Pro appears to have just had it specs leaked giving us our first look at what this halfstep gaming machine might do here's everything we know and what it means for you leaked yesterday from a report by Insider gaming which confirms that the documentation leaked is from a PlayStation developer portal shared with thirdparty Studios this comes a few weeks after Sony vice president Naomi matsuka mentioned that the PS5 was entering its later stage of its life cycle looking back at the previous generation the PlayStation 4 received its pro model in November of 2016 3 years after the original PS4 launched the PS5 turns four this holiday season so an upgraded console at this time would make sense Sony's updated console codeen named Trinity in these reports will be targeting improved and consistent frames per second at 4K resolution as well as a new performance mode for 8K resolution as a primary focus this would be a very welcomed Improvement considering current consoles often have to limit the player to either 1080p resolutions at 60 frames per second or 4K resolutions for a dropped 30 frames here's hoping that split moves up to 4K at 60 frames per second while the 8K option drops the frames back down as someone who doesn't have an 8K TV like most people having the default for games be 4K 60 is totally fine by me the report also detailed several other upgrades such as 45% faster rendering than the current PlayStation 5 and two to three times more Ray tracing capability with a caveat mentioning four times in some cases it will also support an upscaling or anti-aliasing solution called PlayStation spectral super resolution upscaling or pssr which will help with its support for the previously mentioned 8K resolutions the console CPU will remain as is but now has a high CPU frequency mode which actually boosts it to 3.85 GHz resulting in a 10% increase just like the recently released PS5 slim that we saw late last year this pro model will also have a detachable disc drive I actually reviewed that slim console and we got our hands on it and I'll link to that video now if you're interested Insider gaming continues by mentioning that devkits which are very early versions of the consoles have been shared with first party Studios since September 2023 and with third party Studios since January of this year there are plans for test kits which will be identical to the final product available to their Studio Partners sometime this spring it's reported that the PS 5 Pro is tentatively aiming for a holiday 2024 release but what do you think would you upgrade your Playstation to a new model or are you totally happy as is let me know in the comments and thanks for watching\n"