PlayStation 5 Pro Rumors: What We Know So Far

We reviewed all of the facts currently available to give you a better understanding of what Sony might be preparing in light of the rampant reports around a potential PlayStation 5 Pro.

Insider Gaming, which is well known for providing claims and leaks, has added to its March report that a PS5 Pro is on the way. The update does, however, contain a crucial statement (“could be cancelled at any given time”) to guard against this being proven untrue. But as the PS4 has shown, Sony has experience releasing stop-gap systems in the middle of a generation.

The PlayStation 4 Pro was released as a “stop-gap” and added a faster GPU to the mix for better support of new "performance" modes in some games that improved graphical fidelity. The PS4 Pro enjoyed considerable success over its four years on the market despite being primarily designed to bring 4K gaming to the platform.

According to rumours, Sony is employing a similar approach this time. These new stop-gap consoles would enable Sony and Microsoft to introduce newer hardware for people who can afford it rather than allowing the hardware to deteriorate over a five- to seven-year timeframe.

What about the PS5 Pro? How does Project Trinity work?

No, as of right now, the PS5 Pro isn't real; it's purely conjecture. However, Tom Henderson, the primary news source, has occasionally proven accurate with leaks. If we learn more about the console, it will determine whether or not this turns out to be the case.

The PS5 Pro, which Henderson has referred to as "Project Trinity," has reportedly been in development since the beginning of 2022.

Many of the expectations are predicated on the last console generation, which saw Sony and Microsoft introduce the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X to their lineup of hardware options. Much of the rumour is based on the past behaviour of the hardware manufacturers, similar to forecasts around the PS5 Slim.

When might the PS5 Pro debut?

There have been new reports that indicate the PS5 Pro won't be released this year as previously thought, but rather in late 2024.

These are from the aforementioned Tom Henderson, who correctly foresaw the launch of PlayStation's portable streaming gadget. Henderson predicted the introduction of the PS5 Pro for Key to Gaming in November 2024. Sony, however, seems to be preparing a PS5 Slim in the coming months.

Could the PS5 Pro be more powerful?

It's anticipated that the PS5 Pro will have better graphics capabilities than the PS4, but won't completely eclipse it.

We anticipate Sony won't divide the PlayStation user base based on the console they happen to own as it did with the PS4 Pro. Every game will be available for every console version when it is published.

Power will be a significant focus for the new model, according to Tom Henderson's disclosure of the console's projected release date.

According to Henderson, the PlayStation 5 Pro would focus on accelerated ray tracing, an enhanced and reliable frame rate at 4K resolution, and a new "performance mode" for 8K resolution.

These rumours have support, thanks to a tweet from user Onion00048, who discovered a new patent from Mark Cerny of PlayStation in 2022.

Sony is looking into ways to improve the PS5's ray tracing performance, according to a patent filed by Cerny, the PlayStation 4's architect and the founder of Knack.

It is anticipated that the PS5 Pro will prioritise graphical fidelity, similar to the PS4 Pro because this cannot be accomplished through an update to the PS5 console and requires newer hardware.