It has officially been more than three years since Sony launched the current generation console PlayStation 5. Considering that the previous generation PlayStation 4 console launched an enhanced version of the PlayStation 4 Pro console three years after its launch, many fans It is believed that Sony is likely to adopt the same approach in this generation and launch an enhanced version of the Pro console for the PlayStation 5 to increase the performance potential that the game development team can display on the console.
However, recent public reports suggest that some game developers do not seem to believe that Sony has launched the PlayStation 5 Pro console at this time, because there are not many games at this stage that fully utilize all the features of the basic PlayStation 5 console. efficacy.
According to a recent Podcast from GamesIndustry.biz sister station Dring, although many PlayStation 5 players are currently looking forward to seeing the launch of this new and enhanced version of the console, some game developers have expressed concerns about this during this year’s GDC. When interviewed at the Game Developers Conference event, they said they don’t believe this is currently necessary because many game developers have not yet fully explored the performance potential of the base PlayStation 5 console.
In addition, some game development companies also believe that launching an enhanced version of the new console in the middle of this generation will not bring significant market benefits like the PS4 Pro did at the time. Considering the growth of the game development process of this generation, some developers even The reporter said that this generation has just begun, so Sony does not seem to need to rush to launch the PS5 Pro console at this stage. However, this is indeed a very interesting statement. After all, more and more new games of this generation are difficult to achieve 60fps running efficiency on the PS5 console, even in the “expression mode” that reduces the screen resolution. .
According to current unconfirmed news related to the PlayStation 5 Pro console, this enhanced version of the console will not actually bring about a significant jump in CPU performance, but it may be “upward compatible” with the next generation. The game lineup of the PlayStation 6 console. In addition, this rumored enhanced version of the console is said to also enhance the performance of ray tracing and support the latest resolution improvement technology – PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, which will improve the image quality. to 8K. However, the actual situation of course awaits official follow-up information.
The PlayStation 5 Pro console has not yet been released, but relevant rumors suggest that this new console will be launched at the end of this year. That is to say, if this rumor is correct, players may have the opportunity to see Sony at its game launch conference this summer. The exact news will be officially announced in the season finale.
