Although Sony launched the new PlayStation 5 (PS5 Slim) without warning last year, only the body became slimmer and the performance remained unchanged. Therefore, some players must be waiting for the PS5 Pro. There have been further rumors recently. A well-known whistleblower revealed that the PS5 Pro is already on the way and is expected to be launched this year. Although it is called the Pro version, the price will be cheaper than imagined and will not be much different from the current PS5.
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PS5 Pro will be cheaper than imagined and will be launched this year
Recently, well-known YouTuber ‘Moore’s Law is Dead’ revealed the latest news about PlayStation 5 Pro in a YouTube video.
According to his understanding, some specifications have been determined, such as the CPU is a 4nm Zen 2 8 core, but the clock speed is not yet known. Sony expects to use 16GB of GDDR6 memory (18Gbps), connected through a 256-bit memory interface bandwidth. The entire GPU die will have 60 CUs, but Sony currently plans to disable 56 CUs:
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The most noteworthy thing is the price and release time. Moore’s Law is Dead mentioned that although this is called PS5 Pro, the price will not be that Pro. This is because the manufacturing cost of PS5 Pro is not much higher than that of the 2020 version of PS5, so The model without a CD player may cost as low as US$500, which is approximately NT$15,700. For reference, the recommended price of the new PS5 (PS5 Slim) optical disc version is US$499.
According to the information I have observed, it seems that Sony’s new model only comes with 16GB of memory, not even 20GB. This configuration may be to keep costs down, choosing a memory solution that is cheaper than when PS5 was launched.
He also added: “I don’t see anything special about this console that would make its production cost significantly higher later this year than it would cost to produce a PS5 in 2020. The cost may go up slightly, but by no means There will be a significant increase.”
The release date of PS5 Pro does not seem to come from Sony, but from AMD. AMD insiders expect it to be released during the 2024 holiday. It is not sure whether the holiday mentioned here is Christmas:
last year endForeign ResetEra ForumSome users have revealed that PS5 Pro will be released in September 2024. This time point seems to be different from Moore’s Law is Dead, but some specifications are the same, such as using N4P nodes, Zen2 architecture, and 16GB GDDR6 memory. etc.
In any case, at least these two news are talking about launching this year. The representative said that if you are planning to buy PS5, it is recommended to wait and see if PS5 Pro will be available at the end of the year, so as not to buy it. How long has it been since there was a new model? What’s more, this time it was announced that the price of PS5 Pro would not be much more expensive than the current PS5, and it might be exactly the same.
Moore’s Law is Dead Video:
