PS5 Pro Review: 5 Reasons To Go Pro & 5 Reasons To Stick With The OG
It’s time for the mid-gen update again, and just like the PS4 Pro, the PS5 Pro is here to provide an upgrade and a more powerful alternative to the original PS5, which is now a four-year-old console as of 2024.
However, it shocked everyone with its ridiculous price and underwhelming showcase when it was officially announced in September 2024. Courtesy of PlayStation Asia, we received the opportunity to try out the PS5 Pro for several days ahead of its worldwide launch on 7 November 2024.
Here’s what we think of this beast of a machine, as well as both the PROS (pun intended) and CONS of the latest console from Sony Interactive Entertainment:
5 Reasons To Get PS5 Pro
1. Games Look And Run Better (Performance Pro Or Fidelity Pro)
Specs-wise, the PS5 Pro is better than the original PS5 (or PS5 Slim) in three major ways:
- Larger and more powerful GPU: A GPU that has 67% more Compute Units than the current PS5 console and 28% faster memory. Overall, this enables up to 45% faster rendering for gameplay.
- Advanced Ray-Tracing: Provides more dynamic reflection and refraction of light. This allows the rays to be cast at double, and at times triple, the speeds of the current PS5 console.
- PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution: An AI-driven upscaling that uses machine learning-based technology to provide super sharp image clarity by adding an extraordinary amount of detail.
Essentially, beyond all the unintelligible techno-babble and buzzwords, it just means that the PS5 Pro is more powerful than the original PS5, and thus capable of delivering better overall performances when you play your games.
For instance, when I played graphics-intensive games such as Alan Wake 2 or Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on my PS5 Pro, I could finally turn on ray-tracing and/or 4K without sacrificing these graphical flourishes for better performance. Many of the PS5 Pro-enhanced games come with two new graphic modes; Performance Pro or Fidelity Pro. They’re essentially upgraded versions of the normal Performance Mode or Fidelity Mode that you see in your PS5 games.
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