“PS5 Pro” Said to Be Official Name of Console
The data comes from dependable leaker billbil-kun, who has a historical past of offering correct details about unannounced video games and console {hardware}. In a Dealabs report printed Thursday, he shared data on the seemingly official identify of the upcoming console, its design particulars and launch timeline.
According to billbil-kun, Sony’s upgraded PS5 will probably be known as the “PS5 Pro” — no surprises there. The PlayStation mum or dad adopted an identical naming conference for the previous-generation console when it launched the PS4 Pro in September 2016, three years after the launch of the PS4.
PS5 Pro Design Details
The leaker additionally shared a sketch of the purported PS5 Pro, reportedly based mostly on a visible of the entrance of the ultimate packaging field of the brand new console. The report claimed the visible couldn’t be shared for copyright causes, however the illustration confirmed a console design much like the PS5 Slim revealed final 12 months. The faceplates of the PS5 Pro appear to characteristic three horizontal black stripes and the entrance of the console comes with two USB Type-C ports and the ability button — similar because the PS5. The upcoming console reportedly retains the trademark white colourway of the PlayStation 5. It additionally seems thicker than the PS5 slim.
Curiously, nevertheless, the PS5 Pro sketch is lacking a disc drive and it is potential the illustration was based mostly on the digital model of the console. The leaker couldn’t verify the existence of a disc drive model of the PS5 Pro, however stated that it could possibly be potential to connect an exterior disc drive to the console, identical to the PS5 Slim. The report claimed that releasing the PS5 Pro with out a disc drive could possibly be a “industrial selection” for Sony to promote the brand new console at a aggressive worth. The report additionally stated that the PS5 Pro would ship with the identical DualSense controller that comes within the field with the PS5.
PS5 Pro illustration reportedly based mostly on a visible of the packaging field of the console
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PS5 Pro Launch Timeline
Finally, the leaker shed some gentle on Sony’s plans for the announcement of the console. Earlier this week, rumours of Sony gearing as much as host a State of Play presentation by the tip of September surfaced, with Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb suggesting the corporate may reveal the PS5 Pro on the showcase. According to billbil-kun, the PlayStation 5 Pro will probably be introduced “very quickly” — as quickly as the primary half of September 2024.
While particulars in regards to the PS5 Pro have trickled in over the previous 12 months, Sony has not but confirmed the existence of the console. PS5 gross sales have been slowing down and an upgraded refresh will seemingly present a lift to the console within the latter half of its life cycle. In its current earnings report for March-June quarter, Sony bought 2.4 million PS5 models, effectively under the three million-mark that analysts had anticipated.
