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Sony will launch its upgraded PlayStation 5 Professional console on November 7, 2024.
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Sony introduced the PlayStation 5 Professional on Tuesday, an upgraded model of its gaming console that might be launched on November 7 for $700.
The arrival of Sony’s revamped PS5 console comes amid a worldwide decline in console gross sales. In August, Sony reported that it offered 2.4 million items of its PlayStation 5 console within the fiscal first quarter — down from 3.3 million in the identical interval a 12 months in the past.
The PS5 Professional will characteristic an upgraded graphics card with 67% extra compute items than the present normal PS5 mannequin, Sony stated, enabling as much as 45% sooner gameplay rendering. Sony additionally touted new synthetic intelligence capabilities that upscale graphics with sharper picture readability and extra detailed visuals.
The PS5 Professional options “superior” ray tracing, a pc graphics method that simulates how mild bounces off reflective surfaces.
Sony stated the PS5 Professional can have a 2-terabyte solid-state drive, bigger than the custom-made 825GB solid-state drive within the PS5. It’ll include Sony’s DualSense wi-fi controller and assist for Wi-Fi 7. An Extremely HD Blu-ray Disc Drive might be offered individually.
Sony stated a number of video games will obtain the “PS5 Professional Enhanced” designation with options that may work on the brand new console. Examples embody “Alan Wake 2,” “Murderer’s Creed: Shadows,” “Demon’s Souls,” “Dragon’s Dogma 2,” “Ultimate Fantasy 7 Rebirth,” “Gran Turismo 7,” “Hogwarts Legacy,” “Horizon Forbidden West,” “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2,” “Ratchet & Clank: Rift Aside,” and “The Final of Us Half II Remastered.”
