The case for the PS5 Pro is a curious one. The PS4 Pro had a clear and concise pitch: Bringing 4K gaming to the PlayStation ecosystem. But the reason to fork out $699 / £699 / AU$1,199 for a PS5 Pro isn’t quite so obvious. Especially because even almost four years into this current console generation, it still feels like the base PS5 has untapped potential.
After spending some time putting the best PS5 games through their paces on the PS5 Pro it’s immediately clear this new console is a gaming beast. You almost certainly won’t get better visual quality or performance on any rival system including the Xbox Series X (the Xbox Series S or Nintendo Switch don’t even enter the conversation). However, the PS5 Pro is not a generational leap. Don’t mistake this new machine for the practically inevitable PS6.
