A PS5 Pro Will Feel Extra Unnecessary This Time Around

God of War Valhalla It’s time for another set of PS5 Pro rumors and discussion, a console upgrade that Sony is allegedly making while Microsoft’s plans to potentially do the same remain a lot more nebulous, even though they did so last generation with the Xbox Series X. Now, Sony is potentially looking to get players to upgrade their current PS5s four years after their 2020 launch, and the latest rumors put a potential release date at 2024.

Some expect it to be announced at CES shortly, others think it won’t be for much longer , closer to potential release. If that fall 2024 date is accurate at all. The specs indicate that Sony is at least trying to produce 60 fps on almost all games, and it would of course be the most powerful console on the market when it arrives, as they wouldn’t even bother with it, if not.

But this time around, it feels like the PS5 Pro is even more unnecessary than the PS4 Pro was, and it’s going to be an odd release and a tough ask for an upgrade this time around. The new Sony Playstation 4 and Playstation 4 Pro are unveiled at the Playstation Theater on ... [+] September 7, 2016 in New York.

/ AFP / Bryan R. Smith (Photo credit should read BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) We still do not know exactly how many PS4 Pros were sold in relation to the 117 million reported total PS4 sales. Shuhei Yoshida said it sold more than the PS4 Slim, but that’s about all we’ve heard. But it was apparently enough for them to try to replicate the concept again.

There are some significant differences here, however: Horizon Forbidden West I genuinely think that GTA 6 may end up being the most relevant upgrade factor here. It’s destined to be one of the biggest games of all time, barring some serious ball dropping by Rockstar, and it’s easy to imagine many players, myself included, will want the best hardware to run the once in a generation game for the first time.

And if Xbox does not get an upgrade, and the PC version isn’t out for at least a year, that will be the PS5 Pro. Though GTA is not out until some time in 2025, or beyond, if delayed. For now, we are waiting for an official announcement, but it’s real and it’s coming, but Sony may have to justify its existence a bit better this time.

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