Sony would release an upgraded PS5 Pro hardware model in November 2024, according to a report from Tom Henderson, who has successfully leaked PlayStation hardware plans in the past. The Insider Gaming scribe – this time writing for Key to Gaming – has thoroughly unveiled the Japanese giant’s Remote Play streaming handheld Project Q ahead of its official unveiling, and had insider information on a variety of other products, including its INZONE line of headphones.
Internally, Platform Support allegedly refers to its supercharged system as Project Trinity, which aligns with other Matrix-inspired codenames it’s used in the past, such as Neo for the PS4 Pro and Morpheus for the original. PSVR. The PS5 Pro has apparently been in active development since 2022, with most studios expected to receive dev kits by November 2023 at the latest. All this before an announced launch in November 2024.
Henderson hints at some specs – including 30 workgroup processors – but admits it lacks “technological prowess” and details have been “hard to pin down”. However, he does mention that the upgraded system will aim for improved frame rates in 4K resolution, optional 8K modes, and accelerated ray tracing. This all seems reasonable and largely in line with what we’d expect from a hardware refresh at this point.
There’s no mention of a target price, but it’s understandably more expensive than the base PS5 console. Obviously, with the lack of true next-gen exclusives this generation, many will question the purpose of an upgraded hardware model, but we wouldn’t say no to a better looking GTA 6, at 60fps in full 4K, with improved raytracing – would we? Microsoft, for its part, said it had no plans for an upgraded Xbox this generation; Sony apparently does.