PlayStation 5 Pro Compatibility Will Be Expected for Certification Starting This August

Apr 15, 2024 at 11:09am EDT
PlayStation 5 Pro

The PlayStation 5 Pro has yet to be officially unveiled, but it may release as soon as September 2024, judging from a report shared online today.

As reported by The Verge today, Sony is expecting every PS5 game submitted for certification from August 2024 to be compatible with the PlayStation 5 Pro. As such, the console should be expected to become available from that month, although it is way more likely to launch in the following months, as Sony has been launching new home hardware between September and November for some years. For the rest, The Verge's report includes information we have already heard about regarding the PlayStation 5 Pro specs, such as more powerful GPU, slightly faster CPU, better ray tracing, higher RAM capacity and bandwidth, and more.

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While the enhancements it features are not as massive as some may have expected, the PlayStation 5 Pro couldn't be that more powerful than the base model for multiple reasons, including game development reasons, as it would be difficult for developers to scale up to a more powerful system in the middle of development. According to a veteran game developer, the console was designed to provide developers with easy and economical ways to implement enhancements in their games, such as the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution upscaler, whose implementation will likely be much easier than AMD FSR implementation.

The PlayStation 5 Pro is rumored to release later this year. We will keep you updated on the system as soon as more come in on it, so stay tuned for all the latest news.

About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.

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