Sony is expected to launch a souped up version of the PlayStation 5 later this year, analysts have suggested.
A new CNBC report notes that there was now “broad concensus in the game industry that Sony is indeed preparing a launch of a PS5 Pro in the second half of 2024,” quoting Tokyo-based games analyst Serkan Toto.
However, the report cautions that Sony is unlikely to see a large uptick in PS5 sales year-on-year as a result of the Pro’s launch, and is also unlikely to cut the cost of the base PS5 model as a result. (Sony, unsurprsingly, has not commented on CNBC’s report.)
“Sony will want to make sure to have a great piece of hardware ready when GTA 6 hits in 2025, a launch that will be a shot in the arm for the entire gaming industry,” Toto commented.
Word of a PS5 Pro launching this year is nothing new – rumours spread last summer which Digital Foundry analysed at the time, based on a report by journalist Tom Henderson who correctly predicted both Sony’s Project Q handheld and updated PS5 “slim” with detachable disc drive. It’s unclear exactly what boost in power the PS5 Pro might receive, however.