PlayStation 5

Features including GPU upgrade, advanced ray tracing, and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution take players to new heights.

UPDATE: On September 26, 2024, pre-orders will be available directly from PlayStation at direct.playstation.com and at participating retailers in territories where direct.playstation.com isn’t available. On October 10, 2024, pre-orders will be available at all other participating retailers.

Over the last four years since the launch of PS5, we’ve worked hard to continuously evolve the console experience and deliver the great games our players expect from us. Today, I’m incredibly proud to announce the next step in that evolution and welcome PlayStation 5 Pro to the PlayStation family – our most advanced and innovative console hardware to date.

             After years of rumour, speculation and hype, Sony has confirmed it is launching a more powerful - and much more expensive - version of its hugely popular PlayStation 5 console.

The PS5 Pro will be able to show more advanced graphics and display the most demanding games at higher, more consistent frame rates.

But that added power will come at a cost: the PS5 Pro will be the most expensive console from Sony to date.

It will cost £699.99 when it launches on 7 November this year - hundreds of pounds more than the PS5.

"The price point of the PS5 Pro will inevitably cause a lot of commentary," analyst Piers Harding-Rolls from research firm Ampere said.

He said the firm appeared to be betting that the console's improved performance would encourage