The PlayStation 5 is getting a big upgrade this holiday, if rumors are to be believed. Sony is reportedly planning to announce a Pro version of its PS5 console, promising significant boosts in visual graphics and gameplay.
One of the key changes reportedly coming with Sony’s PS5 Pro is a technology called upscaling, which uses artificial intelligence to create images with more detail and lighting effects, without as much need for raw performance.
Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The PS5 Pro’s upcoming release isn’t the sales slam dunk it sounds like, though. Consoles are designed to last nearly a decade on the market, give or take, and the PS5 only came out in 2020. These upgraded Pro and similar step-up versions of consoles, which Sony and other console-makers have begun releasing roughly in the middle of that decade, are designed to offer a super-muscle-car version of the standard model.
The new console will have to do a lot more this time to convince people to hand over their money. Industry watchers believe Sony is hoping the more-than-decade-long buildup to Rockstar’s release of Grand Theft Auto 6 in 2025 will be enough to push people over the edge.
“The look and feel of GTA 6 is undoubtedly a tremendous amount of effort from all involved,” IGN wrote after the game’s first trailer was released in December.
