Sony is stepping on the gas pedal with the PS5 Pro to take advantage of GTA 6.

Signs that Sony is cooking PS5 Pro They are becoming more and more visible. Recently, information leaks about the supposed new version of the Japanese console have become more frequent. And so, an industry analyst said: CNBC that the manufacturer’s intention is launch it this yearin order to get on the train of the long-awaited premiere GTA 6.

Serkan Toto from Kantan Games told the aforementioned media that the PS5 Pro will hit the market in the second half of 2024. The fact is not something completely new, as there have already been rumors about it. What’s interesting, however, is that Sony is apparently working as hard as it can to ensure that Rockstar Games’ next title will help boost the company’s sales.

“There appears to be broad consensus in the gaming industry that Sony is preparing to release the PS5 Pro in the second half of 2024. And Sony will want to make sure of this. have great hardware ready when it arrives in 2025. GTA 6a launch that will be a positive reinforcement for the entire sector,” Toto said.

What Toto commented makes sense, although the reality is also that Sony has a very diverse catalog of top-tier games, many of them exclusive, that could benefit from the PS5 Pro’s improvements. emphasis on the fact that the console will be able to take advantage of the furor for GTA 6? Because the Japanese know better than anyone that a game of this level can help you. revive commercial interest in PlayStation 5after the blow dealt by its most recent financial results presentation.

Sony wants to take advantage of the ‘GTA 6’ hype to launch PS5 Pro

Sony announced last week that it would lower its PS5 sales target for the current fiscal year to 21 million units. Previously it was expected to sell 25 million. This data, along with other key statistics, had a very negative impact on the company’s stock price. So much so that the company lost $10 billion in less than a week.

According to the latest leaks, the PS5 Pro will be equipped with an octa-core AMD (Zen 2) processor developed on the 4nm process. The clock speed has not yet been confirmed, although it is expected to be around 4.4 GHz. The GPU will be based on RDNA 3 technology and will include 60 compute units, although 56 will remain active in the final product.

In terms of RAM, Sony would like to keep it at 16GB (GDDR6) on a 256-bit memory bus. Although the big new feature of the PS5 Pro will be the presence of a neural processor. The said NPU will be responsible for implementing the new DLSS-style scaling technology.

Sony’s intention will be to offer a console that can run any game. in 4K and at 60 frames per second “locked”. Added to this is that the PS5 Pro will offer double the performance ray tracing hardware acceleration compared to the standard model.

As for the price, it is speculated that the PS5 Pro may come in two versions: with and without a Blu-ray reader. The first one may cost from 550 to 600 dollarsand the second one will be in US$499. But that is not all. Recent discounts of up to 75 euros applied to the PS5 Slim in Europe further raise expectations for a hypothetical launch this year.