PS5 Pro: So the rumors were true! Sony makes its announcement, price and release date to come

The PS5 Pro is almost here. The new, more powerful console is expected to be officially unveiled on September 10. Here's what it should change…

While rumors surrounding the PS5 Pro have been growing for months, Sony has just turned things up a notch by announcing a mysterious event for this Tuesday, September 10 at 5 p.m. Paris time (8 a.m. PDT). Even though the Japanese firm has not given any indication of the content of this presentation, all the signals seem to point towards the long-awaited unveiling of the Playstation 5 called 'Pro'.

The PS5 Pro has indeed been at the center of speculation since last week. As early as Friday, Sony had subtly teased the console's design in an image celebrating 30 years of the PlayStation brand. In the background, we could see a console that strongly resembled recent leaks about the PS5 Pro, including three characteristic black stripes on the front.

The presence of Mark Cerny as the main presenter of Tuesday's event is also a major clue. Cerny is the brains behind the architecture of the PS4, PS4 Pro and PS5. His participation therefore suggests a major technical announcement, probably that of the new console.

A price and a release date to be confirmed

The arrival of this mysterious presentation echoes the many rumors of recent months, evoking a PS5 Pro in development, with games being optimized to take advantage of it. Expected improvements mainly concern a more powerful GPU for high-definition graphics, better ray tracing and boosted frame rates.

According to leaks, the PS5 Pro would rely on an improvement in the PS5's graphics performance, rather than a complete overhaul, to extend the current generation. Its launch would allow Sony to meet the growing demand for ever more beautiful games that take full advantage of 4K and 8K TVs. Without a reader (as for the slim version) and without changing the controllers, it is therefore still far from a PS6 that we could also have expected, four years now after the launch of the famous console.

If Sony confirms the PS5 Pro this Tuesday, September 10, as everything suggests, the console could arrive on the shelves in December for the end-of-year holidays. At what price ? While the PS5 Slim is currently sold for 450 euros in digital version, the 500 euro mark should be crossed if we are to believe the rumors, which even count on 550 euros. A price that would correspond to that of a PS5 with reader. Definitive answer in a few hours now with this PlayStation event which is already shaping up to be a highlight of the gaming back-to-school season.