More evidence PS5 Pro is imminent, according to Gamescom developer
The PS5 Pro console pre-orders may start in late September, as Sony's timing lines up with its past two major console launches
🎮 PS5 Pro was reportedly an ‘open secret’ at Gamescom 2024
💿 Developers are said to be syncing their games with the PS5 Pro launch
📆 This backs up many rumors that PS5 Pro will be revealed in September
🛍️ PS5 Pro pre-orders could launch next month and ship in November.
Although there was no PS5 Pro announcement at Gamescom 2024, Sony’s mid-cycle refresh for its current PlayStation 5 was reportedly the topic of conversation among developers. They’re readying games for its supposed late September reveal.
The PS5 Pro is being labeled an “open secret” by Canadian tech site Wccftech, which first spotted a revealing Twitch clip featuring journalist Lorenzo Fazio. The full video, hosted by the Italian publication Multiplayer, is more than two hours long, but the 24-second clip simply titled “PS5 Pro” tells us everything about what happened behind closed doors at Gamescom.
We’ve translated the Twitch clip from Italian to English on our Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. Fazio, citing game developer sources “whose name I won’t mention,” suggests at least one game is being delayed to take advantage of the imminent PS5 Pro launch window.
The PS5 Pro is expected to have better graphics and smoother performance than the PS5, making new games – and the existing best PS5 games – look even better than they do now. It’s shaping up to have the same impact as the PS4 to PS4 Pro upgrade from eight years ago.
This backs up PS5 Pro pre-order rumors
The fact that PS5 Pro was an “open secret” means we could indeed see PS5 Pro pre-orders launch at the end of September. That’s one week after the iPhone 16 release date, so the tech news cycle will be ready to shift to something even newer.
The Shortcut has confirmed that Sony will attend the Tokyo Game Show 2024 in Japan with the expectation that it’ll reveal its new PS5 console with beefier specs. So far, Sony’s official schedule only lists Astro Bot, Monster Hunter Wilds, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. There’s room for Sony’s own version of a “One more thing” announcement before TGS 2024 kicks off.
If you’re looking to take PlayStation games on the go, you’ll have to wait another year for Sony’s rumored PSP 2 handheld. If that launches like rumors suggest, it’ll go head-to-head with the Nintendo Switch 2, which is also said to be coming in 2025.