According to current reports, Sony Interactive Entertainment is currently actively combating leaks about the PS5 Pro. For example, the video for “Moore's Law Is Dead” that caused a lot of conversation a few weeks ago.
Even if an official announcement or unveiling is still a long time coming, it is now certain that we can actually look forward to a Pro model of the PS5 later this year.
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A few weeks ago, the YouTube channel “Moore's Law Is Dead” caused a lot of conversation various specifications the PS5 Pro came into circulation. Citing internal Sony documents that were leaked to him, “Moore's Law Is Dead” reported a significant increase in performance in the area of ray tracing as well as a 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory and the upscaling technology called PSSR.
Well-connected industry insider Tom Henderson spoke up a short time later confirmed the information provided in the video. After Sony has kept a low profile in recent weeks, the company is currently taking initial action against leaks about the PS5 Pro, according to current reports.
Sony blocked the video
In the meantime, Sony's legal department decided to block the video that sparked the latest leaks and speculation about the PS5 Pro. If you try to view the video in question, you will only be told that it is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the information and technical details about the PS5 Pro that “Moore's Law Is Dead” circulated are incorrect. Quite the opposite: In the last few weeks, other sources confirmed the existence of the technically upgraded console and spoke of similar specifications.
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Tom Warren of The Verge recently pointed out, for example, that the “more powerful architecture” in the area of ray tracing could lead to a performance increase of up to 300 percent compared to the normal PS5.
Developer speaks of improvements that are easy to implement
In an edition of the “Broken Silicon” podcast “Moore's Law is Dead”, a developer who has worked on series such as “The Elder Scrolls” in the past spoke about the technical possibilities of the PS5 Pro at the beginning of April.
As he explained, Sony designed the PS5 Pro's hardware to allow developers to implement technical improvements in a cost-effective way.
The concept of the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) upscaling technology moves in a similar direction. This was specifically tailored to the hardware of the PS5 Pro and can therefore be revised again and again or optimized with appropriate updates.
According to unconfirmed reports, the PS5 Pro will be released in the second half of 2024.
Source: Wccftech
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