today, Sony officially launches PS5 ProIt’s a mid-cycle refresh for the 2020 PS5 console, with some new features and a $700 price tag. In a nine-minute tech demo, system architect Mark Cerny takes us through all the new features, from advanced ray tracing to upgraded GPUs and the upcoming console’s ability to achieve higher frame rates at high resolutions. ability. Some gamers are ecstatic that the PS5 Pro (which costs more than any other console) can produce beautiful graphics at the much-sought-after 60 fps, but I don’t care.
I just want my console or PC to be able to run my favorite video games without overheating, exploding or crashing – I don’t care if there’s a leaf in the background spider man 2 The clarity is much better on the PS5 Pro, and frankly, I didn’t see a huge difference during the demo. I can’t justify spending more money on a video game console than during a quarterly Botox treatment, especially when the supposed improvements are nearly impossible to discern to the naked eye.
At one point in the demo, Cerny compared the visuals of various games running in PS5 Performance Mode, which prioritizes frame rate over graphics, and on PS5 Pro. “What we see here is a difference in detail,” Cerny said, as a video shows Ellie from The Last of Us Part 2 Take aim. I found myself leaning too close to the monitor and my eyes were a little unsteady. Are there any differences in details? You can read a sign nailed to a tower 50 yards away. Will this fundamentally change your gaming experience? Could reading the warnings on the watchtowers help me become more aware of the dangers that fuel cycles of violence? I don’t think so.
“My favorite is the parade scene Ratchet and Clank“,” said Cerny, showing off another side-by-side comparison of the PS5 in Performance mode versus the PS5 Pro. “Details in the distance are much clearer. The camera zooms in on a group of aliens in the stands in the background of the scene, and while they’re certainly sharper and sharper on the PS5 Pro, I ask again: does it matter? If I were in the middle of a game at this moment, I’d Would you stop to consider the loyalty of a wide-eyed alien waving from the stands?
There are some gamers out there who are sick of frame rates and fidelity (one of them is my cityhis name is Zack Zwiezen), I think I understand why the PS5 Pro is their shit. I did A soft “ooh” to a bright yellow car, reflected in the paint of a black car driving next to it GT Racing 7 during the presentation. For a game where framerate is critical, where stuttering or input lag can break immersion or even cause you to die or fail, I can think of reasons why you’d be happy to see a game running at 60 fps with gorgeous graphics.
But with a price tag of $700 (and no disc drive, you’ll have to pay an extra $80) and only minor differences in graphics and frame rates, I just can’t bring myself to get excited about the PS5 Pro.