At Tokyo Game Show 2024 , 100 of M of hoi polloi gathered to get their center and hand on the latest and smashing in interactive entertainment . Digital Trends was there crack out the spicy claim , includingLike a Dragon : Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii , Dynasty warrior : Origins , andThe First Berzerker : Khazan(starring industry deary andclass antic Ben Starr ) .
The largest presence at the event may have been Sony , and it was at its booth that I go hands - on with its new computer hardware , thePlayStation 5 professional , for the first clip . I put the console through its paces and came away intrigue after seeing the stellar image timbre and smooth military action for myself . While it may be pricey , this upgrade may be what finally unlocks the graphical hope of this coevals .
Tower of power
On the edge of the PlayStation John Wilkes Booth is a lit dais surrounded by a velvet rope . Atop it sit a PS5 Pro and the newer , slight PS5 base modeling . There ’s a precaution keeping watch to make certain no one gets any big ideas . I ’m told it ’s OK to approach the console and look , but not touch . What ’s immediately apparent is the Pro is perceptibly taller than the updated standard edition PS5 . Its height baby-sit on its stand ( which is sold separately ) is roughly the same as the original base PS5 , though the want of a disk drive ( also sold separately ) gives it a skinny visibility .
The black grill near the midpoint of the cabinet is more of a lusterlessness pitch blackness , not as glossy as the bright facing on the front of the box . The tail end of the Pro has the same LAN , USB , and great power connections , in the same order of magnitude as the base model . The white shells feature the same PlayStation logo engraving as the relaxation of Sony ’s console batting order , and the system employ the same comptroller as its current propagation comrade .
I sit down at the cubicle for my handwriting - on time , and I ’m somewhat skeptical when I see the Gran Turismo logotype splash across the CRT screen . That ’s not because I think it wo n’t look good , but because it’salreadyone of the well - seem games on Sony ’s console table . What was a Pro theoretical account really going to show me that I have n’t already see in one of the system ’s good - looking and do game ? Still , I wanted to put this console table to the mental testing , so I spring in a race in the ultimate driving machine : a lustrous , white-haired minivan . My goal is simple , crank up up the weather , pose to the midriff of the pack , and see if I can make the PS5 Pro struggle .
As I come across the first turn of the Tokyo Expressway , I have to include I ’m pretty impressed by the detailed reflection off the side of my caravan . Cars and building all around me are bent and warp by the vehicle ’s rounded sides just like one would expect . The pelting that ’s falling is sharp when I switch to the first - someone perspective and watch it run down my windshield . The clouds in the distance wait natural and ominous , permit only a diminished amount of ray traced light to occur through .
As the backwash bear on and I fight my way of life through the camp , the action bear on to a pantry smooth 60 frame per indorsement disregarding of how rash I drive or how much I pan the camera . Gran Turismo 7supports 120 frames per second , and the AI - powered PSSR scaling might be enough for that to work seamlessly , but I did n’t get to see that in action . What I did see was the 60 fps that stayed uniform across three full races at three dissimilar fourth dimension of day , whether it was the minivan , a cherry carmine sport car , or the tremendous black pickup truck
I was n’t granted the chance to playFinal Fantasy VII Rebirthon the PS5 Pro , but I did get to see it in action . While the enhancements toGran Turismo 7looked more subtle and lifelike , Rebirthwas much more dramatic and apparent . antecedently , Rebirthoffered a operation mode for a in high spirits skeleton rate and a Graphics style for visual fidelity . The Pro has a third option : Enhanced Mode .
This promises the estimable of both world , and it really works in activeness . The rich and bright leafage was as crisp as I ’d seen it . The action , as Cloud and company dispatched monster , was smooth and snappy ; I did n’t notice any frame dips . That is not to say there were n’t a few graphical hitch , most observably pop - in that was visible at the edges as Cloud ran across the open grassland . That ’s the case in the base game and the Pro wo n’t fix that . Still , for a game that was already a visual feat , the fact that the PS5 Pro squeezes this much more functioning out of it is passing telling .
It ’s still too former to order if the PS5 Pro will be deserving its $ 700 price tag . That question will mostly come down to how many games tap into the extra H.P. and your economics . But after my metre both see and performing , I can comfortably say that it makes a noticeable difference . Its potential is likely to grow as developers learn how best to take advantage of the powerful hardware . Currently , there are over two dozen confirmed Pro - enhanced titles planned to be ready when thePlayStation 5 Prolaunches on November 7 . We ’ll just have to see how many push the console to its limits out of the gate .
Read our fullPlayStation 5 Pro review .
