Looking to preorder the PS5 Pro in the UK? Here’s everything you need to know. PS5 Pro will set you back £699.99 and comes with a 2TB SSD, a DualSense wireless controller, and Astro’s Playroom pre-installed. It’s now available to preorder from Amazon UK, and will be released on November 7, 2024. If you preorder now, Amazon will only charge you on dispatch, so you don’t have to pay a thing until then.
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Release Date: November 7, 2024
So Why Am I Considering Buying One?
In case you weren’t aware, IGN recently went hands-on with the PS5 Pro, and interviewed PlayStation Senior Principal Product Manager Toshi Aoki, and it all sounds pretty impressive. While I’m still yet to convinced by the £700 price tag, I can’t help but be intrigued by the boost in power offered by a home console.
In his PS5 Pro preview, Bo Moore said: “From what I’ve seen, it seems to be capable of achieving similar results to what DLSS has done for PC gaming over the past few years, and I can’t wait to see how developers push the graphical envelope now that the hardware can better keep up with their ambitions.”
“Of course, it’ll be a good while before we see games designed to take advantage of this power from the ground up. But until then, if you choose to invest in its high price, you’ll at least be getting peace of mind that you’re getting the best possible PlayStation experience money can buy.”
With preorders currently available, I will admit some of the shiny Sony marketing is working on me. I’ve not crossed the line yet, but I’m certainly on my way there. Per the PlayStation Blog, the new console features an upgraded GPU, advanced ray tracing, and AI-driven upscaling—all features that will help your PS5 games run smoother and look nicer at high resolutions.
Plus, that 2TB SSD included is something to consider. Throw in a 1TB SSD to your standard PS5 slim to match it, say around ~£100 for a fan favourite Samsung 990 Pro, and your costs are at ~£580. If you don’t have a PS5, and are weighing up the cost benefit to a PS5 Pro, you need to consider whether than extra £130 is worth the new graphical upgrades.
The PlayStation Blog post also states that, “Other enhancements include PS5 Pro Game Boost, which can apply to more than 8,500 backward compatible PS4 games playable on PS5 Pro.” There are already quite a few games that have announced PS5 Pro support, with more on the horizon. Including:
- Alan Wake 2
- Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
- Demon’s Souls
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Gran Turismo 7
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Crew Motorfest
- The First Descendant
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered
- And More!
This is a very exciting step in the PlayStation 5’s console life, and one plenty of fans have been eager to hear about. If you’re hoping to pick up some new games to go alongside your brand new console, why not find some at a discounted price? After all, since you’ll be shelling out so much cash for the console itself, it’s nice to be able to save a little on some new titles to play.
Unlike its predecessors, the PS5 Pro console is also only available as a digital version, but you can purchase the Disc Drive for PS5 separately (see here at Currys for £99.99) if you wish. You’ll also need to buy a £25 vertical stand separately if you want the shiny stand as seen in the relevant imagery.
If you’d like to see what’s going on with other platforms, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered there as well. Right now, you can score some excellent savings on a wide variety of items. At the moment, some of our favorite deals are on Black Myth Wukong for PC, a nice discount on Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree Collector’s Edition at Amazon, and you can grab the Xbox Elite Series 2 Core controller for just £90 at Amazon right now.
Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter.
Original article by Hannah Hoolihan.