Sony appears to have inadvertently confirmed the name of PlayStation 5’s mid-gen refresh ahead of its official reveal.
The company announced today that willdeliver a PS5 “technical presentation” on Tuesday, hosted by lead system architectMark Cerny.
Various players, including Wario64 on X, subsequently spotted anunlisted videoon the platform holder’s YouTube channel titled ‘PS5 Pro’. Viewable above, it has since been retitled ‘PlayStation 5Technical Presentation – September 10’.
an unlisted YouTube video confirms it’s PS5 Pro (duh)https://t.co/TkuEPocXcWhttps://t.co/aCh54rS5xPpic.twitter.com/E8R50AZf1N
— Wario64 (@Wario64)June 17, 2025
Announcing the presentation,Sonysaid it will “focus on PS5 and innovations in gaming technology”.
Starting on September 10 at 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm BST, the stream will be broadcast in English on thePlayStationYouTube channel and run for nine minutes.
According to a leak which may nowhave been confirmed by Sony, PS5 Pro’s design will be similar to the PS5 Slim. The main difference is expected to be the addition of three black stripes across the middle of the system, differentiating it from the most recent console model.
Sony seeminglyraised the price of PS5’s DualSense controllerover the weekend. Multiple US retailers increased the price of the peripheral on Sunday, from $70 to $75, including Best Buy, Target, and PlayStation’s own Direct store.
