Sony will be broadcasting a PlayStation 5 Technical Presentation later today, which will very likely feature the introduction of the PlayStation 5 Pro.
Announcing the presentation on Monday,Sonysaid it the show will “focus on PS5 and innovations in gaming technology”.
The presentation will be hosted byPlayStation‘s lead architect Marc Cerny, and can be viewed in the embedded video above.
The PlayStation 5 technical presentation will run for nine minutes.
What do we know about the PS5 Pro?
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.
Following the announcement of the presentation, various players subsequently spotted anunlisted videoon the platform holder’s YouTube channel titled ‘PS5 Pro’.It has since been retitled ‘PlayStation 5 Technical Presentation – September 10’.
PS5 Pro – When will pre-orders go live?
It’s currently unknown when the pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 console will go live, but, if Sony follows a similar pattern to when it announced thePlayStation 4 Pro, it’s likely that the console will be made available for pre-order shortly after the presentation. No price is currently known for the PS5 Pro.
PS5 Pro Technical Presentation – Will Sony show off new games?
It’s unlikely that Sony debuts new video games during this presentation, though it may show how the PS5 Pro can run existing games.
It’s expected that later this month there will be aState of Play broadcast, according to some journalists.This is a more likely venue for new games to be introduced.
Sony’s biggest game of the year,Astro Bot, was released last week. Sony’s next significant release isLego Horizon Adventures, it’s possible that the release date for this game is shown off alongside the PlayStation 5 Pro.A release date briefly appeared on the PlayStation Store before being removed.
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.
