PlayStation 5 Pro specs, release date, rumours and features: Everything to know about the PS5 Pro

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(Pocket-lint) — When it release the PS4 Pro back in 2016, Sony arguably let the genie out of the bottle when it came to upgrading a console midway through its life cycle without calling the new product a full new generation step-up.

Now that the PS5 has been out for a little while, then, it's hardly a big leap to assume that it might also get a minor or major upgrade at some point, without Sony feeling the need to announce a full-on PlayStation 6 for a long while. Here are all the rumours and details we know about what might be coming down the line in terms of a PS5 Pro.

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The biggest factor around a potential PS5 Pro for many people will be what price tag Sony attaches to it — since the £450 or $499 PS5 is still so hard to come by, if the PS5 Pro eventually appears at a higher price it might be hard to justify spending more on it.

Taking the PS4's generation of consoles as our example, the PS4 Pro has consistently sat at around £100 or $100 more than the base PS4, even as those prices have been steadily cut, to maintain the angle that it is the higher-powered and more premium option.

However, by the time it launched, the original PS4 had a lower price, so we'd assume Sony might follow the same track and release the PS5 Pro at the exact same price as the PS5, while making the base model cheaper.

When exactly this might happen is a long shot, but we can't see it hitting shelves before late 2023, frankly. Given the huge shortage of materials that it's working with, Sony still can't make enough PS5s to meet demand. Whether it will want to muddy the waters with a new model so quickly is anyone's guess.

When the PS5 was first unveiled its design was an immediate talking point, all white and black