The PS5 Pro has been officially revealed, with its announcement lending more credence to one older rumor about Sony working on a new handheld device. The possibility of another portable PlayStation console was originally reported by YouTube channel Moore's Law Is Dead.
The claim itself dates back to February 2024, but hasn't gained much online traction, possibly because Moore's Law Is Dead's track record with industry scoops is shaky, at best. Some fans also found the specifics of the report, including the suggestion that the unannounced PlayStation handheld could even run some PS5 games, hard to believe.
Sony officially pulls the curtain back on the PlayStation 5 Pro, including its release date and eye-watering price tag.
Seven months later, Sony officially announced the PS5 Pro as part of a ten-minute technical presentation hosted by Mark Cerny, the console's lead architect. As noted by TheGamer, the September 10 livestream vindicated a lot of Moore's Law Is Dead's past reports about the console. Among other things, the channel was right about the PS5 Pro having a 2TB SSD and offering up to 45% faster rendering than its predecessor. Ditto for it performing ray tracing calculations two to three times...
