One of the most anticipated days of 2024 is nearly upon us: the release of the PS5 Pro. Sony's upgraded PlayStation 5 console launches Nov. 7, and if you can actually get your hands on it, it's meant to be the best way to play Sony's expansive library of games—at least, the ones that are enhanced for the Pro.
While Sony has been tight-lipped on the actual specs for its newest console, spec sheets obtained from PS5 Pro unboxings show the console is running an AMD Ryzen Zen 2 8-core, 16-thread CPU, and a 16.7 TFLOPS AMD Radeon RDNA-based GPU. That tech is what enables the PS5 Pro to enhance compatible games in three key ways: That new GPU can render graphics 45% faster than on the original PS5; ray tracing (a technique that produces realistic lighting effects) is possibly double or triple the speeds of the PS5; and, perhaps most importantly, PS5 Pro uses AI upscaling to boost the resolution and detail, using what Sony calls "PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution" (or PSSR).
Sony's goal with the PS5 Pro is to meld the PS5's two standard game modes into one. Currently, many titles let you choose between Performance or Fidelity: The former lowers the quality of the graphics so you can hit a faster frame rate (which produces a smoother feel at the minor expense of the visuals), while the latter boosts the graphics while reducing the frame rate, reversing the pros and cons. The games that will take the most advantage of the extra processing power, however, will need to be "enhanced." Otherwise, you're really just simulating a PS5 experience on your PS5 Pro.
While Sony had previously announced a handful of titles that would enhanced for PS5 Pro, the company shared a much longer list on Monday: More than 50 games—55, to be exact—are going to be enhanced for PS5 Pro at launch, and Sony says more games are on the way. If you pick up a PS5 Pro, you can expect the following games to look better than ever:
Alan Wake 2
Albatroz
Apex Legends
Arma Reforger
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Baldur’s Gate 3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
EA Sports College Football 25
Dead Island 2
Demon’s Souls
Diablo IV
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Dying Light 2 Reloaded Edition
EA Sports FC 25
Enlisted
F1 24
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Fortnite
God of War Ragnarök
Hogwarts Legacy
Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
Kayak VR: Mirage
Lies of P
Madden NFL 25
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Naraka: Bladepoint
NBA2K 25
No Man’s Sky
Palworld
Paladin’s Passage
Planet Coaster 2
Professional Spirits Baseball 2024-2025
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil Village
Rise of the Ronin
Rogue Flight
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
Star Wars: Outlaws
Stellar Blade
Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown
The Callisto Protocol
The Crew Motorfest
The Finals
The First Descendant
The Last of Us Part I
The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Until Dawn
War Thunder
Warframe
World of Warships: Legends
Of course, we won't know exactly how much better many of these games will run until we see hands-on tests. The games identified in Sony's reveal video certainly had some visual perks, but also some cases where you really had to squint to notice the difference. In all likelihood, the PS5 Pro will make playing some of these demanding games better since both resolution and frame rate will be boosted, but my guess is that it won't make those games so much better to justify most of us upgrading from a PS5—especially considering the PS5 Pro is $699.
If you haven't jumped into this generation of PlayStation at all yet, you might be better off trying to find a refurbished PS5 Slim, which you can get for literally half the price of the Pro. That's probably what I'd do if I didn't already have a base PS5, but since I do, I'm simply saving my money and playing the console I already have.
