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Sony's $700 PS5 Pro is for superfans – it won’t really grow PlayStation’s playerbase

Rhys Elliott

10 Sep 2024

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Xbox

console gaming

Sony just announced its worst-kept secret, the PS5 Pro. It's launching for $700 in November 2024, four years after the debut of the original PS5. Compared to the original, PS5 Pro will offer better visuals and performance: Larger GPU with more speed : Sony says the PS5 Pro’s GPU will render 45% faster than the current model, with substantial improvements to ray tracing (three times better in some cases), a favourite of graphics aficionados CPU improvements : An “enhanced mode” will allow for more CPU power.

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Nintendo’s Results Beat Expectations

Karol Severin

27 Jul 2017

game consoles

Games

Games console

Nintendo is going from strength to strength. According to its quarterlyearnings results released yesterday, the company earned ¥154.1 billion, surpassing analysts’ median forecast of ¥136.5 billion.

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The Differentiation Of Nintendo Switch Is A Double-Edged Sword

Karol Severin

1 Jun 2017

comptitive gaming landscape

game consoles

gamer behavior

Nintendo is attempting to nearly double its Switch supply, in light of better than expected sales. However, as the Wall Street Journal points out – the request to nearly double production may be met with difficulties, as the supply possibilities of certain components are limited.

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