--- title: "Sony would launch the PlayStation 5 and its \"Pro\" variant at the same time" description: "Sony would launch the PlayStation 5 and its "Pro" variant at the same time" author: "Hamza Fazal" published: 2019-10-02 updated: 2019-11-16 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/198648/sony-would-launch-the-playstation-5-and-its-pro-variant-at-the-same-time category: "online gaming" tags: ["games"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Sony would launch the PlayStation 5 and its "Pro" variant at the same time A rumor suggests that Sony would seek to diversify its offer of consoles, offering the [PlayStation](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/60542/how-sony-playstation-became-all-time-best-selling-video-gaming-console) 5 base and the Pro model since the initial launch. The PlayStation 5 is a year away and the rumors begin to take shape. After the revelation of the possible [development](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83465/china-s-development-near-indian-border-and-how-it-is-a-threat-to-india) kit , it is now said that Sony will launch two editions of the console: PS5 and PS5 Pro . The information comes from the Japanese journalist Zenji Nishikawa (via Wccfech ), who has a history of successful leaks, the most recent being the announcement of the [Nintendo Switch](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/106050/how-to-play-soccer-on-nintendo-switch) Lite . According to Nishikawa, Sony would offer the base model and the Pro version at the same time , in order to provide the option to those looking for a powerful console from the beginning. The Japanese company would change the strategy of this [generation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40831/what-was-the-lost-generation-anguished-about) , where it launched the PlayStation 4 Pro as an update with better hardware to run the PlayStation VR games . The gap between the base PS4 and the PS4 Pro was three years, while with [Microsoft](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/155648/what-is-various-microsoft-web-development-platforms), the Xbox One X was launched four years after the original Xbox One. Sony would diversify its offer of consoles from the beginning Apex Legends Season Three: Meltdown - [Release Date](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84751/apple-iphone-15-release-date-price-features), Sony would follow the path that Microsoft took to diversify its offer of consoles in the current generation, assigning the most powerful model - Xbox One X - to those looking for the full 4K experience. Sony would make adjustments to the initial hardware of the PlayStation 5, which until now is known to include an 8-core AMD [processor](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94020/what-is-the-difference-between-an-intel-celeron-and-pentium-processor) with 16 [processing](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12859/how-to-processing-textual-inputs-in-the-client-side) threads, a GPU with performance similar to the Radeon RX 5700T and support for RayTracing, and an SSD M. 2 NVMe. The console uses the Zen 2 7nm [architecture](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/155655/what-is-mvc-architecture) found in [Ryzen 3000 series](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97678/is-the-ryzen-3000-series-good-for-gaming) processors. The release date of the PlayStation 5 is not confirmed, it is only known that it will arrive at the end of 2020 , with an announcement that could take place early next year in New York. The console will be one of the great protagonists of the E3 2020 where we can surely confirm this rumor. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/198648/sony-would-launch-the-playstation-5-and-its-pro-variant-at-the-same-time Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.