Two years have passed since the PlayStation 5 hit the market, and despite that, there are still many of us scrambling to get the device, and some of them may have started to back off or slow down and think after the talk about the PS5 Pro started to increase, especially recently.

At this point, many are starting to wonder, should I buy the regular PlayStation 5 or wait for the Pro version to come out? And when it does come out, is it worth delaying buying the current version, even if the wait extends for a few years?

Here in this report, we'll put you in the picture by sharing the information we've gathered so far with our expectations about the mid-life device's release date and features.

What can the PS5 Pro offer us?

The current new generation has given us a huge leap in terms of graphics and performance, which is distributed across several aspects, such as the display resolution reaching 4K with performance ranging from 30 to 60 and being able to reach 120 frames/s. And raising the level of character designs and the game environment, in addition to a significant improvement in the level of visual effects that have gained prominence and give greater emotion to the game's atmosphere.

There are some friction points that Sony can work on between the current generation and the next generation, and those points are represented in the points we talked about above. For example, the PlayStation 6 is expected to offer 8K resolution with a base performance of 60 frames/s. And if the PS5 Pro's capabilities are somewhere in between, we can now imagine how games will run on it.

A mid-generation device can offer a fully native 4K resolution, for example, and that's what we miss so much in next-gen games, since they have complementary technologies to raise the resolution to that level. In addition, performance is always a victim of precision and vice versa, where the user can choose between fixed high resolution with lower or dynamic performance, or dynamic variable resolution, keeping the performance constant at 60 frames/s.

The PS5 Pro can simultaneously combine full native 4K resolution with a constant 60fps. This is something that could be done if the power of the current device were to increase a bit. In addition, the performance of some games could be improved to 120fps with a dynamic 4K resolution, for example. That would be really amazing.

Furthermore, what the PlayStation 5 is trying to achieve in the current version, but with difficulty and in some small titles that do not offer high graphic quality, which is 8K resolution, since the PS5 Pro achieves it with large AAA games with stable performance even at 30 frames / s.

What might the specifications of the mid-generation device look like?

There is a great opportunity for the PS5 Pro to present a good mid-generation turnaround on a technical level, since Sony could expand the internal SSD-type storage unit to 2 terabytes, for example, instead of the 825 GB available in the current version. . Especially since the prices of SSD storage units are now cheaper since the beginning of the generation or earlier.

Sony can also increase the power of the graphics processing unit, where it is possible to count on the new generation of graphics cards based on the RDNA 3 architecture, and increase the capacity of the graphics card to double, to reach 20 teraflops, for example.

Now we come to the Zen 2 CPU, where the current generation version still has plenty of processing power. But Sony could move on to the next generation Zen 3 or even Zen 3+. It will be really amazing, as developers will have ample opportunities to showcase the power of their games.

Sony is rumored to be contracting with AMD for 6nm chips. If these rumors are true, the new device will perform better in terms of power consumption and heat preservation, which could contribute to making the device's design smaller than the current version.

The random memory that Sony can keep as it is in the current version, 16 GB of DDR6 type, which is enough to handle high-end graphics and performance.

In addition, Sony can do away with the disc drive, which will help reduce production costs and also reduce the size of the device. Many people in these times have become dependent on the online store to purchase games and other content, and this step will also help increase the demand for digital content available through the PlayStation Store, which will certainly be in Sony's interest.

Sony may also release a version with the new DualSense Edge pro controller, which will be a good addition to encourage users to buy the device.

After all these improvements and upgrades that Sony can provide in the mid-gen device, the most important question that we really need a clear answer to is…

Do you really need to wait for the PS5 Pro?

The PS5 Pro won't be released for another 4 years after the current generation's launch, which means we'll be waiting another two years to get it, perhaps in 2024. Of course, that's assuming Sony has already announced a plan to launch this device, unless it's officially confirmed at the time of writing.

This makes the opinion lean towards buying the current PlayStation 5, unless you prefer to wait and sacrifice many of the great titles that have been released exclusively on the device in the last two years and also in the previous period, or even the titles shared with the previous generation, whose performance and strength were better than the new generation. .

Also, do not forget that the price of the PS5 Pro will definitely be higher than the price of the current version, and the difference cannot be less than 100-150 dollars, so are you ready to pay 600 dollars, for example, to buy the device at that time?

The PlayStation 5 is still capable of offering more and more!

The PlayStation 5, in its current version, is still capable of offering a lot, and developers have not yet fully exploited its capabilities, especially with the commitment to release their titles on the last generation to obtain the best possible profit rate. In other words, developers have not yet been exclusive to the next generation devices to fully exploit their real capabilities and may need some time to do so.

So there's still more that the current version of the next-gen devices can offer over the next two or three years, and perhaps until the end of the generation as well. The PlayStation 4, the base version, still impresses us with its ability to play games today, despite the passage of more than 9 years since its launch.

In the end, it’s up to you, so if you can wait a few years and give up trying out a lot of big games on their day one release and can afford to pay an additional amount, then waiting is the best time for you in this current situation. If your point of view is different, then don’t hesitate to get the device as soon as possible.