What is the point of the PS5 Pro?

Audiences have moved on from iterative graphical improvements in games, writes Shaun Prescott.

OPINION | END USER The home console isn’t dead. The PS5 has sold over 61 million units worldwide since 2020. The Nintendo Switch has sold over 141 million units since 2017. The Xbox has, well, endured. Into the mix is a burgeoning category of PC handhelds led by the Steam Deck, which isn’t technically available in Australia but will reportedly hit our shores later this year. The appeal of the console is pretty obvious: You turn them on and they work. There’s no fiddling. Perhaps more crucially, they’re relatively inexpensive compared to a gaming PC. In 2020, it made more sense to buy a PS5 than a PC with roughly equivalent specs. Fast forward to 2024, does it make sense to buy Sony’s PS5 Pro for the unprecedentedly high price…

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