Leaker claims PS5 Pro might be cheaper thank you think

YouTuber Moore’s Law is Dead claims that the PS5 Pro will be released this year, and that it might retail at around $500, with a catch.

YouTuber Moore’s Law is Dead makes a lot of claims regarding upcoming hardware, with a track record of having solid connections. In the latest episode of his podcast, Broken Silicon, the content creator claims that the PS5 Pro will be released in 2024, with multiple developers allegedly having been briefed on the heavily rumored console.

As ever with any leaks like these, take it with a heap of salt, as leaks can be inaccurate, especially when it comes to prerelease hardware.

He further goes on to speculate that the PS5 Pro might have some crucial upgrades like 16GB of GDDR6 memory, in addition to 56 compute units. This would make the PS5 Pro around as powerful as an AMD RX 7800 XT in terms of performance, running on a 4nm wafer, which could help the system be more performant.

Given the upgrades to the system here, the PS5 Pro might be a mighty mid-gen refresh that allows for higher performance in 4K scenarios.

It might not cost that much more to manufacture

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The YouTuber speculates that given the upgrade, several key components may remain the same, with all upgrades being fairly moderate. “I’m not seeing anything in this console that really makes the price to make it late this year, more than the price to make a PS5 back in 2020. Not drastically more, maybe a little more, but not drastically more.”

He continues to speculate that since Sony is selling a PS5 with a separate disc drive, then Sony may also sell a disc drive for the system separately. Moore’s Law is Dead further posits that the PS5 Pro might be around $500-600 when it comes to market.

Bear in mind that this is all speculation based on specifications leaks, so it’s not a straight leak in itself.