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<p>PARIS, France (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) -- Sony said Tuesday it would launch an upgraded version of its flagship games console with better graphics and AI capabilities on November 7, calling it PlayStation 5 Pro.</p><p>The Japanese firm&#x27;s gaming division has endured tough times this year, with PlayStation 5 missing its sales targets and PlayStation announcing 900 job cuts in February.</p><p>The gaming industry is struggling with a wider downturn as the investment that poured into the sector during Covid has largely dried up.</p><p>In a <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X24BzyzQQ-8">short video announcement</a>, PlayStation&#x27;s lead architect Mark Cerny showed off the capabilities of the new console, which will retail for $700 and 800 euros, roughly 250 euros more than the current PlayStation 5.</p><p>He trumpeted hardware improvements that allowed games to run much faster, with better rendering of light and an AI system that provided sharper images.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6HaRMiTfvks?&amp;ab_channel=PlayStation&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>&quot;Simply put it&#x27;s the most powerful console we&#x27;ve ever built and a worthy edition to the PS5 family,&quot; he said.</div><p>Analyst Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners pointed out that Sony had already tried to boost sales of its previous console by releasing a pro version in 2016.</p><p>But the PlayStation 4 Pro had limited impact, Ahmad wrote on X, because it was &quot;a premium product tailored for a niche audience&quot;.</p><p>&quot;What will really drive PS5 sales is a lower price on the base models (and games like GTA6),&quot; he wrote, referring to the forthcoming &quot;Grand Theft Auto&quot; sequel.</p><div><strong>- &#x27;Unleash possibilities&#x27; -</strong></div><p>Sony announced in an accompanying statement that PlayStation 5 games would be playable on the new console.</p><p>The statement also listed titles that would be available in enhanced versions, including &quot;Assassin&#x27;s Creed: Shadows&quot;, &quot;Hogwarts Legacy&quot; and &quot;Marvel&#x27;s Spider-Man 2&quot;.</p><p>&quot;We are proud of the impact that PS5 has made on the gaming industry,&quot; said Hideaki Nishino, CEO of Platform Business Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment.</p><p>He said the console had given game creators an opportunity to &quot;realize their vision and reach millions of players around the world&quot;, adding that the creators would now be able to &quot;unleash the possibilities&quot; of even more advanced hardware.</p><p>Alongside its longer-term troubles, PlayStation has endured a topsy-turvy few weeks.</p><p>The Japanese publisher pulled space-based shooter game &quot;Concord&quot; just two weeks after its release earlier this month after disastrous sales figures.</p><p>The game had reportedly taken eight years to develop.</p><p>On the same day, &quot;Astro Bot&quot;, a game exclusive to its console developed by a subsidiary in Japan, received a rave reception by reviewers.</p><p>The review aggregation site Metacritic posted a score of 94 out of 100 for &quot;Astro Bot&quot;, placing it among the best-reviewed recent releases.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Sony said Tuesday it would launch an upgraded version of its flagship games console PlayStation 5 Pro enhanced graphics and AI capabilities on November 7.</p>

Sony said Tuesday it would launch an upgraded version of its flagship games console PlayStation 5 Pro enhanced graphics and AI capabilities on November 7.

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Sony to launch PlayStation 5 Pro on November 7

Sony to launch PlayStation 5 Pro on November 7

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Joseph Boyle and Kilian Fichou

Published Sep 11, 2024 12:30 AM PHT

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Updated Sep 11, 2024 12:40 AM PHT

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