It's finally, officially here: the PlayStation 5 Pro is now available to preorder in the UK. Following a 9-minute presentation debuting the brand-new console, we now have additional information on where you can preorder it for yourself.
The PS5 Pro will set you back £699.99 and comes with a 2TB SSD, a DualSense wireless controller, and Astro’s Playroom pre-installed. Unlike its predecessors, this console is only available as a digital version, but you can purchase the Disc Drive for PS5 separately (see here at Currys for £99.99), if you wish. You'll also need to buy a vertical stand separately if you prefer it standing upright. The new console is set to release on November 7 this year, just in time for the holidays. You can preorder at PS Direct right now and through other retailers from October 10.
Alongside a new ridged design to help it stand out from its standard and Slim counterparts, the PlayStation 5 Pro offers a few other exciting new features for PlayStation fans. Per the PlayStation Blog, the new console features an upgraded GPU, advanced ray tracing, and AI-driven upscaling - all features that will help your PS5 games run smoother and look nicer at high resolutions. The PlayStation Blog post also states that, "Other enhancements include PS5 Pro Game Boost, which can apply to more than 8,500 backward compatible PS4 games playable on PS5 Pro."
There are already quite a few games that have announced PS5 Pro support, with more on the horizon. They are:
- Alan Wake 2
- Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
- Demon’s Souls
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Gran Turismo 7
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Crew Motorfest
- The First Descendant
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered
This is a very exciting step in the PlayStation 5's console life, and one plenty of fans have been eager to hear about. If you're hoping to pick up some new games to go alongside your brand new console, why not find some at a discounted price? After all, since you'll be shelling out so much cash for the console itself, it's nice to be able to save a little on some new titles to play. Have a look at our UK Daily Deals roundup to save some cash on gaming items.
If you'd like to see what's going on with other platforms, don't worry, we've got you covered there as well. Right now, you can score some excellent savings on a wide variety of items. At the moment, some of our favorite deals are on Black Myth Wukong for PC, a nice discount on Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree Collector's Edition at Amazon, and you can grab the Xbox Elite Series 2 Core controller for just £90 at Amazon right now.
Hannah Hoolihan is a freelance writer who works with the Guides and Commerce teams here at IGN.
