I think Sony may have made a mistake.
Not by pricing the PS5 Pro at $700 or by omitting the optical drive—the price or the package can always be lowered—but by trying to showcase the PS5 Pro's graphical improvements using a bandwidth-limited, compressed YouTube video.
I say this because I am currently watching a native 5.3GB video file of Sony’s presentation on a 4K OLED screen and I think companies really You can tell the difference in some of these games. That wasn't necessarily the case on YouTube.
But you don't have to just take my word for it. I want you to download the lossless PNG screenshots I just took so you can decide for yourself.
Important NOTE: Do not right-click To download the images below, don't even left click on them – they are just visual aids to help you know what image you are getting. Left-click on the link in each heading to load the images, then download them; each should have a file size of well over 4MB. Ideally, you should then view them on a large 4K screen, such as you might use on the PlayStation.
The examples above show the PS5 Pro compared to the original PS5's faster frame rate “Performance” mode, and are meant to show that you don't have to sacrifice graphics for smooth 60fps speeds. However, if you're willing to accept the lower frame rates of “Fidelity” mode, the benefit isn't so clear:
Sony hasn't offered comparison images for every title, but here are images from other games that were also used to represent the PS5 Pro's graphics:
If you Really If you're into it, you could probably even try finding the same moment in the same game on your own PS5, take your own screenshot, and use Nvidia's ICAT tool to detect pixels like a pro.
Is it ridiculous that we've come this far? Maybe! But I don't want you to think there's no difference between the graphics of the PS5 and the PS5 Pro at 60 fps:
There is a difference, but perhaps not one worth $700 to you.