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Why the PS5 Pro doesn't make sense right now


Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro has limited appeal, even for hardcore fans

Even Sony has failed to deliver a steady cadence of first-party titles, relying instead on remasters and remakes to fill in the gaps and third-party timed exclusivity deals. Sony will have to convince consumers to pay more for a console that runs the best PS5 games slightly better, then, because it can’t promise a four-times increase in resolution like with the PS4 Pro, or even a monumental leap in performance. Microsoft has all but ruled out releasing a more capable, mid-gen console, and the Nintendo Switch 2 won’t come close to the graphical power of the existing PlayStation 5.

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