After years of rumors, Sony officially launched the PlayStation 5 Pro last month, but not without some hiccups along the way. The $700 price tag caused some protests, and the lack of an included optical drive wasn’t popular either. Regardless, Sony Interactive Entertainment co-CEO Hideaki Nishino reiterated the company’s commitment to both versions of PS5, as well as the 10-year life cycle of this generation of consoles.
while talking with typeNishino said he was happy to see “the most active gaming users interested in PS5 Pro” and shared his belief that “new users will also buy PS5 Pro.” “We design everything with the future in mind,” Nishino added. “It’s not like we just take the next step and we don’t know what’s two steps ahead. That’s not how we work because we need to ensure that 10 years The power generation cycle continues excellently.”
The PlayStation 4 Pro launched in 2016, just four years after the PlayStation 5 was launched. However, while the PS5 has been Sony’s main focus, there are still PlayStation 4 games in the works, meaning its life cycle has now reached 11 years. 2020. If Microsoft releases another Xbox upgrade first, will Sony really wait until 2028-2030 to release the next-generation PlayStation 6? Nishino didn’t address the issue, but he emphasized that the PlayStation 5 Pro is not a next-generation console.
“I just want to say Pro is not the next generation,” Nishino said. “It’s still the PS5 generation. PS5 Pro will do everything the PS5 does. So it’s the consumer’s choice. If they see a need for more visuals, they’re going to get it. So we want to give consumers a Choose a generation, that’s what we’re doing.”
PlayStation 5 Pro will launch on November 7th.