Sony seems to be set to announce the PS5 Professional at this time in a surprisingly brief livestream

We possible will not have to attend for much longer to get all of the official particulars on the PlayStation 5 Professional. Sony has announced a PlayStation 5 Technical Presentation that it’ll stream at 11AM ET on September 10 on the PlayStation YouTube channel.

All indications level towards this being the official unveiling of the PS5 Professional. Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS5, will host the stream, which is able to give attention to the “PS5 and improvements in gaming know-how.” This comes just some days after Sony teased a redesigned PS5 in a picture that strains up with varied PS5 Professional leaks. It was additionally anticipated that the corporate would unveil the PS5 Pro in mid-September forward of the vacation procuring season.

Add all that up, plus a tagline that reads “The Journey Continues” in a teaser video, and it is fairly clear what’s in retailer. For what it is price, Cerny detailed the PS5’s specs from behind a lectern in a 2020 livestream (Sony needed to pivot from a deliberate Sport Builders Convention discuss after COVID-19 took maintain).

The PS5 Pro rumor mill means that the mid-cycle refresh will ship improved and constant body charges at 4K decision in addition to an 8K efficiency mode in supported video games. Sport rendering is alleged to be 45 p.c quicker than on the usual PS5, whereas the Professional’s ray-tracing capabilities are reportedly two to a few instances quicker.

Replace, September 10 2024, 9:05AM ET: This story has been up to date with a hyperlink to the PlayStation livestream.