I also upgraded my television to a QLED display last year, so, visually speaking, this is the most stunning experience I’ve ever had with a PlayStation. This QLED display provides a wider color palette that makes images more vibrant and accurate, so when you combine those details with the enhanced frame rate and image clarity the PS5 Pro comes with, what you get in return is an immersive, innovative 4K display that is incredibly detailed (you can literally see every single spec and feature on the characters, objects and buildings). My PS5 Pro automatically came with MLB The Show 25 ($70; $40), and while I didn’t actually play that game, I did use the opportunity to get a sneak peek of the visuals. I’m not kidding when I say the players look real. You can literally see the sweat droplets on their forehead, and the developers were incredibly detailed within their process, making sure to nail certain individualistic features such as tattoos, scars and birthmarks.
My game of choice? Why, none other than Hogwarts Legacy ($27), of course, which is one of the games that have been automatically upgraded for the PS5 Pro experience. That’s my only real complaint with this system— not every game in the PlayStation catalog is optimized for the full Pro experience. That means even if you own the Pro, those upgraded features won’t be present if the game itself hasn’t been upgraded, which calls into question whether or not the extra $300 for the Pro is worth the investment.
There are additional features aside from the visuals, however, that are worth calling out. For example, the PS5 Pro comes with 2TB of storage, which is two times more than the regular PS5. Per Sony, the PS5 is also designed to handle ray tracing more efficiently, resulting in more realistic lighting and reflections. The performance speed of the games is super-fast as well—no lagging or freezing, which honestly hasn’t been much of a problem for me since my PS3 days (perhaps before).
