PS5 Pro pre-orders — here’s when you can buy yours

The PS5 Pro is real. After months of rumors, Sony has finally confirmed the worst-kept secret in gaming, the PS5 is getting a major upgrade this holiday season. With its existence confirmed, that means the PS5 Pro pre-order battle will begin soon.

I use the word battle with good reason. Over the past few years buying new gaming tech at launch has become frustratingly difficult. Anybody who braved the PS5 restock game during the console’s first few years on the market can attest to that. While the PS5 Pro is unlikely to reach those levels of demand, (due to its more niche nature) it still has the potential to sell out within moments of first going on sale.

The PS5 Pro is set to launch on November 7, for $699 / £699 / €799, and even with this eyewatering pricetag, it will be one of the hottest gadgets of the holiday season. And if you want to have one under your TV this winter, you’ll need to lock in your PS5 Pro pre-order as soon as possible.

At Tom’s Guide, we’ve got multiple buying experts who have spent hundreds of hours tracking restocks and pre-orders, and we’ll be using all that knowledge this fall to help you secure a PS5 Pro. So, here are all the details you need, including the confirmed pre-order date...

PS5 Pro pre-orders — here’s when they go live

Let's cut right to the chase, PS5 Pro pre-orders will go live on Thursday, September 26, 2024 (per PlayStation Blog ). The console will cost $699 / £699 and will be sold at "participating retailers" and "directly from PlayStation" via Sony's own PlayStation Direct .

We haven't got confirmation yet on which additional retailers will be taking pre-orders on that Thursday, but the likes of Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target and GameStop are all safe bets as each of these sells the current PS5 console already.

Be sure to note, the PS5 Pro does not include a vertical stand or a disc drive. These extras must be purchased separately from PlayStation Direct. Right now, the vertical stand costs $29, while a disc drive retails for $79. Both can be ordered today.

If you're eager to get a PS5 Pro pre-order later this month, be sure to bookmark this page and check back shortly as we'll be updating this guide with retailer listings and the latest information as soon as we get it. We'll do our best to get you a PS5 Pro.

PS5 Pro — here's what we know

After months of pouring over spec sheet leaks and (questionable) rumors, we finally have some tangible details on the power of the PS5 Pro. To make a long story short, it's set to be the most powerful console Sony has ever created, and it's a monster.

In the PlayStation Technical Presentation (linked above), Mark Cerny, the console's Lead Architect, explained that the development team focused on "the big three". The first of these key areas of improvement is an upgraded GPU. The PS5 Pro has 67% more Compute Units than the base PS5 and 28% faster memory, and this allows for 45% faster gameplay rendering and an overall smoother experience.

Next up, it's an upgrade to the console's Ray Tracing abilities, allowing rays to be cast at double, sometimes even triple, the speed of the regular PS5 console. Finally, the PS5 Pro utilizes AI-Drive Upscaling (known as PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) to provide sharper images and improve overall image detail.

Cerny notes that one of the core aims of the PS5 Pro is to stop players from having to select between a "Performance" and "Fidelity" mode in the best PS5 games , and instead be able to experience the best of both worlds. Plus, storing all those games won't be a problem as the PS5 Pro packs a roomy 2TB SSD (well it does cost $700).

Design-wise it keeps the same aesthetic traits as its siblings, but with a set of black stripes across the middle of the console. It's also fully compatible with all existing PS5 accessories including the PSVR 2 , PlayStation Portal and DualSense Edge .