TT Show Episode 51 - PlayStation 5 Pro: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Sony unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro console this week, so it's only fitting that Jak and Kosta discuss the announcement presentation, Sony's subsequent blog post, and the lukewarm reaction from PlayStation fans and gamers. Outside of the hefty $699 price, the beefed-up RDNA 4-powered GPU inside the PS5 Pro console sounds promising.

And really, that seems to be the big issue with Sony's PS5 Pro reveal; without new games or new experiences, it's hard to get too excited about replaying The Last of Us Part II on the fourth console it's being optimized for - faster performance or not. The same sentiment applies to Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Marvel's Spider-Man 2, games that already look great on the baseline PlayStation 5.

However, if Sony's AI-based PSSR upscaling hits the same heights as NVIDIA's DLSS on PC and the 45% more GPU horsepower is put to good use, there will no doubt be a bunch of games that look and play best on Sony's new console. When it comes to an announcement like this, you need to show, not tell.

Other topics discussed on this week's episode of The TT Show, TweakTown's video and audio podcast where Jak Conner and Kosta Andreadis go through all of the biggest tech, gaming, and science stories of the week include Apple's big iPhone 16 reveal, Huawei's new tri-fold Mate XT Ultimate Design, Meta's smartphone microphone controversy, everything you need to know about Grand Theft Auto VI, and more.

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All the topics discussed in this week's episode of The TT Show

• Read more: Sony's new PlayStation 5 Pro official: 45% faster, 2-3x faster in RT, launches Nov 7 for $699
• Read more: PS5 Pro reveal has over 100K dislikes on YouTube
• Read more: PS5 Pro Enhanced games can offer 8K gaming mode, PSSR requires patch from developers
• Read more: PS5 Pro has a mode that improves the resolution and performance in over 8500 games
• Read more: AMD's new SoC inside of the PS5 Pro: 60 CUs of GPU, faster GDDR6, PSSR, advanced ray tracing
• Read more: Sony confirms PS5 Pro ray-tracing comes from AMD's next-gen RDNA 4 Radeon hardware
• Read more: AVerMedia X'TRA GO GC515 Review - An essential capturing tool for handheld gamers
• Read more: Huawei unleashes its new Mate XT Ultimate Design: an impressive tri-fold phone that costs $2800
• Read more: Apple's new A18 Pro chip inside of the iPhone 16 Pro, Pro Max: TSMC 3nm, CPU, GPU, NPU faster
• Read more: Apple unveils next-gen iPhone 16 family, led by new flagship iPhone 16 Pro Max
• Read more: iPhone 16 Pro Max vs iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 16 - What are the big differences?
• Read more: Grand Theft Auto VI document pulls together everything that's known about the game
• Read more: Meta responds to allegations smartphone microphones listen to conversations to serve ads