The PS5 Pro release date is one of the big unknowns that we haven’t been able to solve yet. Very reliable sources, such as the well-known Tom Henderson, state that the presentation of this console will take place between the third and fourth quarter of 2024, and that it will also be launched on the market. before the end of the said year.

It makes sense, especially after learning that Sony is going to return to the Tokyo Game Show after leaving it in 2019. This return had to be justified by an important announcement, and as we told you recently, it was probably due to a PS5 Pro presentation. Realistically, there is no other announcement that Sony has pending that would justify the financial investment that returning to said event represents.

The fact is that now Tom Henderson himself is questioning the information he has been providing in recent months, and has cast doubt on whether the PS5 Pro launch will happen this year. He didn’t go further, so his comment leaves a lot of doubt that we can’t resolve. However, keep in mind that this is not a claim, but a possibility.

Why Sony might delay the PS5 Pro

First, I want you to be clear that delaying the launch of this console does not necessarily mean delaying its launch date, and we have the PS5 as an example. This console was announced in June 2020, but its launch didn’t happen until November of that year, leaving us with five months difference between the date of presentation and the date of issue.

By this I mean that it is possible that Sony use the Tokyo Game Show to introduce the PS5 Proas planned and that the launch of this console will not happen until the end of 2024 or even in the first quarter of 2025. Nothing is confirmed yet, so we have to be careful and consider all possibilities.

With that clear, the big question we have to ask ourselves is why Sony would delay the launch of this new console. We have no official explanation, of course, but there are many reasons that would explain a decision of this type. These are the most important and make the most sense right now:

• I need to clear my PS5 stock.
• The absence of triple A games that accompany the launch of the PS5 Pro.
• A possible delay in the launch of GTA 6, which was looming as one of the most important titles that could arrive together with this new console, or shortly after.
• Complications at the design or manufacturing level or even a cost-related issue.

If it comes out this year!

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) July 17, 2024

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