Era November 2020 when everything changed.
The world as we knew it had already undergone
a powerful shock, only a few months earlier in fact Covid had spread throughout the globe, changing social and cultural arrangements,
as we well know, radically transforming our
society in ways that are still reverberating before our eyes today.
Ma the revolution we are talking about
for us was less problematic and fortunately concerns a world free from fears
so frightening: the arrival of the PlayStation
5 gave all of us, forced to live between four walls without being able to
go out, the ultimate escape route: that of video games. The banner bearer par
excellence of the ninth generation of
consoles on the market, Ps5 from the outset was marked by the problems that we all
know, from logistics to the shortage of chips and raw materials for
assembling it, scenarios that, looking back, seemed more dystopian than Mad Max and the
gas shortage. Nevertheless, with its futuristic design and
technical specifications capable of making everything that had been seen, and
played, up to that point on our screens pale in comparison, the new arrival from Sony
sold like hotcakes, let’s not hide behind a finger.
Respecting the November tradition, Sony finally released its latest version of the console in 2024: from November 7 the Ps5 Pro reached store shelves and controversy immediately began to swirl, hand in hand with the many expectations, both legitimate. Lacking an integrated optical drive (unfortunately), it boasts the presence of advanced ray tracing and an overall level of quality that promises fireworks, and since the vast majority of next-generation titles are centered on open-world exploration, one can understand the scope of Sony’s strategy, aimed at bringing gamers back, also through remastered titles and reboots, to vast dystopian, fantasy, or action landscapes.
Eschewing the mere commercial context that sees us, I mean us users and consumers, literally
flooded by continuous proposals and re-proposals of consoles released years ago in
more or less different versions, it is clear how Sony’s operation on one hand wants to plug the gaps that
inevitably created problems for the “first” PS5, on the other hand the desire to renew itself emerges, so it is
right to ask ourselves: is it really succeeding with the Pro?
The specter of a simple
updated version of the main console has been around the corner ever since it was
officially launched in September, so it should come as no surprise if, all things
considered, we really cannot speak of a next-generation revolution; it is best to
say that right from the start. Certainly, the Pro is well dressed, with a hardware
power package of top level and, of course, superior to its predecessor; moreover,
being able to play our titles with improved graphics is mouthwatering. I am not
venturing into technical assessments comparing the two
consoles with terms used by professional experts, there are others more qualified
than me who have already done so: as a simple gamer with quite a few years of
gaming and experience under my belt, I can calmly state
that Ps5 Pro can make people happy who are approaching the new video game generations, provided that the
price is anything but popular and that, if you already have a Ps5 in the cabinet under
the television and do not feel the desire to indulge in even more space
to take up, you should carefully consider whether the purchase is worth it or not.
A conti fatti, as I always say,
gaming takes priority! And Ps5 Pro is a product that, in this regard, really stands out
and could deliver satisfaction.
