In an investor call, Sadahiko Hayakawa, Sony’s general manager of finance, said the company expects to sell 18 million PS5s by the end of the year, less than the near-22 million sold in 2023. Hayakawa noted that in the second half of the 4-year-old console’s generation, they expect PS5 unit sales to “gradually decline.”

In this article, we compare the PlayStation 5 Pro and the base model of the PlayStation 5. Here, you will find a detailed comparison of the technical specifications of the two consoles, information on the additional capabilities of the PS5 Pro,

Sony's new PS5 Pro lacks a vertical stand and a disc drive, unlike the PS5 Slim Standard model that retails for $499. If you were to add a vertical stand and a disc drive to the PS5 Pro to fairly compare it to the PS5 Slim Standard, its price jumps up to $810 — over $300 more than the PS5 Slim Standard.