When I bought the PS5 Pro at launch last November, I was pretty confident that the improved console would take a few years before it truly became a must-buy for the average consumer. Since then, however, games such as Wild monster hunters AND Shadows of Assassin’s Creed have been significantly improved thanks to the improved specs of the PS5 Pro, and I now bet that Sony’s most powerful console could become the company’s secret weapon in the future.
All of this is greatly enhanced by the recent PS5 Pro Black Friday deals that offer the console at only $649 (was $749)AND only £575 (was £695) in the UK, which is the lowest price ever since launch. What’s even more amazing is that this makes the PS5 Pro cheaper than the Xbox Series X, which, while Microsoft’s most powerful competitor, offers worse specs and performance than Sony’s offering.
Thanks to the above deals, the PS5 Pro price is at its lowest ever in the UK and US. In the UK, the price of the PS5 Pro only dropped to £649 in August 2025, and since then it hasn’t seen any discounts around Black Friday. In the US, Black Friday deals are especially welcome because On August 21, 2025, the price of the console increased by $50. Currently, the recommended retail price is $749.99, making Walmart’s featured offer a huge saving.
Third party support
Of course, even at reduced prices, the PS5 Pro is still an pricey purchase. What surprised me, however, was how quickly I noticed a gap starting to appear between the Pro version and the base PS5 console, especially when it came to third-party games. It started to become clear when Wild monster hunters launched in February. On the base PS5 I initially played on, the game was blurry, inconsistent, and quite ugly in places. In comparison, PS5 Pro mode provided a noticeable augment in resolution while unlocking some ray tracing features in balanced mode. While these are undoubtedly premium features, the difference is very striking.
Similarly, Shadows of Assassin’s Creed is much better on PS5 Pro. Ubisoft has clearly spent a lot of time building dedicated PS5 Pro support, and the Pro version of the game is definitely what I recommend playing. For my money AC shadows it has the best looking open world ever created, in terms of graphical performance. On PS5 Pro it is truly breathtaking at times, combining ray tracing with a constant 60 frames per second (FPS) and offering PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super resolution as an additional option for gamers).
Internal specialists
I expect PS5 Pro to become even more critical in the future as third-party games become more ambitious and Sony releases an impressive lineup of exclusive titles. sarosspiritual successor Returnhas already confirmed PS5 Pro support.
Everyone who played Return on PS5 Pro knows how good Housemarque games can look on the improved hardware. Saros already looks incredibly detailed and action-packed, and I bet the PS5 Pro version will offer a bigger jump than we’ve seen Returnwhich was developed before the Pro came along.
Then there it is Marvel’s Wolverinefrom Insomniac, the studio that still holds the crown of the best PS5 Pro game developments. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 remains a “killer app” on the PS5 Pro because ray tracing is arguably the best showcase of the Pro’s particular set of additional specs.
Marvel’s Wolverine is scheduled for release in 2026, complementing the existing lineup of exclusive PS5 games. If Insomniac applies the same care to Logan’s first PS5 Pro release as it did with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2we can expect a real surprise.
Best GTA 6 experience?
Finally, the neon elephant in the room: Grand Theft Auto 6. Rockstar is adamant that the long-awaited title will arrive on the up-to-date date of November 19, 2026, and if that happens, PS5 Pro will certainly be the best place to play it. GTA6 is currently planned exclusively for consoles, so means Xbox Series X|S and PS5. With current deals bringing down the price of PS5 Pro compared to Xbox Series X, I definitely recommend now as the right time to invest, especially if you want to play the best version of the game GTA6 at startup.
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