PlayStation 5 Professional launches worldwide at present, November 7. Revealed on September 10, PlayStation 5 Professional is our most superior and progressive console {hardware} to this point, with key efficiency options corresponding to an upgraded GPU, superior ray tracing, and PlayStation Spectral Tremendous Decision.
The console is on the market straight from PlayStation and taking part retailers globally. Whether or not you’ve got determined to switch to the brand new console from a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, or are totally new to the PlayStation household (welcome!), right here’s what that you must know to get prepped for – and began with – your new PS5 Professional.
PS5 Professional measurements
Out of the field, the PS5 Professional console is roughly 388mm x 89mm x 216mm (width x top x depth) and weighs in at round 3.1kg.
PS5 Professional enter/output ports
| Enter/Output Entrance of Console |
1 x USB Sort-C port (Tremendous-Velocity USB 10Gbps) 1 x USB Sort-C port (Excessive-Velocity USB) |
| Again of Console | 2 x USB Sort-A port (Tremendous-Velocity USB 10Gbps) |
| Networking | Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be |
A Disc Drive for PS5 might be bought individually, permitting you to make use of PS5 and supported PS4 bodily discs, and play 4K Blu-ray and DVD discs.
Switch your knowledge from PS4, PS4 Professional or PS5 to PlayStation 5 Professional
When you personal a PS5, PS4 Professional, or a PS4 console, you possibly can switch your knowledge to your new console. Earlier than you begin the switch, be certain your authentic console is up to date to the most recent system software program and also you’ve synced your trophy data. On each your authentic console and your PS5 Professional, register in your PlayStation Community account . You’ll be able to switch your person data, video games downloaded to your console’s exhausting drive or SSD, save knowledge, and choose console settings if each consoles are linked to the identical community. Go to Settings > System > System Software program, choose Knowledge Switch > Proceed then observe the on-screen directions.
Allow PS5 Console Sharing and Offline Play
Whilst you can have your account on a number of consoles, you possibly can solely designate one console for Console Sharing and Offline Play at a time. If you first signal into your new PS5 or PS5 Professional console, Console Sharing and Offline Play will robotically be enabled.
When you register to a PS5 console that isn’t enabled as Console Sharing and Offline Play, you possibly can nonetheless entry and play bought video games out of your account as properly entry a few of your PlayStation Plus advantages – so long as you’re signed in along with your account. It received’t be accessible by different accounts which may be utilizing the identical console.
Sync your DualSense controller, DualSense Edge controller, Pulse Elite Headset, Pulse Discover, and PlayStation Portal along with your PS5 Professional
Whether or not you’re utilizing the brand new DualSense controller included along with your PS5 Professional, or one you already personal, you’ll have to pair these to your new console. Use the provided USB-C cable to plug these into the console, and energy the controller on.
For the PlayStation Portal, from the house display of your PS5 console, choose Settings > System > Distant Play, after which activate Allow Distant Play. Register to your PlayStation Community account in your PlayStation Portal, and observe the on-screen directions to sync it to your new console.
In your PlayStation Pulse Elite Headset, plug the provided USB adapter into one of many rear USB Sort-A ports in your console and press the PlayStation Hyperlink button in your headset.
For the PlayStation Pulse Discover, be certain each of your earbuds are docked within the charging case, insert the USB adapter into one of many USB Sort-A ports in your console, take away each earbuds from the case to attach them to your console.
Switch your M.2 SSD from PS5 to PS5 Professional
In case your authentic PS5 has a M.2 SSD put in, you possibly can insert it into your PS5 Professional, following this information.
Arrange a PS5 Professional with a PS5 Disc Drive
When you’ve bought a separate PS5 Disc Drive to put in onto your PS5 Professional, you possibly can observe this helpful information.
Pair your PS5 Professional with the PlayStation App
You’ll be able to obtain video games whereas away from residence, handle console storage should you don’t have sufficient house and begin a recreation on the app so it’s prepared to select up the controller and play.
Play Astro’s Playroom
As with all PlayStation 5 consoles, PS5 Professional comes bundled with Astro’s Playroom pre-installed on its console storage, which is a implausible introduction to Group Asobi’s great platform franchise, and in addition to the DualSense wi-fi controller’s immersive options.
Take a look at some PS5 Professional Enhanced Video games
Transferring from a PS5, or new to PlayStation, there’s a collection of titles with updates that can benefit from PS5 Professional, which launch alongside the console. Right here’s simply a few of them:
