PlayStation 5 Pro targets a gaming PC market [Video]

The lines between high-end PCs and video game consoles are blurring, which means the tired console wars are winding down. On the software side, once-exclusive Microsoft and PlayStation games are going cross-platform after a certain amount of time to draw larger audiences. And on the hardware side, Sony has released the PlayStation 5 Pro.

The company’s mid-generation refresh is smaller than the original system while packing a bigger hardware punch. It boasts an upgraded GPU that has faster memory and 67% more compute units. That makes the PS5 Pro the most powerful console on the market, and that enables two big features: advanced ray tracing and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution.

LIVING UP TO ITS TAGLINEThese two improvements translate to more realistic graphics and better immersion. The upgraded ray tracing means that light behaves more naturally and players can see that in games such as “Alan Wake 2.”Wandering the world, players can see accurate reflections on tables and the surface of …