In recent days, rumors about the release of the next-gen console, PlayStation 5 Pro (PS5 Pro), have been circulating widely. The news suggests that this console will be releasing in late 2024, just a year after the initial launch of the PlayStation 5 (PS5).

This speculation has sparked discussions among gamers, particularly concerning the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6. There are high expectations for smoother gameplay with higher FPS compared to its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto V, which currently runs at 30 FPS.

Players have high expectations for Rockstar Games following rumors about the release of the PlayStation 5 Pro (PS5 Pro). They hope that Rockstar will push gaming boundaries beyond those of the previous title, GTA 5. Gamers dream that the PS5 Pro will be able to run the new title, GTA 6, at 60 FPS instead of 30 FPS.

However, according to technical experts, including the founder of Digital Foundry who discussed the leaked PS5 Pro specs in a recent DF Direct Podcast related to IGN, this might not be the case.

PS5 Pro Specs Leaks

There are countless rumors and speculations about the PS5 Pro, creating an endless rabbit hole of information. To keep things simple, here are the key points you need to know about the next-gen console's spec leaks:

1. Rendering is 45% faster than the previous console (PS5)
2. Custom AI architecture with 300 TOPS of 8-bit computation
   
3. Ray tracing (RTX) 2x-3x
   
4. (PSSR) PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution for upscaling and Anti-Aliasing feature
   

This information was found on a developer-only portal, according to leakers. Additionally, devkits for the PS5 Pro were already distributed back in September 2023. This suggests that Rockstar Games has been working on optimizing GTA 6 for this new next-gen console model.

Sony is still very much working away on a PS5 Pro! -- Tom Henderson (Insider Gaming)

Digital Foundry Discussion on GTA 6 and PS5 Pro

The PS5 Pro will run the same 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU with a high-frequency mode for 10% better performance, but this won't affect the FPS. This means GTA 6 won't reach 60 FPS.

As seen in GTA 6 Trailer 1, the beach scene had a dense population, with many characters doing their own thing. These dense settings in GTA 6 might stress the CPU more than the GPU. Therefore, it's likely to target 30 FPS rather than 60 FPS for a better gaming experience, due to this CPU upgrade limitation. We know that the CPU in the previous console, the PS5, is the same as in the PS5 Pro, making it difficult to achieve 60 FPS.

So, without sacrificing some significant elements and optimizing, we can't achieve 60 FPS. Therefore, it's quite debatable whether to make these sacrifices or to have an immersive gameplay experience.

Conclusion

However, Rockstar Games has excelled with their previous titles since 1997, so they can aim for perfection in the development of this game. There has already been a 12-year gap between GTA 5 and GTA 6. Let's hope for a miracle so that we can get 60 FPS with immersive gameplay without technical sacrifices.