How to pre-order a PS5 Pro in Australia: All the details

Today’s the day if you want to pre-order the upgraded PS5 Pro console. Officially revealed recently, the more powerful PlayStation 5 hardware doesn’t come cheap; it costs nearly $1,200 here in Australia.

Pre-orders are also now live for the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection, a range of consoles and peripherals styled with the classic PlayStation One aesthetic.

Compared to the base PS5 model, the Pro version renders gameplay up to 45% faster courtesy of 28% faster memory and 67% more GPU compute units. From a player perspective, it means you can crank up the graphics settings while maintaining a higher frame rate.

Plenty of games will get the “PS5 Pro enhanced” treatment, including some shown in the recent State of Play presentation. Part of the enhancements stems from PlayStation’s new AI upscaling technology called “PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution” (PSSR).

If you’re keen to be one of the first to grab a PS5 Pro in Australia, here’s everything you need to know before you pre-order.

When can you pre-order the PS5 Pro in Australia?

Pre-orders for the latest console go live this morning, starting at 10:00 AM AEST. Here’s what that translates to depending on where you are in Australia:

• Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart (AEST): 26 September at 10:00 AM
• Adelaide, Darwin (ACST): 26 September at 9:30 AM
• Perth (AWST): 26 September at 8:00 AM

We don’t know what the stock situation is, so it’s worth keeping a browser tab open before the pre-order window opens. Stock and supply chain issues plagued the original PS5 launch in 2020 but that’s no indication of how quickly the Pro model will sell out.

How much does the PS5 Pro cost in Australia?

Locally, the PS5 Pro price sits at a lofty $1,199.95. It’s a digital-only console too, meaning it doesn’t include a disc drive, nor does it come with a stand. If you want to use your existing disc collection or display the console upright, it’ll cost you extra.

• PS5 Pro console: $1,199.95
• PS5 disc drive: $159.95
• PS5 stand: $49.95

Where can you place a pre-order?

Most of Australia’s usual video game retailers are taking pre-orders, like EB Games and JB Hi-Fi. Some retailers require a deposit, while others will take full up-front payment.

• EB Games
• JB Hi-Fi
• Big W
• The Gamesmen
• Harvey Norman

When is the PS5 Pro release date in Australia?

After today’s pre-orders go live, the PS5 Pro then launches on 7 November 2024.

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