Regular PS5? or PS5 Pro Enhanced?

Hi there, Im really just looking for a little clarification on this.

I am looking to upgrade my PS4 for a PS5 on black friday ahead of the PoE2 Beta start.

When viewing the PoE2 page and clicking onto the Sony/Playstation store page, its listed that the Playstation Version to play Path of Exile 2 is a PS5 Pro Enhanced.

Does this mean I need the Pro version of the PS5 or is it actually just a fancy way of saying a Regular PS5 is also acceptable to run the game.

Feedback would be huge before i make a purchase.
Last bumped on Dec 29, 2024, 3:46:55 PM
Hi there Exile, I'm afraid that this is not something that we are able to comment or speculate on. We apologise for not being able to assist with this.
You can play POE 2 on a base PS5. The phrase “PS5 Pro Enhanced” simply means those that own the PS5 Pro will be able to run a better version of POE 2 as opposed to the base PS5 version. Essentially, POE 2 will be taking advantage of the hardware upgrades in the PS5 Pro, which could mean a higher output resolution or a more stable frame rate, they haven’t released detailed on what the PS5 pro version will entail yet.
I have the same problem. What I saw so far, on Pro, - you have full 4K resolution without scaling and without terrible FSR which is devastating for image quality.
I saw gameplay on YouTube and it looks great. VERY detailed and fluid 60fps.

On regular PS5 you have 2500x something and..... scaling 67% to maintain decent fps.... aaaand... FSR. And it looks like garbage.... So, - for me Pro is no brainer here.

Honestly I miss proper compare by Digital Foundry or even GGG to clear situation
Last edited by hubek#6130 on Dec 29, 2024, 3:50:20 PM

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