Sony’s PS5 Pro, a $700 mid-gen upgrade of the PlayStation 5, launches later this week. And ahead of its official launch, Sony has sent over a PS5 Pro for us to play with and poke at. And while I can’t say anything (yet) about how games play or look on the new console, I can at least walk you through opening the box.

Sony's new PS5 Pro lacks a vertical stand and a disc drive, unlike the PS5 Slim Standard model that retails for $499. If you were to add a vertical stand and a disc drive to the PS5 Pro to fairly compare it to the PS5 Slim Standard, its price jumps up to $810 — over $300 more than the PS5 Slim Standard.

Microsoft gaming CEO confirms the company wants to make more Xbox consoles Phil Spencer also hinted at "other devices" Spencer shuts down the possibility of a mid-generation Xbox console Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer has confirmed there will "definitely" be more Xbox consoles in the future but has seemingly shut down the idea of a mid-generation Xbox Series X.

The Xbox boss mentioned that Microsoft is still "spending a lot of time absorbing Activision Blizzard employees," meaning it could be a while before anything even remotely close to that headline-maker occurs.