We just got our biggest clue yet that the PS5 Pro is real — here's what we know

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Sony teases newest console with hidden image

Anniversary image for Sony PlayStation
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Sony is starting to celebrate 30 years of PlayStation and in a promotional blog for the campaign may have teased the much rumored PS5 Pro. Spotted by eagle-eyed X-user Videotechuk, the image released by Sony appears to have an unusual icon that seems to point to the next PS5 console.

It's either a mistake or a very clever teaser.

PS5 Pro Icon

(Image credit: Sony / Videotechuk)

We've known for months that the PS5 Pro is coming it some point with insiders in May claiming that it was "100% in development" and was going to arrive this year. A detailed spec sheet purported to show an 8K console with massive CPU and GPU upgrades and more memory. Though the sketches from the Dealabs leak didn't show a disc drive, it's possible Sony could release an external drive as they did with the Slim model.

It's doubtful that the Pro model will be smaller or as "sleek" as the PS5 Slim, but it's also unclear if it will match the monstrous size of the original PS5 or sit somewhere in the middle. 

We do expect the price to be higher than current models which start around $449. Analyst Serkan Toto told IGN that he expects Sony to price the Pro variant between $600 and $650. Though in the same article a different analyst believed that Sony wouldn't raise prices on the PS5 Pro and instead the base model might see a price decrease. 

And if we're talking rumors, Sony is reportedly working on a new PlayStation handheld; could they announced a suped-up PS5 Pro alongside a PS Vita 2? 

Hopes and dreams at the moment, but we'll know more in the next couple of weeks as Sony is expected to, at the very least, announce the PS5 Pro in mid-September.

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Scott Younker is the West Coast Reporter at Tom’s Guide. He covers all the lastest tech news. He’s been involved in tech since 2011 at various outlets and is on an ongoing hunt to build the easiest to use home media system. When not writing about the latest devices, you are more than welcome to discuss board games or disc golf with him. He also handles all the Connections coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game since it released.