The PS5 Pro cost $700 when it was released last year. PlayStation fans and more were immediately dubious about how it would justify this price point. And then this year, PlayStation raised its price to $750, making the pitch even harder for Sony. This is a hard price to justify, not because the tech in the PS5 Pro is not worth it, but because it’s not being made use of. Most TVs don’t take advantage of the PS5 Pro, and the majority of games releasing on PS5 are not releasing with PS5 Pro enhancements. Even PlayStation itself has released games with no PS5 Pro support. It’s a problem the console has, and it’s reared its head in a major way this week.
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The biggest release of September, and one of the biggest releases of 2025, dropped this week. That game is Borderlands 4. And it has been earning similar, positive reviews to its predecessor, Borderlands 3. Those on PS5 Pro may want to hold off on checking out the new looter-shooter, though, because there are no PS5 Pro enhancements with Borderlands 4. In fact, it’s not even clear what the PS5 Pro version does better than the standard PS5 version.
“Disappointed”
Over on the PS5 Pro Reddit page, there is a post dedicated to the performance of the game. Thankfully, Borderlands 4 runs alright on PS5 Pro, with no glaring issues, or at least no glaring issues exclusive to the console. There are some rendering issues and some frame rate stutters, but this is an issue with the game across the board. Meanwhile, in particular, the split-screen experience is reportedly awful, with both resolution and frame rate issues. However, this is not going to be relevant for a majority of players so it’s hard to call it a major issue.
All of this will also likely be fixed in the coming weeks. What is unlikely to arrive in the coming weeks are PS5 Pro enhancements. And even if Gearbox bucks expectations and does add PS5 Pro support sooner rather than later, it doesn’t change the fact that PlayStation fans are “disappointed” they are missing at launch. In fact, one comment on the aforementioned post calls it “disgusting.”
In isolation, while it may seem super noteworthy that such a big release has no PS5 Pro support at launch, this is actually in some ways the norm, which is why so many PlayStation fans have grown frustrated with the console. And while there are examples of PS5 Pro enhancements being added to games after launch — like with Silent Hill 2 Remake — there are countless more examples of this not happening. All of that said, and as always, feel free to leave a comment letting us know what you think, or join the conversation on the ComicBook Forum.
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