By mid-2026, James says his PS5 Pro is collecting dust. He traded in a PlayStation 5 for Sony’s premium machine, played Death Stranding 2 on it right away and, a couple of months later, still thought Ghost of Yotei looked absolutely gorgeous. Now he says the console sits unused more often than not.
That is a sharp turn for a device James still calls the best gaming console available today. The PS5 Pro has a 67% stronger GPU and Sony’s PSSR, short for PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, which gives it the kind of visual polish that should make almost any new release feel like an upgrade. But hardware alone does not keep a console in rotation for long if the games people buy it for are not arriving.
For James, the frustration goes back years. Insomniac’s Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 was only the second game he ever pre-ordered, and in early 2021 he lined up to buy a PlayStation 5 so he could play Miles Morales. Spider-Man 2 then delivered the kind of follow-up that made the wait feel worthwhile: instantaneous load times, huge set pieces, strong visuals and a larger map that gave the series more room to move.
Three years later, though, there were no signs of a third entry. A development roadmap later showed that Insomniac had canned Spider-Man 2 story DLC and was planning Spider-Man 3 for 2028 or later. There has been no official announcement from Insomniac Games about the game, which leaves a premium console owner wondering whether the next big swing will land on PlayStation 5 at all.
The same question hangs over Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Naughty Dog revealed the game a full year-and-a-half before this update, and there has been no update since. It is supposed to deal with religious doctrine, loneliness and personal belief systems, but for now it remains another headline title with no date and no clear place in the PS5 Pro’s life cycle.
That is the gap Sony has to close. The PS5 Pro may be the most powerful version of the current PlayStation family, but James’s experience shows how quickly that advantage fades when the exclusive games that were meant to justify the upgrade are stuck in limbo. Until Spider-Man 3 or Intergalactic gets real release clarity, the dust on that console is not just a joke about shelf life; it is a verdict on timing.
