The long-rumoured and most-anticipated announcement from Sony has finally come through in the form of the all-new PS5 Pro. The latest Sony Technical PlayStation Presentation featuring PS5 Pro offered fans its looks, enhanced features and pricing. So far, the reaction has been mixed.
Although leaks suggested that the mid-generation PS5 refresh would maintain the current design, the reveal has not quite captured the hearts of fans. The new PS5 Pro promises enhanced visual fidelity and framerates, but these improvements are difficult to appreciate through compressed YouTube streams, especially when Sony decided to showcase PS4 games for the newer upgrade.
Perhaps the most significant hurdle is the price which is 700 USD for the console itself and it is Disc-less. Players need to buy an additional HD Disc Drive, costing 80 USD and possibly a vertical stand (30 USD). For those with a substantial collection of PS4 and PS5 games on physical media, the total outlay could approach $800. The regional pricing would make it more costly.
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Is the enhanced detail in games like Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and Gran Turismo 7 worth the premium? Let’s hear from the critics and the fans:
I'm speculating an approx ~INR 70K price for the PS5 Pro without the disc drive. That's an additional ~INR 10K. INR 80K for a console. A bit much but you do you. #PS5Pro #India #PS5ProIndia
— Rishi Alwani (@RishiAlwani) September 10, 2024
PS5 pro pic.twitter.com/olur98N8SN
— Alex Strook 🐁 SQUEAKROSS (@AlexStrook) September 10, 2024
the $699 price tag on the PS5 Pro certainly tests the waters for next-gen console pricing and discless consoles. Hold onto your disc drives and wallets, because next-gen consoles aren't gonna be cheap and will almost certainly come discless as standard
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) September 10, 2024
Using 4-5 year old games to show off the PS5 Pro is crazy
What point have we reached in gaming that we are using a game that came out when I was in high school as our benchmark?
Why are we using PS4 games to sell the PS5 Pro? 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/5KjCNCE264
— Ameer (@SynthPotato) September 10, 2024
Trying real hard to see the difference between PS5 and PS5 Pro graphics pic.twitter.com/5dXhFfVj2y
— Celina🌙セリーナ (@tkn0801) September 10, 2024
The first footage shown was the last of us 2 to show the power of PS5 Pro. It was over right there.
— Shabz (@Shabz_Sharief) September 10, 2024
My simple ( it might look stupid but hear it nonetheless) question is- what if one purchases ps 5 pro and gets a pro patch for let’s say ragnarok. What if it makes the game worse because of A.I. upscaling . As it sometimes happens in pc games.
— abhishek sharma (@abhijim21) September 10, 2024
Average PS5 Pro owner pic.twitter.com/fQK7wmRhrI
— Tamoor Hussain (@tamoorh) September 10, 2024
PS5 Pro pic.twitter.com/QF1lMRL4rl
— Luca 🧄 (@poncle_soft) September 10, 2024
All said and done, the PS5 Pro at the moment is only an enthusiast's device. The games that'll utilise its upgrades you've probably played twice by now at minimum, so very little reason to upgrade rn.
I myself will probably upgrade early-ish simply due to spotty restocking.
— Gaurav (@PhotoModeGamer) September 10, 2024
The PS5 Pro has lines across the middle of the console which are a nod to the lines Sony executives were doing when they priced the thing pic.twitter.com/NPWP5ilfsC
— Ross Tweets Games (@RossTweetsGames) September 10, 2024
PS5 Pro 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/WxBITJJ3Fw
— Cynical (@thegamersjoint) September 10, 2024
MY Reaction to the $800 PS5 Pro including the Disc Drive… BRUH. This is garbage… $700+ for an all digital console is just whack… Sony, come on man…. pic.twitter.com/BEXoK4XDsM
— OJ – PlayerEssence (@PlayerEssence) September 10, 2024
($700 was the right price. Pro products are supposed to generate positive margin dollars by selling to price insensitive super users, not have greater or comparable losses than entry SKUs, nor are they indended to drive install base growth. Same reason DualSense Edge is $200)
— Matthew Ball (@ballmatthew) September 10, 2024
Sony when Nintendo reveals the Switch 2 is half the price of the PS5 Pro and just as powerful as the PS4 Pro pic.twitter.com/EeMtYxYkeY
— 👑ℂℍ𝔸𝕆𝕊𝕂𝕀𝔻👑 (@DatChaosGuy) September 10, 2024
Sony when Nintendo reveals the Switch 2 is half the price of the PS5 Pro and just as powerful as the PS4 Pro pic.twitter.com/EeMtYxYkeY
— 👑ℂℍ𝔸𝕆𝕊𝕂𝕀𝔻👑 (@DatChaosGuy) September 10, 2024
Can't wait to get my $700 PS5 Pro so I can play the latest games, like The Last of Us Remastered HD Remake, and GTA5. https://t.co/uoEg35w0E8
— Brandy Bryant🏳️⚧️ (@InkMasterbator) September 10, 2024
