Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) PS5 Impressions: My Thoughts!

The design's grown on me. I think it would look better if the white parts didn't flank out like fins, and had a profile more like the black part that's in the middle, maybe sawed off at the edges for 45-degrees to add some flavor.

Seems like he's feeling the console and the lineup tho, which is cool. I'm not big into sports games unless they're arcade-style (which aren't made anymore) so I don't care about NBA. But GT7 is on my radar especially seeing the high-quality footage recently.
 
I agree 100% on his thoughts on pricing. I've always held that it'd be $500 at most, and since the reveal of a digital-only version, I think the price difference between the two will be $50, but $100 isn't totally out of the cards.

I'm still pretty neutral on it, but nice to hear he likes the design. I figured his love of matte black would turn him off of it, but I guess as a tech guy, he likes things that look... well, techy.
 
The pricing he expects is the most logical estimate.

Well, if we are talking US it really might be 499$ because the sales tax gets tacked on later.

Here (EU, Germany, Sony's 2nd biggest market) we have a 19% sales tax (ca. 90€ if the PS5 sells for 500€), so the actual price would only be 410€. That's not evened out by the Euro/USD exchange rate (1 : 1,10).

Now we have to factor in that PS4 was 399 7 years ago, inflation is a thing, 1000€ phones are common etc.
Hope I'm wrong but 499 USD seems really low.

My guess is 599 $, 499 $ (plus tax) for the driveless option, 50$ off is too little an incetive to get the digital version.
In the EU that will likely be 649€ and 549€ (tax included).
 
Well, if we are talking US it really might be 499$ because the sales tax gets tacked on later.

Here (EU, Germany, Sony's 2nd biggest market) we have a 19% sales tax (ca. 90€ if the PS5 sells for 500€), so the actual price would only be 410€. That's not evened out by the Euro/USD exchange rate (1 : 1,10).

Now we have to factor in that PS4 was 399 7 years ago, inflation is a thing, 1000€ phones are common etc.
Hope I'm wrong but 499 USD seems really low.

My guess is 599 $, 499 $ (plus tax) for the driveless option, 50$ off is too little an incetive to get the digital version.
In the EU that will likely be 649€ and 549€ (tax included).
Prices would already include taxes in EU though and I'm talking about €499 retail.
 
Did he say anything interesting or was this only posted because he's a YouTuber?

I watched the first two minutes and he basically said what everyone else has been saying.
 
I love his tech reviews. I bought my S10+ because of him. I would watch a video of him discussing the PS5 if Sony sent him one or invited him over to check it out or something, but yet another reaction video is not something I really need.
 
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Did he say anything interesting or was this only posted because he's a YouTuber?

I watched the first two minutes and he basically said what everyone else has been saying.
Yeah, he doesnt really know much about consoles, he is just saying what everyone else is saying and then saying "in my opinion".

Still he is cool, I watch most of his videos.
 
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Did he say anything interesting or was this only posted because he's a YouTuber?

I watched the first two minutes and he basically said what everyone else has been saying.

Better than posting SSD and TF shit .. or unknown fake insiders , this guy is well known when it comes to tech .. so saying his opinion or thoughts in a next gen console is way better than console war shit threads
 
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Marques is easily my favorite youtuber. With years of youtube fame behind his back he's still so humble and charismatic, it's rare for social media these days. I love watching his videos even if I'm not particularly interested in the subject in the first place.
 
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