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[darrylgorn]

If they want it to be a legitimate upgrade, it shouldn't be anything less than $650.

 

[bundylove]

For the ones saying sony is jacking up prices year by year, should think about what the pro will cost a year from now and wish they would have bought day one....

 

[Ironman_Bad]

499/599

 

[Xellos]

Guessing $599 no disc drive. Drive can be purchased later like current digital model.

 

[fersnake]

the bomb is gonna be the ps5 price drop at 350 digital and 400 disc and the ps5 pro 599 disc and 549 digital

 

[Frwrd]

$599.99 Just to fuck with the new Limited Edition Xbox sales...

Get it? Xbox =/= sales? Ahhh fuck...

 

[ZehDon]

Sony's won the console war, and they know there's no competition until Xbox's next-gen hardware lands - and even then, they know Microsoft won't be looking to compete.

USD$699, disc drive as an optional purchase, is not off the table.

 

[M.W.]

$499 digital edition, $599 disc edition. DE in November, disc in December.

 

[Quantum253]

Digital edition: $549
Disc Edition: $599
11/19/24

 

[balls of snow]

$599 no disc drive. Only variant
$649 with the addon drive that was with the slim

 

[FoxMcChief]

I’m really not sure. Maybe $650 no disc. The price increase on controllers has me twisted.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

599.99 with Disc Drive. I'm seeing people spend less across the board, especially on shit they don't need. That's not to say, that everyone is doing the same, just what I notice in my own area.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

549usd for ps5 pro digital, 599usd for ps5 pro with disc drive.

 

[Hrk69]

Y'all are going to pay $699 and be pleased about it

Hopefully less obviously. I want one too.

The Astrobot FOMO is killing me

 

[Moonjt9]

$599 has to be the ceiling with or without disc drive.

 

[Not_A-Cop_Maybe]

7 hundy canadian easy

 

[nial]

Huh, how did I miss this thread?
$549 for Digital Edition, $599 for Standard Edition.

 

[nial]

Ok, as a second chance answer.
$599 for Digital Editon, $649 for Standard Edition.
Anyone suggesting more than that is insane.

 

[Calverz]

£499 for digital November 14. £589 for disc version December release.

 

[ShakenG]

(Aus here) Going with $800 disc or $700 no disc.
Maybe off by a hundred
If they are $499 in the US for PS5, 599 for the pro?

 

[SweetTooth]

I will be bold with my prediction, I expect Sony to slash PS5 price by $100 then introduce Pro at ~$125 more.

 

[Judge Magister]

The logic says $599 discless and $649 with disc.

Not believing just $50 more is enough to pump the Pro version. Unless Slim price is not up to date.

 

[Sybrix]

£499 for digital November 14. £589 for disc version December release.

I'd get a PS5 for GTAVI, i think i'd be cool paying £589, anything over £600 would be way too much.

 

[GymWolf]

No more than 600 dollars to not make cheap gamers cry in anguish.

Because remember, even a pro hardware has to be affordable

 

[ElFenomeno]

Disc 699$
Digital 599$

 

[SaturnSaturn]

699 or over.

I remember the PSVR2 price specualtion and most people thought that thing would never cost more than 300-400. It's a premium product for a small portion of the most devoted fanbase, why price it at ps5 levels when the OG ps5 is still selling? Bump up the price as a premium edition. and dont give the og ps5 a price cut. which unfortunatly means that in my country it will probably be like 900 after vat etc.

 

[kazuyamishima]

All the increase in controllers, subscriptions and games makes me think that they will go with a “decent” price, a man can dream.

$549 digital
$599 disc

 

[Lucifers Beard]

With it being targeted at enthusiasts, I can't really see it being less than £600 to be honest. Any cheaper and people will likely not buy the base model. Unless of course they drop the retail price of the base PS5 like they did with PS4 at the time the PS4 Pro launched.

 

[Toots]

649$ with disk drive and an extra 50 bucks for your Hermen Huslt autographed poster so 699$

 

[j0hnnix]

 

[SyberWolf]

649 eu digital 699 eu disc (they like charging eu more)
599 usd digital 649 usd disc

 

[Cakeboxer]

599, no disc drive.

 

[Fabieter]

$699 with a disc drive.

They can't remove the drive mid gen because of the people who've purchased discs already. The PS6 will probably be digital only.

Would be the last nail in the coffin for non Nintendo consoles. They will one as an expensive addon.

there are loads od people with hundreds of physical ps4 and ps5 games . Those people would have an easy switch to pc. They would completely start over with their library anyway so why bother with ps6.

 

[Melon Husk]

$599 maybe $549.

Crazy to think that PS4 was $199 when Switch launched.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Ok, as a second chance answer.
$599 for Digital Editon, $649 for Standard Edition.
Anyone suggesting more than that is insane.

$599 for no disc is the best case scenario, it's going to be $649, $699 for disc edition.

Tempting...

 

[Cyberpunkd]

there are loads od people with hundreds of physical ps4 and ps5 games

AFAIK there is no reliable data that looked on backwards compatibility as a determining factor for purchasing a next-gen console. Everybody says it's important, the question is how many people will actually not purchase a new console with new iterations of their beloved IPs because of lack of backwards compatibility?

 

[Nankatsu]

600€, disc version.

They are asking us to do a mid-gen update, so yeah, higher than 600€ feels like a shot in the foot.

 

[MadViking]

I'm still hoping that the disc version is 599-649 euro. The maximum I'm ready to pay is 699 euro though, anything more and it's a no buy for me.

 

[Sunkrest]

I think you guys are underestimating Sony's greed. I'm guessing at least 700$, maybe even 800$ for the disc version.

They will say 'it's a premium product' and 'if you can't afford it, we still have base console'.

 

[Reaseru]

I'm thinking 599€ with the disc drive, 649€ in my worst projections. Other than that no deal for me.

 

[Little Mac]

$600 or 650 for digital

Going out on a limb and saying there won't be a disc version. But you can still buy the current ps5 slim drive and attach it to the Pro.

 

[Mobilemofo]

599 with dick drive.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

€599 Digital

€699 Disc

Edit:

Might have to add €50 due to inflation/to match current PS5 Disc, unless they lower the price of standard PS5.

 

[PeteBull]

I think you guys are underestimating Sony's greed. I'm guessing at least 700$, maybe even 800$ for the disc version.

They will say 'it's a premium product' and 'if you can't afford it, we still have base console'.

Its not like they got strong competition with xbox selling their 2tb series x for 550usd.
And pc equivalent to ps5pr0 is now over 850usd so even in future with newer gpu launch its unlikely it will ever go down under 600usd.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/m7ng89

 

[Monokrom]

€599 w/o disc drive
€649 with disc drive

But here in Sweden we're screwed, SEK is worthless...

 

[Fabieter]

AFAIK there is no reliable data that looked on backwards compatibility as a determining factor for purchasing a next-gen console. Everybody says it's important, the question is how many people will actually not purchase a new console with new iterations of their beloved IPs because of lack of backwards compatibility?

For the matter of fact, this move would harm their ecosystem, especially for those heavily invested in physical gaming. These players could easily switch to a PC as an alternative. Some people around here have mentioned that they don’t care about exclusives becoming available elsewhere, but they would definitely switch to PC if physical copies are no longer an option.

If they dare to take this step, they could face even bigger issues with their PSN monopoly. At present, they can explain to the EU that there is still price competition for those who own a PS5 with a disc drive. It will be interesting to see if they are bold (or unwise) enough to go down this path, but it’s certainly a real possibility.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

but they would definitely switch to PC if physical copies are no longer an option.

The same PC that has had Steam as a de-facto standard for the past 15 years? At the beginning at least PC boxes had discs to install the game on Steam much faster than to download it, I think nowadays it's just a piece of paper with Steam code. Not to mention switching to PC makes you give up all your trophies and e-peen points.

 

[Yoboman]

$IDK

 

[Fabieter]

The same PC that has had Steam as a de-facto standard for the past 15 years? At the beginning at least PC boxes had discs to install the game on Steam much faster than to download it, I think nowadays it's just a piece of paper with Steam code. Not to mention switching to PC makes you give up all your trophies and e-peen points.

Yes but you have real price competition in the digital pc gaming sector. That's not the case with Playstation at all.

I don't see this having a positive effect on sony even with Xbox on the way out.

No i would take every bet that there is gonna be a psn launcher on pc the next five years so you wouldn't even lose your trophies but could use Steam as well for better price competition. Physical gaming is no burden for sony it's one of the last benefits.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Yes but you have real price competition in the digital pc gaming sector. That's not the case with Playstation at all.

For sure, just picked up Like a Dragon for 5€ on one of Steam key sites + free online.