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PS5 Pro Officially Announced - Releasing Nov 7th - Price: $699.99 €$799.99 ¥119,980
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Fabieter
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The pro needs you the pay an extra 320 for playing online for the rest of the generation. So yes i think the comparison is completely fine in the eu.
RoboCain
Member
Linus is going to have a field day building towers to compete with that price.
chromatic9
Member
What price were people expecting given the current PS5 price?
Cost of parts hasn't gone down, think I posted 1-2 years ago they will have to price stack in front. PS5 wasn't going to drop to $349 overnight to make way for a $550-600 pro.
Unfortunately they can't lower the standard price much so this is priced as you'd expect.
Cost of parts hasn't gone down, think I posted 1-2 years ago they will have to price stack in front. PS5 wasn't going to drop to $349 overnight to make way for a $550-600 pro.
Unfortunately they can't lower the standard price much so this is priced as you'd expect.
Jibran#one
Member
Even a 500 switch 2 will kill this
near
Gold Member
Yup. So is Japan. Regional pricing is looking very off.
DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
And they're happy to upgrade their GPUs every 2 years for minimal upgrades.
onnextflix5
Member
And miss out on things like dx12, direct storage and Dlss, also many games don’t run on proton, ur a funny man, even if you use steam picture mode at start up, you need bring out the mouse and keyboard from time to time, can’t you just admit your wrong and we can move on.
You can absolutely make it like a console
You can literally have the Steam deck OS to your desktop, plug that baby on your TV and boot into a console like interface with a controller.
These prices are not even with any special deals. Just prices today. When you build a PC you spot the parts you want and wait for inevitable price drops. Waiting on good deals and you could turn that one into a full mini-ITX build
Buggy Loop
Member
James is
- Digital only
- Don't use online services or play online
- Doesn't want to use stores... outside of Steam if it came to be? To support developers? He wants to pay full price day 1, even though he has no idea what gets to devs in the end.
- Doesn't have an extra controller around, so it makes PC too expensive.
Who cares about API? Proton is seamless and all the big releases are mainly gold on it and more so than ever with Steam deck making it popula. Hell its sometimes faster than windows. DLSS and other nvidia features have been supported in proton for like oh, a year ago at least? There's barely a game that uses direct storage and those that do barely had a difference with just an NVME drive. Unless you're an alt of Rofif and want to say that Forspoken is totally worth it.
But do you even remember that I picked an AMD RX 7800 XT though in the part list.
I had a Node 202 build as a console size PC under my TV for like 3 years, without any logon, no keyboards, no mouse and never updated drivers. You're making it something it isn't.
Why don't you add that you need to go into motherboard jump pins and change IRQ adresses while you're at it? Its about as outdated views as you hold.
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James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
It’s made for people who primarily play on PlayStation that want a better version of it
If you primarily play on Xbox or PC it is likely not for you
This isn’t hard to understand
Yes, games need shorter dev cycles and less emphasis on replicating Hollywood. Better framerate and image quality settings are nice, but we're already approaching decade long dev times to the point where nothing is even coming out anymore. But Sony chose its path. Switch 2 will be the place for bailing out of the graphics wars.
crazepharmacist
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So anyone know what the GPU equivalent is from Nvidia in the PS5 Pro?
Little Mac
Gold Member
10 months ago I bought a PS5 Slim with a drive and a digital copy of Spider-Man 2 for $499. I think I even got a gift card with it?
Come on now Sony. For $699 and no drive, throw in GT or like 6 months of ps plus ffs.
Come on now Sony. For $699 and no drive, throw in GT or like 6 months of ps plus ffs.
TitanNut88
Member
I usually buy these shits day one no matter the price but, honestly, that price and no disk is atrocious…
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Yes, there was article not so long ago, how they are increasing prices for their <5nm node, which is historical, given that it normally goes lower as the time wents on
Spyxos
Member
Physical games are way cheaper here even on day 1. No way i am gonna pay the digital tax.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Holy shit.
The accurate exchange rate is actually $952, but instead of giving gamers a break in pricing like now with games and hardware where a game is $90 cdn and not $95 etc…. A price of $960 is actually even higher than the current exchange rate. They could had just made it almost 1:1 at $950 but they actually rounded UP to get the extra $10 so they gain on exchange rate too.
Wow
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FIREKNIGHT2029
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I noticed GameStop is giving $357 for a launch digital PS5. I’ll be trading mine in for a PS5 Pro if Sony launches at GameStop too. I won’t be buying directly from Sony.
Interfectum
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This is the same company that thought releasing PSVR2 when they did was a good idea.
I'm honestly blown away by how Sony is handling this. It's like they're completely disregarding their most dedicated fans. They know how passionate hardcore gamers are, and how even small gestures of goodwill can turn them into loyal advocates for the brand. But instead, they've taken the opposite approach. They've removed the disc drive—a feature that a lot of hardcore gamers and collectors still care about. And to make it worse, they’re bundling the same Astrobot game as before, with no meaningful updates or cool new features. Yet, they present it like they're doing us a favor. Then there's the price—$699. That’s not just expensive, it pushes the PS5 Pro out of impulse-buy territory and into the absurd, almost reminiscent of the 3DO days. This feels like a complete misstep, especially for the fans who’ve supported them the most. At bare minimum why not include some PS store credit to get a game or two? Make it feel like a premium purchase.
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KURDISTAN YPG
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The no disc thing is bad tbh, but i think ill buy it just cause i bought good tv this year
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
and the funny thing is PS brand is way more global than Xbox which is most popular in US/Can/UK where internet is the norm.
What happened to the argument tons of PS gamers live in smaller countries with crappy internet. So discs are important.
Now a disc drive is an optional priced accessories which they and store makes money off.
They could had just offered two models and a disc version is at a value priced with disc drive price subsidized.
Add in the vertical stand like PS5 OG and they are going to as much profitable accessories pricing as possible
Onironauta
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Roughly 3080 Ti or 4070 Super, but console games are more optimized
Edit: probably more like 3080 or 4070 vanilla, as it seems close to XT 7700 XT in rasterization with additional ray tracing and AI capabilieties
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Fabieter
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Are you Sure?
RCX
Member
I figure at least some of the intention is to try and keep performance focused players in the PS ecosystem.
Game performance is dropping as the gen wears on and a lot of these people might be tempted to head to PC territory. Cerny's presentation said 75% of people choose performance modes (a lot higher than I expected tbh) and it would serve them well to keep them happy.
hinch7
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And this is before RNDA 4 and Blackwell. One of the big benefits of going console is lesser upfront cost. Now that the gap has been diminished you're left with one premium price for a very specific piece of hardware for gaming and entertainment purposes only.
You can absolutely make it like a console
You can literally have the Steam deck OS to your desktop, plug that baby on your TV and boot into a console like interface with a controller.
These prices are not even with any special deals. Just prices today. When you build a PC you spot the parts you want and wait for inevitable price drops. Waiting on good deals and you could turn that one into a full mini-ITX build
The value proposition is is looking kind of sus when you can almost build a near comparative PC with separate components and brands and still come close to the sum of the PS5 Pro - peripherals non withstanding.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
pudel
Member
Nah, not really...maybe by 50 bucks Europe gets screwed. 799€ is with VAT included. $699 is without.
bundylove
Member
I just came back from japan in may . Was there for a month.
In japan you can eat for virtualy nothing. I saved so much money on food its insane. And thats for 3 people.
So over there at least you can have some savings in your everyday life.
But here?
REDRZA MWS
Member
I’m good with my PS5/SX/4090 pc until PS6
bundylove
Member
Yeah but gst is 5 percent in many places.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
I was in Hong Kong 10 years ago visiting. I couldn’t believe how cheap and reasonably priced food and stuff was. Taxis were practically free. Wtf? Some stuff was cheaper than Canada converted. I could buy a single beer at a convenience store cheaper than a bottle coming from a 24 pack here.
But then you read about price of a condo and it’s insane.
Fabieter
Member
Even if that's the case. Why would we care? I actually looked it up and Sony is doing their company taxes for eu in Netherlands which is cheaper than the company taxes in cali. So do they give is cheaper products because of that? Eu pricing is rigged and deserves to be shifted at.
Buggy Loop
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RDNA 4 might just topple this debate once and for all since they aim for mid range low prices.
Rocco Schiavone
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Just Imagine you pay 799€ for a pro and you still have to play GTAVI in 30fps.
Von Hugh
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asdasdasdbb
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I wouldn't be so sure about that...
Plus gotta Fire Sale RDNA 3 first. They still haven't gotten rid of RDNA 2 yet.
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Rocco Schiavone
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Cnet Hands On.
www.cnet.com
The $700 PlayStation 5 Pro Doesn't Include a Disc Drive -- That Costs Extra
The next update of the popular game console is pricey and more powerful, but if you want a disc drive, you'll need to pay an additional $80 -- and find one.
www.cnet.com
pudel
Member
Really? Where? Its 19% in Germany and everywhere else its around 20% as well.
VAT rates in EU-Member States and Bulgaria - Tax law in bulgaria
The value-added tax in EU-Member States in comparison to the value-added tax in Bulgaria.
www.bulgaria-tax-law.bg
THE:MILKMAN
Member
Well it was fun following all the leaks........
£800 with a disc drive (non negotiable for me) is just crazy talk. If the PS3 price was Sony's Icarus moment then what is this?
Limiting the market by this much is just hurting themselves ultimately. Devs aren't going to put much effort/resources into new features for what will likely be <10% of the userbase.
I still hope to pick up a PS5 near end of life if pricing comes down to more reasonable levels but sadly I really don't think they ever will.
Still, bring on the leaks for the PS6/whatever the fuck Xbox come up with.
£800 with a disc drive (non negotiable for me) is just crazy talk. If the PS3 price was Sony's Icarus moment then what is this?
Limiting the market by this much is just hurting themselves ultimately. Devs aren't going to put much effort/resources into new features for what will likely be <10% of the userbase.
I still hope to pick up a PS5 near end of life if pricing comes down to more reasonable levels but sadly I really don't think they ever will.
Still, bring on the leaks for the PS6/whatever the fuck Xbox come up with.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
How much is the stand?