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[King Dazzar]

You don’t need to get rogered by Nvidia if you buy something less new. And you’ll still have a PC that will play modern games at a decent fidelity and frame rate. The PS5 Pro has zero point at this price.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. And I was equally considering a PC for a while. But hey good luck to you. Like I say I think either path isnt great.

 

[StereoVsn]

Not really.

Its only targeting like the 10% crowd (if that) so most likely most people have already made up their minds

Maybe a few may be swayed when they see something like Ghost of Tsushima 2

Yeah, that and FFVII 3 are about the only games that would sway me.

Or if GTAVI was more like GTAIV or Vice City (no chance).

But might as well wait till PS6 at that point as I have many more games to play than time on my PC.

 

[King Dazzar]

The best thing about my devotion to PlayStation is that my butt cheeks spread wider every year

Mine have been spread in anticipation since around 4:09pm today!

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Please make sure you post pictures of you playing your five year old PS4 game on your Ps5 Pro.

Dress in something sexy.

You're going to pee out of your butt when you see me playing Horizon 1 remaster

 

[StereoVsn]

Ok, that made me laugh.

 

[The Fartist]

"ETZ TOOOH EGGZPENZIV!!!"

 

[Doczu]

The best thing about my devotion to PlayStation is that my butt cheeks spread wider every year

Willingly?

 

[Draugoth]

 

[Inanilmaz]

It's over, period. Sony lost their last ace, and that's the end of their PS5 Pro hopes and dreams.

It's not hyperbole, it's not fanboy drivel. It is LITERALLY it for PS5 Pro. Sony has nothing left, nothing they can reveal at TGS 2024 would fix the hole now created. There is no reason left for any one, hardcore or casual, to substantively invest in a PS5 Pro. Except if they want to play FF7 Rebirth in performance mode at almost stable 60fps. Which will also come to PC at some point.

The age of Sony is done.

Sony is DOOMED?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Willingly?

Devotedly

 

[SHA]

Next box will be close to $1000

That number tells they're chasing different demographic, audience, cause they're running a business, these stuff definitely aren't for kids.

 

[E-Cat]

$ 699.99
£ $699.99
€ $799.99

What the hell is this notation? You do know that $ is not some generic symbol for a "sum of money", but means dollars, right? So, what is "pound dollars" or "euro dollars"?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

As does my butthole

 

[Pedro Motta]

It's over, period. Sony lost their last ace, and that's the end of their PS5 Pro hopes and dreams.

It's not hyperbole, it's not fanboy drivel. It is LITERALLY it for PS5 Pro. Sony has nothing left, nothing they can reveal at TGS 2024 would fix the hole now created. There is no reason left for any one, hardcore or casual, to substantively invest in a PS5 Pro. Except if they want to play FF7 Rebirth in performance mode at almost stable 60fps. Which will also come to PC at some point.

The age of Sony is done.

 

[twilo99]

That number tells they're chasing different demographic, audience, cause they're running a business, these stuff definitely aren't for kids.

True, but I think there might be a kid friendly handheld or something

 

[possumarmada]

People get it in their heads that you have to have the latest GPU, CPU to be a contender.

I absolutely guarantee you could get an entire rig together for under that price.
Not only that but you can upgrade bits as you go on in the future and you end up leap frogging the console specs.

That price is absolutely nuts.
It's genuinely stunned me.

I don’t think anyone is arguing that you can’t get great value by building your own pc. The same is for anything that is DIY.

this is clearly being marketed as a premium product targeted to a niche audience.

 

[saintjules]

Not really.

Its only targeting like the 10% crowd (if that) so most likely most people have already made up their minds

Maybe a few may be swayed when they see something like Ghost of Tsushima 2

Yeah once the latter half of current gen games come out and Sony introduces features to those games that are only capable on the power of the Pro they will think twice.

I'm highly anticipating for them to show that you can only get the best in fidelity and framerate together on the Pro.

 

[Fake]

'Vertical Stand sold separately.'

'Disc Drive sold separately.'

 

[Valedix]

And people were so excited lmao

 

[Gamer79]

In the comparison video Cerney showed, I couldn't tell any difference. This is pay a lot for marginal gain. No thx

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

'Vertical Stand sold separately.'

'Disc Drive sold separately.'

I wish the controller was sold seperately

 

[Negotiator]

Add the $80 add on drive too.

It's €120 in EU... a total of €920.

Fuck Sony

I hope Switch 2 costs €400 and steals their audience.

 

[Moridianae]

I don’t think anyone is arguing that you can’t get great value by building your own pc. The same is for anything that is DIY.

this is clearly being marketed as a premium product targeted to a niche audience.

How niche? PS4 Pro might have reached 14%, as it's been daid..I don't think this will even get 10%.

 

[PuppetMaster]

Concord-level fail.

Microsoft won't release an enhanced console this time around, so they think 800 euros is fine for PS5 Pro.

Microsoft literally announced their 2TB Galaxy Black Xbox X for $599 / 649,99 € out in October.

PS5 Pro is just $100 more for a significantly more powerful system.

 

[Doczu]

I wish the controller was sold seperately

Good thing your ass cheeks aren't sold seperately

 

[clarky]

'Vertical Stand sold separately.'

'Disc Drive sold separately.'

Surprised it comes with a controller tbh.

 

[SHA]

Not a chance in hell. Xbox hardware is dead in the water. If consumers want to settle they'll go with a regular PS5, or just wait for Switch 2 when that drops in a few months.

Xbox's only chance is their rumored handheld, but that's going against Switch 2 and Steam Deck. They look proper fucked baring some miracle.

Ps6 in 2 years so does the next xbox, sony already stealed 2 years from the pro life cycle, you can't speak for everyone who justify both these consoles from Sony cause they are reacting to Microsoft, not the consumer.

 

[Luipadre]

Surprised it comes with a controller tbh.

Dont you have a controller already?

 

[Negotiator]

Complains about a lack of a disc drive then suggests a platform that is digital only.

GOG is digital.

BitTorrent is digital.

Emulators/ROMs are digital.

Digital ain't always bad...

 

[possumarmada]

How niche? PS4 Pro might have reached 14%, as it's been daid..I don't think this will even get 10%.

Obviously that remains to be seen I think 14 to 15% is clearly the ceiling on a device like this

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Need to sell a lot of Pros at jacked up prices to cover Bungie acquisition.

 

[user friendly]

Wait, $950 for Canadians? Dang, no way.

 

[Gamer79]

Good luck to the Scalpers.

You know this will be scalped at launch. I wonder how much one the hard core geeks would pay for one of these. The ps5 was going close to $1000 during covid. $1300-1500 for a scalped ps5 pro? Insane to think about.

 

[OverHeat]

959 CAD

 

[Negotiator]

Microsoft literally announced their 2TB Galaxy Black Xbox X for $599 / 649,99 € out in October.

PS5 Pro is just $100 more for a significantly more powerful system.

Why should I care about digital-only consoles?

Do they offer the same level of freedom as a PC? (and I don't mean Steam by that...)

Why is 2TB important?

I'd rather have 1TB and a BD-ROM drive.

I got both OG PS5 and XBOX Series X. Don't plan to replace them.

I think I'm gonna also skip PS6, since Sony isn't very keen to give us Uncharted 5/6.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Wait, $950 for Canadians? Dang, no way.

Actually $960.

The US/Can exchange results in $952 CDN. But Sony actually rounded the price UP to $960. Add in tax, and if someone wants the optional disc drive and you'll hit about $1,200.

PS5 OG and SX launched at $600 with a disc drive. Including Ontario 13% tax = $678. PS5 Pro w/drive is almost double.

PS4 OG and PS4 Pro were both $400 and had a drive each.

 

[Negotiator]

How niche? PS4 Pro might have reached 14%, as it's been daid..I don't think this will even get 10%.

PSVR1 was also niche, but PSVR2 is even more niche.

Can you guess why?

Sony is trying to become wannabe Apple, but home consoles aren't iPhones.

 

[Mattyp]

This will be $1,000 & $1,100 if you want the disc drive locally. Fucking hell lol, at least it plays some PS4 games good.

 

[SHA]

Honestly its just showing that a expensive multistore PC / Xbox thing is going to be perfectly positioned. The alternative will be locked to Sony only and also still expensive.

Sony is playing with fire, they have no choice cause Microsoft has positioned themselves as a trillion dollar company effectively.

 

[dem]

Actually $960.

The US/Can exchange results in $952 CDN. But Sony actually rounded the price UP to $960. Add in tax, and if someone wants the optional disc drive and you'll hit about $1,200.

As someone who is 40+ and could definitely swing it without any issue.... its still a bit.. yikes.

That said.. If it was an Xbox Pro I'd buy it in a second... because I'm a Gamepass hoe.

 

[adamsapple]

The best thing about my devotion to PlayStation is that my butt cheeks spread wider every year

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

is there a disc drive version

In the same box? No

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

As does my butthole

Can confirm

 

[Negotiator]

Need to sell a lot of Pros at jacked up prices to cover Bungie acquisition.

I never understood why they had to acquire Bungie in the first place.

Bungie is responsible for cancelling ND's MP project.

If Sony truly cares about MP gamers, all they have to do is remaster classic MP games from the PS3 era (Uncharted + Killzone).

It would have been a lot cheaper than acquiring Bungie & Firewalk.

I really don't understand their moves. They keep alienating their PS3 audience (people who supported Sony during hard times).

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

As someone who is 40+ and could definitely swing it without any issue.... its still a bit.. yikes.

…Cheaper than a baby!

 

[delirium trigger]

The new UE5 games, which are basically the "next gen" games, run like shit on the next gen consoles. Kind of funny to think about. This is probably a good piece of hardware, but if you've already spent 500 dollars on a ps5, it's tough to swallow.

 

[aygomyownroad]

This is absolutely insane pricing especially as it excludes a disc drive

Its near the level of "a few hundred more and I can get a PC with free online gaming and cheaper games".

It also doesn't help that there has been no games to really show off how important a pro model is needed.

They may have well have not bothered and just focused on the ps6.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Yep, PC gaming where Nvidia is so well known for their value mindset.

You could knock up a PC for around £1200, 1300, maybe even less now that pushes 4k high to ultra at 60 plus frames. Once Steam is on it, cheap games ahoy

This price point for a new PlayStation plus the extras, it's fucking ludicrous. Doesn't matter how you swing it

 

[Gambit2483]

Good luck to the Scalpers.

You know this will be scalped at launch. I wonder how much one the hard core geeks would pay for one of these. The ps5 was going close to $1000 during covid. $1300-1500 for a scalped ps5 pro? Insane to think about.

Can't wait for scalpers to ultimately get Fucked on this one.

Yes, please do scalp this

 

[dem]

…Cheaper than a baby!

I spent more on my kids 4 day goalie camp this summer