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[The ninja farmer]

£700? This thing is DOA

Yeah. I was sure that a dollars to pounds conversion went the other way with the numbers

Should have been about £550 to £600 max over in the uk

But I guess knack 3 needs funding

 

[SolidQ]

That gonna new reality, it's test price before PS6

 

[Putonahappyface]

Preorders begin Sept 26th from PS Direct and retailers

Where did you see this please?

 

[Jimmy_liv]

Welcome to a world without any meaningful competition allowing Sony to charge what they want.

 

[Raven117]

Considering I haven't seen a game really take advantage of everything the base ps5 has to offer...Im not real interested in a 700 dollar upgrade. Im not a PC bro that needs every ounce of performance from my games.

 

[TheBigBoss95]

It’s just so fucking tone deaf, at a time where most of the world is tight on cash, Sony releases what is the most expensive console in recent history without a fucking disc drive so they can play Last of Us 2 again with a few more pixels

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Fuck this modern economy

I'm not sure if I'm gonna buy that for that price. Will just get a regular PS5

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

They're also the same people who have no money, and therefore, their opinions don't matter.

Lol just say you're broke.

There’s a huge difference between “being broke” and not being able to justify a $700 mid-gen refresh console. A console that will be replaced in… 3 years, most likely? And this gen hasn’t exactly been great for brand new games, as it is.

 

[Badlucktroll]

is there a disc drive version

 

[TheRaidenPT]

I'm okay with the pricing, but I usually buy everything high end when it comes to my hobbies. Plus, with some sort of trade in either be 300-350$ it's a good deal.

All I care is performance so for me it's a no brainer.

 

[DosGamer]

anybody know when preorders start?

 

[Kumomeme]

thats Tflops..

 

[StereoVsn]

699$ compared to 799€ thats quite a difference

Current exchange is 634 euro without tax

VAT is another 20%.

 

[phant0m]

Lol I am gaming on Ryzen3D and 3080Ti but I am having a laugh about how monumentally this thing is gonna fail in Europe.

lol your GPU alone costs more than this

 

[Elbereth]

Pre-orders, when and where?

 

[intheinbetween]

Good news is the disc drive is only 80$ lol

 

[Preseznik]

Can't compare, PC offers much more.

Like for example, Bloodborne at 60+ fps in the not so distant future, along with every other gen of Playstation games.

 

[Draugoth]

Topher

Do i get apologizes or are you guys still buying?

 

[Little Chicken]

I mean I don't wanna be a jerk but...$350 after trade-in just isn't that much, guys.

If you were expecting to pay $250 after trade-in, sure that's a difference of $100, but...I dunno. That difference is a few times not eating out.

I think for many the price is compounded by the lack of new software.

 

[Bond007]

anybody know when preorders start?

26th

 

[Zane Zaminski]

That price in EU

 

[Needlecrash]

I'm going to tell you why they are screwed with this from my perspective (and why I won't be a buyer at this price):

• As someone who also has a powerful (4090) PC, what games exactly am I upgrading my existing PS5 for? Astrobot?
• When I look at the games they showed, other than demons souls and GT7, they all already have a PC port (or one scheduled)
• The stated level of performance doesn't match up with the price going in to 2025.
• It doesn't even come with a stand, total piss take.

So it's a case of thanks, but no thanks for me.

Exactly. I also have a 4090 in my rig. Most of what was shown were PS exclusive titles (nearly all are on PC minus Astro Bot and The Last of Us 2).

 

[Akuji]

welp, its time to get rich. world is breaking down.

need to make alot more money.

 

[MaKTaiL]

Absolutely lame. No PS4 games boost, no PS3 native support. There is absolutely no reason to upgrade.

 

[twilo99]

worst take on the entire forum

Write a little complaint to Sony Corp. they might listen and put that precious disk drive back in there for you

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Taking the piss

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

They're not willing to lose a single penny for each sale, are they?
600 would've been perfect, 700 with a disc drive would've been understandable but 700 digital only.... man, it's like they don't want people to get it.

 

[welshrat]

Have to say hogwarts looked amazing. Might have to rebuy and play through.

 

[Fortress of Regrets]

€800 with no disc drive or stand. Mwaha.

 

[Interfectum]

I think for many the price is compounded by the lack of new software.

This the problem... they are trying to sell it on the PlayStation name alone... zero true marketing effort here.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Bonus Material

And it comes with 2TB


















cc. @demigod @HeisenbergFX4

Lol, you came prepared with all them receipts.

 

[ArtHands]

And we're positive there is no disc drive? I mean, the photo tells us there isn't, but at the same time, I don't think Sony would be that crazy.

Stated so in the article

Welcome PlayStation 5 Pro, the most visually impressive way to play games on PlayStation

Features including GPU upgrade, advanced ray tracing, and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution take players to new heights.

blog.playstation.com

PS5 Pro is available as a disc-less console, with the option to purchase the currently available Disc Drive for PS5 separately.

 

[Bond007]

I think for many the price is compounded by the lack of new software.

For me its the disc drive. The games will come.
Id be happy to pay $699. Im not so happy to support digital/and or buying that drive.

 

[Loxus]

54 CU's, clock still unknown

67% more CU is 60CUs

 

[AtomicStarving]

PlayStation 5 Pro Hands-On First Look: Here's What I Learned

Exclusive: I checked out the new console upgrade, coming Nov. 5 for $700, and played a bunch of games. Here's who might appreciate the new graphics boosts the most.

www.cnet.com

An AI-assisted upscaling mode, called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, works across the whole game library without any needed patch, adding in details to upscale to 4K. I didn't see this demonstrated, but the feature should help enhance older games if you have a 4K TV. It'll also work on PSVR 2 games in the future, too, Cerny said.

 

[DosGamer]

Not digging the fact it has no disc drive...
I still have games on disc, so I got to buy one in addition? That may be a pass from me

 

[tmlDan]

im 100% buying it, but i do think its VERY expensive. Thought i could preorder today, guess i gotta wait.

 

[dorkimoe]

Where did you see this please?

The Sony blog

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Hahahahaha Sony is fucking y'all in the ASS with this Arrogant Sony is back baby!

Minimal upgrade for 800€, no disc drive so goodbye to selling your games, only monopoly is the PS store.

Jokesters over at Sony

Sony Gaffers now Sony GAPErs.

 

[Xyphie]

I feel like the pricing has been on the wall ever since that FTC Xbox 2024 leak last year. MS is subject to the same component costs as Sony and if they are doing the same pricing Sony sure has hell wasn't going to do any less with the PS5 or Pro.

 

[Rudius]

PS4 was 399, PS4 Pro 399, double the performance. PS5 was 399, powerfull for the time, PS5 Pro is almost double the price.

Stay at home, folks, stay safe...

 

[Nicktendo86]

Well I for one hope this sells gangbusters with loads of people trading in their old ps5s leaving plenty of cheaper older models so I might finally get one. Can’t really see that happening though.

 

[Putonahappyface]

It's time for all you "boomers" to move on with the times and stop complaining about a "disk drive" ... we got rid of those decades ago in the PC world and it's perfectly fine.

Pre-emptive strike mother fucker.

 

[TGO]

€799?
Is the US Dollar that powerful compared to Euro that it makes sense to add another 100?

No and the UK price is a fucking joke.

 

[Aguero9320]

That's one way to thwart the resellers

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

They basically said it during the show. This is for the PS diehards. The ride-or-dies for life. $700 for the new PS upgrade to ride out the last few years of the PS5 cycle, without caring about having something new to play. There’s a market for that.

How large? Well, we’ll see

 

[keefged4]

I suppose this is one way to claw back the Concord losses

 

[Hari Seldon]

Lololol I expected to be tempted a little bit, but this is a no-brainer hard pass.

 

[adamsapple]

And we're positive there is no disc drive? I mean, the photo tells us there isn't, but at the same time, I don't think Sony would be that crazy.

Yes, confirmed officially. You gotta buy the $80 add-on separately.

 

[Playboi Carti]

I see people overly fixated on the pricepoint of this Pro version when the real issue is that this means that next-gen gonna be coming out at the same price or higher.
I wonder if wafer prices are the main reason behind the console's crazy price.

K KeplerL2 what's your opinion on this chief?