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[Hemingwayoffbase]

$700 is high, and clearly the majority of people think it's too high.

But it had to cost more than the base model ps5, which is currently $450 if we use the digital edition, which seems like the most logical choice since the pro is also digital only (still can't believe that, btw…)

So the price would have to be between $450-$700.

So what is it? $600? $550? $650?

What would have been the price that gamers wouldn't have their current level of sticker shock?

 

[LectureMaster]

$700 including the disc drive would be alright for me. And release a digital only model for $600.

 

[mili2110]

499$ for the Pro. 399$ for the disc, 299$ for the digital Edition. Havent had price drops in 4 years(!!!!) only price increases.

 

[ap_puff]

$700 is acceptable to me

 

[thefool]

$499

 

[mansoor1980]

600 with the disc drive

 

[SweetTooth]

$900

 

[Draugoth]

599

 

[Unknown?]

499$ for the Pro. 399$ for the disc, 299$ for the digital Edition. Havent had price drops in 4 years(!!!!) only price increases.

Thank depreciating currency for that.

 

[ToadMan]

$700 including the disc drive would be alright for me. And release a digital only model for $600.

You're kidding right?

MS have put out a 2tb series X with no other improvement for $600.

Sony has improved the hardware and developed an AI upscaler.

Get real.

 

[RoboFu]

 

[KyoZz]

499$ for the Pro. 399$ for the disc, 299$ for the digital Edition. Havent had price drops in 4 years(!!!!) only price increases.

/Thread.

 

[diffusionx]

Base PS5 is $450, so $100 more than that = $550. Make it $600 just to round up. Sony went beyond that by $100 lol, but they know paypigs like me will open the wallet.

 

[FrankWza]

 

[SweetTooth]

499$ for the Pro. 399$ for the disc, 299$ for the digital Edition. Havent had price drops in 4 years(!!!!) only price increases.

If these are the prices for PS5 (the most powerful console available)

What would you take for Switch / Switch 2? $15 and $70?

 

[Codes 208]

$700 including the disc drive would be alright for me. And release a digital only model for $600.

Including the stand would also make these acceptable imo

 

[Mr Moose]

That price but with the disc drive.

 

[clarky]

£599

 

[Evolved1]

I would've paid more for better tbh. However, I'm quite annoyed they charged $40 for a stupid fucking stand. That, honestly… is the most obnoxious aspect of the transaction so far.

 

[Topher]

Should have been $600 and 1 TB, no disc drive. Think that's what most were expecting. But I bought it so can't really complain at this point.

 

[LectureMaster]

You're kidding right?

MS have put out a 2tb series X with no other improvement for $600.

Sony has improved the hardware and developed an AI upscaler.

Get real.

Why do I care about Series X when their storage is overpriced proprietary format? Their 1Tb storage card is 150 and I got my 4tb SSD for 260.

 

[FrankWza]

I would've paid more for better tbh. However, I'm quite annoyed they charged $40 for a stupid fucking stand. That, honestly… is the most obnoxious aspect of the transaction so far.

I get what you're saying but it's an optional stand if you need to go vertical. You can also buy one on Amazon for $15

 

[Xtib81]

700€ with the disc drive.

 

[Banjo64]

£549 top end for a digital only model.

£699 would be just about passable if it included a disc drive and DualSense Edge.

This console should have been accompanied by a price drop on the regular slim model to £329.

 

[hinch7]

$650/£600 with disc drive. And lower price of base PS5 slim slightly.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Whatever I'm willing to pay.

Would I prefer it to be €600 for a digital Pro? Sure.

 

[TGO]

$700 is fine if that what it translated to the UK price which is £522.77.
So £549 would have been a right price
£599 with the Disc Drive would have been acceptable too.
But £700/$935.97 in the UK is a fucking joke.
No matter how you cut it even with taxes on top, Sony is getting over $150 more from the Brits

 

[GoldenEye98]

$599

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

600 euros/USD. Disc drive included.

 

[BigLee74]

3 camels

 

[PixelatedBeast]

599.99 with a year of Ps Plus Premium and a free copy of Astro Bot. It would sell out instantly.

 

[Azelover]

Same as it was for PS4 Pro. Drop the price of the regular systems, and price the PS5 Pro at $499..

I realize they can't do that though. The world has changed. We don't have Moore's law anymore for starters. We're gonna have to get used to it. Want power? It's gonna cost you..

 

[Rain432]

PS5 Should be 399 by now and PS5 pro At 599 or 549.99

 

[TGO]

PS5 Pro Disc Edition
£599/$799(tax included)
I think that's fair and equal

 

[Bojji]

600 with the disc drive

Yep, I would be fine with that and this is what I expected.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

The price is not the issue considering what you're getting. It's the lack of compelling software to go along with it.

 

[March Climber]

I'm fine with the pro being the martyr that it is costing 700, so that the Playstation 6 can cost 500-600.

 

[Imtjnotu]

The price it was set too

 

[Bernardougf]

If these are the prices for PS5 (the most powerful console available)

What would you take for Switch / Switch 2? $15 and $70?

Yeah.. switch 2 threads are always amusing ... 700 ? For the clear cut more powerfull console ever made ? Fuck this.

400-500 for 10 year ps4-like hardware ? Great value!!!

 

[Mithos]

Would probably be "ok" with ~€700-750 for the PS5 5 w /Disc Drive.

 

[Codes 208]

You're kidding right?

MS have put out a 2tb series X with no other improvement for $600.

Sony has improved the hardware and developed an AI upscaler.

Get real.

When youre so far behind, youre able to shoot yourself in the foot without people noticing or caring.

 

[SweetTooth]

Yeah.. switch 2 threads are always amusing ... 700 ? For the clear cut more powerfull console ever made ? Fuck this.

400-500 for 10 year ps4-like hardware ? Great value!!!

Its mindboggling tbh

 

[SlimySnake]

$600 for disc drive. This thing is still available on Sony direct. Hopefully Sony learns and discounts it for Black Friday

 

[FrankWza]

Yeah.. switch 2 threads are always amusing ... 700 ? For the clear cut more powerfull console ever made ? Fuck this.

400-500 for 10 year ps4-like hardware ? Great value!!!

It's the same as remakes and remastered games.
Nintendo nostalgia
Playstation NOstalgia

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

$599 with a fucking disc drive included.

 

[Zathalus]

Add a disc drive. That would have stopped a lot of (but not all) criticism. Include the damn stand as well. With those two, the asking price is tolerable.

 

[FrankWza]

Should have been $600 and 1 TB, no disc drive. Think that's what most were expecting. But I bought it so can't really complain at this point.

This is the most logical and fair reply. But I have a 980pro from launch and I don't mind having extra storage without having to buy a bigger nvme

 

[LRKD]

The same price the PS5 launched at. After several years of production costs go down. The ps5 pro inevitably reuses at least some of these, not to mention Manufactures (used to) always take losses on consoles, they make it back heavily elsewere.

 

[NahaNago]

You're kidding right?

MS have put out a 2tb series X with no other improvement for $600.

Sony has improved the hardware and developed an AI upscaler.

Get real.

The problem is that 2tb should only be like at most an extra 50. Sony might be able to get it cheaper since they are buying in bulk. So a 2tb digital ps5 should be 449. The question now is the ps5pro a 250 upgrade. This is before any price hikes/inflation.

 

[Nydius]

499$ for the Pro. 399$ for the disc, 299$ for the digital Edition. Havent had price drops in 4 years(!!!!) only price increases.

This, sorta.

To paraphrase part of my post from the Pro announcement thread: In an ideal world where COVID didn't clusterfuck everything, the PS5 OG and Slim would have already seen price drops and then they would have slid the Pro in around the same retail price as the original. Maybe silghtly higher,something like $549 for the disk drive version and $449 for the digital one.