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[Investor9872]

Yes. And I'll be getting them both day-1 if and when they are released.

 

[Valonquar]

No, but probably yes.

 

[Ansphn]

Who in their right mind would buy a Series X pro? To play what? The Series S would still hold it back.

 

[phant0m]

We're still playing ps4 games ffs

YUP

 

[ReBurn]

I think my PS5 might already be a pro edition. It keeps playing Gran Turismo in VR

You did pay for the $550 upgrade so it makes sense.

 

[Kamina]

Yes for PS5, no for XSX
The former is a Launch device, the latter i just bought half a year ago.

 

[Rentahamster]

As long as there's still games being developed for cross-gen with the Xbox One and PS4 era, what's the point?

 

[Sleepwalker]

Yes for PS5. I probably would sell the XSX to buy the ps5 pro though, so no for xbox. Just get a pc at that point.

 

[Joramun]

I'm still on my One X and waiting for an upgraded version of the Series X if they ever make one.

 

[lachesis]

I am very much due for PC upgrade, (3930k / GTX 970) - so I'll go with upgrading my PC - as I both have XSX and PS5.
I found out that most games that I like to play (JRPGs) don't really require PRO performance. Most of them come to PC, with localized language of my preference, (or can be patched) on PC.

Even though I love gaming on consoles and it does provide unique experience - it's been getting more and more PC like anyways.

 

[aries_71]

We shouldn't. Current gen hardware is being massively underutilized. A Pro version is just using a sledgehammer to crack a nut so developers can output badly optimized ports.

 

[Fess]

And end up paying roughly $2.5k for consoles over a generation?

No.

I didn't buy a PS4 Pro, it was fine. Won't buy a PS5 Pro either. Now that Sony does PC versions I'll start waiting on those instead when I feel like I need the definitive editions.

I did buy a Xbox One X though but won't buy a Xbox Series X Pro, I'll play the PC versions for the definitive editions.

 

[ZehDon]

Lol, no. We're still playing games that are, essentially, last gen. I haven't seen a new game that I could declare, with confidence, wasn't possible on last gen hardware.

Sony's at least got some first party titles out there, though to be fair, for all their rhetoric, they're still all basically cross gen games save for maybe Ratchet & Clank. Microsoft, on the other hand, is basically DNF-ing this generation. Neither are using the hardware we already bought. Third parties also seem mostly content to cough out poorly optimized last-gen titles running at dynamic 4k with lazy RT shadows and call it a day. We're nearing the three-year mark, and it feels like we're still waiting for this console generation to actually start.

 

[existensmaximum]

No way, until they start releasing proper next-gen games that doesn't look like PS4 games with higher settings and resolution.

The only games that have impressed me this generation are Demon's Souls, Ratchet & Clank and perhaps The Last of Us Remastered, somewhat. If more games looked like them, there would be 0 reason for a PS5 pro.

Eh, there are 0 reasons for me personally, regardless.

 

[Dice]

In my mind, Series X was the mid-gen update. I get consoles for comfy configuration convenience and affordability over PC. If I start buying multiple of the same one, they lose that. I actually recently doubled down and got a Switch, an old system that is almost done, just because it is even MORE comfy than Xbox. I'm getting too old to be too into the high-attention games.

 

[Team Andromeda]

This gen hasn't even really started but this year will finally see the proper roll out of Unreal 5 games.
No need for a mid gen refresh at all for either console. Just push this gen and launch brand new consoles in 3 years time

I like to get back to totally brand new consoles every 5 to 6 years

 

[dreamstation]

Maybe. Depends on how big of an upgrade, and how much it costs. When the PS4 Pro was released, EB did some pretty good trade deals here in Australia so would hopefully expect something similar if they did do a PS5 Pro.

 

[Madserb2023]

I would buy both if I could. I wouldn't be able to play for example Spiderman 2 on the PS5 knowing that it was better on a PS5 Pro. Even if it was just 60fps in the quality preset. The same urge is there for the PC but something like a 4090 is so out of reach I have no choice to accept lower performance but a PS5 Pro would be likely financially in reach.

 

[DenchDeckard]

100% we need moooaaar powaaaaa

 

[Mokus]

Yes! I want to spend my money on a mid-gen upgraded PS5.

 

[PeteBull]

As it looks now, with development cycle of current gen(so not crossgen but current gen) games, it will be needed at least 4 maybe 5 years for new one, of high quality, so we are probably stuck till 2030 till new console gen arrives.

Now question from me to all those ppl who dont wanna midgen upgrades- do u guys are really prepaired to be stuck with ur trusty base ps5, xsx or even xss for next 7 and a half years ;D

 

[NightmareFarm]

No there is zero point at all.

Hell, the PS5 pretty much IS a mid gen upgrade. Most of the games coming out are cross gen and the ones that aren't run with last gen graphics at 60fps. There's no reason like there was last gen when most games ran at 30fps.

 

[Radioskugga]

If my current PS5 breaks down and it's too expensive to repair it I might go for a PS5 Pro.
But that depends on the price ofc.

 

[Hitchyhero]

I already have a series X so probably not.
Ps5 - I'm waiting till the actual size of the console becomes smaller

 

[Nankatsu]

PS5 Pro?

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Nah, I don't play them enough to warrant the purchase. I'd rather dump the money into upgrading my PC.

 

[supernova8]

As long as there's still games being developed for cross-gen with the Xbox One and PS4 era, what's the point?

Bingo, this is partly why I decided to just get a Series S for now. Not like I'm really much missing that much in terms of what's available right now.

 

[welshrat]

PS5 Pro in an instant, Series X Pro no chance. Really struggling to find a reason to keep my series X, just hoping for some good exclusives that make me couch game. I have gamepass Ultimate and am about to finish Atomic heart on PC because of it but currently PS5 gets all my love in the living room and would jump at the chance of more power there.

 

[begotten]

If I can pay for the PS5 and XSX to take up less real estate in my setup then yes.

 

[Damigos]

I dont think it will happen and i dont want it to happen. I prefer the next fen of consoles to arrive a year earlier than having mid gen updates.
Also, in the case of xbox, would it have a series S pro and series X pro or only x pro ?

 

[NeonDelta]

No but I'd buy a series S pro if it was similar specs to xsx but without a disc and half the size like a cube.

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

Day one PS5 pro.

 

[Rea]

Pro consoles are the stupid concept for current generation.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Yes Ill buy a PS5 Pro easily

 

[Pasta la Vista]

We're still playing ps4 games ffs

This. How many games have come out that are strictly for current gen and can't be played on last gen?

Pro and XB1X happened mainly because of 4k displays becoming the norm. I think a lot of people are forgetting that.

 

[The_Mike]

This gen has barely started and people are more interested in mid gen hardwares than games.

I really wanted a XSX at launch because of fomo, but I usually play games on it I got on my pc anyway.

Bought civ 6 on xbox which I'm pleased with, and the GP library has been a little lackluster lately.

The last interesting game was civ 6 which I got on sale for a few bucks.

I got a Switch at release with botw and pokemon but I always end up booting my pc or Xbox.

Now that i got yuzu i play switch games more because I can just boot my pc up and play anything.

Never say never, but console gaming is dead for me as there's nothing interesting for me that I can't play on my pc.

I'm generally tired of modern games. They are copy paste of each other with big empty worlds.

I'm revisiting the entire PS1 library on pc, gaming on switch, play wow, and will continue to PS2 in 8 years when I'm done with the PS1 library lol.

 

[ThaMonkeyClaw]

 

[Astral Dog]

Not a cent

 

[The Lunch Legend]

Yes for PS5, no for XSX
The former is a Launch device, the latter i just bought half a year ago.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Would I buy a PS5 Pro AND Xbox Series Pro?

 

[TLZ]

I honestly don't think this gen needs it, but I love new hardware. So yes.

 

[VeganElduderino]

nope , they are barely using any of the consoles power....

 

[Leonidas]

Absolutely not.

If I want higher framerates, better image quality, better upscaling, and better RT I will play on my PC.

I think mid-gen refresh will sell worse this gen than last, last gen there was a good reason, 4K. This gen you're still going to be stuck with middling RT performance and the games look good enough on the 10-12 Tflop machines.

 

[Fbh]

Depends on how big the upgrade is and what the pricing is.
Looking at the trend with recent UE4 games like Redfall (30fps only) and Jedi Survivor (running at less than 720p in performance mode and still getting tons of drops) it seems like as soon as the UE5 games start dropping 30fps will return with a vengeance. So I'd consider an upgrade that gives us consistent 60fps at decent resolutions

 

[SmokedMeat]

Nope. My PC already beats whatever Pro system's launching over a year from now.

That money's better spent on future PC upgrades.

 

[nowifenolife]

I wouldn't arse with a wrexbox, pspro for sure.

 

[onQ123]

How else would we get it?