Fan-fucking-tastic. Fuck all scalpers with a frozen rusty pole.
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The PS5 is perfectly adequate considering it's price.
It's not like the PS4 gen where 4K suddenly became a thing halfway through and they had to pivot to support it. This is a needless upgrade. If you were already obsessed with graphical wankery and have more money than sense, the RTX 4080 and 4090 are right there.
They're charging new-gen console money for new-gen console hardware upgrades, but all the games are still being made for the non-pro PS5, and they will continue to be made for the old hardware until the PS6 launches, so there's no reason to upgrade.
Same reason I'm perfectly happy with my Series S. The only substantial difference between it and the Series X are the storage space and disc drives, and I play gamepass games almost exclusively.
I think the main price issue is that they're charging nearly twice as much as the base console for what is charitably going to be half a generation of gaming on it.
If it was launched this way on day one of PS5 launch it would have been a much more attractive proposition. But the reality is we're probably like three years from a PS6 that will eclipse it in every way while running games this one cannot.
Yeah.
The only real reason to own this console is if you want improved performance on a $10,000 TV that you sit too close to.
The whole scalper thing these last several years makes me very glad I'm just a PC guy, know how to build my own stuff, and that nearly all games get ported to PC now.
I finally created a Steam account when I realized I don't need to get a PS Vita to play Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus. Steam has been getting quality games for years and I wasn't paying attention.
Nice!
Gaming, I find, is just way more accessible on PC than console.
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Do you build your own gpus too? Between ML and chip shortage, PC builders were affected much worse than any console users.
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Oh no…fuck ‘em.
It's a small win but I'll take it.
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This is indeed uplifting.
Oh, that's a shame.
The Pro is digital only which means you'll need to buy a disc drive if you want to use it to play physical media.
OK so physical media is analogue only?
WTF do they mean by digital only? Every console ever made has been "digital only".
But maybe this "digital only" where you can't use physical media, is the reason it doesn't sell so well.
That's what happened to Xbox some years ago too.
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I heard they were lowering manufacturing for the Pro because they were anticipating lower interest so then they could still say that the Pro model sold out despite the criticism. Hopefully it so grossly under performs the Sony sees the errors of their ways.
The damage Sony and Microsoft have done to console gaming is showing. More people getting driven to PC everyday. I had only consoles my whole life, but the steam deck showed me that my next gaming machine will be a PC.
For me the advantage of the consoles is the disc drive and the ability to trade your games.
The advantage of PC games is that they are usually all working on your PC, you can install mods and that a PC is a lot more versatile than a console.
ok fuck scalpers, but it's just "oops, good investment at the wrong moment" for most of these choads
The $700 price tag suddenly makes a lot more sense.
as it should be.
Schadenfreude 🤣
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It's a big win overall, but some of the scumbags still got something out of it:
Even though scalpers are taking a loss on the Pro, those who banked on people flocking to buy the PS5 disc drive are turning a profit. The Pro is digital only which means you'll need to buy a disc drive if you want to use it to play physical media. It took a while, but the disc drive appears to be sold out everywhere which means people are buying them for inflated prices through resale sites.
Not the worst thing but still annoying, like whatever the opposite of a silver lining is.
Yeah, that sucks but at this point I'll take any win I can get over scalpers.
Ah yes, the “pro” product with fewer features and versatility, I love it!
Enshittification
Well that brightened up my morning a bit.
Same feelings. Didn’t even know PS5 Pro was a thing, but any time scalpers get screwed is cause for some celebration.
Thanks Sony for making such a flop that scalpers need to sell at a loss.
Just keep it sealed until China invades Taiwan next year and the supply dries up. Or for Trump's tariffs to cause a price increase. Or for Trump banning violent video games like he said he would.
I don't think it's flopping. I think they've just had plenty of time to get supply in order.
That's some good news for a change.
While I'm fine with them losing money, couldn't they just return it to wherever they bought it for purchase price? Like if I pre-order a ps5 pro from gamestop and don't open the box, I could just return it? Unless return policies have greatly changed...
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What? And here I have saved up a good three fiddy! Last offer guys!
Damn you Loch Ness Monsta! Now I done told you I ain’t about to be sellin you no Ps5 Pro for no Tree Fiddy!
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