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this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2024
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no disk drive and the fucking stand is sold separately! too expensive!
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I have no incentive to play the latest and greatest software and hardware, but that’s just me here.
So what makes it pro?
Same as the PS4 Pro: it's significantly more powerful, has more storage, can actually do RT well, etc.
The price seems crazy to me though.
E: it's occured to me that the PS5 Pro pricing is likely a (comparatively small) release that they can test the waters for a $700 PS6.
If they release the PS6 for $700, it could backfire and compromise that entire generation, giving MS a foothold (we saw how MS ran away with the 360 when Sony botched the PS3 launch, and subsequently how MS lost all that momentum when they botched the XBone launch, and Sony ran away with the PS4).
If they test the waters with a PS5 Pro it doesn't matter all that much if they have to capitulate and drop the price.
Don't show Sony that the market is willing to pay $700. The PS5 Pro being accepted at $700 will guarantee a base PS6 at about the same.
"Significantly" Going by the comparison Sony felt large enough to brag about there's hardly a noticeable difference
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I see lots of people in this thread saying to go to the PC or the Steam Deck, but are we ignoring that both systems do not have a disc drive too?
I mean, aside from the disgusting price of the PS5 Pro not having a disc drive is the biggest offender (and the reason why I am not even considering buying it, despite being a Sony user since the 1st unit).
I mean, technically you can install a disc drive onto your computer if you want.
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So I can't play half the games I have, and the other half doesn't need the extra console power. Yay. WOrtH iT.
I’m genuinely curious to how those things are going to sell. My knee jerk reaction is ‘oh hell no’ but there’s a lotta console players out there that want the power but just don’t want to get into PC gaming. Of course there seems to be a lot of people still playing on last gen consoles too so I have no idea where that’s going.
The problem is the reason those people don't get into PC gaming is because they don't wanna spend $700 on a gaming machine.
Most people that I’ve spoken to don’t mention the price. They usually talk about how they just don’t know how to get games in the first place and start talking about settings and updates that they always hear about. That being said, I still don’t know like I said lol. I’m just curious and want to see how it goes.
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Nah from what I’ve heard is because they perceive as being very complex, more so than it actually is.
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Wow, was waiting on the pro to drop, but now I giess I'll just pass the ps5 generstion altogether. This sucks ass.
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They talked about doing it this way at launch, which they should have. The drive is available as a peripheral, at the cost difference (actually cheaper) of the digital vs disc console. It simplifies manufacturing and distribution, which helps get more consoles on shelves. Now when it doesn't matter as much, they implement it. Go figure.
As far as killing off physical media, yes it pushes further that way, but honestly the game industry has been not favorable to retail stores for some time. This is the least of the offenses.
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Sony has been on a roll with the boneheaded products nobody wants.