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PS5 Pro pre-orders go live |OT| [10/10 Pre-Order Links Updated In OP]
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FrankWza
Gold Member
Yes. The only change would be external heatsink users. The launch compatible ones won't fit but it's possible the slim will of its shaped the same.
ManaByte
Gold Member
Wait what? You’re saying the SSDs with a heat sink won’t fit?
FrankWza
Gold Member
No I'm saying Just the external style. Like the ElecGear. The ones that sandwich into the M2 will be fine
This style won't be compatible from the launch version. The slim we have to wait and see
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Giallo Corsa
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Euler007
Member
The slim of its shaped the same! Crystal clear to me!
Gamerguy84
Member
Wow just looked up gamestop buy back offers for PS5. Just over $200 and selling them for $400.
I'm not selling on FB. Don't want to deal with people, especially trying to talk me down, holding cash lol, or someone buying it and calling me telling me it doesn't work.
Looks like I'll find someone to give it to who really wants one.
I'm not selling on FB. Don't want to deal with people, especially trying to talk me down, holding cash lol, or someone buying it and calling me telling me it doesn't work.
Looks like I'll find someone to give it to who really wants one.
FrankWza
Gold Member
They must have gotten in a ton of trades or are anticipating. It was $400 when the Pro was announced.
FrankWza
Gold Member
Yes. I believe you just need to be online
ManaByte
Gold Member
No, you can’t. It can only be tied to one console. You need to buy another.
I see, so the disc drive of the Ps5 base can be transferred to ps5 pro. By the way what do you mean by online?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
The PS5 Slim's disc drive can be swapped between consoles easily - but you need an internet connection
Bad news for hot swappers
FrankWza
Gold Member
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
That is incorrect
Okay. I plan to get a Ps5 pro next year. Hopefully by next year the disc drive will be easier to find.
FalconPunch
Member
Here's the equation you have to solve. If gamestop buys your ps5 at $250, is it a guarantee they'll be able to sell it at $400? Nope. On top of that, they need to refurbish the console if needed, offer a 30 day money back warranty on the console, pay the cost of holding the inventory, pay staff, hold onto a potentially depreciating asset, etc.
So now the ideal scenario for Gamestop is that they buy your PS5 for $250 and sell it for $400 the same day and the purchaser keeps the ps5 longer than the 30 day warranty. So after 31 days they pocket a cool $150. Actually slightly less if you account for inflation. Now if the purchaser returns the part due to an issue, then we have huge problems. They have to ship it to their maintenance team to source a part and repair the console. That means they need to pay for 2 way shipping, pay for the labor of the maintenance guy who fixes it, pay for the parts.
What happens if they find no buyer going into the holiday season and Sony runs a sale? Now they have to drop the price of the used console to make their price more competitive. As a result the profit margin is dropped and there's still a scenario where they don't sell. I haven't even touched on the scenario where people knowingly trade in defective products like drifting controllers or defective consoles whose issues are not immediately apparent.
I don't know why people complain about Gamestop's or other pawn shops trade-in values. They have to offer a level of service and carry a margin of risk that the average FB marketplace user doesn't bear. Anyone can be a jackass and sell a broken console of FB. The buyer has no recourse and is screwed. The buyer has no money back guarantee. No level of protection for their purchase, etc. Gamestop has it's place in the market and so does FB marketplace. The more expensive something is, the less likely I am to buy it on FB marketplace.
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Oh, thank you. I will check it out. Anyway once I get my ps5 pro, I will test it. If it does not work then I will get a new disc drive. Thanks.Click onDeepEnigma post above it will explain
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FrankWza
Gold Member
Although they suck overall, this specific use is valuable imo. I'll take a bit less and not risk being bothered by dealing with a stranger.
Topher
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And yet the open box drive I bought from best buy works fine
ManaByte
Gold Member
That’s not what Sony said. It was either in this thread or the one about the plates, someone asked Sony support and they said it couldn’t be hot swapped.The PS5 Slim's disc drive can be swapped between consoles easily - but you need an internet connection
Bad news for hot swapperswww.techradar.com
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
It will if Sony continues to make em.
FrankWza
Gold Member
It can't be. It needs to be registered again. I don't think the original question was about hot swapping though
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
This guy
Why do you think it's removable and has to be individually registered online?
Topher
Identifies as young
You said he would have to buy another drive and that his existing one wouldn't work. Where did Sony say that?
ManaByte
Gold Member
I said where it was posted in what you quoted.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
Maybe everyone getting early units BUT DF that would be funny not gonna lie
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Maybe everyone getting early units BUT DF that would be funny not gonna lie
They’ll probably get them early just like other places
Rich may take a little longer to arrive since he’s in the UK
FrankWza
Gold Member
Hey, they made their own bed...Maybe everyone getting early units BUT DF that would be funny not gonna lie
Topher
Identifies as young
Yeah.....I'm saying post a link to it.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Reading comprehension is a lost art.
FrankWza
Gold Member
You're confusing hot swapping and switching from one to another. You can switch but you need to register the drive with the new console. You can't go back and forth without a re-register which requires online
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FrankWza
Gold Member
I don't get how the rest of the world doesn't have stock yet since it has been available in the US for weeks now. Every big retailer has them. With the way they usually supply it would have hit other territories by now
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FrankWza
Gold Member
Exactly. Just play a digital version through plus and wait for stock at retail. There's almost 100 games at this point. You can find an upgraded game to play that won't cost much or you already haveebay sellers can go to hell ,149 for disc drive MRP 99 pounds ,not as if you can't play games on the pro if you havent got a disc drive ,you bum chums
omegasc
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ManaByte
Gold Member
Yea I think it’ll be the same as the Slim since the covers are the same just with different hooks.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Nobody wants to know your opinion, Woke Miller
So I have an sn850x in an external heatsink case in my launch PS5, do I need to order a different heatsink ? It's fully removable and was only bought to improve thermals.
ap_puff
Member
is this confirmed anywhere?
omegasc
Member
If you can use the original ssd cover with the heatsink, I'd say you're safe.
kazuyamishima
Member
$265 regular value or $292 if you're Pro is decent. I would go with them instead of dealing with the usual scammers on Marketplace or other pages.
Too bad the US doesn't have stores like CeX.
ap_puff
Member
oh interesting I didn't even realize that style of heatsink existed. Mine is the rectangular block type and that's what I thought you were referring to, made me worried for a second