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PS5 Pro Pricing Discussion Thread
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The Cockatrice
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Judge Magister
Member
Not now, i'm skipping November 7. This threads absolutely almost convinced me though..
Alan Wake 2 reportedly runs at 840p 60 FPs on the PS5 Pro
TheVerge: There will still be 30fps PS5 Pro Enhanced games
veterangamerUK
Member
I've been waiting days for someone to start a thread about this. Thanks.
TheDarkPhantom
Member
Pro thread number 2037...
I'll summarize my thoughts thusly:
- Pro is meant for the hardcore, pre-existing PS5 owners who want the best and are willing to pay for it
- Sony expects those pre-existing owners will trade in their PS5's thereby greatly cutting the cost. I imagine many at PlayStation HQ are baffled by the outrage when taking this into consideration
- people buy $1500 phones, $3000 PC's, $2500 TVs without batting an eye. The amount of use/enjoyment I get out of my PS5 is at least equal to (if not more than) what I get from my flagship phone
- as someone who games a ton (nowadays only on PS5) and who always plays in Performance Mode, what the Pro offers makes it well worth it for me, this will greatly differ for each individual and everyone should decide for themselves
- nobody is being forced to buy it, your PS5 still exists and all games will continue to be playable on it
- economic realities have drastically changed over the past 4 years, seems some have been living in a cave
- anyone concerned with how others spend their money needs to:
1. Eat a greasy dick
2. Get their own life in order
- US is still way better off than other territories, in Japan I'll be paying DOUBLE what I bought my vanilla PS5 for. However, if I can get ¥60,000 selling it as a package (2 controllers, 3-4 boxed games I don't mind letting go of) then all of a sudden I'm paying the *same* price for upgraded hardware while also negating the economic changes and years of heavy use on my base PS5
All-in-all it's been fascinating to watch the reactions and discourse surrounding the Pro. I absolutely balked at the price when it was initially revealed but then sat down down and actually *thought* about it, see above.
Edit: forgot about the disc drive but the added 1TB of space softens the blow somewhat. Still, it should have come with the drive
Edit 2: anyone who thinks Sony doesn't have some killer 1st party games coming that will make full use of the Pro is mentally retarded, you just wait and see lol.
I'll summarize my thoughts thusly:
- Pro is meant for the hardcore, pre-existing PS5 owners who want the best and are willing to pay for it
- Sony expects those pre-existing owners will trade in their PS5's thereby greatly cutting the cost. I imagine many at PlayStation HQ are baffled by the outrage when taking this into consideration
- people buy $1500 phones, $3000 PC's, $2500 TVs without batting an eye. The amount of use/enjoyment I get out of my PS5 is at least equal to (if not more than) what I get from my flagship phone
- as someone who games a ton (nowadays only on PS5) and who always plays in Performance Mode, what the Pro offers makes it well worth it for me, this will greatly differ for each individual and everyone should decide for themselves
- nobody is being forced to buy it, your PS5 still exists and all games will continue to be playable on it
- economic realities have drastically changed over the past 4 years, seems some have been living in a cave
- anyone concerned with how others spend their money needs to:
1. Eat a greasy dick
2. Get their own life in order
- US is still way better off than other territories, in Japan I'll be paying DOUBLE what I bought my vanilla PS5 for. However, if I can get ¥60,000 selling it as a package (2 controllers, 3-4 boxed games I don't mind letting go of) then all of a sudden I'm paying the *same* price for upgraded hardware while also negating the economic changes and years of heavy use on my base PS5
All-in-all it's been fascinating to watch the reactions and discourse surrounding the Pro. I absolutely balked at the price when it was initially revealed but then sat down down and actually *thought* about it, see above.
Edit: forgot about the disc drive but the added 1TB of space softens the blow somewhat. Still, it should have come with the drive
Edit 2: anyone who thinks Sony doesn't have some killer 1st party games coming that will make full use of the Pro is mentally retarded, you just wait and see lol.
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Zathalus
Member
For Horizon specifically? About the same as a Pro funnily enough. In general it would have less powerful RT capabilities.
Radical_3d
Member
Ryan and Spencer are idiots that have damaged the consoles for a whole generation. Consoles need the glory days of Halo and Motorstorm. More Astro and less GaaS.
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
The price is so low i feel like i'm the one robbing Sony
clarky
Gold Member
The price is so high i feel like i'm getting raped by
Ass of Can Whooping
Ass of Can Whooping
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Little Mac
Member
Whether it's "Day 1" or "Interested but not now" depends on what new games (as well as old game upgrades) Sony shows off this month.
Lucifers Beard
Member
Aren't you buying two? You're not unsensible fella, you're fucking barmy.Calling me unsensible?
PaintTinJr
Member
Poll needs extra options:
Price indifferent but need at pre attached drive that doesn't require internet activation like an Xbox
Price too high will buy, but need at pre attached drive that doesn't require internet activation like an Xbox
Price indifferent but need at pre attached drive that doesn't require internet activation like an Xbox
Price too high will buy, but need at pre attached drive that doesn't require internet activation like an Xbox
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
It's not even that expensive, if we look at the cost relatively and take inflation into account.
Having said that, Sony should have created 2 Pro versions: 1 TB ($599) and 2 TB ($699).
Having said that, Sony should have created 2 Pro versions: 1 TB ($599) and 2 TB ($699).
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Moriarty1889
Member
It will sell well regardless. Many people want the upgrade and have the means to afford it. Out of curiosity, does anyone know what the actual Teraflop total is? It wasn’t discussed in the presentation and I was wondering if someone may have found out elsewhere.
Justin9mm
Member
I'd even pay a bit more if we were looking at a next gen console with current tech hardware, brand new features etc. But this is far from it, this is a minor upgrade to what is pretty old hardware at this point. Sony can fuck right off with this pricing. They really need to feel the negativity surrounding this and understand its not ok.
ToadMan
Member
Great, put a $700 pc together and compare performance.
Should be a slam dunk for PC and the comparison will kill consoles overnight.
But no, what we get instead is just jerking off over PC parts. It's like the series x next gen thread all over again.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
They don't want people focusing on that TF number as in comparing to current machines it doesn't look like a decent upgrade
I have been warning people since the start of last year Sony would not talk about TFs but focus us on RT
akira__
Banned
This was the intent of thread, honest open discussion. We heard the takes of online cloud chasers and this thread was meant to share neogaf opinions.
Is there a a game they could in the announce next showcase to sway your opinion?
adamsapple
what did you vote?
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Make the poll public, you'll be able to find out.
DoomGyver
Member
I think my strategy going forward will be to skip launch models and only upgrade when pro models release. Going from ps4 pro to ps5 pro would have been ideal. 4 years to build a good library of games and less struggle to acquire a launch console.
I have only had two smartphones. The iphone 6s and the iphone 13 pro. I won’t upgrade my phone for 5-6 years or if it breaks whichever comes first.
I have only had two smartphones. The iphone 6s and the iphone 13 pro. I won’t upgrade my phone for 5-6 years or if it breaks whichever comes first.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
36% day one preorder seems feasible for a group of gamers dedicated enough to join forums as we are not the casuals
saintjules
Member
It's really about the pricing. If it were $599 with disc drive and stand at the 1TB included there would be less of a backlash.
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Moriarty1889
Member
Thank you my friend. I appreciate your response and very well said and very true.
Moriarty1889
Member
I will just keep enjoying my PS5 original model. To me it is powerful enough and it’s paid for. Will wait for PS6.
Zathalus
Member
Should have just included a drive, outrage would have been far less.
reinking
Gold Member
I stand with the professionals.
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
I'm one of the two "Not interested, price is right" users. I can totally see where the price point is coming from at this time. I also think that it's a massive oversight from their marketing teams to not foresee the backlash they're getting rn. I don't think the reception would have been so bad if they just included stand and disk drive and made it more expensive to account for these extras. If you compare the thing to equivalent PC hardware, the price doesn't seem so outlandish (if you ignore online subscription, game prices and so on).
Little Mac
Member
Some of you really need to sit down, take a deep breath, and ask yourself ...
What would Chad Warden do?
What would Chad Warden do?
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Justin9mm
Member
I said Sony can F off but I'm reluctantly still purchasing one, because I want to have the best console experience. It's just a bitter pill to swallow and I'm angry about it. As far as games, I'm excited about PSSR's abilities in general as I'm one of the people always torn between fidelity and performance, usually favouring performance, if this Pro can really narrow that gap, then that's going to be awesome for me but imo it still doesn't justify the ridiculous price.This was the intent of thread, honest open discussion. We heard the takes of online cloud chasers and this thread was meant to share neogaf opinions.
Is there a a game they could in the announce next showcase to sway your opinion?