PlayStation 5: Thread 05

[hudson]

Same like last gen. I'll stick to my PS5 in perf mode thanks

[MartyG]

I'm sure the PS5 Pro will be fine, but if Sony is smart they'll price it for the whales as a halo product - if it has pushed the GPU to the specs touted, it should start reaching closer to that target, but if so, I doubt it'll be launched at the the same price parity of PS4/PS4 Pro, both of which launched at £349 in the UK IIRC. I can't see it being launched at the £449.99 as the PS5 was (which then increased in price).

Given how much they were going for at scalper prices for a long time during the shortages, and should there be a substantial performance upgrade, £650-750 will still see it sell out - but at that price, now that GFX card prices have fallen (you're getting around 3090 performance with the 4070 series cards now for less than a 1/3rd of the price), it is creeping into PC territory.

People expecting the PS5 Pro to have Lamborghini Huracán performance (33TF) for Ford Fiesta money (£450) are going to be disappointed. i.e., PS5 Pro is going to be expensive.

And I claim my £5.

[fishbowlhead]

And I claim my £5.

Credit where its due, you called it, i was expecting £599 personally, but given the price increase on the base recently £699 should of been expected.

I'm going to get a pre order in and make a final decision nearer the time.

[MartyG]

If you're planning on buying a Pro, I'd suggest getting the add-on drive whilst they're still in stock before they're bought up by eBay scalpers, given the Pro doesn't have one included.

[Lebowski]

£830 total if you want a stand a disk drive for the thing.

[hudson]

I just bought Spice Maureen on disc. I suppose I could break up the disc and feed it in through the grills...

'Vertical stand sold separately' - get in the effin sea!

[fishbowlhead]

£800 inc the disk drive, holy crap. I’ll just pre order 1 then I guess.

[briareos_kerensky]

I was hoping the PS5 Pro would lower the standard version's price, but that is basically impossible with a €800 price point for the Pro.

[fuse]

I don't know about you guys, but I have been telling everyone I know that I just can't see enough detail in the background characters 2 miles off in the distance when I zoom in to Ratchet and Clank, so this comes as very welcome news. Also I really hate owning my own games or having multiple places to buy games from, so I'm particularly impressed with Sony being the first console manufacturer to have an entirely digital product as their leading proposition going forward.

[wakka]

£830 for the disc version

That is a ****ing hilarious price.

Yeah you can miss me with that one.

[Brad]

£800 inc the disk drive, holy crap. I’ll just pre order 1 then I guess.

Get a second job!

[importaku]

Get a second job!

I’m waiting for Sony to pull that little nugget out like the ps3 days. It’s like time is looping around, waiting for a giant enemy crab game taking advantage of that 5 pro hardware.

[BearBoy]

I'd been dawdling, as I did last generation, waiting for the Pro to come out before I took the plunge but £800 (I'd want the disc drive) is a pretty long way off being an impulse buy...

I'd want black covers for it too, which would be another £50.

If Sega announce OutRun 3 as a launch title then I'm in. Otherwise, hmmm...

[MartyG]

Don't think the price is unreasonable for the specs - if you want that level of graphical performance, that's pretty much where I'd expect the price to be.

But there's nothing wrong with being a PS5 Amateur - be daring, be default

[nonny]

£800 inc the disk drive, holy crap. I’ll just pre order 1 then I guess.

Ooof... £100 past acceptable for me but given the fact console prices are moving the wrong way anyway it's hardly surprising.