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I’ve made it known in the past that I find that Sony is greedy, especially in their PlayStation department.
Here is the latest proof: PlayStation 5 Pro for $700, a $200 markup from the PS5 Slim that was released in Nov 2024.
The $700 Pro doesn’t even have a disc drive, which comes standard in the Xbox Series X (for $500). You’ll have to spend another $80. The Pro doesn’t even come with a vertical stand, that’s going to cost another $30. If you want another controller, that’s going to cost you (now) $75, due to a $5 increase in prices. Remember, PS5 new games costs $70. Maybe get PS Plus for $18 a month… All in all, it’s going to cost you about $1,000 (including taxes).
If you do a similar breakdown of Xbox’s ecosystem: Xbox Series X for $500, disc drive for $0, stand for $0, controller for $60, one game for $70, Game pass for $12… so you’re looking at about $650.
I think for that $1,000 for the PS ecosystem, why not just get a really nice PC? I’m not saying get the ROG Ally X, but even that priced at a hefty $800, that will run any PC games (including some PS5 games that are sold through Steam and GOG). Plus, it’s a PC, so it opens up to more possibilities, such as using it as a desktop computer, running Office Suite or photo/video editing software… whatever you can do on Windows, it’s possible on the ROG Ally X.
I even bought (and still using) my Lenovo Legion PC with Nvidia 3060 for $850. I’m sure by now, you can even get that computer for cheaper than the PS5 Pro.
I guess as someone who has access to PS games via my PC, I’m definitely not interested in paying that much money for a PS5 Pro (or even a regular PS5). If I want that console experience, I also have an Xbox Series X (and S), which I think has better value over the PlayStation.
The $700 Pro doesn’t even have a disc drive, which comes standard in the Xbox Series X (for $500). You’ll have to spend another $80. The Pro doesn’t even come with a vertical stand, that’s going to cost another $30. If you want another controller, that’s going to cost you (now) $75, due to a $5 increase in prices. Remember, PS5 new games costs $70. Maybe get PS Plus for $18 a month… All in all, it’s going to cost you about $1,000 (including taxes).
If you do a similar breakdown of Xbox’s ecosystem: Xbox Series X for $500, disc drive for $0, stand for $0, controller for $60, one game for $70, Game pass for $12… so you’re looking at about $650.
I think for that $1,000 for the PS ecosystem, why not just get a really nice PC? I’m not saying get the ROG Ally X, but even that priced at a hefty $800, that will run any PC games (including some PS5 games that are sold through Steam and GOG). Plus, it’s a PC, so it opens up to more possibilities, such as using it as a desktop computer, running Office Suite or photo/video editing software… whatever you can do on Windows, it’s possible on the ROG Ally X.
I even bought (and still using) my Lenovo Legion PC with Nvidia 3060 for $850. I’m sure by now, you can even get that computer for cheaper than the PS5 Pro.
I guess as someone who has access to PS games via my PC, I’m definitely not interested in paying that much money for a PS5 Pro (or even a regular PS5). If I want that console experience, I also have an Xbox Series X (and S), which I think has better value over the PlayStation.
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PS5 Pro |
Xbox Series X |
ROG Ally X |
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Price:
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$700
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$500
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$800
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Release Date:
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07 Nov 2024
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10 Nov 2020
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22 Jul 2024
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Optical Disc
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No, but can be added on for $80
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Yes, 4K disc player
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No, but is supported for external drives for $50
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CPU/GPU
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AMD 8-core Zen 2 CPU; 4GHz, RDNA 3 GPU
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AMD 8-core Zen 2; 3.8 GHz, 3.6 GHz with SMT
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AMD Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme Processor
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Memory
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16GB of GDDR6
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16GB of GDDR6
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24 GB LPDDR5-6500
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Storage
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2TB of SSD storage
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1 TB NVMe SSD (with Storage Expansion Card option)
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1 TB SSD (with SD card expansion)
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Resolution
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4K
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4K
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1080p
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Backward Compatible
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Games (limited), works with previous controllers and accessories
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Games, works with previous controllers and accessories
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Games, works with most Windows Games
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Yours,
Weekend Gamer
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