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It's time to see what surprise PlayStation has in store for the future, with its PS5 Technical Presentation broadcast. Will we see a PS5 Pro? Or will it be something unexpected? Find out now, because the 9-minute livestream is kicking off now. We'll be summarizing the event as it airs, to stay tuned.

Cerny kicks off by going back to the PlayStation 5's launch, detailing the hardware in the system, and how it was an improvement from the PlayStation 4. Graphics, sound, haptics.

Developers have been wanting more, though. Having to choose between fidelity and performance mode has been an issue. Performance mode has been 75% more popular.

He casually drops PS5 Pro's announcement.

A larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, AI-driven upscaling, and more.

This improves the framerate performance for current PS5 games, with higher quality graphics.

He claims it's double the power of PS5.

We get to see a showcase of better graphics and smoother framerates in first-party PS5 games.

Ray-tracing has seen a large upgrade. Better reflections, shadows, and background details.

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November 7 launch, for $699.99.

Confirmed separately on the PlayStation Blog was the fact that the system will NOT be launching with a disc drive, which you'll be able to buy separately for $79.99.

 

[IRUZZ]

Eight. Fucking. Hundred.

 

[Aristeia]

Who is this even for? Does a person who would buy this actually exist?

 

[Darth Meteos]

these motherfuckers think they're funny
ain't no way i'm buying that shit

 

[The Catboy]

You can (and should) buy a better PC or even a Steam Deck with accessories for that kind of price! Is Sony trying to kill the PlayStation brand?

 

[Sheimi]

Getting into smart phone price territory now Sony. Trash.

 

[nWo]

Holy damn. Sony has lost its soul.

There is no charm, no soul, no nothing on this announcement. There was a time were Playstation had a motive, the games and whatnot were something to look up to. Now it just like "we have power, buy", much like Xbox, but the later AT LEAST tries to pretend to "be cool". Sony is just shoving this and that's that.

I mean, they could be a bit more friendly. But oh well, let's see what happens with this console.

 

[Moon164]

What the hell were they thinking with that price?

 

[Dark_Ansem]

You can (and should) buy a better PC or even a Steam Deck with accessories for that kind of price! Is Sony trying to kill the PlayStation brand?

Plot twist: a mysterious investor became biggest Sony shareholder 6 months ago, Mr Tendinno, from Italy

 

[The Catboy]

Plot twist: a mysterious investor became biggest Sony shareholder 6 months ago, Mr Tendinno, from Italy

I have no idea what this reference means

 

[DarthMotzkus]

I don't know where you guys live, but here in Brazil this disc drive is very expensive and difficult to find in retail. Sony need to launch a model with disc drive inside the box.

 

[Robert Newbie]

Who is this even for? Does a person who would buy this actually exist?

Valkyrie Profile detected!

To answer your question, I truly don't know. I did a rundown on some launch dates, and Sony tends to release the new model 2-3 years after the original's launch:

OG PS3: 2006
PS3 Slim: 2009

OG PS4: 2014
PS4 Slim and Pro: 2016

OG PS5: 2020
PS5 Slim: 2023
PS5 Pro: 2024

So, the behavior is on-par with Sony's previous decisions, but $780 USD for a souped up current gen console and disc drive? That's a high premium, and my little bit of research says that there are about 20 exclusives.

I'm having a hard time with it all. Consider the alternatives: A mid-range gaming PC (~$600 USD), a Steam Deck ($400-$650 USD), or a Switch ($300 USD). Even an Xbox Series X is about $480 USD.

"Is the experience of owning a PS5 Pro truly worth $800?"
I'm glad I'm not Sony's marketing team because I cannot spin this.

 

[ChaosEternal]

I have no idea what this reference means

A reference to Nintendo, I suspect. Tendinno can be rewritten as Nintendo and Mario is Italian.

 

[TheGlitch]

You can (and should) buy a better PC or even a Steam Deck with accessories for that kind of price! Is Sony trying to kill the PlayStation brand?

You could buy two steam decks for the EU price

 

[Jayro]

These are going to be sitting on shelves and warehouses until price drops happen.

 

[TheGlitch]

Have the Sony execs heard of what happened to the 3ds...

 

[Marc_LFD]

With all that power, does that mean we'll finally get The Getaway 3? Haha... Of course no.



I'm still waiting even though I know it's never coming out.

 

[Error-1-2435-8325]

700 dollars, no disc player. Damn.

 

[G25900]

So once you add the disc drive and vertical stand you're probably looking at £800 in the UK, it would also be about $800 in the US, so the UK version is actually $1,046...

I would have been alright with upgrading and trading the old one in, but they can shove it with that pricing.

Also you can guarantee scalpers are going to buy up the disc drives now they're the only choice to get one of these with a drive.

 

[anindividual]

Truly, truly, truly outrageous?

Truly, truly.

 

[DiscostewSM]

So what we have here is Sony taking EA's approach with their hardware.