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Even those living under a rock have at least heard of the new PS5 Pro console. It brings improved performance, saying that you’ll now be able to play games with high FPS without a hitch, something like a mix of Fidelity and Performance modes. They have already announced games that are fully supported by the new console, like Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Horizon Forbidden West, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Alan Wake 2.
The bad part is that the price is quite steep. For $700 you only get the console, without the disk. You don’t even get the stand for it. But, players notice that another important part is missing as well.
PS5 Pro Has No Disc Drive
Between all the arguments between increased performance and the pricing, more and more players started noticing that a crucial part of a PlayStation console is also missing, ie, there is no inbuilt disk drive/reader.
Back in the day, you had SEGA, Nintendo, and Playstation as your go-to consoles. Both SEGA and Nintendo used game cartridges, but games for PlayStation were on CDs. You can say that it was its distinguishing feature. Decades later PlayStation still makes consoles with a disk drive (albeit purely digital versions are an option now). But now, the highly-anticipated PS5 Pro console is released without an inbuilt disk drive.
Of course, you can always purchase an external disk drive (adding even more to the overall price of the product), but that is not the point. You’d expect that a Pro version would have everything from the get-go. And let’s not forget that PS consoles can be used as a Home Entertainment System, ie, used to watch movies from your collection.
Physical VS Digital
More and more players are saying that this is a deliberate move by Sony, in their plan to completely distance themselves from physical games and go full digital. Why would they go fully digital? Well, simply put, physical games cost more than digital, for obvious reasons. You can also say they are easier to handle, ie, they don’t take up any space.
However, the majority of console players prefer physical copies. Either for their collections or for practical reasons (you can give them to friends, bring them to parties, etc). And you get the feeling that you actually own the product. If something happens to your PS account, all your games may get lost forever. Sure, physical copies have a similar problem, ie you lose them, but then it is your own mistake. The majority prefers that to “Oops, something went wrong, all your games are gone now.”
All of this may lead to a gradual removal of physical games altogether for PlayStation. It may very well be in their interest to do so, either for simple profit or (if you are more conspiracy-inclined) to keep a better hold on their customers. It is quite a turbulent time for Sony, let’s see how it plays out.