PS5 Pro Is A $350 Upgrade for Trade-In Users, Says Ex-Blizzard Boss

Former Blizzard boss says the PS5 Pro is primarily targeted toward people looking to upgrade from a base PlayStation 5 in trade-in programs.

[Muigi]

That’s how I viewed it. Trading in mine for a Pro personally.

[RupeeHoarder]

The downvotes are ridiculous.

[HansyJ]

Not entirely. I mean you’re still paying pretty much the cost of buying a PS five regular after trading in your base model in order to get the pro it’s an absurd price point. Lol

[Muigi]

Lol oh well.

[RupeeHoarder]

"Not entirely. I mean you’re still paying pretty much the cost of buying a PS five regular after trading in your base model in order to get the pro it’s an absurd price point. Lol"

Or I can pay $165 for 2 hours of hitting golf balls at TopGolf vs $20 at the local driving range. This is called choice. Choices never hurt anyone. Your base PS5 will be just fine, only your ego will be disappointed.

[Zeke68]

No option to 'trade-in' where I live... So easy for Mr Rich Blizz to say.

[Markdn]

A pro model achieves 2 things, it stops people moaning that the ps5 is underpowered, you now have a route to go to if you want a better ps5. It targets the people who might go to pc with a console priced lower than a base pc that would struggle to achieve anywhere near these specs

[TiredGamer]

And it’s a way for Sony to showcase all of their games in the best light possible. “Running on PS5 Pro” will be ubiquitous on future State of Plays.

And the good news is that you can still use and/or purchase the base model PS5 and get a great gaming experience if the Pro isn’t for you.

[CobraKai]

Do you. People will disagree. The only holding me back is the disc drive issue. Idgaf about the stand

[Markdn]

It's not a deal breaker, I have an origionla ps5 and I can say hand on heart not a single disc has ever entered the drive. I bought the new slim digital to without the drive as well. Just don't by discs, don't want to play old games from past systems on my console either so I'm all good

[Juancho51]

I bought PS5 with disc drive at launch, have not put ONE disc in there and i thought i was going to use it a lot. Im still surprised ive never used the disc drive lol.

[CobraKai]

@Markdn and Juancho

Makes sense for you guys but every game i bought on PS4 and PS5 is a physical so they shafted gamers like me. Only the monthly PS+ Games are digital and i already had a lot of em on disc.

[Juancho51]

Same. It’s a no-brainer. If you’ve never owned a ps5 before then pay the full price, those of us loyal early adopters will take advantage of this AWESOME Trade-In program.

[HansyJ]

Do us grown-ups require somebody to write an article to tell us this? Isn’t it obvious that you can sell your consul and trade it towards this lol you’re still gonna have to pay at least $500 out of your pocket to obtain it. I’m speaking as a this PS five pro will cost me $1000 after tax.

Someone who always buys the prom models over the last couple of generations I will be passing on this one. It doesn’t even seem necessary or a big enough of a jump

[Juancho51]

Choices are good, always. Some people like me see the value in this Pro release, I still have my launch PS5 so I’m upgrading for sure. This console isnt for you and thats ok, doesnt mean someone else wont get it. $500 to one person can feel like $5 to another. Im not saying im rich but the price tag doesnt phase me at all.

[spicelicka]

Sure choices are good, but so is feedback. Whoever can afford it comfortably can do so. It doesn't mean you can't criticize the price at the same time. I think it's important to let them know that it's a rip off. $350 is literally the price of a whole console, we've never had to pay this much for an "upgrade".

[ActualWhiteMan]

Gamestop top trade value is $357.

The math isnt mathing....

[jznrpg]

Never trade in and sell on eBay or local online marketplace.
Meet at the police station though if you ever do local marketplace

[Eidolon]

$350 sounds good on a whim.But then you have to invest $420+ more on PS5 Pro if you want disc option.. it's like buying a new console. You might be able to get in the $400s for a disc version PS5 if kept in good shape.

[jwillj2k4]

Gettin 2 pros, gonna sell like hotcakes.

[CobraKai]

If they had a disc version of Pro, id be more inclined. As is, i would have no way to play the games i own. Who knows if disc drives will be readily available after launch

[jznrpg]

I bought a disc drive already. They should be available soon after if they do actually sell out

[ocelot07]

Same, However I'm trading a PS5 slim (keeping the disc drive) and selling a series X I recently picked up cheap on vinted

[Crows90]

So they're going to give me $350 in-store credit or dollars when I trading a PS5? Is he including tax because I'm not sure that he is

[Berenger]

Same. After doing that math, I was like, I can make this happen. No way in the world I'd be paying that straight up.

[bartfart]

I think a large percentage of people will do just this. Now I don't think we will get 350 anywhere but we still will be able to reduce the overall cost significantly

[mkis007]

People should jump at the chance to buy a ps5 at 100 off unlike gamestops ridiculous 10.

[Elda]

That's what I intend to do. With the purchase of the disc drive & the trade in, the final cost with tax included will be $485.

[isarai]

Nah im good

[jznrpg]

I’m going to sell a couple of my old PS4’s since I am switching my children to PS5. It won’t cover the cost but I was going to buy it regardless. It’s not anywhere near the most expensive console I’ve bought

[jznrpg]

Why didn’t we the equivalent hate articles for the digital only 599$ Xbox series X? Seems like an agenda to me

[hiawa23]

I am keeping my digital launch PS5 as a backup but I am looking at trading in my PS4 Pro as it is only connected because my PS5 is digital and I really won't need it after the Pro comes for my disc based PS4 games.

[TheNamelessOne]

Wouldn't most existing users have at least a handful of physical games?

[MetroidFREAK21]

I'll still to my launch 1015A PS5 that can play discs out of the box without internet needing to pair the disc drive... because the sheer stupidity of that makes me laugh

[WolfSeed]

Bro, just buy two PS5, add them and play two games simultaneously > 1 game higher res

[gigoran8]

Damn I never thought of that. Now I can get a second one cheaper. NOICE

[BrettAwesome]

Yeah...I'll just leave the 30 to 60fps boost to Game mode plus on my TV. Fuck you, SONY, for the lamest console since the PS3 toaster

[Matpan]

The fact that it does not come with the Blu Ray drive as default is nuts.

As someone who likes to have his games in physical format because I like collecting them and eventually all services are taken down and you will loose your games given enough time; or maybe I like to trade physical copies with a friend to try something before buying, a fully digital console is always a nope for me.

I only buy digital on Steam, and resort to console digital games when it is the only option. And even then, if that game is given a physical run later by a company like limited run I will probably get it if I really enjoyed it.

Also, what am I supposed to do with all the games I already own? The price jump is quite steep.

Last gen PRO was much cheaper in comparison.

[Matpan]

Also... this console will be 500 in a year if it doesn't sell well, which it may not going by reactions.

I hope the market reacts to this and the company is forced to cut the price sooner than later. Mainly because I like it when companies are forced to adjust to what users demand. Makes them remember who is actually in charge :D

[Berenger]

For the folks who keep saying "just go to PC....."
As I was doing the math, not only did getting a good amount of my money back on the PS5 play a big part....so did my library of games. Not only would you spend more for a PC with similar performance, as both Digital Foundry and Moore's Law is Dead compared the feature set closer to an RTX 4070 and Radeon 6800, but I would need to re buy my games, like Rebirth, Remake, Ragnarok, Spiderman 1+2, Miles Morales, etc. as well as my 4k Blu Ray movie/Show collections.
So it's not as clear cut as folks make it out to be. I would imagine current owners looking for an upgrade weigh those same options.
There would be no way I would pay $780+ straight up, but buy the disc drive ahead of time, cut the cost in half by trade/sale at launch, now it's feasible.

[gold_drake]

suuuure buuut, and its a big one, its not quite ..350 now is it.

its more closely to 500 for those who want a dissc drive.

i personally dont know what im gonna do. its still alot of money for a upgrade i have for like 2-3 years.

[Berenger]

Absolutely still expensive, no doubt.

[PlanetariumPictures]

can we use the same internal HD from the PS5 for the PS5 Pro?

[Gaming4Life1981]

First off the ps5 pro will cost $760 with sales tax, even more if you buy the disc drive and stand. Retailers will lower the trade in value of the ps5 just to counter all the trade ins. People will definitely need to sell it themselves to get the most value for their systems.

Ps5 pro is a huge rip off and continues a bad standard for console gaming but I know ps fans love giving Sony money. Mid Gen systems are not needed and basically confirm that we were lied to about these consoles. I mean why try and push the consoles to their full potential if they can just sell you a slightly more powerful console right before selling you the next generation of consoles.