I'll pass. Id rather keep my base model and go spend that money on a handheld gaming pc 
The Official PlayStation 5 Thread: Dawn Of PS5 Pro
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I bought the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro. I’m thinking I’ll pass on this. I feel like the asking price is too much for the benefits over the base model.
ALonelyDad
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gamestop is offering $350 I believe, not sure if there are better trade offs available.
Ain’t nobody trying to build no damn “gaming PC“
Ya’ll need to stop with that bullshyt
Ain’t nobody got time for that my nikka
There’s going to be a price drop real fast on this
Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
Ain’t nobody trying to build no damn “gaming PC“
Ya’ll need to stop with that bullshyt
Ain’t nobody got time for that my nikka
hold on let me price out this 2000 dollar pc, im sick of sony shyt.
If you want top end graphics you build a gaming PC. Your money goes further and you get games for less.Ain’t nobody trying to build no damn “gaming PC“
Ya’ll need to stop with that bullshyt
Ain’t nobody got time for that my nikka
With a gaming PC you spend $700 and you can carry parts of it over and upgrade it. You spend $700 here it’s closed box and the moment the PS6 comes out this is devalued rubbish. I mean who really cared about the PS4 Pro when the 5 was released?
Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
You can also trade in your consoles for new ones. The whole replacing parts argument makes no sense
i’ve been trading my consoles towards new ones since the ps4 slim
Some nikka shyt if I ever heard itAin’t nobody trying to build no damn “gaming PC“
Ya’ll need to stop with that bullshyt
Ain’t nobody got time for that my nikka
Artificial Intelligence
Not Allen Iverson
We flipping ps5 pros and getting gaming pcs over here 
Artificial Intelligence
Not Allen Iverson
Realest shyt ever postedI'll pass. Id rather keep my base model and go spend that money on a handheld gaming pc
I've been on record here saying that I think the PS5 Pro is a bad move and unnecessary.
*But* now that the time has rolled around and it has been officially unveiled and priced out, I have had a change of heart. I'm pre-ordering/buying it + a disc drive.
The biggest issue I have with the standard PS5 is the poor image quality in many current-gen, 3rd party games' performance modes (I don't care about ray tracing). This should alleviate that. If the PS5 was able to magically receive PSSR, then it would be more than good enough for me, but unfortunately it won't. I was actually hoping that they would surprise us and announce a Playstation approved PSSR like upscaling solution for all PS5 systems.
Anyways, I don't care for the disingenuous comparisons to PCs that I am seeing around social media. They are always flawed in some way, whether its price, components or utility.
Anyone who can understand the well defined market for an iPad Pro, iPhone Pro, Samsung Galaxy Ultra, Pixel Pro, Intel 12/13/14700K or better, RTX 3080/4070 or better etc, should understand the market this caters to and why Sony is releasing a product like this for such a high price.*
$699USD ($959 Canadian for me) is a steep price to pay. If a consumer looks at that price and has to weigh the options of buying it vs getting groceries or paying rent or whatever, then it's not a product for them and that's fine.
Choosing to spend your disposable cash on different entertainment/luxury products is also fine.
fukk all the extra diva shyt and complaining happening online.
*Anyone who is a financial nerd like me could review Sony's quarterly reports and notice that the more hardware they sold, the lower their profit margins were. The cost of manufacturing and shipping hardware, in combination with highly volatile currency fluctuations, means that they are tired of taking losses to sell hardware. The bill of materials for the PS5 (and controllers) have gone down a bit, but the other costs associated that help bring that product to shelf near you have not. The past 4 years have been really weird.
*But* now that the time has rolled around and it has been officially unveiled and priced out, I have had a change of heart. I'm pre-ordering/buying it + a disc drive.
The biggest issue I have with the standard PS5 is the poor image quality in many current-gen, 3rd party games' performance modes (I don't care about ray tracing). This should alleviate that. If the PS5 was able to magically receive PSSR, then it would be more than good enough for me, but unfortunately it won't. I was actually hoping that they would surprise us and announce a Playstation approved PSSR like upscaling solution for all PS5 systems.
Anyways, I don't care for the disingenuous comparisons to PCs that I am seeing around social media. They are always flawed in some way, whether its price, components or utility.
Anyone who can understand the well defined market for an iPad Pro, iPhone Pro, Samsung Galaxy Ultra, Pixel Pro, Intel 12/13/14700K or better, RTX 3080/4070 or better etc, should understand the market this caters to and why Sony is releasing a product like this for such a high price.*
$699USD ($959 Canadian for me) is a steep price to pay. If a consumer looks at that price and has to weigh the options of buying it vs getting groceries or paying rent or whatever, then it's not a product for them and that's fine.
Choosing to spend your disposable cash on different entertainment/luxury products is also fine.
fukk all the extra diva shyt and complaining happening online.
*Anyone who is a financial nerd like me could review Sony's quarterly reports and notice that the more hardware they sold, the lower their profit margins were. The cost of manufacturing and shipping hardware, in combination with highly volatile currency fluctuations, means that they are tired of taking losses to sell hardware. The bill of materials for the PS5 (and controllers) have gone down a bit, but the other costs associated that help bring that product to shelf near you have not. The past 4 years have been really weird.
I ain't got time for all that
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