RANT: Why a $700 PS5 Pro is BAD for Gaming

In this rant video, I'll explain why a $700 PS5 Pro could be detrimental to the gaming industry. Sony's latest announcement has left gamers questioning the future of gaming with this high-priced console.

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[SunshineLoLypops]

$1000 for the anniversary bundle and only producing 12300 of them. The stupidity well never runs dry.

[dathip]

$700 and NO DISK DRIVE OR BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY with ps1, ps2 OR ps3 games??? ULTRA MEGA HARD PASS bro!!!! If that $700 console doesnt come with backwards compatiblity MINUMUM with ALL previous consoles, its a complete no brainer. This is MUCH MUCH worst than the ps3 price reveal.

[blaringsea]

Not going to lie. As a hardcore console player I'll probably just bite the bullet, and switch to PC gaming.

[VampireA]

This is the future of gaming y'all, and I'm not comfortable with it at all. 🙁

[rane]

Man, sad to see sony taking L after L as of late.

[OmegaBlackHeart]

Definitely sitting out future consoles if this is where they're going. So glad practically everybody is dumping on Sony for this.

[AncestorEmpire]

Theory: wouldn’t call it stupidity.
I believe it’s just arrogance to the 9th degree.
Some executives at Sony must have saw what people were paying scalpers for the OG PS5 and thought: People will pay for the product, the price be damned.
The basis for my theory being Apple did the same thing with previous generations of iPhones

[Sylernrg]

Yeah I'm with you Brian I'm sticking with physical media for video games while i enjoying streaming I prefer having a physical collection of video games, if every video game system is going be digital only then I'm done with gaming as a whole.

[marcusrienien]

This will backfire so hard that it'll be considered the worst incident to happen to Sony since the infamous network hack.

[caldweab]

The next console will have a disc drive. You’re just going to have to buy it piecemeal.

[WingZeroDuality]

Yeah, it’s a bit much, huh? The video-game industry needs a business model overhaul.

[-SuperGaming-]

Jesus, yeah I'm sticking with my PS4

[Kaynos]

I'm in Canada, If i wanted to buy the console alone, it would cost me over 1100$ with the taxes. Supposed you have a few physical titles, then you need to buy the disc drive, which is 100$ Cad, and you probably wants the stands since the Pro is even taller than the regular one, another 30$. This bring the total to : 1250$ Cad. This is beyond insanity.

[Jolly-Green-Steve]

Sony already said a while back they plan to launch PS6 Nov 2028.

[decayed_firecaster]

Man a empty steel case without a disk sounds so weird like wtf, sorry you received that

[maysen]

2:06 500-600 for a ps3 isn’t bad considering online is free and u had good games coming in. While pc was way over that price for gaming, u pretty much had a cheaper fair deal with ps3 here with the ps5 hell no ur paying the same amount have no access to their whole ps2-3 list without buying playstation next a month.

[phantomsidious]

Getting ridiculous now...plus the fact pure digital is obviously where they all want to go is a big out for most of us, we deserve the options and a price that is reasonable. And let's be honest...is this generation really worth the price and bother? Most big games are also on the PS4 also ( Jedi survivor this month PS4) so is it really worth getting a regular PS5 let alone this overpriced pro version? Strangest generation of console gaming I've seen...the gap between these generations is getting thinner and thinner

[thebatmanofneo-gotham]

I just converted the 119, 980 Yen to U.S. dollars, and to my shock and disbelief, it is the equivalent of over $846! Bruh, that's even MORE expensive than the actual U.S. price of the PS5 Pro! Is Sony fucking kidding me with that?! They're literally asking Japanese gamers to pay more than American gamers just to get a digital copy-only console! What a joke!

[jds]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, Brian
I think selling the PS5 Pro for $700 is a bad idea.
I'm expecting gaming to go purely digital in the future
😀

[ResurgentRaven]

Considering the Switch 2 is getting revealed sometime within the next year, I'm only hoping Sony doesn't rub off on Nintendo with this. Granted, Nintendo doesn't charge nearly as much for their consoles as Sony (which they really shouldn't, Sony has more going for it), but I can only imagine them getting some bright idea to sell the Switch 2 for $500 or something like that. That's more than half of my two-week paycheck.
Honestly, ridiculous on Sony's part. They need to have a talk with their PR team about this.