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The $700 PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 months ago by realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So what makes it pro?

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Same as the PS4 Pro: it's significantly more powerful, has more storage, etc.

The price seems crazy to me though.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also explains why they raised the price on the normal PS5 - "Well, the Pro isn't THAT much more..."

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

From what i heard, the ps5 doesn't really have a problem with performance, unlike the ps 4.

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Significantly" Going by the comparison Sony felt large enough to brag about there's hardly a noticeable difference

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

An uplift of ~45%, ray tracing going from awful to decent, hardware-accelerated upscaling (like DLSS) isn't hardly noticeable IMO.

More storage and WiFi 7 may not be as flashy, but they're nonetheless improvements.

But, you know, if that's not good enough for you, don't get one. Nobody's forcing you. I know I have no desire for one. I've been console-free since my 360 had a red ring of death.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think the trick is that the normal PS5 is already $450 (no disc drive) or $500 (with disc drive).

So do the features on the Pro version provide an extra $200 to $330 worth of value?

So far, as a PS5 owner, I'm not seeing it.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Only if you don't have one already. Some of the more intense games graphically have shit upscaling so they shimmer. If higher internal resolution can fix this while running at good FPS, it might be worth it for some people

Remember that you still can't build a gaming PC for $700 that performs similarly.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 months ago

Not having a disc drive.