Summary
Sony recently announced thePS5 Proconsole, which is coming with a massive $699.99 price tag, yet is still not the most expensive PlayStation system when adjusted for inflation. Rumors were swirling about thePS5 Proin the months leading up to its reveal, and as it turned out, a lot of the rumors turned out to be true.
A big rumor going into the PS5 Pro reveal was thatthe console would not have a built-in disc drive, and would instead require players to purchase a disc drive add-on if they wanted to keep using their discs. This rumor turned out to be 100% true, meaning gamers with large physical PS4 and PS5 game collections will need to shell out even more cash to get the most of a PlayStation 5 Pro if they decide to buy one.
ThePS5 Pro releases November 7 and will cost $699.99 at launch, with pre-orders opening on September 26. The PS5 Pro price was met with shock and mockery immediately after its announcement, with many fans completely dismissing the console as being too expensive for what it offers. The big selling point of the PS5 Pro is that it essentially allows games to run at higher resolutions while maintaining higher frame rates, but it seems many didn’t think that the improvements shown in the PS5 Pro announcement video were worth the price tag. However, when adjusted for inlation, the PS5 Pro is technically not even the most expensive PlayStation console to date.
PlayStation Console Prices Adjusted for Inflation
These figures were determined using US Inflation Calculator.
When adjusted for inflation, the PS5 Pro is still more expensive than the majority of PlayStation consoles. However, it’s beaten by both the 20 GB PS3 and the 60 GB PS3 models. Priced at $499.99 and $599.99 in 2006, adjusted for inflation, those consoles cost $780.73 and $936.88, respectively. But there’s more to take into account when it comes to the PlayStation 5 Pro. The disc drive add-on costs $79.99, and for many, that is going to be a must-have. This puts the PS5 Pro price at $779.98. There’s also theoptional $29.99 vertical stand, which would bring the total to $809.97, but that’s not nearly as essential as the disc drive.
When taking these accessories into account, the PS5 Pro becomes more expensive than the 20 GB PS3 model, but the 60 GB PS3 still has it beat. Still, it’s unlikely that many consumers will look at things this way. $699.99 is enough to give anyone interested in the PS5 Pro’s graphical boosts serious sticker shock, and it will be interesting to see how it sells in the long run. Analysts think that thePS5 Pro is going to perform better than expected, but time will tell.
PlayStation 5 Pro
Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro is the mid-generation evolution of the PS5, one that comes with an improved GPU and 2TB of storage space. The graphics card is advertised to offer 67% more compute units than the base PS5, along with 28% faster memory. The PS5 Pro also uses AI to offer an enhanced resolution for 4K TV and Advanced Ray Tracing.The console does not come with a disc drive or a vertical stand, both of which are sold separately.
