Poll: *The Official PlayStation (PS5/PS5 Pro) Thread*

Will you be buying a PS5 Pro on release?

  • Yes

    Votes: 52 15.6%

  • No (not at £700 Lol)

    Votes: 193 57.8%

  • No (other)

    Votes: 74 22.2%

  • Pancake

    Votes: 15 4.5%
  • Total voters
    334
It would be nice if they’d done more to quantify the changes and list more than the games but what the Pro will do for those games specifically. I guess that may come in the lead up but if they already have 50+ games on board for the Pro then they should have done a little more than ‘it’ll be better’ and the small sample in the video.

Unless there’s an article somewhere going into a deeper dive for each game?

And not having a disc drive is taking the pee a bit at that price.
 
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There needs to be a a first gameplay footage of gta6 comparing the two consoles with the pro being in quality mode at 60/120 and the regular ps5 being 30 at quality. I think that could get the pro selling out quite quickly.
 
bakes0310 said:
There needs to be a a first gameplay footage of gta6 comparing the two consoles with the pro being in quality mode at 60/120 and the regular ps5 being 30 at quality. I think that could get the pro selling out quite quickly.
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I am surprise they didn't or couldn't get 1 publisher to agree to show case one of their future games to promote both the console and the games. I know Rockstar will not need more exposure but what about all those Sony in house developers, surely they have 1 good looking game in Alpha right now that make use of this?

I can't help but think the lack of new games used to sell this new console is saying something between the lines rather loudly.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I am surprise they didn't or couldn't get 1 publisher to agree to show case one of their future games to promote both the console and the games. I know Rockstar will not need more exposure but what about all those Sony in house developers, surely they have 1 good looking game in Alpha right now that make use of this?

I can't help but think the lack of new games used to sell this new console is saying something between the lines rather loudly.
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First playstation console I haven't bought, I upgraded my pc and play toones of games on there and now Sony are bringing their titles on the pc, so no point for me.
 
bakes0310 said:
First playstation console I haven't bought, I upgraded my pc and play toones of games on there and now Sony are bringing their titles on the pc, so no point for me.
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As much as I like to have every console, I skip the in between ones and just accept the lower fidelity. I played Cyberpunk at launch on base PS4 for 100 hours.....my bar is not that high!

I know myself that if I can do that, I am not going to care about less detailed crowds in the distance. Plus, my playstation games are physical, so I will need to spend more than £700 or I won't be able to play Elden Ring.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I am surprise they didn't or couldn't get 1 publisher to agree to show case one of their future games to promote both the console and the games. I know Rockstar will not need more exposure but what about all those Sony in house developers, surely they have 1 good looking game in Alpha right now that make use of this?

I can't help but think the lack of new games used to sell this new console is saying something between the lines rather loudly.
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What on earth is in the works here? Every game they showed I've already completed. No one is paying £700 to play R&C in slightly better graphics or to have car on car reflections in GT7.

Initial sales will be decent then it will stall.

The more I think about it, who asked for a pro? Why develop it? Trying to get into a 3 year cycle? Extend the generation? Microsoft/Nintendo got something? (Unlikely).

PS6 anyone?

PS+ premium with a "massive games catalogue" £120 a year for 3 years
Digital only Console with 3 year cycle £800.

£1160 ÷ 36 months. £32.22 a month or should we call it £34.99, upgrade in 3 years time. Sound familiar lol
 
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£700 is very expensive.

I hate playing at 30fps and even 40 with vrr.

If 4k at 60fps is possible in most if not all games that would be a selling point for me.

I won't be day one but will enjoy seeing the hands on reviews come out and comparisons on games.

Basically have a lot more information and really world reviews then I can make my choice.

Is there a world where with all this negative pressure on the price they lower it by £100 ??
 
ZG002 said:
100%

What on earth is in the works here? Every game they showed I've already completed. No one is paying £700 to play R&C in slightly better graphics or to have car on car reflections in GT7.

Initial sales will be decent then it will stall.

The more I think about it, who asked for a pro? Why develop it? Trying to get into a 3 year cycle? Extend the generation? Microsoft/Nintendo got something? (Unlikely).

PS6 anyone?

PS+ premium with a "massive games catalogue" £120 a year for 3 years
Digital only Console with 3 year cycle £800.

£1160 ÷ 36 months. £32.22 a month or should we call it £34.99, upgrade in 3 years time. Sound familiar lol
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With how long games take to develop it would make no sense to have a shorter cycle, it makes more sense to do the opposite.
 
BEN_UK said:
£700 is very expensive.

I hate playing at 30fps and even 40 with vrr.

If 4k at 60fps is possible in most if not all games that would be a selling point for me.

I won't be day one but will enjoy seeing the hands on reviews come out and comparisons on games.

Basically have a lot more information and really world reviews then I can make my choice.

Is there a world where with all this negative pressure on the price they lower it by £100 ??
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The internet has a short memory, 2 weeks time the internet will be outraged by something else and the Pro will sell out day-one and be hard to get for a few months.
 
The PS5 Pro is for the top 10% console whales, or cheapskates, if your a PC master race whale.

The price is in line with the realistic expectations, it's just most people have unrealistic expectations. :)

PS5 UK release price £449, account for inflation that's £553 today.
PS5 Pro £699. (PS5 Today £480)

You get 1TB extra storage worth £75+.
but we have to add £100 for the Blu Ray drive and £25 for the stand.

£700 - £480 = £220 - £75, = £145 + £100 + £25 = £270 extra.

So for £270 you get about 45% GPU performance gain. 100% approx ray tracing improvement.
But in reality it's about double the performance for Fidelity Mode 30 to 60 fps.
Some games may get a 60 to 120 fps performance mode, but that isn't going to be common as the CPU may not be up to it for most games.

So it comes down to is 100% increase in fidelity more worth £270?

Yes, buy it, no don't buy it. :D
 
The price does sound a lot for the ps5. Was not expecting it to be as much as that. But you are getting a lot, but think i would rather spend my money on pc, as there is no disk drive.
 
Sasahara said:
The PS5 Pro is for the top 10% console whales, or cheapskates, if your a PC master race whale.

The price is in line with the realistic expectations, it's just most people have unrealistic expectations. :)

PS5 UK release price £449, account for inflation that's £553 today.
PS5 Pro £699. (PS5 Today £480)

You get 1TB extra storage worth £75+.
but we have to add £100 for the Blu Ray drive and £25 for the stand.

£700 - £480 = £220 - £75, = £145 + £100 + £25 = £270 extra.

So for £270 you get about 45% GPU performance gain. 100% approx ray tracing improvement.
But in reality it's about double the performance for Fidelity Mode 30 to 60 fps.
Some games may get a 60 to 120 fps performance mode, but that isn't going to be common as the CPU may not be up to it for most games.

So it comes down to is 100% increase in fidelity more worth £270?

Yes, buy it, no don't buy it. :D
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Narh, it’s more spending £700 for 3 years until PS6.

There will be zero games what will be PS5 pro exclusive, there will be more than zero games that is PS6 exclusive.

Better still, put the £700 in a savings account for 3 years. It should be enough for a PS6 by then.

That’s what I’ll do….
 
Raymond Lin said:
Narh, it’s more spending £700 for 3 years until PS6.

There will be zero games what will be PS5 pro exclusive, there will be more than zero games that is PS6 exclusive.

Better still, put the £700 in a savings account for 3 years. It should be enough for a PS6 by then.

That’s what I’ll do….
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Its not really even £700 that's my issue it's £825 with the optical drive and stand.

or £890 with above and a second controller as many will need.

It's the most stupidly priced console in history, makes the PS3 look good now on release.
 
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