Ron

I grabbed one on the 26th. I have a PS5 Disk, so I'm not exactly sold on keeping the Pro Console. I also look at it this way, I also was looking at going to PC to fulfill my gaming addiction, so this was a happy medium I guess.

I do plan on selling my PS5 Disc if I end up keeping the PRO.

With the way the landscape is these days, who knows how it will look in Nov when the PRO is released, we shall see???

I couldn't agree More D..So you pay $699.99 for the Base PS5 Pro (if you want to call it a base, since it's a NO Disc Drive and Vertical Stand). So on Nov 7th if you buy the PS5 Pro here in the states it's 1. $699.99 2. Sales Tax at 6% = 41.99 3. Total of $741.98. NO THANKS now how about with a vertical stand and a disc drive. What is the total price with a disc drive & Vertical Stand? PS5 Pro $699.99 + Disc Drive - $79.99 + Vertical Stand - $29.99 Total of $809.97 + Tax of $48.59 @ 6% final total of $858.56, NO THANK YOU.

The disc drive price I took off of Direct.playstation.com for the PS5 Slim. Will The disc drive at $80 even fit the PS5 Pro? Or will PS come out with it's own PS5 pro disc drive? The vertical stand I just took the average price. You can get the stand for as low as $15 on Amazon to as high as $70 on E-bay. The price on Direct.playstation.com is $29.99

So in November of 2024 the PS5 Pro is released at this ridiculously high price point then in 2026 the PS6 is released, is it worth to pay this price for a two-year upgrade? Not even the PS4 Pro was released at such a increased price point when compared to the base PS4 AND the PS4 Pro has a disc drive.

I can go to Game Stop and trade in my PS5 on 14 Sep for:

A. $357.50 - This is the value for a "pro" member and the price is for Store Credit. Of course, I wouldn't trade my PS5 in for store credit, for me there is no need.

B. $250.25 - This is the "pro" version for cash.

If you don't have a Game-stop Pro membership, then the cash price for trade-in is $227.50. Of course these are the prices for today at 1939. Who knows what the trade-in prices will be when the PS5 Pro is released in Nov.

If I was to get the PS5 Pro with all the bells & whistles at $858.56 and trade in my PS5 at Game-stop for $250.25 then my final price would be around $608.31. Unfortunately for me this is too much for a console with a life of two to four years!!