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Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro isn’t confirmed but that hasn’t stopped the rumors from popping up, and the latest revolves around the console’s potential pricing. Past rumors have speculated on Sony potentially raising the price to $600, but a recent rumor suggests that Sony might be looking at pricing the PS5 Pro at around $500.
This would be the same cost as the original PS5, and the same as the new Slim model that was released holiday 2023. If the pricing is accurate, it would make sense for Sony. When Sony released the PS4 Pro, it was released with a $399 price tag. The same cost as the PS4 when it launched. Sony would more or less be doing the same thing here as far as pricing is concerned. The rumor, which comes from Moore’s Law is Dead on YouTube during the Broken Silicon podcast, also speculates that Sony’s PS5 Pro will be more of a quality-of-life upgrade than some new console revolution. Albeit one that still comes with some performance improvements.
One of those quality-of-life upgrades could be an upscaling feature that forces higher frame rates for games without the game needing a patch. This could be something that would significantly improve the user experience of the console. It’s also something that’s been rumored before. Previous rumors have suggested it might be similar to what NVIDIA does with its DLSS technology.
PlayStation 5 Pro pricing rumors suggest $500 is without a disc drive
Even if the console pricing stays at the $500 mark, there’s one important detail that could make a big difference in people’s decision to buy. The rumor isn’t just suggesting the price might be around $500. It’s also floating the idea that Sony might sell the PlayStation 5 Pro for $500 but without a disc drive. If this does end up being the case, then that could push the price of the console higher overall. The current disc drive it sells alongside the new slim model without one is $80.
With that being said, let’s say for a second that it remains the same price for the new Pro model. All said and done, you’d be looking at $580 for the entire setup. And that’s if Sony decides not to push the price of a disc drive higher. Now it’s also worth keeping in mind that Moore’s Law is Dead isn’t saying this is a rumor they’ve heard. What they did say was that they’ve talked to people who know people at Sony and no one has shot down the idea of this pricing strategy.
Furthermore, it’s believed that Sony hasn’t made the decision yet on how to price the console. And that’s entirely possible. Sony may have a price in mind, but not announce an actual price until much closer to the launch suspected to be later this year. Because it might be waiting to see what Microsoft does with its Xbox announcements before locking in a price point. In any case, more and more rumors are piling up about a PlayStation 5 Pro coming in the second half of the year. The question for some is whether or not it will be worth the price to upgrade.