We don’t know how much the PlayStation 5 will cost, but boss Jim Ryan appears to be buttering fans up ahead of a high price point. The executive recently talked about how it’s emphasising “value” with its next-gen system, which is a gigantic red flag if ever we’ve seen one.
He told the BBC: “We must be more attentive than ever before to ensure that the overall value proposition in terms of the console and the games – the range of games, the quality of games, the quantity of games – makes this something that our community aspires towards.”
The potential positive here is that there’ll be two options available at launch: a model featuring a 4K Blu-ray disc drive and an all-digital alternative. So how much saving can you anticipate if you opt for the disc-less option?
According to a new report from Digital Foundry, there’s quite a bit to consider here. The removal of the disc drive, it anticipates, will save the platform holder around $20 in raw manufacturing costs, which is negligible to say the least.
However, the shift to the PlayStation Store is potentially lucrative for Sony, with software sales unsaddled from the cuts gobbled up by Blu-ray manufacturing, shipping firms, and retailers. As a result, the platform holder stands to gain a guaranteed ~$8 additional revenue per digital game sale.
With this in mind, it seems feasible that a PS5 console with four digital sales could realistically break even with a price point $50 less than its disc-based alternative. There’s also the absence of used games to consider, which potentially puts more dollars directly into Sony’s pocket as well.
It’s beginning to sound like the PS5 will be a pricey proposition, but savings seem almost certain for those plumping up for the digital model. But all this leaves us with one lingering question: are you willing to sacrifice the flexibility afforded by physical media in favour of the cheaper model? Let us know.
[source eurogamer.net]
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Yeah this sounds about right. Any less and I imagine most consumers will just stump up the bit more for a more complete system.
One thing that's not being talked about much is availability of both models, particularly at launch. We don't know how that's gonna play out, and I could certainly see a scenario where one model is much harder to find than the other
I've seen some rumours saying the digital version will be $100 less, but that seems like way too big of a jump based on this information. $50 less seems to make more sense, but I guess it all depends on how Sony wants to market the PS5.
@roe There's also special edition systems to consider. They may be more likely to do those "collectable" models in digital form only, as that will guarantee more lucrative PS Store sales.
It's £449 without a disc drive and £499 with one.
Or the crowd-pleaser price of £399 without, and £449 with. But 2020 hasn't been good to us yet and I don't see it starting now.
I make that back by renting 2 game on GameFly. Or when a game is $20 on Amazon but $59 Digital.
Also, I love gaming but it has a price limit. I can afford to pay $50 for my favorite Pizza but at that price it is not worth it.
Same thing will happen on a PS5 purchase if they have a crazy price tag. Still hopping "value" is somewhere south of $500
Im expecting $450 and $500 myself. While $100 differnece would be awesome that seems like a bit too big.
I just can't see anyone discarding the flexibility of a disc drive for £30/$50. Its such a negligible difference compared to how much it's likely to cost. I'm all for consumer choice but just don't see the market here for the discless version being sold so close to the disc version.
Why would i even want digital only. 😆
No as long as i have the chance physical only. I only have indies digital and after Limited Run Games i never bought a digital item besides a expansion or a costume for COD MW.
@OscarHTX The key difference with that pricing is the Xbox One S launched a couple of years before the Digital version of the S. These PS5 are launching at the same time
Speculation sounds like speculation.
To be honest, I actually think the difference could be $100/£100. Even though the drive won't cost much, the physical model could get away with the higher price and with the advantage of being backwards compatible with disks too, rather than just digital. And the digital model would let sony still be able to sell for $400 for the base digital model, especially with the rumours of the cheaper xbox lockard thing. But regardless I will be getting the one with physical drive.
I expected them to be the same price, but the added "cost" if you will on the digital only console was by including a game code or PS+ sub.
Either way, physical version for me.
Save £50 and buy a console that locks me out of lending and borrowing games, makes buying Collector's Edition games more expensive (having to buy a digital version if the CE comes with a physical disc), and games cost more than they do in the shop?
Or spend an extra £50 to be able to buy physical and digital, and not be limited in any way, as well as being able to trade in my physical games if I wanted to?
Option 2 for me, please!
@TheNewButler Haha too right! They'll find a way to screw us.
There feels like a really weird shift this coming gen. I'm almost certain to get the one with a disc drive if possible but yet I've also almost certainly made my mind up to go fully digital as well.
It's just the option is nice, particularly when it comes to future proofing the machine, DVD/Blu-ray playback and backwards compatibility. That's worth an extra £50 imo.
Yes, the Xbox SAD was only $50 less than the normal Xbox.
Anybody want to guess how well that small difference was received? From what I read everywhere about as well as Stadia.
Since MS doesn't talk sales we don't know but I'd bet not very many were sold at full MSRP. I have seen a few sales pop up since SAD launched.
So I think it has to be $100 difference.
FYI Sony sells THEIR 4k player for $200. How is Sony going to explain to people they took a 4k player out of PS5, a player they sell for $200, but that PS5 is only $50 cheaper?
Has anybody on here Googled the price of a 4k disc player? I can't even find a cheap knock-off for less than $200. Makes no sense to only lower the price by $50 taking that out.
"4k uhd disc player"
$399 PS5 DOE
$499 PS5
That's it 50, really was hoping it would be around 75-100.
If it's true just normal edition then
That's what I think.
However a lot of people think Sony will take a big loss on the DE to push PSN. I think they may actually sell PS5 at a big loss but be reasonable with DE. Like they will be about the same price.
I dont think people chose to go DE because of the price. Its counter intuitive but that's not about price
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And people will have something to complain about so I see them do that 😃
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£449
£429
@rjejr You can't compare just the price of the optical drive component for PS5 to an entire unit that is dedicated only to a 4k bluray player. It's not even close to the same thing.
If it's only £50 cheaper then I honestly don't see the point in this, it'd have to be quite a bit cheaper for me to consider it
A 50$ saving isn't enough to justify buying digital only. I was going to but now I'm not so sure.
I'd agree that $50/£50 seems the likely difference between the two models, and if so I'd probably sell my 4k blu ray player and put it towards the full-featured model.
But, if they did manage to get a £100 difference between the two, then that would make me seriously think about it for sure. The vast majority of my PS4 games are digital so I'm not opposed to ditching physical if the price is right.
However, to be honest I'm not sure it matters what we think, as personally I don't think Sony is really pitching the digital PS5 at us. At the moment an all-digital console probably appeals more to those that want an easy solution for families. No need for discs that end up scratched or lost, no need to order stuff online - just buy games as and when, and control your kids spending. Might be wrong, but when you think of the sheer number of PS4 consoles, there's a lot of people that aren't as "hardcore" as us comment-section types and pick up most of their games in digital sales when they go for peanuts.
I don't think they'd bother with two SKUs for just $50 difference. Are there also any licensing fees to pay on machines with disc drives in?
If its $100 difference I'll go digital. Which I think is probably a lot of people's line of thought.
@rjejr Xbox introduced the SAD at completely the wrong time though. The RRP for it was higher than most regular One S's were going for at that time and it was just a bizarre launch.
I don't think Microsoft really put much weight on it selling massive numbers but I'd wager it did what they wanted and helped shift a few more units and get more Game Pass/Live subscribers and people onto the Xbox platform.
I really want to watch 4K Blu-Rays so I’ll definitely be getting the disc drive one. Not really fussed about games, I buy mostly digitally anyway.
@Menchi But it is the same thing for people who want a 4k disc player. $200 is the price people see. If the difference in price between the 2 models is only $50 how is a 4k player worth $200 when you can buy a DVD for like $20?
What is the difference between a Sony blu-ray player and 4k uhd player except the drive? Blu-ray is $100, 4k is $200. Both from Sony.
Sony any every other company adds $100 from their blu-ray to 4k drives w/ 4k being the main difference. That's what consumers see as the cost of a 4k drive.
"Blu ray disc player"
$450 and $500 was my guess, and seems to be the popular one. Though the vast majority of my gaming is digital, my console is also my Blu-ray player, so I'll be going with the disc drive.
@Flaming_Kaiser I buy digital typically for multiplayer games due to that I have two systems and digital covers both. That way my kids and I can play together. Otherwise, I’d have to buy two physical copies. Granted, these purchases vary and sometimes depend on if only I would enjoy it.
@roe How much more or less is a PS5 w/o a drive going to be than a PS4 Pro w/ a blu-ray drive? Sony is currently selling 2 consoles, I think $249 and $399. If the PS5 DOE is $449 and the PS5 is $499 does the discless PS5 not look bad compared to a Pro, which will likely drop to $299.
So yeah, SAD was weird timing weird price, but Sony could have 4 consoles on the market to figure out the pricing. I think a PS5 w/o a drive needs to be closer to a PS4 w/ a blu-ray drive than a PS5.
BTW I've been commenting on here the past 2 years waiting for Sony to put PS4 Pro power inside a slim body and price it at $299 b/c I thought it was 1 too many consoles w/ PS5. Now w/ two PS5 they really have a lot to price. Can there be 4 PS models in sale at once? That's a lot of boxes for Target, Gamestop, etc.
$199 PS4 Slim
$299 PS4 Pro
$399 PS5 DOE
$499 PS5
I don't like DOE at $449 w/o a drive, Pro still has some life left in it and a blu-ray drive for $150 less. Gotta stick w/ DOE $399.
So for everyone guessing PS5 prices, don't forget the 2 PS4 models need prices too. Or 1 has to go. But which?
If there’s only a $50 difference then I’m definitely getting the blu ray version. I like the option of selling my games too much.
If it's only 50 dollars that's definitely not worth it for me. I'll be going with the disc drive once I get it in 2021 after some more games come out.
$50 difference in multiple exchange rates is actually a big deal.
For 50$ less, it is not worth it to lose all my ps4 discs or the disc retail option. NO WAY.
One thing to consider is I think Ms will have no choice but announce their price first. Sony may have a different strategy accordingly.
I'd argues that for a lot of parents a $50 difference would be a considerable amount. It will be much easier for kids to ask for the digital only ps5 as a present.
499 / 549 GBP has always been my guess. I almost solely play digital copies of games but good to have a media player for kids movies and alike. I currently have PS3 and PS4 in the lounge - would be good to de-clutter a bit!
I can see the disc-based PS5 being £549 and digital PS5 being £499 with both selling out on release but the disc-based PS5 being the bigger seller.
With the digital only PS5 you lose out on the 4K Blu-Ray disc drive which you wouldn’t then be able to purchase cheaper physical games and 4K Blu-Ray dvds. Also those like me who rent games, wouldn’t be able to do so. If it was £80 cheaper then I’d consider the digital edition as I’d only buy the exclusives but don’t see it going that cheap.
For a paltry 50 bucks difference I preffer to keep my options open to any media.
digital games need to be cheaper than disc thats not the case at the momment desperdos 3 was 55pound digital 40 pound on disc
Would you pay £50 to add backwards compatibility, and the ability to play CDs and DVDs? And would you spend £50 more on a console when you know You can save up to a tenner a game buying it on a disc instead of using the digital store instead?
To me buying the digital edition is a false economy, even if you only use the disc drive sparingly.
@ShogunRok It sounds like alot but if you factor in that most people will buy at least 1 1st party game at launch then Sony would get alot more money for a digital purchase. That would offset the $80 discount with just 2 digital purchases and all other purchases going forward would net them more money.
@MrGawain That's assuming you live in a country where physical discs are cheaper and there is a used games market. As someone who left the US at the beginning of PS4s lifecycle i havent bought a disc since Knack because it would cost me an extra$15 - $20USD per game.
And here i was thinking that the only reason for launching a digital only model was to stop peoples kids testing how much they can shove in the slot.
Everybody knows Playstations love jam sandwiches.
Could I be tempted by a cheaper digital only ps5? Yes. Is $50 going to do it? Not even close. I would probably start to consider it at about $150 cheaper-which I highly doubt will happen.
I want the physical version because I have a couple of ps4 steelbook games, also it's nice to be able to sold games that I don't like, or buying the discounted digital version and sells my physical edition.
Nah, 50 bucks isn't enough. It needs to be 100$ cheaper or else no one is going to buy that thing.
I have saved so much money buying games physically over digital over the years, that I would be crazy to buy the 5AD only for a saving of $50.
This is not even about used games, Amazon constantly gives discounts on preorders, not rare to save $10-$15 USD on a preorder from Amazon. It would only take me missing out on 5 such games for me to break even and then lose money for the rest of the generation.
And then jump into games that been longer on the shelves, but still new, easily found for $20-$30 consistently while the digital remains forever at $60... yea bonkers.
Don’t even get me started on locking users out of renting games.
The XBox One SAD sat at the shelves until they lowered the price to be a $100 difference from the One S, even then, you might say it only sold because $200 USD falls into impulse buy territory for some. There where even $150 sales on some places.
Save a small amount buying into digital only, then see that inevitable £10 price hike for digital AAA/AA games. I'll stick with physical where there's no marketplace monopoly.
@MrGawain
I wouldn't hold out for CD support; they didn't support it for PS4 so I'd be surprised if they suddenly decided to support it for PS5.
5adest thing (could not help myself) is that the PS5 will be supply constrained at launch, and quite a few people will end up getting 5AD editions as gifts for Christmas because the regular edition was not easily available.
The thing will likely sell out simply because people wanted a PS5 somehow, and that was the only thing available. I predict plenty of return attempts post Christmas.
@rjejr the PS4 Pro will very likely be liquidated and stop production rather soon, keeping the slim cheap PS4. You want power, they will expect you to buy a PS5.
Side note: if the PS5 ever has a hope to sell for $400, even the digital edition, I would expect the PS4 Pro to already be on liquidation price for $300 or $350... thing still selling for $400 makes me think there is no chance the cheapest PS5 will sell for anything less than $500.
@rjejr What the consumers see and what it actually is are 2 completely different things.
The point of having two models is to have an entry level model, and a high end model. $50 is not going to be a big enough difference to persuade people to pick up a console they are on the fence about or just can't afford, especially when you have console bundles that add that price back on with the inclusion of a game.
If it's 100$ cut - count me in.
Still need to dispose of my 6 disc games though..
@ShogunRok personally, i don't think $50 is enough of a gap to get people on board with digital-only (if they are on the fence). it needs to be $100 to make a real impact and sway people in that direction. plus, if you look at this with the long term goal in mind (i.e. to transition as many users to digital as possible by the end of the ps5 generation), sony needs to be more aggressive with the price point. it makes sense to take a loss on the hardware if it means they will increase their market share of digital-only users — they will offset the hardware losses by way of increased software profit margins from psn purchases. cutting out the middleman and brick and mortar retailers has to be sony's end goal for the ps5 generation. this very well could be the last console with physical media (if all goes to plan) and sony will do everything it can to make that a reality.
The starting price for a standalone 4k blu-ray is around $70! I think the $50 price cut is reasonable, though I wish went with the $100 cut.
Needs to be a 100 dollar price gap if they really want to push digital. I would think most would spring for the disc system and 4k blu ray player. I know I will.
I'd anticipate a £100 price difference for all the good reasons outlined above.
One thing that I don't understand (slightly off-topic) is why there's so much talk about the PS5 being under price pressure from the Series X: The XSX has a bigger APU and bigger SSD, so it's BOM must be higher than the PS5 with the disc drive, right?
I get that Microsoft can use profits from its Azure, Windows and Office divisions to subsidise a low price point at launch, but that can't be sustained indefinitely, surely. If they are banking on a reduction in production costs to break even, then the same reduction would apply to Sony as well.
I get that the speculated XBox Lockhart would be cheaper than a PS5 due to its lower specs, but I don't get how the full-fat XSX would be.
As many have said it needs to be at £100/$100 difference to make the trade off of no diskdrive seem worth it. Plus as cheap ultra bluray players sells for around £100 the price difference will make sence to the average consumer. I still think digital edition £349/$399 disk drive edition £449/$499. The pro will be discontinued and the regular PS4 will be kept around as a legacy machine for a few years.
No disc drive is anti consumer, Microsoft proved that. Nobody wants it, so why are Sony even doing it? I buy alot of digital games so I can share them and my ps plus sub with my son. But I still appreciate the option of a disc drive for blu rays and pre-owned games. I don't care what the price difference is. People happily spend £600-£1000 on a smartphone so £500-£600 for a ps5 is fair enough
I am seriously considering the version without the disc drive.
A lot of my recent purchases have been digital. I know that I'm paying over the odds for day 1 purchases (and yes, the TLOU2 price markup did hurt), but there is a convenience factor, especially if you've got more than one PS4 in the household. I never sell old games (or old consoles for that matter), so resale isn't a factor. I'm not bothered about buying used games because anything I really care about is day 1 and anything else can wait for a PSN sale.
If the price difference is £50 or less then I'll probably go for the version with the disc drive, if there is enough stock for launch day.
A £100 difference and I'll probably go for the 'digital' edition. Trivial, I know, but I find the symmetry more appealing than the standard version and I imagine that there may be less competition for units at launch. A quick check of the few games I have on physical media only turned up a couple I would want to play again, and they're cheap on PSN.
I've a feeling it'll be 499 without and 549 with a disc drive.
Drive all the way for me.
edition with disc drive only option for me. i don't think i've bought any games digitally that exist on disc.. the last thing i bought on PSN was the horizon zero dawn expansion. but if the difference in price is £100, i will quite happily tell jim ryan right to his face where he can stick it. i am not being ripped off for a cheap blu-ray drive to subsidise a loss for the digital edition.
a possible option is they'll be the same price but the digital edition will come with an extra controller.. but buying a controller might be £70 or £80 if you buy it alone. The dualsense5 sounds like it's going to be a step up in tech (and thus price) from the dualshock 4, which still retails at £50
450 Great British pounds? I'll stretch to that for the opportunity to play God of War and Bloodborne games.
@gomersoul Sony isn't forcing anyone to buy a digital edition. It's simply an option. Relax.
I went fully digital with the ps4, I love it, not going back to physical ever again. That said, I have reliable internet and don't care about collectibles, works well for me.
I hope the digital only version is at least £100 cheaper. Not because I intend to buy it but because it’ll help me lie to my wife about how much I spend on a new console
I only started playing console games in October 2017. My first and only console is PS4 Pro, and in all this time, I've never used the disc drive. All my games are bought and played digitally.
Here in Singapore, the cost of physical disc-based games is usually US$5-10 more expensive than the digital version due to the trouble for retailers importing for such a small market across the world from countries such as USA and Japan. The number of physical retail stores for console games is shrinking rapidly as well.
This makes sense, considering Singapore is the most networked country with the fastest internet speeds in the entire world. Most adults here buy digital; usually it's the kids without access to credit cards that buy physical.
Another thing is that only the very big-budget AAA titles make it to Singapore in physical form. Indie games or those from smaller developers won't be available in physical discs here. The number of physical games is miniscule at retail stores here compared to what I can find on the PSN store.
I am going to find this so interesting when prices get announced
I expect 499 & 549 $ USD (Digital and Standard respectfully).
@Hampie Im happy i have a choice thats for sure and your personal situation does sound like its a choice made for you. I get all my stuff physical even the smaller games for Limited Run Games i gladly pay the extra.
@OmegaStriver Never buy digital i dont own one game that is available physical as download. And even i would going digital only i still would take the option for physical. If games get delisted i can look up a physical copy online and im not tied down.
I won't be buying PS5 on launch anyways, but I would say that buying a digital only console, unless the price difference is pretty big, would be a false economy in the long run. They over produce most games on disc, so the prices always fall pretty low sooner or later. Also, 2nd hand disc market. I would go for disc version for sure.
@rjejr my guy the 4K Blu-Ray Drive only costs Sony $20. They'll make the Digitial Only PS5 $50 cheaper and take a $30 loss on the difference but will more than make that up on digital storefront games and a take a bigger cut of the profits since they would be eliminating manufacturing, distribution and brick and mortar out of the equation.
Either way no one should buy the digital version until Sony changes the policy to allow refunds. At least even if you download the game.
With the digital only model where is the BC for those with disc copies of PS4 games?
I want physical copies, however the end seem near for that. Also as more and more go digital there will be less and less used disc copies. Used physical copies may then become scarce, and prices will probably rise.
Honestly, if the difference is that small, it's not worth going for the digital edition. I wouldn't be surprised if Sony eats the loss through special promotions and sales, though, and pushes the digital edition hard, since it locks players into purchasing from the Playstation Store.
I have an enormous back log of physical ps4 games that I expect to play boosted with the power of ps5, otherwise whats the point of our much requested backwards compatibility? A disc less ps5 only benefits those who went fully digital this gen
I'll stand by the physical even with 100,00 gap.
Still maintain standard edition PS5 will be $450's to $500's and the digital edition $400 to $450's and I'm pretty sure it'll be the lower end too.
I've been saying $449/$499 for ages now - the most successful Playstation's have launched at ~$445, adjusting for inflation, so they aren't going to ignore that price point, and the current market just doesn't value a drive at 20% of the total unit price, and they don't want to get severely undercut by the sSeries X, or launch at a price that resembles the PS3's, so it seems like the most likely prices to me.
The thing is if you buy digital you will always have to buy digital games. So only $50 is not enough. Every game you buy means more income for Sony. Has to be at least $100 cheaper. Say you own the PS5 for at least 5 years. Sony will recoup the $100 difference in no time and from there it is pure profit.
Nope. Need a 4K Blu-ray player anyway.
No I want the full disc featured version. The points made by Push□ and Sony are understandable why they would want to tread towards an all digital platform as it wiuld financially make more sense. But I'm 39 and have owned every Playstation console made since the introduction of the original Playstation. I remember on my first Playstation I figured out you could take your game disc out after it'd loaded and pop in your favorite music CD and play your game to the music of your liking. Of course better keep thr game close because if it gets to a point where it needs to load it could not without the disc. Ahh, and the pricey but powerful Ps3. I was in awww of the Ps3 in terms of console design, power and options like a Blu-ray player when they were still brand new. While I'm on the subject of Ps3 let me say I think thre new Ps5 design is simply beautiful and abstract and a sight to behold, and have not seen a console with this much beauty since the Ps3 (which cosmetically I thought was a good looking console I was proud to display on my entertainment center). Well in this current generation of Ps4 and One X I have bought some games brand new (talking the must-haves play day 1 games) but I'd say 60% of all the games I bought I bought used. And almost every single game I bought, played and beat I resold (unless it was a game I wanted to keep to play again) and that is an option when you have physical media. You can make back some of that hard earned money. Sony may not like that, but as an "average income" consumer I cannot afford to shell out $60 a game for all of the possibly around 100+ games I've bought this generation. That equals out to around $6,000+. I probably paid around $3500-$4000 for all my games new and used combined. Resold most relatively cheap but prob made back around $1,000-1,200 back in resale. So I have about $2,750 tied up on $6,000+ worth of games. Another very important reason is when ppl buy a physical game they feel like they are getting more bang for their buck. You know the feeling you just left Best Buy with a brand spanking new copy of GoW and that excitement of getting home and ripping the plastic off and pulling the game out, putting it into your console and setting up your games jewel case on display while waiting for your game to download. Or when you can literally fill up almost an entire smaller bookshelf with games and it's like decorations for a gamer. My thoughts and opinions. Not everyone will agree with me, but I'm certain many, many ppl do. Thank you game on and BRING ON THE PS5 ALREADY!
@b1ackjack There is a difference?
Aren't all these massive 4K 60FPS games going to be huge? How many terabytes is the PS5 going to have?
A digital only system is going to need to have a lot of storage to justify it.
@Heavyarms55 games do not run from the disc. They are installed. Disc less or not. Games will take the same amount of storage.
@Jarobusa Well that just expands me point to include the whole system then.
Happily go digital only, I pretty much always wait until the sale now anyway for games, and use vouchers from shopto to save another 15%.
Had to change my buying habits as companies changed their sales habits, the £79.99 day one premium super complete deluxe editions, I just see as a "I can't wait" tax now, in order to get people to pay the price games should cost with inflation.
Having just bought Days Gone for £15.99 digitally, playing it a year later has not diminished the story at all. Will do the same for TLOU 2 and FF VII remake.
It would be nice to swap games, but apart from that, I rarely, if ever "go back" on games anymore, so I dont need to keep a library.
I'm expecting around £599 in the UK for the Disc version and £549 for the Digital due to the high specs, which is still good value compared with the £1000-£2000 that a PC would cost with similar specs .
I’m expecting £599 for the drive version ( I will buy) and £499 for the digital version
I also believe the digital games will stay the same price: £54.99 and £59.99, but the physical releases will be the same price.
Another thing that may well happen is the digital version is freely available at launch, but the drive version is not, for the benefit of Sony.
Just my thoughts
@Tharsman Lots of moving parts.
I've considered them canceling the PS4 Pro, keeping the $199 slim - really I've spent way too much thinking about this over the past 2 years - but the problem w/ that scenario is it kind of makes them look stupid. Why create a more powerful machine, the Pro, rendering your old model outdated, only to then cancel the newer model and sell the outdated one? Yes, price would be the reason, but I think it makes Sony look too stupid. Especially now that most people are buying 4k tvs.
But if they cancel the slim the PS4 is too expensive for a base model. So my solution was to merge the 2. PS4 Pro innards should be cheaper by now. Heck if PS5 UHD 4k drives only cost Sony $20 then the plain old PS4 blu ray drives most be growing on trees for free
Of course w/ the world in a pandemic the past 6 months a lot of that has probably changed as people worked from home and manufacturing plants shut down. So I'm kind of in "All bets are off" mode right now. Every scenario looks bad to me. Dropping the Pro may make the most sense, but I still think it makes them look dumb, both for creating it - people will eb compaling they shoudl ahev just launched the PS5 sooner instead - and dumb for dropping the superior version and selling the outdated one.
Decisions decisions. But I don't think we'll get PS5 prices until after something gives w/ the 2 PS4 models. 4 is too many.
See for me, 50 wouldn't be enough to give great incentive to buy it. I'd spring for the disc version just for the sake of flexibility. But maybe that is Sony's plan. Push people toward one particular SKU with another?
@rjejr I don’t think the base PS4 is “outdated”. I’m pretty sure it still sells better than the Pro and it gives them a way better profit margin. The Pro won’t even play 4k Blu-ray’s (season I got me a One X instead) and it’s noisy as hell. They just can’t shrink it yet, and production costs not gone down enough.
The PS5 is BC and makes both “obsolete”. Keeping the Pro around (other than to sell off existing stock) would actually make them look stupid. They only need two basic models, the base ps4 for low price for anyone that wants to run any current gen game, and the ps5 for anyone that wants power.
IMO the Pro already made them look dumb. Thing runs hot, sounds like a jet engine, has no 4k BluRay, and it’s still slower and bigger than the One X that has none of those issues. They are better off burying it and never looking back.
You'd pay more overtime on the ridiculously priced digital games so it more comes down to, do you want to pay more now or later? I'll always buy Physical, I like having a collection and I'm not going to support a future where they can just take that collection from me at any time. ***** that!
Gladly pay $50/£50 more for the disk drive because of the longterm savings on physical vs digital. Yes the digital edition looks better, but you aren't meant to be looking at it when the game is on so...
@Mafia_Man19 my guy 😉
@get2sammyb @ShogunRok Can we get this article from June back on the front page? 😎
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