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March 2024 games (available on March 5th):

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog

March 2024 games (available on March 19th):

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog
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blueweltall said:
The price is definitely high and it is a premium product geared towards a smaller user base. It is not a product geared towards the mass user base especially with the price. There are reasons why there are different models of GPU, phones, and cars.
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Exactly. My wife and I both have Samsung Galaxy phones. Mine was $200 and hers was $1200. I barely use my phone, but she does everything on hers so she spent that extra money. Same with the updated consoles. I only skipped the OLED Switch because I don't play portable.
 
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HaloGX said:
Same. I still haven't upgraded from my PS4 Pro (if I've said it once, I've said it a million times, I think the look of the PS5 is ugly, and the Pro hasn't changed that). Also, can it really be called "pro" without a disc drive included? Me thinks not.

This is Sony being arrogant pure and simple, and heavily mirrors their transition from PS2 to PS3 (minus quality games only on the next console). Hell, if Microsoft hadn't fucked up last gen and this gen so much, Sony would find themselves in the same predicament trailing Xbox like they did with the PS3.
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All so true. PS5 is kind of an eyesore. Competition is good but Microsoft is basically throwing in the towel. This is what happens when you don’t have viable competition. Incoming ps6 at $799 with no disc drive.
 
blueweltall said:
The price is definitely high and it is a premium product geared towards a smaller user base. It is not a product geared towards the mass user base especially with the price. There are reasons why there are different models of GPU, phones, and cars.
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It's like buying a dap to listen to music. Your phone can play it but no where near as good. This cost me 6k but totally worth it.
 

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The price is shocking at first look, but makes sense when you look at it:

A digital-only PS5 with a 2 TB M.2 drive installed runs you about $530. This is $700 and is pretty much that but with upgraded hardware. So you're paying $170 for a pretty solid (but perhaps not lifechanging) hardware leap. Pricey but still cheaper than what it'd cost to bring a PC from 2020 tech to 2024 tech.

If I were in the market for a new PS5, I'd buy one. I'm on the fence about upgrading, kinda weighing how much I want to bother dealing with trying to sell my regular PS5 on Facebook Marketplace.
 
Josh1billion said:
digital-only PS5 with a 2 TB M.2 drive installed runs you about $530. This is $700 and is pretty much that but with upgraded hardware.
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Not with you on some of your comparisons here.

That PS5 would have 3tb total. 1 internal + 2 external
I bought the 4tb WD 850x in my PS5 slim for $200.

We probably don't know enough about the new console to identify a pc GPU that's equivalent to PS5 pro performance. But I strongly suspect the console will perform below the $300 4070 I bought last week at my local microcenter.
 
$699 with no disc is insane. This screams PS3 launch all over again. The side by sides did not warrant an extra $300($399 digital PS5 vs $699 digital PS5 Pro launch price) IMO. I believe digital is $449.99 now so an extra $250 is still way too much. Okay so let's add the extra storage too offset the cost a little. $60-70 ish? So this upgrade is $180 or so. Still not worth it at all IMO. Do people think this is going to be successful?
 
I like people wanting to say they want it for better game graphics, when, at this point, if a game looks like crap on the current PS5 hardware, the devs chose that.

There's no reason not to dial back the details a bit to get crisp visuals at 60FPS performance mode on every game. Then have sliders for graphics options.

They're literally creating a problem and, in turn, offering a $700 ($780 for is physical buyers) solution.

Don't buy it, IMO. And I Day One bought the PS4 Pro.
 
Freeze Time said:
$699 with no disc is insane. This screams PS3 launch all over again. The side by sides did not warrant an extra $300($399 digital PS5 vs $699 digital PS5 Pro launch price) IMO. I believe digital is $449.99 now so an extra $250 is still way too much. Okay so let's add the extra storage too offset the cost a little. $60-70 ish? So this upgrade is $180 or so. Still not worth it at all IMO. Do people think this is going to be successful?t will sell out at launch and will sell at 699 for the first year. Maybe a price cut in year 2.
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It will sell out at launch and have no issues moving units at 699 the first year. Maybe in year 2, there will be a price cut. You underestimate the amount of people who have no problem dropping this much.
 
I have been a sucker for Playstation consoles since the beginning (PS1) and have had pretty much every iteration of PS console up to now (just no digital only consoles), currently have the PS5 slim disc. Just not really feeling the need to get a PS5 pro for what it appears to offer, way too rich for my blood.

Also, not really wanting to encourage a digital only console if I can help it.
 
It is funny how everyone points to PC, but when is the last time anyone with a PC physically bought their games? It's all Steam, Epic, or GoG.

I know I said (like a few hours back) that without a disc I am out, but I also know me and will probably back pedal that come November 🤣
(I mean I have ps3, ps4, 2 5s, a portal, 360, xbox1, series X, 2 switches, and a lite, and steam deck sold to friend to get steam deck oled. Not a flex, but really stupid of me to think I won't be getting this, also didn't edit my previous post)

What will be interesting to see is if scalpers buy up the detachable disc drives now. I think that's part of the reason Sony made this one digital only. There's an option out there if you want a disc.

And let's be honest, if you aren't worried about $700 for the consonle another $80 isn't going to matter.
 
valiki7375 said:
It is funny how everyone points to PC, but when is the last time anyone with a PC physically bought their games? It's all Steam, Epic, or GoG.

I know I said (like a few hours back) that without a disc I am out, but I also know me and will probably back pedal that come November 🤣
(I mean I have ps3, ps4, 2 5s, a portal, 360, xbox1, series X, 2 switches, and a lite, and steam deck sold to friend to get steam deck oled. Not a flex, but really stupid of me to think I won't be getting this, also didn't edit my previous post)

What will be interesting to see is if scalpers buy up the detachable disc drives now. I think that's part of the reason Sony made this one digital only. There's an option out there if you want a disc.

And let's be honest, if you aren't worried about $700 for the consonle another $80 isn't going to matter.
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The discourse was exactly what I expected, especially on CAG lol
 
valiki7375 said:
It is funny how everyone points to PC, but when is the last time anyone with a PC physically bought their games? It's all Steam, Epic, or GoG.

I know I said (like a few hours back) that without a disc I am out, but I also know me and will probably back pedal that come November 🤣
(I mean I have ps3, ps4, 2 5s, a portal, 360, xbox1, series X, 2 switches, and a lite, and steam deck sold to friend to get steam deck oled. Not a flex, but really stupid of me to think I won't be getting this, also didn't edit my previous post)

What will be interesting to see is if scalpers buy up the detachable disc drives now. I think that's part of the reason Sony made this one digital only. There's an option out there if you want a disc.

And let's be honest, if you aren't worried about $700 for the consonle another $80 isn't going to matter.
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Buying PC games religiously at retail on disc? Probably back when PC games on disc were more common, early Steam era. So, maybe Fallout 4 and Dishonored were some of the last I bought on PC from retail on disc? And those games weren't entirely on the DVD either, IIRC. Still had to download the rest of the game from Steam, since we didn't have BR become a thing as a supported format here for games (sadly).

I very barely buy retail for PC, unless it's a clearance deal. I bought CP 2077 PC version (with a key and no disc inside, but lots of goodies) from retail at GameStop not too long (maybe 6 months or so) after the game was out for $18. But, those kind of PC purchases from me been rare, since Steam era kicked into swing.
 
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awp said:
Tempted to get Rise of the Ronin for $29.99 in that GameFlip sale. But have so many games I’m already drowning in. I’m sure it’ll be that price digitally soon enough.
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I’m torn between Ronin and DD2. I also have so many games already, but those prices are tempting.
 
FamedGuardian said:
I’m torn between Ronin and DD2. I also have so many games already, but those prices are tempting.
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I’ve played both (Ronin got on a $1 month GameFly deal but didn’t have enough time to finish) and I’d honestly say DD2.

It’s definitely not the best technical showcase but I’ve had a blast with it and enjoyed it more than my time with Ronin. Playing DD2 on my Series X so can’t say how it runs on PS5. After the updates it has had and VRR, it runs fine on Series X for the most part but as mentioned it wouldn’t be a showcase game.

Ronin is a more polished experience but DD2 is more fun IMO. Just my two cents.
 
SpraykwoN said:
$700 ain't that bad in all honesty. Not only are you getting a boost in performance, your'e also getting a 2tb internal drive and saccing a disc drive. For the specs of the console, you can't come close to building a PC with the same performance for $700.

It def ain't for everyone, but I will be picking one up and selling off my old digital PS5 to offset some of the cost.

Also this is a pretty big detail:

"Other enhancements include PS5 Pro Game Boost, which can apply to more than 8,500 backward compatible PS4 games playable on PS5 Pro. This feature may stabilize or improve the performance of supported PS4 and PS5 games. Enhanced Image Quality for PS4 games is also available to improve the resolution on select PS4 games. PS5 Pro will also launch with the latest wireless technology, Wi-Fi 7, in territories supporting this standard. VRR and 8K gaming are also supported."
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Yeah. . .except it's $700 to help pay for the marketing that just worked on one person.
 
Youngnoble said:
Sony is winning and feels it can get away with it. 599 with a disc drive should have been the max. I can't believe I'm about to drop 1k since I still haven't picked up a dualsense edge. :(
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If Sony still believes the console wars are alive, they're even more delusional than a $699 price tag.
 
awp said:
Tempted to get Rise of the Ronin for $29.99 in that GameFlip sale. But have so many games I’m already drowning in. I’m sure it’ll be that price digitally soon enough.
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My PS5 backlog is all great games I just haven't wanted to play yet. I got FF7 Rebirth but I finished FF7 Remake and Integrade DLC right before it came out so I decided to wait on jumping into Rebirth. I also have Rise of Ronin, Dragon's Dogma 2 and Stellar Blade in the backlog. Once I finish Star Wars Outlaws, Astrobot and Plucky Squire I'm going to play one of these four before the end of the year. Leaning towards FF7 Rebirth.
 
I was thinking about that, and I actually blame Apple more than anything. They trained an army of sycophants to lap up $1000 incremental upgrades every year by calling them genius for doing so, and branding them cool as opposed to the deplorable have nots. It worked, and now we are all paying out the ass for everything as other companies wave bait to attract that market. I do think Microsoft’s greatest contributions to gaming have made it more sustainable, but that also allows companies to get away with charging whatever they want, ala Sony right now. And Microsoft if they even bother to show up next gen.
 
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Sometimes I wonder if the console industry might kill itself off by going full-digital. I look at these discless consoles and my interest has waned considerably. I don't buy a machine to become fully locked into their service commitments.

Look at how many people are already starting to come around on 'the true cost of ownership' for one of these Pros. Not to mention the additional service fees associated with accessing 2024 games. (online / mp / dlc or service-based)

Sony's home entertainment division is highly profitable and everything else isn't. These Playstation profits subsidize allll of their other hardware and production endeavors. Look at how they are pushing the boundary on this one. Perhaps it is time for you to push back? and not buy or rent it, always?

Modern hardware is supposed to become cheaper. and look at what they've delivered us since 2020. In the face of lacking new release titles with next gen performance. Four years went by and they've delivered even more expensive hardware. modern games are not optimized or taking advantage of current hardware. Did you even play the last few years of GotYs on Ultra / Performance? Now they've raised their prices across the board on everything from controllers, to hardware, and online service.
 
$700 is a hell no for me. I'm saving for whatever Nintendo's next system and honestly will live and die with my normal PS5 until things really start performing like poop, like the OG PS4 started doing near the end in some games, plus most of my gaming is like dungeon crawlers and niche games anyway. As long as the other games run OK enough on the OG PS5 and look OK enough I don't think this is for me at all. I could see picking it up much later for $400 or something, but even then I will likely have moved on.
 
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Xenogears said:
I was thinking about that, and I actually blame Apple more than anything. They trained an army of sycophants to lap up $1000 incremental upgrades every year by calling them genius for doing so, and branding them cool as opposed to the deplorable have nots. It worked, and now we are all paying out the ass for everything as other companies wave bait to attract that market. I do think Microsoft’s greatest contributions to gaming have made it more sustainable, but that also allows companies to get away with charging whatever they want, ala Sony right now. And Microsoft if they even bother to show up next gen.
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in that case i will wait for the ps5 pro max
 
TheLegendofTyler said:
Good thing I have a PS5 slim. Will swap the disc drive to the pro and then sell the slim.
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That's basically the plan for me whenever I make the switch, which may or may not happen at launch. I got a Slim earlier this year for about 30% of the price by trading in my launch PS5 that was crashing on PS5 games, which was worth it.

The Pro seems like a solid upgrade for what it's offering. Tech isn't really getting cheaper to make upgrades and none of these companies are willing to drop prices permanently anymore unless they create a cheaper model with things taken out or changed. We're pretty much done getting the $100 bargain model at the end of a platform's life at this point, as they'll just let their last models run out when they no longer do well enough to keep making them. I don't think they'll be pumping out tons of Pros and will try to keep it in modest stock, mostly for online retailers, like the Portal has been after launch.

The DLSS/FSR equivalent tech will be the big thing that Sony's getting out there now to help higher end games be able to squeeze out more performance for the visuals they're trying to get out there since many of the big third party games, and some first-party stuff, have had uneven performance on both the Fidelity and Performance modes that can be fixed up with either DLSS/FSR running the game at a lower resolution and using machine learning to output it at 4K or 1440p without it really looking worse off or fudging the framerate with VRR support to double/triple/quadruple the framerate from a 30/40/60 fps to help make it feel better. The Switch 2 is looking to rely on DLSS stuff a lot to help make it's tech upgrades stand up better to the PS5/PS6/Xbox Whatevers so they can avoid what the Switch has been dealing with on their more demanding games having framerate issues along with third-party games that try to do the best they can with what the Switch can do.
 
The Crew 2 is $0.99 until 9/24:

The Crew® 2

In The Crew® 2, take on the American motorsports scene as you explore and dominate the land, air, and sea of the United States in one of the most exhilarating open worlds ever created. With a wide variety of exotic cars, bikes, boats, and planes to choose from, experience the unbridled thrill...
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Ubisoft announced that they're working on offline modes for The Crew 2 and Motorfest:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1833543516506435739
 
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First of all, I have FOMO and based on what I've seen, im not hyped. Its cool but here are what I dislike:

No disc drive
no stand
inflation is a B price
Didn't even make it smaller
Can't use my Spiderman plates on it (we'll see if they'll have good looking plates in the future)
We still can't play ps2/ps3 disc games on these damn consoles (screw digital)

Pros:

2tb ssd
wifi 7
frame rate, graphics (I was hyped for ps4 pro since it had 4k and the standard ps4 didn't support 4k back then. 4k is the new standard now and if 8k was the new standard now and this device supported 8k, I'd be a bit hyped)
If it can upscale bloodborne and give it 60fps that would be cool but hell nah.

Maybe gta 6 will benefit from this LOL!

I doubt I'll pre order it but might incase it becomes super limited at first just like how the ps5 launch was. If not, definitely wait for a price drop on Black Friday or so.
 
I wasn't able to follow any of the PS5 Pro news since I get no reception in my office at work so catching up now and WOW... that's insane. It's clear they're banking on people wanting the hottest, newest tech to sell this to since I doubt there'll be anything from MS this holiday season and it sounds like there might not be a NS2 this year.

Did they actually show any enhanced games? Those amounts are meaningless. 45% faster rendering means... what in terms of resolution and FPS? Better RT looks like... what? I'd love to FF7 Rebirth at 4k60 fps with full RT but can the PS5 Pro even handle that?

Biggest miss for me (outside of the pricy-ness, discless-ness and standless-ness) is that they didn't bother with Freesync, which a lot of TV/monitors support (vs VRR which I think is more niche).
 
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