PlayStation gamers divided over PS5 Pro price

It’s a big day, my friends.

It is today, on this rather cloudy and cold September Tuesday, that Sony will finally unveil the long-rumoured PlayStation 5 Pro console.

Yesterday, on the official PlayStation Twitter account, the announcement was made.

“Tune in tomorrow for a PlayStation 5 Technical Presentation hosted by Mark Cerny,” it read.

If you don’t know, Mark Cerny is the lead architect of the PlayStation 5 so already, our spidey senses were tingling.

The tease that the presentation would “focus on PS5 and innovations in gaming technology,” only cemented the thought in our minds: that the arrival of the PS5 Pro was imminent.

It seems Sony may have let the cat out of the bag early as the presentation has been pre-uploaded to YouTube as an unlisted video.

Its title? PS5 Pro.

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In just a few hours time, we’ll get an idea of the console’s specs, price, and see if it matches the appearance already supposedly leaked by insiders.

In the meantime though, fans are hotly debating what that price point should be, and it’s a topic that’s causing more than a few disagreements.

“There is speculation right now [that] the PS5 Pro will cost around $600-700,” wrote Reddit user Ishaan0612. “I do not think Sony will price it higher than $500.”

“LOL, $700. A few hundred dollars more will get you a perfectly fine gaming PC. The current PS5 will suffice until the PS6,” replied Leather-Mobile-8370.

My bet is that it’ll be $599 with the $80 disc drive sold separately, so around $700 with taxes and all,” added LZR0, with Futuristpraxis commenting, “I would definitely reconsider missing out if that were the case.”

With Astro Bot just having showcased how incredible the PlayStation 5 is, it’s going to take an attractive price point to lure fans into purchasing a console that’s likely to be only marginally better.

The showcase airs today, 10 September, at 8am PT / 4pm BST.