How are overseas gamers reacting to the high performance and high price of the PS5 Pro, which costs around 120,000 yen?



The PlayStation 5 Pro (PS5 Pro) , announced by Sony on September 11, 2024, has evolved in various ways, including a 45% improvement in game rendering speed compared to the PlayStation 5 (PS5). On the other hand, the suggested retail price of the PS5 Pro in Japan is 119,980 yen (tax included) and in the United States is $699.99, which is very expensive. Kotaku, an overseas media outlet, has summarized user reactions to the price of the PS5 Pro.

See People's Reactions To Sony's Shockingly Pricy PS5 Pro

https://kotaku.com/ps5-pro-price-reactions-social-media-graphics-1851644651

The PS5 Pro has 67% more GPU compute units and 28% faster GPU memory than the current PS5, which improves game rendering speed by 45%. In addition, ray tracing processing is now two to three times faster than the current PS5, and it also has an AI-based resolution improvement function called 'PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR)'. It also supports variable refresh rate (VRR), allowing you to play games at up to 8K.

For more information about the PS5 Pro, see the following article:

'PlayStation 5 Pro' announced, priced at 119,980 yen, with 45% improved game rendering speed and support for 8K games and AI super resolution - GIGAZINE



The selling price in Japan is 119,980 yen including tax, an increase of 40,000 yen from the current PS5's 79,980 yen including tax. The PS5 was just raised in price at the end of August 2024 only in Japan.



In the United States, where the current PS5 with a disc drive is sold for $499.99 and the Digital Edition without a disc drive is sold for $449.99, the price of the PS5 Pro will be $699.99, and user opinions are mixed on this price.

A user who claims that the price of the PS5 Pro is fair said, 'High-end models like the PS5 Pro are intended to generate profits by selling to super users who don't care about the selling price.'




Daniel Ahmad of research firm Niko Partners jokes, 'Lots of people are saying this is too expensive, but remember that renting out a studio apartment in New York for $2,000 a month will easily pay for itself.'




On the other hand, there are also critical voices saying, 'The PS5 Pro does not come with a vertical stand or a disc drive, and yet the selling price is about 800 euros (about 124,000 yen). I am disappointed in Sony. There seems to be a tendency at Sony to expect that 'people will buy anything we sell.''




One user who claimed that the performance difference between the current PS5 and PS5 Pro was not that great said, 'It seems like Sony wants you to find the difference between these two images.'




In addition, Tamoor Hussain, an editor at foreign media outlet GameSpot , posted an image mocking the 'average PS5 Pro owner.'




It has been reported that Sony's stock price rose 1.59% on the US stock market at the moment the PS5 Pro was announced.


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