The high price ($699) of the PS5 Pro remains a hotly debated subject in the industry. While many fans are still disappointed with the pricing, analysts and even game developers have publicly said it makes sense, considering the market and what's in the hardware.
As for Sony itself, the company recently commented on the topic of pricing (and the decision to leave the disc drive as a separate purchase) in an interview with IGN.
PlayStation Senior Principal Product Manager Toshi Aoki said: Related Story Sony Quietly Doubles Price Of Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition on PS StoreWell, the technologies that I just mentioned that we are putting in to deliver new experiences for game players, and also not just the technological differences, but the SSD, the Wi-Fi 7, and the new technologies that surround the gameplay as well.
So it's more of a full package that will give that exceptional value to the players... the most engaged players that we're targeting.
With the PS5 Pro, we are offering all these new tech innovations, and we added the two terabyte SSD, as well as the Wi-Fi 7.