Would You Buy PS5 Pro If It Was Cheaper? | Push Square

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The PS5 Pro has been officially announced, and we've all seen the price. It's all anyone's been talking about since the reveal, and there's a genuine sense of disbelief surrounding the fact that Sony's charging $700 / £700 for its upgraded console. And for the record, we're in the same boat, expressing our bemusement in a dedicated Talking Point: Is PS5 Pro Way Too Expensive? article (the answer, it's broadly agreed, is yes).

Anyway, the backlash has got us thinking: if the PS5 Pro wasn't so eye-wateringly expensive, would you actually be interested in buying it? Assuming the lack of a disc drive (sold separately) doesn't put you off to begin with, of course!

In our previous poll, we asked the Push Square community if they were sold on the system, following Mark Cerny's overview of the hardware. Just under 6,500 people voted, and the vast majority — 84% — basically said that they weren't interested. That's a notable degree of negativity, given that the Pro is targeting the kind of hardcore crowd that frequents this website.

For the Payers

$700, take it or leave it

So, the Pro's got a real uphill battle on its hands. But again, if the price tag was more palatable, how would you feel about the supercharged system? Has this talk of a bigger GPU and new rendering techniques got you wishing that the console was more affordable? Or would you still be struggling to care?

As always, have your say in our polls, and then be brutally honest in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

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