I’ve made it known in the past that I find that Sony is greedy, especially in their PlayStation department. Here is the latest proof: PlayStation 5 Pro for $700, a $200 markup from the PS5 Slim that was released in Nov 2024.

The $700 Pro doesn’t even have a disc drive, which comes standard in the Xbox Series X (for $500). You’ll have to spend another $80. The Pro doesn’t even come with a vertical stand, that’s going to cost another $30. If you want another controller, that’s going to cost you (now) $75, due to a $5 increase in prices. Remember, PS5 new games costs $70. Maybe get PS Plus for $18 a month… All in all, it’s going to cost you about $1,000 (including taxes).

If you do a similar breakdown of Xbox’s ecosystem: Xbox Series X for $500, disc drive for $0, stand for $0, controller for $60, one game for $70, Game pass for $12… so you’re looking at about $650.

I think for that $1,000 for the PS ecosystem, why not just get a really nice PC? I’m not saying get the ROG Ally X, but even that priced at a hefty $800, that will run any PC games (including some PS5 games that are sold through Steam and GOG). Plus, it’s a PC, so it opens up to more possibilities, such as using it as a desktop computer, running Office Suite or photo/video editing software… whatever you can do on Windows, it’s possible on the ROG Ally X.

I even bought (and still using) my Lenovo Legion PC with Nvidia 3060 for $850. I’m sure by now, you can even get that computer for cheaper than the PS5 Pro.

I guess as someone who has access to PS games via my PC, I’m definitely not interested in paying that much money for a PS5 Pro (or even a regular PS5). If I want that console experience, I also have an Xbox Series X (and S), which I think has better value over the PlayStation.

Compare	PS5 Pro	Xbox Series X	ROG Ally X
Price:	$700	$500	$800
Release Date:	07 Nov 2024	10 Nov 2020	22 Jul 2024
Optical Disc	No, but can be added on for $80	Yes, 4K disc player	No, but is supported for external drives for $50
CPU/GPU	AMD 8-core Zen 2 CPU; 4GHz, RDNA 3 GPU	AMD 8-core Zen 2; 3.8 GHz, 3.6 GHz with SMT	AMD Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme Processor
Memory	16GB of GDDR6	16GB of GDDR6	24 GB LPDDR5-6500
Storage	2TB of SSD storage	1 TB NVMe SSD (with Storage Expansion Card option)	1 TB SSD (with SD card expansion)
Resolution	4K	4K	1080p
Backward Compatible	Games (limited), works with previous controllers and accessories	Games, works with previous controllers and accessories	Games, works with most Windows Games