The $700 PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive
The $700 PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/10/24240906/sony-ps5-pro-disc-drive-separate-price
The disc drive is an additional $79.99 purchase.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/10/24240906/sony-ps5-pro-disc-drive-separate-price
The disc drive is an additional $79.99 purchase.
All good points in the comments, but something I haven't seen a anyone talk about yet:
WHY is a DISK DRIVE $80??? All it does is read a disk. Any encryption on the disk would be decrypted on the console. External disk drives are like $20. If you specially brand them maybe you could go up to $40.
But $80? That's like a Gameboy Advance. That's a miyoo mini plus. That's an entire console in itself.
You're right! My point no longer stands. Removing the disk drive would then save about $100 from the console, which makes sense to remove if you're cutting costs and most players play digital anyways.
~also if you're pushing digital games.
Props for accepting a counterargument on the internet graciously. Not something we see often.
Digital doesn't have a secondary market which is the real reason. No money is made when you give away, sell, or share your physical games.
Blu-Ray never really took off as a mass-market format so the drives are relatively obscure and expensive without the benefits of manufacturing at scale.
But $80? That’s like a Gameboy Advance. That’s a miyoo mini plus. That’s an entire console in itself.
Bruh, you can even get 2 or 3 DS lites for that price
Ah, I should have been more specific. Back in the day I got my GBA new for $75 retail. (With inflation that's probably a lot more now.)
Used DS lites are great, especially if you can fix the broken hinges and screens.