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Isslander said:
"If you guys didn't think th PS5 Pro was expensive enough, here's a 30th anniversary version"


Still, this all looks very nice.
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I love that aesthetic, really love it.

But I also love the first comment - "if it's truly authentic to the original, it needs a disc drive"...
 
I have now decided to buy the limited edition PRO console if I can get one.
If not then will stick with my usual PS5.

If it was also truly authentic to the original we would also be going down the local shop and getting it chipped then buying games down the car boot on Sunday.
 
So the anniversary edition is only being sold in a bundle,

1x PS5 Pro
1x Extra controller
1x charging station
1x Disk drive cover

So an additional £150 on top of the console price for shit no one wants.
 
Isslander said:
"If you guys didn't think th PS5 Pro was expensive enough, here's a 30th anniversary version"


Still, this all looks very nice.
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500 for some grey plates....ignore some of the PS1 engravings on the console itself, but the PS5 was itself about the plates you can customize. But now we go three consoles for that ten PS5 exclusive games available.
 
Emroth said:
The only way this console edition would make sense is if it had full backwards compatibility to play any PS1 --> PS5 games.
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That's why I kept my PS3. First of all to play the classic footy games from that time but also to play my collection of PS1 games without needing a memory card.
 
Jay-Jay 10 said:
That's why I kept my PS3. First of all to play the classic footy games from that time but also to play my collection of PS1 games without needing a memory card.
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I still have PS3 up in the attic. Didn't know I could play PS1 games on it.
Need to see if I can get a controller for it.
 
Sony could very easily make the console backward compatible with the PS1/PS2 through emulation and then allow the reselling of classic games in the store.
There is quite a few games from PS1/PS2 which I am sure some people would buy £5-£10 for, if they don't have a PC to emulate them on.

The PS3 though is incredibly difficult to emulate due to the choice by Sony to use they own processor for that generation - With the latest update from RPCS3 only 69% of PS3 games are playable - But Sony should be able to get this much higher as they would write the emulator themselves.
 
Sounds exciting if true:

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Ghost of Yotei looks siiiiiiiiick

More Astrobot soon, very nice.

The Hell is Us game looked very cool.

Nice to get those Soul Reaver remasters, I always meant to play those back in the day.

Similarily I can finally try Dino Crisis when it comes to Plus.

There was even an interesting VR game there.

A very solid State of Play.
 
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I might of been stupid and pre-ordered one.
But they are now out of stock with Sony and not sure when they are going to start pre-orders with 3rd Party's.

Also I am a PC graphics tart... SO...
 
I honestly think it appears a good, not great, upgrade.

The PSSR (pisser) is a glimpse into what *might* bring hardware costs down.

I am also a Digital Foundry Patreon member, and while also a PC graphics tech tart, they are saying the PS5 Pro sits in a unique place as it has this 3070ti up to 4070 capability thing going down. That is really not bad, at all, and I know the CPU is a limit but it appears even Dragon's Dogma 2 is out-performing what was assumed.

I think what a lot of the discourse around it seems to forget is that digital sales via PSN have been a thing for over ten years now. It is a bona-fide digital platform now, and to be fair to Sony they always have sales on. Think I have grabbed a few games at stupidily low prices over the years that I have yet to start, so any tech that can potentially improve people's existing libraries with machine learning/boost mode tech is kinda sweet. For example, I have Horizon Zero Dawn and have barely played it, but grabbed it for £19.99 years ago in a PSN Xmas sale, so another £10 for an upgrade is nothing, really.

If you are a gamer who buys then plays everything day one, then a PS5 Pro ain't gonna be game changing, but for me even the PS5 *was* a game changer as loads of games I bought for buttons in sales during the PS4 days all run even better on it. In that way, while not in any way truly comporable to Steam or PC gaming general, it is a platform on the right track, and the PS5 Pro simply gives enthusiasts with a vast library of games another upgrade option.
 

„PlayStation®5 Digital Edition – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition ”​


So i get the Pro is limited with 12300 units but the slim PS5 aswell? Playstation’s website not clear about it.
 
gabe.paul.logan said:

„PlayStation®5 Digital Edition – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition ”​


So i get the Pro is limited with 12300 units but the slim PS5 aswell? Playstation’s website not clear about it.
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Not sure how limited they are, as when I signed in to buy the Anniversary edition of the PRO there were some available and I could of got one if I wanted.

They have also been available on other retailers which suggests their limited numbers were higher.

Unfortunately like all limited edition things these days - Limited Edition means only available from your local scalper.
 
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I purchased a PS5 Pro at the weekend and so far what a pile of s**t.

I have loaded Spiderman 2 and FIFA so far and these games are meant to be enhanced for the PS5 Pro and I can't tell the difference.
Spiderman might be a little smoother but FIFA feels identical to the PS5 version and not as smooth or good as the PC version.

So TBH I wouldn't recommend the PRO to anyone - It really isn't like the PS4 Pro when as soon as you turned it on the difference was night and day.
 
bsmaff said:
I purchased a PS5 Pro at the weekend and so far what a pile of s**t.

I have loaded Spiderman 2 and FIFA so far and these games are meant to be enhanced for the PS5 Pro and I can't tell the difference.
Spiderman might be a little smoother but FIFA feels identical to the PS5 version and not as smooth or good as the PC version.

So TBH I wouldn't recommend the PRO to anyone - It really isn't like the PS4 Pro when as soon as you turned it on the difference was night and day.
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I have the PS5 pro too and on EA FC 25 you have the cutscenes on 60 FPS, a smooth experience in game and menus. Ray tracing/lightning is better.
You need to have a great 4K TV with ALLM and VRR 120-144 Hz OLED/QD OLED to see the difference. It's not night and day but you can sée some nice updates. I have good a Samsung 65" S95D and it's really nice.
 
saturator said:
I have the PS5 pro too and on EA FC 25 you have the cutscenes on 60 FPS, a smooth experience in game and menus. Ray tracing/lightning is better.
You need to have a great 4K TV with ALLM and VRR 120-144 Hz OLED/QD OLED to see the difference. It's not night and day but you can sée some nice updates. I have good a Samsung 65" S95D and it's really nice.
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I couldn't tell the difference really - It looked very similar to the normal PS5 version.
Playing on an LG OLED C23.
I don't watch the cutscenes as they are just the same recycled stuff year after year.

In general the PS5 Pro so far has just been a massive disappointment.
 
bsmaff said:
I purchased a PS5 Pro at the weekend and so far what a pile of s**t.

I have loaded Spiderman 2 and FIFA so far and these games are meant to be enhanced for the PS5 Pro and I can't tell the difference.
Spiderman might be a little smoother but FIFA feels identical to the PS5 version and not as smooth or good as the PC version.

So TBH I wouldn't recommend the PRO to anyone - It really isn't like the PS4 Pro when as soon as you turned it on the difference was night and day.
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What are usual improvements of a PS5 pro enhanced game vs a normal ps5? Higher res and increase fps? Games in 4k? Its expensive so genuinely curious
How do games look vs your PC?
 
el niche said:
What are usual improvements of a PS5 pro enhanced game vs a normal ps5? Higher res and increase fps? Games in 4k? Its expensive so genuinely curious
How do games look vs your PC?
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Only tried FIFA and Spider-Man.

Graphically couldn't tell much of a difference between the OG PS5.
It is absolutely nothing like going from PS5 to PC where instantly everything looks and plays better.
I normally call myself a graphics tart but really struggling to notice any difference.
FIFA looks better on PC and plays smoother - Spider-Man 2 looks no different and isn't that smooth, there is clear drops in frame rate, which makes me think that it probably runs at 60FPS most of the time but the drops are noticeable.
It is also unfair on the PS5 Pro though to compare to my PC - One costs £800 my PC is worth about £4k.

It isn't worth the money in the slightest - If I didn't get it for £550 then I would never of bought it.
 
I have no real use for it but great that the Pro is selling well. And it's diskless too. Although digital is where everything is headed I still hope the PS6 will at least have a disk drive option.
 
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The refund system is great. By the way we are in the middle of the day....and why i cant just submit my refund request and let someone check it and deal with it at any point they have time?
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I may have gone ahead and ordered the 30th anniversary edition of the Portal and the Dualsense. Naturally about 12 seconds later there is news of a Playstation portable device 😄
Very interested to try out the direct streaming on the Portal which they just added.
 
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