Update: Amazon still has the PS5 Pro in stock, but the countdown clock on its site confirms that it will disappear when Days of Play 2025 ends on June 12 at 3 AM ET.
The PlayStation 5 Pro is discounted for the primary time since its launch final November. As a part of PlayStation’s Days of Play 2025 sale, the high-powered iteration on the PS5 is on the market for $650 at PlayStation Direct and main retailers comparable to Amazon and Walmart. The $50 low cost will expire when the sale ends on June 11, until retailers promote out of consoles earlier than then. Should you’re seeking to dive into the PlayStation ecosystem for the primary time, there are additionally bundle offers for the PS5 Slim and PS5 Slim Digital.
PS5 Professional Retailer Pages:
$649 (was $700)
Out of the box, the PS5 Pro is a digital-only console, but you can add a disc drive to play your bodily PlayStation sport library. The console encompasses a bigger GPU that permits for 45% quicker rendering and help for enhanced visible know-how like AI-driven upscaling and superior ray-tracing.
It comes with a 2TB SSD, double the space for storing of all different PS5 fashions. That is pretty important when you think about 1TB SSDs with comparable high quality can go for $100 or extra. So should you needed a PS5 Slim or Slim Digital console with 2TB storage capability, you’d typically have to spend $600 or $550, respectively, for the console and extra 1TB SSD. These figures are primarily based on PlayStation console costs, however you will get the PS5 Slim or Slim Digital with Black Ops 6 for $450 or $400, respectively.
The PS5 Professional additionally encompasses a minimal design refresh with wider “racing stripes” on the aspect panels. It comes packaged with a white DualSense 5 Controller. Additional controllers can be purchased at $20 discounts throughout Days of Play. You may as well save $30 on PlayStation’s pro-style DualSense Edge Controller in white or Midnight Black.
Should you desire to position your consoles upright, you will want to purchase the PlayStation Vertical Stand for $30, because the stand is not included with the PS5 Professional or PS5 Slim.
$79
As mentioned, the PS5 Pro does not come with an optical drive, so you’ll need to buy PlayStation’s official Disc Drive attachment to play physical PS5 and PS4 games on the high-powered console.
Unfortunately, the Disc Drive isn’t on sale right now, but it is readily available at multiple major retailers–for now at least. The PS5 Pro’s holiday launch made it very challenging to find the Disc Drive in stock for its $80 MSRP. It’s possible that the first discount on the PS5 Pro, combined with the PS5 Slim Call of Duty bundle, will also lead to shortages.
If you get one of the Days of Play console deals and know you want to play physical games, it’d be wise to purchase the the attachment alongside the console.
Just like on the original PS5 and PS5 Slim, the PS5 Pro can be toggled between Performance and Quality modes in PlayStation Studios games as well as many third-party titles. It varies by game, but in general the strengths of each mode are markedly improved on PS5 Pro. Quality mode is capable of hitting true 4K (2160p) for supported games and boasts better lighting, shadows, and ray-tracing. In Performance Mode, the upscaling tech allows games to hit higher refresh rates without as noticeable of a drop in resolution. Some games have dedicated graphical upgrades for PS5 Pro, including Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Baldur’s Gate 3.
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