Summary

  • PlayStation has added listings for refurbished PS5s to PlayStation Direct following its PS5 Pro announcement.
  • A refurbished digital PS5 is $349.99, while one with a disc drive will cost $399.99.
  • The listings are live yet, but the store pages are up which means they should be available soon.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation has taken us on a wild rollercoaster ride over the past week and a half. It kicked things off by announcing 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Concord would be shutting down two weeks after its release, then 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:launched Astro Bot to rave reviews, and followed up on that by announcing the PS5 Pro and revealing it'll cost $700. On the bright side, the gaming community finally appears to be united on something - the PS5 Pro is too expensive. PlayStation has softened the blow somewhat by preparing a way to own a PS5 for half that.

Shortly after the PS5 Pro presentation, listings for refurbished PS5s popped up at PlayStation Direct, . The refurbished base consoles aren't available yet and their listings have had "coming soon" labels slapped on them for now. However, once they become available, you will be able to buy a PS5 directly from PlayStation for as little as $349.99.

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The $350 PS5 is the base digital version, and if you want one with a disc drive it'll cost $399.99. The other thing about the PS5 Pro that has upset quite a few people, although not as many people as the price, is the lack of a disc drive. Not just that the PS5 Pro is digital-only, but there isn't an option to buy one with a disc drive built-in. If you want to play physical games on the PS5 Pro, , adding another $80 to the price of the console.

You Don't Need To Spend $700 To Join The Current-Gen

A Refurbished $350 PS5 Will Do Everything You Need It To, And It'll Do It Really, Really Well

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via PlayStation Direct

The $400 refurbished console comes with a disc drive built-in, meaning your collection of physical PS4 and PS5 games will not become obsolete if you buy one. The refurbished console listings are joined by three refurbished 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:DualSense listings. Something else PlayStation did this week that ruffled customers' feathers, but already feels forgotten about thanks to the PS5 Pro announcement, was upping the price of some of its DualSe♓nse controllers by $5. The refurbished controllers are $64.99, so $10 cheaper than what is now t꧟he standard price, and available in pink, pur💦ple, and grey camo.

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Brand
Sony
Storage
825 GB PCIe 🥀4.0 NVMe SSD
Resolution
ꦉ Max 8K (4k at 120 Hz playable)
Ports
꧋ 2x USB-C, 2x USB 3.1, and 1x Ethernet
Original Release Date
November 12, 2020 ✅
Hardware Versions
PS5

PlayStation has plans to sell refurbished base PS5 consoles very soon. The store pagesꦿ are live but you can't order them just yet. Both disc drive and digital-only versions will be available.

Amid the outrage over PlayStation charging $700 for the latest version of its newest console, the listings for refurbished PS5s appearing is a welcome reminder that the PS5 Pro isn't for the average gamer. It's not even for the above-average gamer. If you didn't understand most of the tech language used during the presentation or couldn't see/didn't care about the negligible visual differences, the PS5 Pro wasn't made for you. A base PS5 is still so far beyond perfectly fine and will play everything you want it to and look good doing it, and you can join the current-gen for half the price it'll cost to get a PS5 Pro.

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