CANCEL My PS5 Pro? THIS Is Important! REAL REGRET Reaction

[@honestrob]

Some people are missing the point in this video... I KNEW before buying it that the Pro does not come with a disc drive, but with 95% of my PS4/PS5 collection digital is not an issue - BUT I did not realise I had several games on disc I had kind of forgotten about that I wouldn't mind playing on the Pro to see what the Game Boost does with them (amongst other things) 🙂

[@gamingcrypto-YT]

@honestrob yeah I could Overstrand the situation ,I mean, if you don't mind getting it on digital, then cool .but for me, I won't need the disc drive. I have so many digital games. If anything I'll need is 2tb more.

[@SaulmanPhishbass]

i was also hesitant about the disc drive thing, until i saw the add-on disc drive it's actually pretty good, i had no idea how slick it is, it connects right in... so at first i was turned off by the myth, but as long as they make an add-on available, it's ok. For me it's worth it, because i freaking waited since the PS4PRO to buy my PS5 so damn right i'm buying the PRO, can't wait! :D

[@honestrob]

@@SaulmanPhishbass Yep exactly that! The add on disc drive is there for those that want it! Look forward to the Pro!

[@Pow3r-Up]

The plug and play disc drive DOES have a positive side... if the system is built well, the most likely component that will break down over time is the disc drive... so being able to so easily swap it many years from now will be nice... hopefully Sony makes a lot of the drives... If the PS5Pro plays PS4 games as well as it advertises it might be a long term console once PS4 becomes retro

[@Bigbaz-bj8io]

You can buy the drive you tit , quit bitchin , downvote

[@RedHotRockStar]

The games came flying out like a deck of cards LOL. Your expression is priceless.

[@honestrob]

When I watched it back it was the TWANG on the mic stand that got me

[@C0smicr3aper]

The ps5 slim disc drive amd side covers can be swapped onto the ps5 pro, so if anyone bought the pro and are planning in trading in their ps5 slim, wait until you get your pro, put the disc drive and ps5 slim disc drive cover on the pro, and put the cover from the pro onto your slim to trade it in.

[@purextreme5460]

All this complaining about the pro and yet they are the first ones in line to get one.

[@honestrob]

Yep looking forward to mine! One month to go!

[@JonBonZombie]

​@@honestrobnope. I'd rather Chew glass

[@TestTube-m5e]

@@JonBonZombie What? Who asked you? Go chew your glass lol

[@thedropman]

when OG Ps5 came out I made a decision to skip it and wait for the Pro.. and I purchased the Pro.

[@honestrob]

Good times ahead! Barely a month to wait now! 😀

[@IDK123LOL]

Same when the PS5 came out I was going to buy one but then the I lost interest cos it was never available to buy and decided I’ll get the ps5 Pro instead I’m definitely getting the PS5 pro I have one preorder but only play 2 games BF4 and GTA V on my ps4 I don’t even know why I’m getting the PS5pro I have nothing to play except GTA6 and it’s not even out yet I think im getting it cos I don’t want to experience the same problem as before when it was sold out and impossible to get

[@susanna8612]

So u skipped 5 years of this era just so u can pay double much when the era is allmost already over 🥴

[@thedropman]

@@susanna8612 4 years left maybe less. I got money to throw.

[@susanna8612]

@@thedropman next gen Nintendo Switch 2 will be out already in spring 2025 and next gen Xbox will be out in 2026 LATEST, can be earlier. Sony should have put their time and efford to PS6 instead and launch it same time with Xbox since this era is almost ending whether or not Sony will be late to the party or not.

[@davidjames5096]

I have mostly digital games too so am also happy with the Pro without a disc drive

[@honestrob]

Same here! 🙂

[@needsmoreclipping]

I cancelled mine because there are always internal hardware revisions. I'll wait until the 2nd or 3rd model # of the Pro.

[@honestrob]

Yea that will go on forever though until the PS6 arrives - and then wait again until revisions etc... Ok if you prefer to do it that way. I still have my day 1 PS5 and it's perfect still, and a revised model too 2-3 years later too, so am happy to buy the Pro on day 1 🙂

[@martindominguez1518]

@@honestrobyeah i agree , weird way to go about things, waiting for non visual revisions? I don’t get it

[@needsmoreclipping]

@@martindominguez1518 As stated, there were only 3 versions of the PS4 Pro. The last one (CUH-72XX) received much praise over the first two for its significantly improved and much quieter cooling system. Nothing weird about it at all and if you don't "get it", I'd have to say your simply ignorant and naive about the topic.

[@ky_wildcats842]

Just purchase the disc drive add on. Not that expensive and a good option

[@honestrob]

Not if I rarely ever use it and it costs more than the games I'd rather replace with digital! Great for people with large disc collections though 🙂

[@itsjusterthought7941]

@@honestrob Exactly. If you only have a hand full of games, then you are better off just buying the digital editions because they will be cheaper than the disc drive and no more inserting discs. It's a win.

[@honestrob]

@@itsjusterthought7941 Yep, that's what I did. The disc drive is not worth it to me for me 🙂

[@susanna8612]

This whole PS pro 5 is very over priced here in Europe. They sell it 850€ = 930 $ WITHOUT disc drive. Discdrive alone is 130€ = It is so over priced that it make me sick. I dont need to replay those PS4 games again anyways. Would much rather buy PC with that 1100$. Money. Ridiculous

[@bfhandsomeface409]

I went ahead and got a disc drive when it was announce, because I figured they would sell out, or get scalped. Got it for $69 with a deal I had at the time. As someone who sells their games when I'm done, a disc drive is a must, and the savings from games will eventually overcome the extra cost of the system anyway.

[@honestrob]

You got the disc drive for a great price, nice one!

[@florianoz2944]

Same here, also working on my bluray library from marketplace since every single year netflix and other keep increasing subscription for less and more ads, I predict people will start returning to owning sooner than later, now is the time for decent shopping if you're into proper series and movies :) Got LOTR extended + director's cut for 20us for instance, + more

[@gholl5854]

Not to worry, you can back order the disc drive from online stores and they won't be unavailable FOREVER! you just won't be able to play those games all at once as soon as you Pro arrives, that's all. 👍

[@honestrob]

Yes true, what I have and want to play it is still not worth the cost for me, as this generation I bought one physical game on PS5 and that was on day one of release! Good for people that prefer physical games though 🙂

[@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085]

This explains why you never answered me about the disc drive question during our conversation last week. You made a video over the exact topic. I respect the hustle mate.

[@honestrob]

A previous vid on this had a lot of Comments and it probably just got missed - KZbin (for me) does not give notifications of Replies to Replies, so it's easy to miss a Comment. I only thought about this video last night, but good that it hit the same subject 🙂

[@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085]

@@honestrob Thanks Rob

[@overwatched3456]

Hey Rob can’t you just transfer them from your old system to the new one through a cable or physical USB?

[@honestrob]

Yea it's not a big deal and easy to do - I will move all the fighters etc to the PS5 that will go into my arcade unit (from the external HDD), then have the PS5 games I want ready for my Pro on the external HDD too ready to move to the Pro 🙂

[@susanna8612]

Good about digital games are that you can game share your digital library with friends or family and play the games at the same time with different consoles. And Remote play your digital games which are in your console with your phone, tablet, pc where ever you go. At least with xbox system remore play works great. Also if u go to another town for few weeks, you can take your console with you without needing to carry piles of discs so you can play some games with it. Your games are allways with you and within your reach. Also disc drives are the first thing which usually breaks up in consoles "cant read disc" , so digital games are more lasting option. Only negative side is that you cant resell digital games so you better love the eco-system you use, for a long period of time if you have invested or gonna invest lots of money for digital games

[@Mistermanager615]

I’m so jealous you still have a Witcher 3 Wild Hunt first the play through. I’m on my third right now.

[@honestrob]

I am looking forward to it!! Does the story change with multiple plays? Or is it just because it's so good? Cheers! 😀

[@Mistermanager615]

@@honestrob it’s the sheer girth of the game. SO many side quests. And Gwent is easily the best card game of any main base game of all time. Enjoy!

[@honestrob]

@@Mistermanager615 Cheers! Sounds like I'm in for a treat 🙂

[@dominiciusz8113]

Two days ago I managed to secure a disc drive for my pro from Argos there was a restock, now I’m just waiting for the confirmation for the plate covers for the pro as I want my console black however it’s unclear wether the ones from slim will fit or not so many people seem to disagree with each other

[@Eternally_Hazel]

I went back and forth when it was announced and decided not to. Now when the rumor was about for reverse compatibility, I think I would have paid anything to play DDR properly again. For me, the pro will wait for a bit.

[@honestrob]

Yep the PS5 original is still a great machine. If the Pro did not exist I would have still been happy!

[@covkiller8653]

You can make your money back for the disc drive just on your new games. You are going to buy. ive paid up to £20 less for a new release over digital new release, and you can still pick up a drive up. If you keep an eye out, im still on the fence about a pro if i get one i have my drive ready to pop in if not will give to my son for his digital ps5 so not fussed .

[@honestrob]

I rarely buy games on new release, I have such a huge backlog that even if a game comes out I know I want, I can wait a while until a good offer arrives (or appears in Extra or PS Plus). I rarely pay more than £15.00 for any digital game so am happy to have it 'forever'. Works great for me 🙂

[@itsboatkicks916]

I bought a disc drive from gamestop a week ago . They're still very much available.. and if you had Playstation plus since ps4 you catalog of the monthly games should be astronomical. More so is you consider that service pretty much add the best sellers as well . All digital . Up to you though. We all should purchase what we like and what's best for us

[@honestrob]

My PlayStation game catalog and backlog in indeed insane! No need for me to add the disc drive as I said in the vid 🙂

[@itsboatkicks916]

Ohhh.. 😂 I see what you did here.. good one. I'm still pro physical but yea it's really easy to go digital. 70 to 80 % sales often if you don't already have these game through Playstation plus

[@honestrob]

Yep, I have loads of digital purchases, as well as stacks of PS Plus and Extra too. Plenty to try out! 😀

[@itsboatkicks916]

@honestrob yea I can't wait. Pretty excited. I think I've been waiting to get the most out of my LG CX since I got it a few years back. I was happy to see call of duty get up to 120 fps with a couple of their releases and even more hyped when vrr was introduced giving spider man over 100 frames as well but to be able to possibly see the same frames or close to it with 4k quality on a regular basis is really going to let me get my money's worth out of this oled.. can't wait

[@honestrob]

@@itsboatkicks916 Love my LG OLED too! I think it's hard to go back to anything else once you get used to it. One month go to Pro! Exciting!! 😀

[@elias123456789ist]

In Norway. A ps5 pro with disc drive cost 1106 dollars. Compared to regular ps5 at 562 dollars.

[@honestrob]

Holy heck that is a big difference! Just as well the original PS5 is still a great machine as many people will not be able to justify that kind of extra cost.

[@elias123456789ist]

@@honestrob Do you think it’s worth getting the pro over the regular ps5 with disc drive.? Graphics and performance/fps is very important to me. But I’m not sure if it’s worth so much extra money for the pro. If I’m buying the pro, I’m also buying the drive disc as well. My tv is Sony a95L QD oled. The best tv on the market.

[@zomg346]

yep in norway here and i cancelled my ps5 pro preorder and bought pc with 4070 super for 1500 bucks 🤫

[@TheJamtarts1]

@@elias123456789ist If Graphics and fps is very important to you, then you should consider buying a PC if the Pro is going to cost you $1106.

[@elias123456789ist]

@@TheJamtarts1 But if I’m gaming, then I want to game on my tv. I already have a laptop, Samsung s9 tab ultra and a phone. I like to have a big screen when I’m gaming. 60-80 fps without frame drops under 60 is good enough for me.

[@Romoredux]

I'm not supporting ONLY DIGITAL. The UK is passing or passed a law to change the "Language" of purchasing "Virtual" Items. Saying something like "You do not own this. You lease it." RESIST A DIGITAL ONLY FUTURE!

[@honestrob]

I heard about that and would be surprised if it got passed. And we are yet to see how that will affect physical games too... It may not be as straight forward as you think. Companies don't like people to own anything now if they can help it.

[@fpvpilot7713]

I see the disk drive for sale a lot of places. Its 79 dollars here. Pretty cheap for a ultra blue ray player. I bought one from Walmart a few days ago.

[@sonnytomato]

Cancellede ps5 pro 30th preorder and wrote in the reason that i wanted the pro 30th

[@honestrob]

Hopefully you will get one! I really wanted the Anniversary one!

[@tonyt5609]

I got my PS5 day one. I have only purchased one physical game Miles Morales. I took the disk out because of the spinning and hated getting up to put it back in! I later decided to get that game on digital for a cheaper price. I used the drive occasionally to watch an old sitcom I had on DVD, not even Blu-ray so I don't use the drive.

[@honestrob]

I only have one physical disc for PS5 too, Devil May Cry 5 which was bought on day one if I remember correctly. And interesting to see someone the same as me on that disc spinning up thing! SO irritating haha!!!

[@jaysenyork3934]

Wait until you purchase the 8TB SSD.

[@uchennaobi5985]

I mostly buy physical but i have to admit. I game share my brothers digital library and it been a big advantage for me because i don't have to buy games day 1 but i can play them cause he buys them.

[@honestrob]

Yep, good you get a lot out of it! 🙂

[@TomTome1]

In Australia its $1200

[@honestrob]

Yikes! Tech stuff is notoriously expensive in Australia for some reason if I remember right?

[@TomTome1]

@@honestrob in Australia we pay high taxes. And also it doesn’t come with a disk drive which will cost on top of that $150.

[@TheJamtarts1]

4 years have past, so you would expect technology to be better. The same way every 2 years new gpu's come out that are the same price as the previous generation (maybe a little more because of inflation). If you are correct with your inflation figure then I would expect the PS5 Pro to be around £580 with a disk drive. I would also expect the 4 year old base PS5 to go down in price. Pretty sure that is what happened with the PS4 pro.

[@honestrob]

It is, but the PS4 even at launch was ancient in PC terms - the PS5 was cutting edge so it's a totally different situation I think.

[@TheJamtarts1]

@@honestrob It may not be a direct comparison. But if the PS5 base released today for £580ish (including inflation) you also have to take in to account that it would be a fair bit more powerful than the base PS5 due to the 4 year gap. I still feel like the PS5 Pro is at least £100 too expensive for what it is. Or to put it another way I feel like Sony have removed the disk drive, but not actually passed any saving to the consumer.

[@honeyhotsauce]

I pounce on ordering the disc drive for pro same day announcement found out digital default. It Sold out at Best Buy literally same day.

[@martindominguez1518]

I just got the disc drive at Best Buy and stand smh. Gonna pre order the pro tomorrow at GameStop.

[@honestrob]

Yea cool! Good times ahead! Just a few weeks to go now! 😀

[@AlphariousOmegon-d5d]

Trading my og ps5 is giving me 50% of the Pro price, so just makes sense to me to upgrade

[@honestrob]

Sounds like a great deal, epic times ahead!

[@gamingcrypto-YT]

I LOVE DIGITAL EVERYTHING DIGITAL IN MY HOUSE 🤣

[@honestrob]

😀

[@dylandempsey6103]

You have 3 gaming setups, an OLED 2.1 HDMI, projector and kick ass sound system. Why the heck are you complaining about buying a disc drive. Lots of people can't afford any of that disc drive is the least of their concerns. Why not just play your digital ones it won't be OOS forever. Or if you really won't spend the money buy a used disc drive in January off marketplace for $50.

[@honestrob]

The reason I have several gaming set-ups, OLED 2.1 TV, projector etc is because I don't waste money. When was I complaining about buying a disc drive? I noted I would need one to play certain games in my physical PS4 collection and the complaint was even if I wanted a disc drive they are super hard to find in the UK - so I bought the digital versions of the games I want to play on Pro that I have on PS4 disc too, which is far cheaper than a disc drive I will never use after I have played those few disc games. Do you see? 🙂

[@gamingcrypto-YT]

I Refuse to cancel my order 🤣🤣🤣🤑🤑

[@honestrob]

Me too! Looking forward to it!

[@earlyculyer4103]

All you Fanboys better start supporting Microsoft/xbox because when there's only one show in town. Guess what? They dictate the prices without no competitors were fucked, so get to buying some Xboxes instead of all these crappy ass. Playstation titles because if you don't support them Sony's going to dominate and they're going to be selling consoles for $ $2,000, they're already pandering to scalpers. Oh they just played it off by stopping the anniversary pro Pre-Orders cuz they already sold out to the Bear Jew scalper... now they can set the price at a considerable profit and no longer lose money, because scalpers are going to set the price. So have fun trying to get a ps6 let alone a PS5 pro. They're going to release small batches and let Aldo Raine buy them. So whatever the price is the scalpers are going to pay and charge us double. I have no other way to say it. That's basically what's happening from here on in. It doesn't matter if you buy it or not. It's going to be SOLID OUT.

[@davidjames5096]

comedy gold

[@davescarpa8848]

i cancelled mine

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

🎉🎉 congrats on thinking 🤔 before you buy so many Sony ponies just buy anything Sony puts out with no thought which is why they make you pay to play online with friends have many tiers of PlayStation member programs force you to buy a stand to hold the console correctly gave you a portal PlayStation that only streams and didn't add a disk drive on a oro version of their console 😮😮 sony knows its audience wil pony up even when it makes zero sense to the consumer 😅😅

[@byrongeorge1368]

$826.78 was the total in US dollars including tax for the PS5 Pro & Disc Drive. This will be my 3rd PS5 alongside the original & slim. I'm completely happy with my PS5 Pro purchase.

[@honestrob]

Yep, a lot to look forward too 🙂

[@D.J.283]

Imagine spending 700$ on a console and crying about spending an extra 80$ for a disc drive

[@honestrob]

Imagine not watching the video properly and failing to realise I said I would probably have bought one when I searched - but instead decided to buy the digital versions of the games I would have used the drive for... 😀

[@davidjames5096]

Imagine not being able to watch a video properly...

[@Cl1pbmb1361]

🍻👍🏻

[@honestrob]

[@brianmcswain8932]

How in the hell would you NOT know that the PS5 doesn’t come with the disc drive. It’s exactly like the PS5 Slim!!!!!!! You buy the add on.

[@honestrob]

Where is the part I said I did not know it came without a disc drive?

[@davidjames5096]

Someone didn't watch or listen to the video properly lol!!! HE KNOWS lol!!!!

[@zomg346]

problem is even with ps5 pro its not 100% that games gonna be 60 fps compared to pc you know 100% its gonna be the case even when your gpu is outdated you can always go low graphics and still hit 60

[@davidjames5096]

Problem is with the Pro it upsets the PC fanboys too much lmao!! Insecure to the MAX!

[@oldassgamer9138]

Physical disc are the only way to play. Digital sucks

[@honestrob]

Not if you have several consoles in different places around the house (fighting games for example I will have on my downstairs arcade cab which will have my old PS5 in it when the Pro arrives. Means I can have those games on the Pro too without the need for swapping the disc around all the time). Plus I hate the noise from the disc drive too, but that's just me 🙂

[@Jamic9]

C'mon man. I don't believe for 1 second that you only just thought of this. Be honest, you just wanted a reason to make another video as you were never really considering cancelling your Pro pre-order. I bought an external drive way back in August, as I knew I would need one when I got my Pro. I'm pretty sure you must have thought the same, so please stop these click bait videos.

[@honestrob]

The video happened as said but you are free to believe whatever you like. I could have easily made a 'Is THIS The Reason To Cancel Your PS5 Pro?' vid or similar on essentially the same thought. There is no need to 'make anything up' 🙂

[@JonBonZombie]

GAMEBOOST is the same Scam word as Teraflops

[@TestTube-m5e]

It hasn't even been seen yet so you matey boy are just yet another, internet TROLL!

[@jaygallegos8612]

Cancel it

[@davidjames5096]

I'm sure he will now because YOU said lmao!!

[@itsjusterthought7941]

Rob did you 'honestly' pre-order the PS5 Pro and not realise it did not come with a disc drive. Then cancelled it because it didn't have a disc drive. I'd rather pay extra for the drive, than have it included in the £699 price with the graphics power reduced accordingly. You can buy the optional disc drive. You can't buy an optional graphics power upgrade. If you only have a few old games on disc, just buy the digital versions cheap. It will be cheaper than buying a disc drive and no more inserting the disc hassle. I was disappointed it did not have a disc drive, not because the optional drive was extra expense, but because I didn't want to battle scalpers to get one. If you were smart, you would have bought the disc drive before pre-ordering the PS5 Pro to make sure you got it. The disc drive was sold out in all the major retailers but was easily available at Game.co.uk or Very.co.uk etc. If they do sell out, they will be back in stock before the PS5 Pro releases. You did not try hard enough.

[@honestrob]

I'll copy and paste this to save time: I don't think you listened to the video properly. I am very much aware the Pro came without a disc drive, and said I THOUGHT about buying the disc drive then realised after searching and failing to find any in stock (at the time) I didn't need it as after checking, there are only a handful of games I care about playing that I have on disc - so bought the digital versions as explained in the vid. And I didn't cancel the Pro at all as I said at the end! If you are going to criticise at least be accurate with what you want to say. Cheers! 🙂 I even Pinned a Comment at the top days ago as other people skipped/didn't listen properly either!

[@davidjames5096]

You clearly did not watch properly as he DID buy the games on digital lol!!! He knew that it had no drive, just considered it after he saw he had a bunch of games he wanted to play he owns on disc, but after the drive was hard to find decided to replace the disc games with digital which was cheaper than the disc drive which he would then never use after those games were played

[@itsjusterthought7941]

Rob did you 'honestly' pre-order the PS5 Pro and not realise it did not come with a disc drive. Then cancelled it because it didn't have a disc drive. I'd rather pay extra for the drive, than have it included in the £699 price with the graphics power reduced accordingly. You can buy the optional disc drive. You can't buy an optional graphics power upgrade. If you only have a few old games on disc, just buy the digital versions cheap. It will be cheaper than buying a disc drive and no more inserting the disc hassle. I was disappointed it did not have a disc drive, not because the optional drive was extra expense, but because I didn't want to battle scalpers to get one. If you were smart, you would have bought the disc drive before pre-ordering the PS5 Pro to make sure you got it. The disc drive was sold out in all the major retailers but was easily available at Game.co.uk or Very.co.uk etc. If they do sell out, they will be back in stock before the PS5 Pro releases. You did not try hard enough.

[@honestrob]

I don't think you listened to the video properly. I am very much aware the Pro came without a disc drive, and said I THOUGHT about buying the disc drive then realised after searching and failing to find any in stock (at the time) I didn't need it as after checking, there are only a handful of games I care about playing that I have on disc - so bought the digital versions as explained in the vid. And I didn't cancel the Pro at all as I said at the end! If you are going to criticise at least be accurate with what you want to say. Cheers! 🙂 I even Pinned a Comment at the top days ago as other people skipped/didn't listen properly either!