I spent $895.66 on the PS5 PRO and i'm not sure why...

[@BeatEmUps]

Who wants to buy a slightly used PS5 PRO? Go to surfshark.com/beatemups for 4 extra months of Surfshark at an unbeatable price!

[@Skipler-J320]

OK, your hair looks good pulled back like that.

[@g_starhs]

For how much?! 🤔

[@CasualViewer-t4f]

I don’t feel the slightest bit of fomo on this one ngl…

[@bryanbercier6225]

Nobody

[@KittyKatty999]

Does it come with multiple good exclusive games? 😂

[@lobowolf1540]

Honestly. The more Sony and Xbox go this way, where things have to look as best as possible. The more I agree with Nintendo that fun is more important than realistic

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

I get that opinion, I think it depends on the game but. In the end I think your right

[@The_Ganondork]

Yep. Cause the thing that gets lost when they try and go super realistic is the art direction and art style. We don't need all games to all look the same.

[@allanupton881]

Can't play elden ring on switch

[@writtenskate522plays]

The switch performance barely competes with the ps5 and series x, and the switch has sold over 100 million units, compared to 60 million for the ps5 and 28 million for the series x

[@allanupton881]

@writtenskate522plays probably because it made for kids. I'm an adult.

[@joshuaschaffer6371]

It was way to hard for me to get my ps5 to give it up now for that price in this economy. I think that sums it up for most people.

[@mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028]

Good point. I’d be tempted if it had a disk drive built in for that price. But as it “stands” (terrible pun intended), I can’t justify $800 plus tax for this kind of upgrade.

[@toututu2993]

You'll get a much better gaming console with Meta Quest 3 plus with exclusive games like Batman Arkham Shadows and other games while you get almost nothing exclusives coming if you buy Ps5 Pro for a slight upgrade that even a $500 pc built can be as powerful

[@mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028]

@ No one wants a $500 PC, regardless of whether you’re right or wrong. If you want to get into VR, but a stand alone set. If you have a powerful PC, get a headset that takes advantage of that. If you have a PS5, wait for that deep sale on PSVR 2 and jump in. PSVR2 as a headset is excellent. There are enough games to keep you busy for a long, long time.

[@9.v.obeatz146]

This is prolly why I won’t tbr

[@Brykun777]

Bought mine in 2023 and I'm feeling disappointed that the solution to optimizing games is a whole new console..

[@fmlitzchristian]

Man almost $1000 for a console now. Might as well save a little longer and buy a PC at that point

[@selfhelp9685]

You could straight up build a PC for a thousand. Unless you just have to game in 4k you don't need more $ than that.

[@jobi-wankenobi2244]

​@@selfhelp9685even then, I built myself a PC for $800 and it outperforms the PS5 Pro easily. I'm doing 4k 144fps on most shooters at high resolutions, with DLSS of course but hey, same price and does slightly more AND I don't need a subscription to play my games online.

[@beauburton_08]

Console better than pc pc is so boring and neeky

[@jzone8111]

Console>pc

[@brosettastone7520]

@@selfhelp9685you could build a more powerful machine for 500. Maybe even less.

[@286mic]

The original PS5 should a been able to do this from the start. Absolutely ridiculous they're doing a dlc on a damn console

[@GoldChocobo77]

That's the most painful. They released the new gen of consoles because xbox did but the technical side wasn't fully ready for a leap with pricing still under control (kinda 😅 at least below 1k)

[@snopro2375]

The thing that pisses people off is the commercial for the new PS5 Pro is basically the same commercial they gave us for the base PS5. That little purple ball passing through showing the frame rates increase was identical to what they showed the PS5 could do in it's commercial back in 2020.

[@jinyboi]

The switch should be able to play games without stuttering all the time. It is what it is.

[@AusOpening]

Sounds like cope 😂

[@Damnitgary]

​@@GoldChocobo77it's painful how? You didn't buy it

[@azenyr]

Its actually laughable that a $800 console cant read discs. And that aliexpress style unboxing experience for a $800 console also didnt help. Maybe just a tiny bit more effort next time, sony?

[@jderrick1994]

When something like airpods feature an infinitely better experience unboxing wise it is truly crazy

[@Parkerparkeerrr]

Almost as laughable as the praformance 😂

[@GeebsBurnerAccount]

I just wanted to say, this might be one of your best videos in a long time. Not a shot at your old stuff, a compliment. It's right to the point, and funny. Exactly what I come to expect from your content. Keep it up 👍

[@snopro2375]

This was the first time watching this guy and I was thinking "damn, this guy's pretty good", so I totally agree with you.

[@Namanzw]

Love his personality he’s funny lol

[@cabledude79]

Here is the problem if the PS5 Pro sales are good... it will reinforce the industry standard on pricing, and before you know it... Sony and Microsoft will feel that it is appropriate to follow the Apple pricing model. The PS6 will end up being $800-$1000 for the base console with no disk drive... who wants this? Yes or No in reply... please.

[@mrd7532]

the sales aren't good

[@Snapmaw]

Sales aren't great at all you can pick one up less than retail price even scalpers are struggling to sell their inventory

[@krob8823]

No

[@mikeuk666]

Dont forget you also need a tv with 120htz vrr, if its 55-65" & you're 10 feet away even with 20/20 vision the improved visual fidelity isn't tangible enough at that distance.

[@kinomanssky]

YES! Thank you! (Michael Scott) so when you do the math. PS5Pro $900 + 120hz TV $1000 + PS+ $300 = $2200 for a slightly better console?! Better buy a PC and have a base PS5

[@mikeuk666]

​@@kinomansskyScott?

[@kinomanssky]

@@mikeuk666 The Office buddy

[@paulmason3328]

I’m sure he has that as well and if if you don’t, I’m sure he’ll buy it

[@jzone8111]

@@kinomanssky do you not need a monitor for a pc???

[@justintantiongloc6987]

I bought it, along with the disc drive. I'm enjoying it, but would absolutely label it a "100% optional, premium, upgrade". I've tested FF7 Rebirth, Elden Ring, and Dragon's Dogma 2 so far, and they all perform so much better. It completely fixes the blurriness of FF7 Rebirth in performance mode, Elden Ring can even perform in Quality Mode with what seems to be 50-60FPS in most cases, and Performance Mode doesn't meaningfully drop below 60 in most cases, and DD2, while still hiccuping every now and again, is 100% more enjoyable than before. Is it worth it though? That's really up to the individual to decide; I think all of these games were fully "playable" on vanilla PS5, so my take would be the Pro is a premium upgrade that not everyone needs to care about. It's like how most people will be perfectly fine with a regular Macbook Pro (or Air really), and wouldn't give it a lick about the M3/M4 Pro or Max versions.

[@thatbloodyspy]

God apple has a dumb naming scheme

[@LeoSmashRoyale]

I like your take on it. Not for everyone, but a nice upgrade for those who want it.

[@Skullgames98]

Honestly a good take 👍

[@bigchungus285]

Xbox series x can run Elden ring at a consistent 60fps no issue and so can Microsoft flight simulator if u tried that on a ps5 you’d be a terrorist for nuking your own town with your ps5

[@justintantiongloc6987]

@@bigchungus285 For the record, I don't go in for console war stuff, and have nothing against Xbox. But DigitalFoundry's analysis of Shadow of the Erdtree show that even the framerate mode of Series X is consistently in the 50's, and that's on frame rate mode, not quality mode. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3jafaCfjLV6hZI

[@cryzenx.]

lmao that video editing is priceless good , thanks for the laugh :)

[@NathanCundiff]

I'm a broadcaster in Television... 8k is a sales gimmick. That standard isn't realistic at all.

[@Worldwide_Web21]

Most games couldn't even run 30fps on 8k res. Totally bs

[@Bluestar1079]

Well that's definitely a lie. I'm about to order my 8K TV right now. Using my blazing fast 5G. I'm sure I'm getting my 20 Gbps.

[@NathanCundiff]

@Bluestar1079 nothing you watch or play uses that standard. It's very niche still and really won't be giving you a whole lot of use for a while. Again I've been in broadcasting for years, and really 4k is still only used in select situations, most of the stuff you see is 4k but some especially local broadcasting and anything not a movie is 1080i 59fps by default and is what broadcast servers are set to run.

[@edgardls95]

Didn't they stop making 8k tvs a couple of years ago? 😂

[@Bluestar1079]

@@NathanCundiff just being sarcastic. I'm right there with you. I'll never forget the time when we had to switch the feed of a football game from the 4K feed back to standard. So we could broadcast a tornado warning on the text crawl. Didn't turn off the game just switched the feed. People called in complaining. Talking about how much they paid for their 4K TVs. That tornado completely destroyed a local school btw

[@lolztony]

Glad you explained that watching on a smaller screen, on a non oled, and probably compresssed footage, you won’t notice the difference. This is not a console for a person that has a cheap Walmart tv, or playing on a 30-40” gaming monitor. You can’t bottleneck the quality yourself, then act like they look the same lol so I’m glad you pointed that out to your audience. Although, it seems by the comments that they still don’t comprehend it 🤣

[@jakthebomb]

The big issue with these Enhanced consoles is the requirement for Game Devs to patch in support. With PCs, when you upgrade your hardware, you simply get to crank up the sliders and enjoy the new hardware. So many games will end up not being patched which further limits the benefits of upgrading. FF7 Rebirth has ZERO excuse for not supporting FSR 2 on the base PS5. PS5 Pro wasn't required to achieve the better quality on Performance mode.

[@RaoulANT]

Not true. There is still driver support needed to support some features in these games on PC. While yes, you can crank up the slider...that doesn't mean the game will support the features from the new GPU which mostly cost more then the total package of the PS5 Pro. PS5 games also work out of the box without being patched and brute force so yall get better performance, resolution of scharper image quality/textures.

[@abtinbarzin8369]

So this is basically an "only if you have the money to throw around" type of upgrade? Fair enough, in this economy.

[@Psychotoxic86]

Just an idiot!

[@MaldonadoAE180]

For the views my guy. You did it for the views 😂

[@beast99dp26]

And the tax write off

[@naruto7554]

I think he did it for his passion, which I love

[@MrMisuma]

Like most, if not all youtubers?

[@Ridiculousman3]

​@naruto7554 bro stfu. The dude is a man child "oooh please stop sending me stuff😅..also heres my P.O BOX address"

[@captainclux]

Who would have thought, youtuber posts a video for people to watch

[@timewhite95]

You'll never convince me to buy that thing

[@Jaylikescar]

I remember my friend paid 800 to scalpers for the PS5 lol

[@MylesDalí]

Your friend handed me $800

[@theseanhall8826]

Damn he dumb

[@GoldChocobo77]

Yup that's what I paid too (from scalpers)

[@dericjames2018]

I paid $700

[@mariomario7379]

I paid 500. I waited. I’m not stupid.

[@GENOorGEN]

that final fantasy comparison was actually kinda crazy... $850 crazy though... 😬

[@Paradigmfusion]

I bought one myself. See I bought it as a curiosity, Already own a Slim model. Compared the two side by side. If there wasn't a noticeable difference I'd just return it, no harm, no foul. Once I saw how much cleaner and sharper everything was on the pro. The slim got boxed up and was sold on FBMP to offset the cost a little bit.

[@mikeuk666]

Depends on tv & sitting distance

[@chasedavis36]

if anyone who has a ps5 just sells it for like $300 on FBMP you basically get a ps5 pro for $450 which isnt horrible lol

[@mikeuk666]

​@@chasedavis36 depends if you already have a 120hz vrr tv too

[@froggydarren]

​​@@mikeuk666don't need 120hz or VRR to notice 4k image quality and increase's in frame rate 🤷

[@mikeuk666]

Even with a tv with 120htz vrr, if its 55-65" & you're 10 feet away even with 20/20 vision the improved visual fidelity isn't tangible enough at that distance.

[@StarlordStavanger]

For a fun drinking game take a shot every time Wood says “my big 120 Hz TV”

[@BeatEmUps]

Oops lol I just wanted to stress it’s only worth getting if you have a tv like that. I didn’t mean for it to come across as bragging. It IS a nice tv tho haha

[@GoldChocobo77]

​@BeatEmUps is it 65"? Looks pretty big 🫠

[@snopro2375]

​@@GoldChocobo77 Looks like a 77", those seem to be the "it" size atm.

[@GoldChocobo77]

@snopro2375 OK cuz I'm hesitating, I don't have a tv and moving in soon. It's hard to tell which size to get

[@planetnef2356]

@@GoldChocobo7777 inch

[@arturoarrieta8036]

I already paid $800 for my original PS5. Sony won't get another cent from me for a console until the PS6

[@therunawaykid6523]

You paid $800 for a ps5 Woww you got ripped off

[@arturoarrieta8036]

@therunawaykid6523 I had to buy it as a bundle but still yeah

[@finnewar]

i will never buy ps5 or 6. i am done whith sony.

[@cqllel5186]

10:51 No. It's the perfect example of why GAME OPTIMIZATION does need to exist. Maybe if they stop pushing for extreme "GWAPHIX" and a resolution the PS5 can't handle, it'd fix all performance issues! All the PS5 Pro does is dramatically increase the new minimum graphical standards, the LAST thing we fcn need. Modern games are alrdy horribly optimized if at all. We don't need them to be EVEN more graphically intense just to add on another 5 years to development time and a few hundred million $$$ more in the budget These extreme standards are why 9th gen is barebones. All the "Next Gen" games are still years away from release bcuz they take so long to make, and the ones that are released, are HARDLY a visual improvement! We don't need a PS5 Pro, we need better optimized games and more games in general! Remember when "Next Gen" meant a massive visual leap? Well now it's becoming a massive hardware requirement leap with very little visual improvement. You think PS5 was bad? The PS6 is gonna have the same issues as PS5, but amplified

[@michaelvallelonga3171]

PS5 pro is $1199.99 in Australia

[@astralmass]

In Canada, if somebody's not paying attention, it's free.

[@docicusalignjon]

It's like 940€ in Europe with only the disc drive, that's almost 1000$

[@kimbridge5592]

@@docicusalignjon at least you can get a disc drive. in Australia you can not. more were supposed to be released whe the was. now early 2025. i am tempted as i have a PS3. but for $1199.00 it should come with one seeing it is sold as a pro. i have a 4K t.v. don't think it is 120htz. i picked up the slim with drive on sale last week. i think that will be a nice jump up for me. seeing i only turned my ps3 on the other day for the first time in at least 5 years. if the ps5 is a nice upgrade i will play at least once a week.

[@orb1t867]

My PC, 4060, 16GB of ram, 1TB SSD was £870 during black friday. Why tf would anyone spend $1000+ on a console with no games and only a handful of PS exclusive

[@RealTalkAlexV]

Wowowowowowowow

[@teknofi404]

I love how the longer this video goes on, Wood looses the ability steadily to say performance and then just looses all concept of the word and says pre-formance 😂 anyways, nice video dude!

[@YoursInYeshua]

$900, for minimal visual improvement. PROs need to go away. Takes too long to make 4k games anyway. Wait Gen. to Gen. for a bigger visual difference. More worth it.

[@hofmarskal]

@@YoursInYeshua Thats what pc games do all the time, and a good graphics card costs even more then ps5 pro. I used to be one a long time ago, and I personally dont have the time or want to deal with all the upgrades any more. Just dealing with patches, windows and setting. Ps5 pro is a no nonsens very high end pc that can play vr. So for people like me, its a no brainer. And it will last 4-5 years until its possible to buy a ps6. Alså the extra storage ist cheap and thats included. Yes its horrible that the disc drive is not included!

[@thediverr]

your videos have gotten a lot better bruv, I'm back in !!

[@nicodimus2222]

The exciting thing will be seeing games that have had the Pro devkit available for years during development, instead of having Pro support tacked on near the end of it. Optimization for future games is absolutely part of what you're paying for.

[@HermesderWetterbote]

there will be nothing like that 😅 and in all games where the cpu is the limiting factor there's almost no improvement at all 😅

[@nicodimus2222]

@@HermesderWetterbote Not very many games are CPU bound, so it's not much of a problem. What makes you think that developers won't optimize future titles for the Pro? If they bothered to add it onto a bunch of older games already, they will certainly do it moving forward.

[@HermesderWetterbote]

@@nicodimus2222 because they have to be developped with the bigger user base of the normal ps5 in mind. so the pro will always only get higher resolution, framerate or better Raytracing. the ram is too similar for better textures, the cpu is the same. so there can be no other improvements than higher graphical settings. and games like space marines 2, eldenring or hogwarts legacy are already cpu limited. even on the ps5 pro you cant get stable 60fps in Eldenring, a game from 2022... 😅

[@nicodimus2222]

@@HermesderWetterbote "Only get higher resolution, framerate or better raytracing" So basically everything that the PS5 needs for games to perform and look better? You're making my case for me. Thanks!

[@HermesderWetterbote]

@@nicodimus2222 yes, i never said it is a bad machine. it is just waay overpriced for what it delivers. in most cases the better Framerate is like 2 to 5 fps... 😅 the better Raytracing is nice but its used in very few games and still not good enough for full path tracing like a rtx 4060 can deliver. and the resolution difference is very hard to notice. you need to be very close to the screen. like when gaming on a monitor instead of a television. a competitive price would be 500$ with the disc drive included and the ps5 slim should be down to 300$. For 700€, in europe, i can build a stronger pc so the value is completely off.

[@MasterProgrammer423]

I haven't watched one of your videos since after the Nintendo Switch OLED released. I aint an OG fan but it's nice to be back

[@HolofoilKev]

Selling my home to buy a PS4 Pro was totally worth it. Anyone have some change so I can get a taquito from 7 eleven?

[@PulseOfMe]

Get out of here you bum! Jk

[@therunawaykid6523]

No sorry

[@RealTalkAlexV]

Get a job

[@Psychotoxic86]

You can write another idiotic comment.

[@azenyr]

Cant wait for 99.9% of games to completely waste the extra GPU power on MORE USELESS RAYTRACING and keep the trash 30 fps lock, instead of keeping the same graphics as before and going 60-120 fps. /s

[@valstracuga]

No Mans Sky for PS5 recently got an update where the PS5 pro can do 8k 30 fps iirc, so technically the ps5 pro can do 8k

[@froggydarren]

F124 and GT7 offer 8k support as well so it's not technically it is supported 🤷

[@jaredoldhouser3301]

My 8k tv was like 3k. If people are complaining about a $700 console, they probably don't have an 8k tv.........lmfao

[@froggydarren]

@@jaredoldhouser3301 I own a 8k set and it wasn't much more expensive then a 4k set 🤷

[@rhysjones8506]

​@@froggydarrenthat's upscaled though... It's not natively rendering 8k. The standard ps5 could likely upscale to 8k.

[@froggydarren]

@rhysjones8506 no it couldn't simply "upscale" to 8k 🤣

[@melissaparker4787]

I love your videos. Keep up the good work. My opinion on PS5 is that I will just stay with the PS5 slim because it works for me. As far as the eject button goes, I don't even use that. I just used the eject option on screen with my controller.

[@YuzKie_1222]

2:38 No its Playstation 5 PROfit. 💰💰💰

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

That’s a lot of money to waste. Good thing you don’t work hard for your cash

[@TheEngieTF2]

People really overlooked this, but unless you have an expensive OLED TV Display, the PS5 Pro is literally not worth the money at that moment. So it's recommended to buy an OLED display first before buying the Pro, or you are better off saving more to buy a PC setup that can give a better experience. The PSSR is absolutely useless on an LCD 1080p display

[@Nucleosynthese]

Yeah I would save up for a PC at this price point. You get access to way more games, better performance and better looking games.

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

Can you explain the way more games thing. I can’t play Sony games day one with a pc so that’s why I have a ps5

[@Nucleosynthese]

@ Well, there are tens of thousands of games on Steam, going all the way back to games from the 90’s. It has more games than any console ever. And honestly pretty much all new xbox exclusives and most ps exclusives are coming to pc anyway, with the added bonus that they usually look and run better too. Because it is so successful Sony is releasing its new games on PC faster and faster, but personally don’t even care about that. I have too many games to play to begin with. I can easily wait

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

@@Nucleosynthese thanks :)

[@sirdominusgaming4629]

What about a really good Qled tv ?

[@matbat5652]

I'll tell you why: because you and all of the other whiners on KZbin make a living on complaining about stuff, and then act hypocritical. Keep giving your money to Sony and enabling these types of tactics. Sony thanks you

[@willshrek1261]

I miss my consoles, I had to sell them cause my family is having financial problems, now im stuck playing on a very outdated pc

[@StarlordStavanger]

Emulators are your friend! You can emulate anything from SNES to Dreamcast to N64, look into it!

[@BigChief1529]

Just start believing now that your situation will turn around. And if your religious pray, otherwise just start believing it and say it out loud. Never give up hope

[@SoloJona]

I feel you bro. I sold my PS5 a couple years ago to pay for my dog's final expenses. Now I miss both my dog and my PS5

[@jibblerino]

That's so sad. Sorry to hear. ​@@SoloJona

[@skyMcWeeds]

We gotta set our life priorities first, hope you can recover.

[@danv8567]

I loved the editing in this video! Was an entertaining watch :)

[@SingularMeatball]

Putting the sponsor at the bottom is genius and as like a 4th wall break chefs kiss

[@engrfka]

PS 5 pro is the ultimate prank pulled by SONY on consumers.

[@SusanManatee]

That's the funniest commercial I have ever seen in my life. Hilarious! Spawn Wave Shirtless!😂😂😂😂

[@wanderson4360]

lol, I hadn't noticed that until seeing this comment 😂3:40

[@ori3130]

Hey, this is the best review of ps5 pro on YT. Honest, straight forward and detailed. Thanks :)

[@Hyakkishin]

Can't wait to pay less than half that price to put another 200 hours into BotW (but at 60fps with 2k graphics) when the "Switch 2" comes out.

[@RKOFitness]

Hope your comment ages well and not like milk 🥛 ❤

[@jimmyjohn6479]

switch 2 is NOT hitting 60 fps 2k im not sure why people have such high expectations for a machine who’s whole point is really just to play mario

[@Hyakkishin]

@@jimmyjohn6479 At the "secret" demo Nintendo had showcasing the next console's capabilities, that's what was said to be the case. Also, Nintendo probably has the biggest library of original IPs. It's not just Mario

[@laughyourashevilleoff2546]

I just wanted to take a moment to appreciate how much the production quality on this channel has improved steadily over the years. You and Bob are in a league of your own when it comes to gaming KZbinrs and how good your videos look. Up there with the big tech channels like MKBHD, Austin Evans, LTT, etc.

[@c.daubz.5386]

1:41 🤣That is exactly how most buyers will feel😂

[@Casper_Theghost14]

Exactly how my dad felt when he came home earlier this week 😂 But he gave the older one to my brother

[@minostaurian]

Indeed....I would go far enough to argue that only Nintendo consoles are truly worth the cost these days due to the large amount of exclusive content they offer. It was literally what I did over a year ago when I got my tax refund. I had the option of getting a PS5 or a laptop. I chose the laptop and I don't regret it

[@nemhauser2409]

Oh wow, Spider-Man 2 is a flickering mess on the PS5 Pro. The windows in the distance look like they are blinking. So when it comes to quality, PSSR seems to be around the range of FSR 2

[@alsethe2nd656]

Honestly none of this would be an issue if AAA teams just gave devs more time to optimise their games.... they made a whole console based on fixing poor in house practices

[@musicimpact7120]

Im glad you made the point about the 2tb ssd. People just ignore it for some reason, as if that isnt an upgrade in itself. Also that the stand isnt necessary either. This console is expensive af but it's also not for everyone. But for the ones who need that extra framerate, this seems to do just that.

[@CharlieBravoHotel]

If the Ps5 Pro was 1tb, I would have stayed on my PS5, but the Pro is 2tb and it is a bit better in performance, so I am very happy with it.

[@Zrorro]

Damn dude I wish I lived in an area with the tax rate that low. In my area's tax rate runs between 10% and 12% depending on which town or city you are in.

[@shesocute9613]

i love watching you console reviews because i don’t know what any other the hardware is and you break it down really well that i completely understand and i appreciate it ❤

[@jonnysixx]

You know whats sad is im kind of ... mmm i dk a word for it, but for lack of one. Im a bit overwhelmed maybe underwhelmed with videos games. Honestly i think these big companies are just too much now. I just cant game as much i used to. I think this is why im going to consistantly stick with nintendo. Because it feels good to game with this yknow. If i want something as good as a ps5 ill eventually switch to a pc, but idk man i feel you when you said this was an underwhelming gen. I just cant with playstation anymore(or xbox) . Plus scalpers just took the fun out of ps5 originally when it launched.

[@Nucleosynthese]

Honestly stepping over to a PC made me fall in love with gaming again. There are so many more games available, particularly excellent indies. And when it comes to performance and graphics you can get way better on PC if that's a thing you denjoy.

[@therunawaykid6523]

@@NucleosyntheseI used to be just a console gamer but then I got an rog ally handheld pc it’s great!

[@diffusion-ai]

Versitality - you're killing me, man ;) Great review, thx.

[@SlyRider78]

@19:56 what are you doing with your fingers on that controller my dude haha I have never seen someone play like that

[@Hasan-hm5fy]

It’s called playing on “claw” it’s useful for games that need quick camera work with buttons

[@yozora1047]

you must have not played competitive shooters then

[@nickwhite5119]

My local game store is doing the pro for 789.99 with drive and stand but sold out in seconds I honestly think that people who paid 700 for the pro have ensured that the PS6 will be $1000 and won't have a disc or any way to add one this gen is the end of physical copy's and wont come with a controller or cables in total it will cost $1250 to buy.

[@Wolf_goddess1]

Its time to invest into a good gaming tower

[@justinbentley567]

Yeah, as your Future Self insert said, the only thing I saw was the Pro was more washed out. It’s one of those things that you need the new product to see the increased quality of the new product - the old display tech can’t reflect the new better display performance.

[@davidchan7860]

13:17 I see feet. Do we have to pay you money for that shot. 😂😂

[@xMrsBrutality96x]

Love your videos wood!

[@MissBanana26]

Amazing video as always Wood❤🎉

[@magau3698]

Just blows my mind on how so many people seem to have this kind of money to spend, in this type of economy. Coming from someone who works allllll the time and lives on her own. I can’t afford a $1000 plus console. This is insane.

[@GRORGvideot]

1:02 nice Papa Roach tattoo there

[@Collectorofplushies]

How dare youtube hide this from me for 50 seconds!

[@Mo-Thug]

One of the best reviews of the PlayStation 5 Pro and real world circumstances and actual average consumer not low end but average where you at least have a 4K TV with 120 HZ. If you don't have that, you shouldn't really buying PlayStation 5 Pro without the TV upgrade in mind. I watch one of you other videos before and I loved it, but this one's got a subscribe right here

[@perfectlyslicedegg3348]

This is a scam when you realise the PS6 could be out in 2026 or 2027.

[@Aderas82]

Rumors has it around 2028. So at least 3 years of better looking, better running games I think is worth it when you can sell your old PS5 to recoup some of the cost.

[@NDSIser]

Tbh you could also just buy the Pro and keep it until the PS6 Pro. PS4 Pro owners haven’t had any reason to upgrade yet.

[@maskedlibrarian1483]

And?? That doesn't necessarily mean everyone is gonna upgrade to a ps6. There are people who are still on last Gen that are currently getting into current gen

[@josephcox2201]

Wrong i heard a Sony guy saying 2029 or 2030 for ps6

[@Thor86-]

@@NDSIserSo why the hate for Ps5 Pro when the base Ps5 was not worth it?

[@deusvlad2.083]

This guy says do you think it's worth it's price? Nah he's totally wrong, worth it's price would be to add a disk drive with the console, and a vertical stand. Then the £700 800 dollar price tag would be worth it, not bare bone is what we got.

[@AnimePigeon]

Not worth the money - there is a reason that Scalpers are making a loss with trying to flip this Electronic. 1 way to make something that can't be considered a Console, is via removing the Disc Drive, Ya'know, the one thing that makes a Console a Console

[@misterhoobomaster]

To be fair.. If GTA 6 or something got PS5 Pro footage next to the reveal it would've sold out everywhere. I think people are just waiting until they see more.

[@mikeuk666]

​@@misterhoobomaster folks are thinking it will be 30-40fps

[@misterhoobomaster]

@@mikeuk666 Yeah but still even if it was just 30 (which is likely with the CPU) but just way better res etc I think a lot of people would eat up. I would too tbh lol

[@thatbloodyspy]

"the one thing that makes a console a console" man acting like pc doesnt have disc drives. But its good to know xbox one s, ps4 slim, xbox series s, and the ps5 slim all arent consoles

[@mikeuk666]

​@@misterhoobomaster30fps in 2025 would be a disaster

[@jimmysmantzas]

ray tracing is not only reflections but all the lightning in the scene that's been rendered, just a heads up, great video Wood😄👍

[@kellymays5138]

You spent rent money on a PlayStation 5 pro, that's no different from the PlayStation 5 🤔.

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

Can we stop saying no difference cause there is you need to say no major difference ok

[@L_223]

Some people actually have money. Cry about it

[@TammuSammu]

1000 bucks is like 10 bucks for a rich KZbinr why would he not get a ps5 pro

[@coreypasternak9435]

@@RyanSchilling-fg9qn ok sony pony

[@nunyabiness181]

“I spent $900 on the ps5 pro because surfshark offered to pay for it”

[@Amvnime-1]

It’s not about how small it is, it’s about how you use it. Ps5 pro ain’t worth it tbh

[@mrX666-s9p]

Cope harder

[@CAMOHEADSHOT]

Some games run slightly worse in places and don't properly render effects (in the case of Alan Wake 2) hilariously enough. I'm kinda miffed that I bought one.

[@clifhouse47]

These prices might be the new norm for systems. Remember when we got up in arm for games being $70 now. We don’t talk about it anymore. Might as well get use to it.

[@planetnef2356]

You get used to it, I will pass and save my money. Peace

[@RobIn-ky4uz]

It is not about getting used to it but about affordability. If ps6 is 800eur/USD then it will be most likely a niche product. The whole concept of console was to be affordable and mass adopted.

[@SambaJones97]

To be fair, i think the main reason we don't talk about it anymore is due to the (current) few that actually do it Sony said they would, and they have Activision did and have Ubi have for a few but most games still haven't increased and continue to sit around the $60 / £60 mark gotta hope it stays that way

[@justascaredgreycat1869]

@@SambaJones97Good games cost around that. Observe the trash games to be around 80-100. Curious.

[@therunawaykid6523]

@@planetnef2356exactly I’m rarely going to buy full pricesd games now there are always great sales on steam

[@EliasAnto]

Of all the non-technical reviews I’ve seen, this has been the best one. I’ve been in the same boat; launch ps5 disk edition and wanting to know how significant the Pro is to upgrade.

[@travislane7400]

I spent $470 for a PlayStation five Pro off eBay brand new cause he scammers can’t sell them

[@froggydarren]

That's obviously a lie as if there stuck with stock after a week you would just send it back and refund it 🤦

[@exeorder66]

16:11 for those wondering he failed to mention that the power and eject symbols are actually engraved near the buttons in case you can't remember which is which.

[@tldr365]

Yeah. But not much help in a dark gaming setup

[@exeorder66]

@@tldr365 You could always turn on the lights.

[@Aderas82]

But also, the bigger button is power, the smaller one is eject.

[@ROADKIL80]

I got my PlayStation 5 Pro and I love it

[@Xchax3]

I think it's important to mention that the "short comings" of the PS5 compared to the price point is, completely, the fault of the scalpers and game developers. If the PS5 wasn't so elusive for so long ( at a resale average of $1500 ), game developers would have prioritized what was known as "next-gen" consoles at that time... Games and their developers, TO THIS DAY , include PS4 compatibility for this reason. The stock of the PS5 was there, by the way, the first day alone was at around 5 million units. So the scalping of the console was what made it so hard for developers to prioritize it because they would lose sales of their games since most people didn't have the PS5 at release. The pandemic allowed a lot of people who were at home to start the resale business and whatnot; reselling limited fashion items, collectibles, and electronics so it gatekept many gamers from buying what would have been next-gen exclusives. You can see the difference in graphics of next-gen console games. You just can't expect developers to make double the amount of ports for old-gen consoles without sacrificing performance (frame rate, refresh, ray-tracing, etc.). It's like making one game for PS4 (limited capability) and one game for PS5 (max performance). That's a lot of money they would lose. And that's why the PS5 Pro is introducing AI upscaling to old-gen games.

[@drivillain4967]

I'd just rather upgrade my PC and get more longevity than get a new console just for a couple of years.

[@CosmoYTR]

DING DONG BEATEMUPS, BEATEMUPS AND MIX EM UP. LOL 😂

[@Lou45833]

No build disc drive is a f@cking joke this is pathetic I hope people don’t waste money on this to send a mesg to Sony the price is insane

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

But the price isn’t insane for the parts in this system and what it delivers on the screen that’s the cost It’s not worth it to upgrade imo I did but for anyone else I say don’t upgrade But not cause of the price the price makes sense for what the thing is like wood said

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah to me it’s really lazy from Sony making it all digital

[@AdAstra78]

Yeah, but if people don't buy the disc drive, we're facing an all digital gaming world. Paying $70-80 for a game? If you think we're being screwed now, you just wait...

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

@ I think people should just enjoy games and if they want there games to run better buy this. I think all the negativity and complaining is more an issue than the actual price or what it comes with. Every time a video game company announces anything these days 50% of gamers having negative things to say about it no matter what it is. Just enjoy the thing. If this things doesn’t make sense to buy for you don’t buy it and move on. IMO

[@ryomen961]

This is what a PS5 should have been in 2020 but they saved the extra +5 teraflops just to call it “Pro” in 2024 is crazyyy 💀🙏

[@Trinket_Master]

Or…. Hear me out. Just buy a midrange pc because not only do actually enhanced versions of these already “pro” games when they come to pc (it’s happening faster and faster now as well) but you can play thousands of games that aren’t on console, no online subscriptions, use any controller and will not lock you out of your library in the “next gen” This console would have been an amazing €600 steal. My 4 year old rtx 2070 max q gaming laptop can still play Metro Exodus in 1440p 60fps with raytracing

[@AdAstra78]

Yeah, that's all very well, but...most people simply don't want a clunky PC setup in their front room.

[@Trinket_Master]

@AdAstra78 only someone who doesn't have a PC or isnt technical would say that if im being honest. Pcs can be smaller than the base ps5 model, they are also far quieter. Can come in pretty much any shape or size, customised to your needs and can be set up to use apps like Playnite or Steam Big Picture so you have a console like experience on boot and never have to interact with windows.

[@AdAstra78]

@Trinket_Master I have a few friends who game on PCs. I'm not going to knock them, but they do seem to involve quite a lot of tinkering. As someone who hates computers, they're just not a realistic alternative to sitting back on the sofa, pressing a single button and you're away. I think that's true for many.

[@trailer_candy]

Love your videos, Wood!

[@lifeisyours8250]

Every purchase of the PS5 pro sends a message to Sony that we accept less and less is better.

[@bdgrey]

Or it shows Sony we want higher frames with higher resolution, and we don't want to have to compromise one for the other.

[@lifeisyours8250]

@bdgrey Yes and being ripped off to get it which is my whole point.

[@bdgrey]

@@lifeisyours8250 No one is being ripped off. A comparable pc will cost you close to $1600. How is a PS5 Pro ripping you off? You get high frames and high resolution, PSSR which is a game changer, faster RAM, double the storage, and so forth. It's substantially more powerful that the base model.

[@TheDancap88]

​@@bdgreysoooo go and buy high performance PC 😂

[@Jalex0021]

@@TheDancap88 Some people prefer the convenience of consoles and that's ok.

[@alphabackfisch1148]

Ff7 Rebirth is my fav game ever. I bought the pro just to replay it lmao

[@DICEBOY22]

And its influencer " I'm doing it for the channel guys " purchases like yours on top of ignorant purchases that gives Sony the green lights to make console gaming worse for everybody. Everyone should PLEASE BUILD A PC.

[@ShaRpTeeN19]

This literally barely looks any different from the original PS5, I get the feeling of wanting better graphics but this wasn’t worth it and you can barely even tell the difference. Only the graphics people will want to buy this and KZbinrs who got $800+ as chump change.

[@lelela2211]

It's just a waste of money if you already got a PS5 in my opinion. 60 fps is nice, but I'm totally fine with 30.. If people care for performance, they should just get a PC. There aren't true exclusives anymore anyway. All games come to PC eventually.

[@dravenlee4473]

A near $1000 console that might be around for 3-5 years and only plays PS4/5 games vs. a $1200-$1500 PC that will last 10+ years, play every generation of game and future games on top of non-gaming functionality.

[@thewritevibe]

I got my OG ps5 last year as bday present and im happy with it. Got the disc drive and will buy extra storage thingy ( i forgot what its called ) once, i need it 😂

[@KittyKatty999]

Which would you rather: - Varied food to last you multiple months - The PS5 Pro without a disc drive

[@GamelordNito]

I'm tryin to get off this food stuff man, it just turns into waste. Once I'm off the food the budget situation will be set for more games.

[@RhombusLabs]

20:50 IMO I think what we really should have been getting are games that are optimized and bug free for the system they're made for. This idea that a game is too demanding and that you need a better console to run it well is terrible. The game should just not run poorly. So the fact that you can somewhat justify the PS5 Pro as an upgrade is actually somewhat terrible.

[@Saito_ST]

Thank you for mentioning stellar blade It’s my favorite game of the year 🍷🗿

[@luistap12]

Seeing people defending the ps5 pro is just sad. Goes to show dumb console fanbois fight for a small upgrade to the gpu. The cpu is still bottleneck. I bet it can run games better than the base ps5. But open world games like BG3. Good luck getting a lock 60 fps

[@tredfxman]

The idi*ts which dont realize it takes time to optimize games for the Pro models... 🙄 It took a long while for PS4 Pro, but look where we are now: Every game is optimized for PS4 Pro... 👍

[@deusvlad2.083]

It's still not worth just that small upgrade if you have a ps5 , as the pro console doesn't have a disk drive costs almost 1000 dollars, It's a pure palmface for Sony for putting it up at that price tag, what they should of done was £600-650 with a disk drive and vertical stand extra £50-100 for that small boost, the original ps5 console came with a disk drive and is almost as powerful as a pro, so really now it's not a huge improvement vs value for money. Basically if you have a ps5 already wait for a ps6 if anything before upgrading, save your money that console maybe 600 dollars or more unless Xbox can even the playing field with theirs at a lower price point for better hardware. 1-2 years time from now a ps6 will be in announcement. Not worth the upgrade to a pro.

[@dctrbrass]

"I might be a tiny guy but protecting my data is a big thing." lol :D

[@plaernotree]

Wanna buy some ice from Iceland 😂...this isn't normal ice, this ice is cold and made by nature so its natural 👌

[@arcadeutopia3035]

You're original PS5 Launch video was my all-time favourite. I bought the Pro, and I love it. But I can't see the difference between the OG PS5 and my Pro 😂