PS5 Pro Dev Discusses Who It’s For And The Hefty $700 Price Point
The PlayStation 5 Pro is priced at $700 USD, a price point that shocked some when the system was announced earlier in September. PlayStation designer Toshi Aoki said in a new interview that the price is justified in part because it’s not aimed at everyone.
“Well, it is for the enthusiasts, the most engaged players,” Aoki told GameSpot. “Which could be our initial early adopters who purchased the PS5. Also, people who have not come yet, maybe on other devices, but would want to play on the big-screen TVs. Have that capability on the console now that would shift over. We’re not targeting just like the current PS5 owners, that’s not it. It’s more for the game enthusiasts who want to have that gameplay experience, which could be new users as well.”
Aoki told IGN that the PS5 Pro’s technological differences, the 2 TB SSD, the Wi-Fi 7 improvements, and the “new technologies that surround the gameplay” justify the hefty price tag. In Australia, the PS5 Pro starts at $1,200 AUD.