Why the PS5 Pro's $700 price tag bothers me so much

My first console was the SEGA Master System. It was awesome. My second console was the SEGA Mega Drive. It was awesome. My sort-of third console was the SEGA Mega CD. It was awesome (to me). My fourth console was the Sony PlayStation. It was awesome. My fifth console was the Nintendo 64. It was awesome. My sixth console was the SEGA Dreamcast. It was amazingly awesome. My seventh console was the PlayStation 2. It was awesome. My eighth console was the GameCube. It was awesome. My ninth console was the Xbox. It was awesome. My 10th console was the Xbox 360. It was awesome. My 11th console was the PlayStation 3. It was awesome. My 12th console was the Wii. It was awesome. My 13th console was the PS4. It was awesome. My 14th console was the Xbox One. It was awesome. My 15th console was the PS4 Pro. It was awesome. My 16th console was the Xbox One X. It was awesome. My 17th console was the Xbox Series X. It is awesome. My 18th console was the PS5. It is awesome.

Some of those were imported so I’d get them way ahead of the UK launches, because that was a super cool thing to be able to do. I didn’t include consoles I later bought out of release order (Saturn, Jaguar, SNES), all the peripherals, nor the handhelds. Does this make me a “hardcore” gamer? Have I also dedicated my work life to video games and the world they inhabit? Am I miffed about the price of the PS5 Pro? Yes.

Obviously, as this is games media and we must capitalise on the latest industry controversy, I’ve been thinking about the £700/$700 price of the PS5 Pro since its announcement on Tuesday afternoon.

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