- Respawn and Battlefield boss Zampella has defended the price tag of the PlayStation 5 Pro.
- He says that the PS5 Pro makes sense considering the inflation and price of a similarly specced PC.
- The console has been under fire ever since Sony announced it due to the high MSRP.
Since the PS5 Pro’s mammoth price tag was revealed, it has garnered a lot of unwanted attention. Fans have been criticizing EA for making the price too high. Despite this, Respawn and Battlefield boss says the PS5 Pro price makes sense.
Why it matters: Yes, the PS5 Pro offers an upgraded GPU, but it still has the same CPU which is a bottleneck and does limit performance according to testing. Therefore, justifying the $700 price tag isn’t a very good idea.
Vince Zampella defended (IGN) the PS5 Pro MSRP, saying that if you count inflation, the price is comparable to some older consoles. This is the reason that the $700 price for the upgraded console makes sense. The price is shocking at first, but it isn’t that bad.
at first seemed a little shocking, but it’s kind of like, it’s actually not that bad.
-Vince Zampella
He further said that if you build a PC for the same price it won’t have the same performance. So, it is a nice balance that you get for paying more. It would’ve been better if it cost less, but it isn’t for everyone, so it is fine.
Indeed, some older consoles were similarly priced if we account for inflation. However, there are some big differences. While inflation has increased, salaries haven’t been adjusted accordingly, so the buying power isn’t there, therefore the uproar on the price.
Plus, Digitial Foundry’s recent analysis showed hardly any difference between the performance of the base PS5 and the PS5 Pro. So, games like Alan Wake 2, which ran at 800p on 60 FPS, perform similarly on the PS5 Pro as well.
Added: So, accounting for all these things, the price tag does turn out to be ridiculously high. Sony has been capitalizing on Xbox’s lack of competition, which has allowed it to go all out with this price tag.
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Abdullah is an avid gamer who primarily plays single-player titles. If you can’t find him anywhere, he’ll probably be at his desk playing The Witcher 3 for the millionth time. When he isn’t playing games, he’s either reading or writing about them.
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