Yesterday, Sony officially presented PlayStation 5 Pro after months of rumors and leaks. The souped-up console will cost $700, allows you to play many games at higher frame ratesand it doesn’t come with a disc drive. That last part apparently led to a lot of people buying PS5 disc drives, which in turn led to accessories selling out on many sites.
On September 10, Sony announced PS5 Pro and the reaction of many people was: “Oh gosh, 700 dollars?” mixed with people saying “Wait, it doesn’t have a disk drive?” Nope! Like the Xbox Series S and PS5 Digital Edition, the PS5 Pro doesn’t have a disc drive. But Sony does offer an optional optical drive that you can buy for about $80 and fit into your PS5. And that drive will work in the PS5 Pro.
In the 24 hours since the PS5 Pro was officially revealed, purchasing a PS5 Blu-ray drive has become more arduous. Amazon, Best Buy, and Target are all currently sold out. At WalmartAccording to the store tracker, more than 100 people have purchased a PS5 drive in the past day. More than 200 other people currently have it in their carts. Meanwhile, on Amazon PS5 disc drive is the fifth best-selling video game product and currently more copies are sold than physical copies Astrobot.
Not all stores have sold out yet. At the time of writing, it seems that GameStop has a few more because I was able to add one to my cart and start the purchase process. The official PlayStation store still seems to have them in stock. That didn’t stop several people have already tried to rotate the disk drive on eBay at a higher than retail price.
PS5 Pro pre-orders are set to begin on September 26. I imagine it will be increasingly difficult to get your hands on a PS5 disc drive by then, as those planning to buy a PS5 Pro try to buy one now before resellers take them over and try to sell them for 5x the retail price. Good luck, people!
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