PS5 Pro Announcement Has Caused Huge Boost To PS5 Disc Drive Sales

PS5 Pro Announcement Has Caused Huge Boost To PS5 Disc Drive Sales

From TheGamer (Written by Sam Woods) on | OpenCritic

The PS5 Pro is the hottest topic in the gaming world right now and has been for the last 24 hours.

Insider's claim of a handheld PlayStation that can natively run PS4 games resurfaces as their PS5 Pro spec leaks were corroborated in today's stream.

Sony revealed the console yesterday and began its presentation by discussing the technical details of the mid-generational refresh. Things quickly went downhill, however, as the company revealed the eye-watering $700/£700 price and announced the console doesn't include a disc drive.

But while many people were quick to lambast the console manufacturer for its out-of-touch pricing, this has not stopped a flood of prospective owners from purchasing the console's disc drive add-on.

As reported by Push Square, sales of Sony's $80 detachable disc drive have significantly increased over the last 24 hours since the Pro's announcement.

The peripheral has entered the gaming sales charts on sites like Amazon, where it currently sits as the eighth best-selling video game product, outselling things like the DualSense controller, the Meta Quest 3, and both the PS5 and Xbox Series X.

While the $700 price point left fans furious,...

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