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The $700 PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (3 children)

All good points in the comments, but something I haven't seen a anyone talk about yet:

WHY is a DISK DRIVE $80??? All it does is read a disk. Any encryption on the disk would be decrypted on the console. External disk drives are like $20. If you specially brand them maybe you could go up to $40.

But $80? That's like a Gameboy Advance. That's a miyoo mini plus. That's an entire console in itself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But $80? That’s like a Gameboy Advance. That’s a miyoo mini plus. That’s an entire console in itself.

Bruh, you can even get 2 or 3 DS lites for that price

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ah, I should have been more specific. Back in the day I got my GBA new for $75 retail. (With inflation that's probably a lot more now.)

Used DS lites are great, especially if you can fix the broken hinges and screens.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

DS Lites imo have always been the best on the retro console value curve

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Blu-Ray never really took off as a mass-market format so the drives are relatively obscure and expensive without the benefits of manufacturing at scale.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's actually below market value for an external 4K UHD drive.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You're right! My point no longer stands. Removing the disk drive would then save about $100 from the console, which makes sense to remove if you're cutting costs and most players play digital anyways.

~also if you're pushing digital games.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Props for accepting a counterargument on the internet graciously. Not something we see often.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Digital doesn't have a secondary market which is the real reason. No money is made when you give away, sell, or share your physical games.