Summary
So much has happened since PlayStation dropped the bombshell that wasthe PS5 Pro’s price reveal, it’s hard to believe that its mid-gen refresh was only released 24 hours ago. ThePS5 Prois here. No need to pre-order, you’re able to just hop online and get one, and since the juiced-up console is still so readily available, scalpers who assumed they’d sell out immediately are being forced to sell them for a loss.
First spotted by VGC, now that the PS5 Pro has been released, and it hasn’t sold out immediately like the original PS5 did in 2020, scalpers who likely rushed to pre-order the console en masse have already begun to admit defeat. In the UK, brand newPS5 Pros can be found for £680 to buy it now, and for significantly less if you want to try and bag one in an auction.There’s one for as little as £247 right now, although with almost a week left on the listing, that price will have risen significantly by the time it’s sold.
It almost certainly won’t have gone up enough that whoever’s selling it makes a profit, or even breaks even, as if you’re willing to pay $700, or £700 in the UK, for a new PS5 Pro, you can. They’re still in stock pretty much everywhere, including directly from the source at PlayStation Direct. Despite that, scalpers in the US appear to be clinging to the hope that they might be able to turn a profit.
Scalpers Are Already Admitting Defeat When It Comes To Reselling The PS5 Pro
Why Go To A Scalper When You Can Still Get Them Brand New?
Whilethere are PS5 Pro listings on eBay’s US sitefor less than the console’s RRP - there’s currentlya listing with 26 bids for $560- most are still trying to get significantly more than they paid. Some of the listings are close to $1,000. Considering that’s how much PlayStation was charging for its 30th anniversary PS5 Pro bundle, it’s unlikely anyone will ever be willing to pay that for a standard PS5 Pro. Now, if you have one of those bundles, on the other hand,you can charge pretty much whatever you like.
Even though scalpers are taking a loss on the Pro, those who banked on people flocking to buy the PS5 disc drive are turning a profit. The Pro is digital only which means you’ll need to buy a disc drive if you want to use it to play physical media. It took a while, but the disc drive appears to be sold out everywhere which means people are buying them for inflated prices through resale sites.
PlayStation 5 Pro
With the PlayStation®5 Pro console, the world’s greatest game creators can enhance their games with incredible features like advanced ray tracing, super sharp image clarity for your 4K TV, and high frame rate gameplay*. That means you get to play PS5® games with the most impressive visuals ever possible on a PlayStation® console.
