Poll: Did You Buy a PS5 Pro?

Trust the Pro-cess

by Robert Ramsey 5pm

Well, here we are. Today marks the launch of a new PlayStation console — a mid-gen upgrade in the form of PS5 Pro. Boasting more capable internals and touting Sony's AI-powered PSSR, the angle is that the Pro will let you run PS5 games at higher resolutions without sacrificing performance. The best of both worlds, you could say,

But with the system priced at an eye-watering $700 / £700, it was never going to appeal to anyone outside the hardcore space (and people who have money to burn, obviously!).

Given its target audience, we're left wondering how many Push Square readers have actually snapped up a PS5 Pro. This is an enthusiast website after all, and previous PS5 Pro polls have dished out some... intriguing results.

Indeed, a majority of Push Square users have previously said that they're simply not interested in buying a PS5 Pro — but has the consensus changed now that the console has arrived? Let's find out.

Drop some votes in our polls, and then attempt to explain yourself in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

I totally bought it. I'm poor but I always find a way to get the good stuff.

Just waiting on the UPS driver!

There should be another voting option along the lines of.

"No but I had a passing interested in getting one until they revealed the price"

I would 100% fall into that category as I'm sure many others would

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Splat
5:02pm

I'm checking my shipping tracker every five minutes.

I got a ps4 pro i will get a ps5 pro also.word up son

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LowDefAl
5:05pm

Why is the only yes option for preordering it?

Picking it up from GameStop later today!

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OldGamer999
5:06pm

Got mine all set up and running.
And enjoying the no comprise.
60fps and pure quality on some of the games I’ve tried.
It gives you that feeling of, I’ve got the best the game can be and a console can be.

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Shakybeeves
5:06pm

£700 for the gains wasn't enough justification for me, as a father and provider. I will however watch carefully as a precursor to PS6, and then prepare to shell out next gen. I will be led by software however, this gen has been mostly dissappointing.

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dskatter
5:08pm

The poll results don’t surprise me too much so far. I figured there’d be some very interested folks who preordered, and there’d be people like me who are perfectly satisfied with their peasant-class PS5 and don’t want to pay the additional Blu-ray drive add-on tax to play their existing games.

More power (quite literally!) to the Pro purchasers, I’ll enjoy my regular PS5, Series X and Switch.

The Switch 2, on the other hand, will be an instant purchase for me.

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aj102404
5:08pm

@wildcat_kickz Also waiting on the UPS driver, and my window got pushed from mid day to late afternoon.

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Angelus3K
5:08pm

Got mine delivered today. Also got disc drive and stand. Also as a father and provider it was totally worth it lol

Sony hasn't launched in my region yet, so not a chance.

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GemDog669
5:15pm

@vikramsingh

You on the moon or summat?

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zupertramp
5:17pm

I'm somewhere between waiting and zero interest. Not against owning one but, like someone else mentioned, I'd need to see what new games really justify its existence. Just not that interested in improvements to games already out, as I've probably already played them.

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GemDog669
5:17pm

Been playing since 1 p.m, happy what I'm seeing so far, games seem more vibrant.

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roe
5:17pm

I'm in between wanting it later down the line and tbh likely will just give it a miss altogether. It'd be hard to justify the outlay even at a reasonable cost but £700 is just too much at this time

I'd also want a newer TV to take full advantage as well and then obviously you're talking about a couple grand at that point

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LuXifer
5:18pm

As I've said earlier, I'm just one must-have title with meaningful improvements away from getting it.

Keeping a close eye on news/details around the reported upcoming BG3 pro-patch. 👀

But yeah, as an earlier commenter said, all in all the Switch 2 is a higher priority for now.

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Bagwag82
5:19pm

Not for me this will be my last console generation I'll be hanging up my controller. I may check out what's going on with the Playstation 7. But gaming and the types of games being released are just not catered for me anymore.

Maybe I've outgrown it. I dunno 🫤

I hope everyone has an amazing time with their new consoles. Enjoy. Peace Out.

Well that proves it, 50% of gamers will be buying a pro! Although for me at least, all the percentages add up to 101% 😂

Can we get an option for: yes, I didn’t pre order but walked into a store and bought one? 😁

Still not really interested right now. Maybe later on.

The only downside ive found so far is it doesnt heat my room up like the old one. I might actually have to put the heating on!

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djlard
5:32pm

Not interrested. Graphics was always the last thing to care about in games. I've grown up on 320x280

DPD did that thing where they say they tried to deliver but there was nobody home.
I called the depot and they said that's what they do when they're behind schedule and skipping you until the next day.
Should be here tomorrow.

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masofdas
5:38pm

Still can't get the disc drive, have seen some sites saying they're trying to get back in ASAP but know my local game shop not getting any till next year now.

It's amazing all the people who have "zero interest" in the PS5 pro, yet they are on every article and news story about it.

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extragood
5:42pm

@djlard You most likely meant 320x240, just a slight adjustment to your "old man" pedigree.

I did, but not for me. I got it as a gift for an injured friend who hasn't gamed in years.

Preordered for delivery on … 13 December, subject to inbound logistics (South Africa). Good things come to those who wait (i tell myself as I watch and read all the reviews/updates).

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Mostik
5:47pm

Got mine today been playing Alan Wake 2 since it looks and runs great. Going to check out GT7 shortly. I added the stand and disc drive no issue, was a bit nervous about the pulling the cover off to put the drive in 😬

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redd214
5:47pm

Yup, just picked it up! Doing all the updates and transfers at work so its ready to go when I get home!

Pre-ordered on Sony direct and got mine delivered 815am. Really enjoying it! Dragon's Dogma 2 difference is crazy. Got Stellar Blade on my wishlist after seeing the improvements there.

@tinCAT-zero haha, yes I can't be doing with fun sponges so I've made use of the 'ignore' for the few who post negativity on, as you say, every article mentioning a product that they're supposedly not at all interested in! People, huh?

I also spent some time on No Man's Sky and F1 24, but I'm going back to DD2 for the rest of the day. Glad we're all enjoying our Pro's!

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evan23
5:48pm

The lack of a physical drive is the primary reason I did not get one. From a preservation perspective, that is a real problem given the need for online activation.

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Deadhunter
5:49pm

I have a launch day PS5. If it ever starts to give up the ghost I'll pick up a Pro. Otherwise I see no reason not to just wait for PS6.

@GemDog669 😀 No, I am in India. But glad to see you are enjoying it. Maybe I will be able to grab one soon.

One thing not discussed is; it’s quite noisy. There’s definitely some whine going on.

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Yorgen
6:01pm

@OldGamer999 I'll bet that you got used to the difference in about an hour of playtime.

Got mine fired up and ready to go with ff7!

Yep pre-ordered a day after it went live. Still yet to play around as i'm currently moving PS5 games over from External HDD over to the console now i have that extra space. Did check out AC Unity with improved PS4 visual quality setting and yeah its way better then the 900p it was originally at, also checked Horizon FW and yeah stunning as ever but now at 4K/60fps.

@Mostik Will warn i don't think the Pro patch for GT7 is out yet.

@Orochilocka Mine's completely silent.

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Loamy
6:20pm

Hell yeah! Pre-ordered mine and I've had a couple hours of use on Stellar Blade and Dragons Dogma II. Both are looking so fine with PSSR 👌 Dragon's Dogma needs it's RT resolve with PSSR fixing but it's way above base PS5 performance and IQ.

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AndyKazama
59m ago

Mine won’t arrive till 21st.

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Loamy
55m ago

@DennisReynolds @Orochilocka I can hear some very light fan noise if I'm right near the console. Otherwise it's essentially silent at my sitting distance.

Wonder if we'll get reports of coil whine woes again 😂

Where's the "no, but if it weren't so stupidly priced, I would" option?

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carlos82
49m ago

Yep and I'm very impressed with it so far, of the Pro enabled games I've tried The Last Of Us 2 looks significantly better, as does RE4 and Ratchet & Clank. On a high end OLED it looks amazing and 120hz VRR support is a must to get the most out of it. I also had a go of RE2's RT mode and that now locks to 60fps.

One final thought, the 2tb hard drive is very welcome, after feeling I was constantly running out of space on the base PS5, I've been installing a lot of games without issue, including big games such as GTAV, FFVII Rebirth and GT7

I'm very happy with it

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Orochilocka
49m ago

@DennisReynolds ah not mine. It’s whining. And looking around, a bunch of others are too. Eeek!

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carlos82
48m ago

@Mostik @DennisReynolds no the GT7 patch isn't out yet but you can run it at 4K 120fps

With the way this generation has gone, I'll probably be good with my launch PS5 until PS6 pro comes out (unless they ditch the disk drive altogether, then I'll just move to PC full time). I can count on one hand the PS5 games I have that couldn't have been played on PS4.

It would be interesting if PlayStation decided in the future to go more modular. Launch the system with a discrete GPU (with a proprietary form factor of course, because SONY) and sell upgrades in the future. I would imagine that selling an upgrade to your current console (especially if it was something that was extremely easy to swap by the user) would be more profitable than designing, manufacturing, and shipping a whole new machine.

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Lyedecker
46m ago

If I want an underpowered console I'll just buy a Switch instead.

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Orochilocka
44m ago

@Loamy annoying as my base console is very quiet. This is quite loud. Might iron out over time, but as of right now, it’s very noticeable.

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SoulChimera
42m ago

Preordered and got it set up a few hours ago. Going to be the weekend before I can really get into it.

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Loamy
41m ago

@Orochilocka hmm that's annoying. Have you got a disc drive attached as well?

I swapped out a launch PS5 for this and I'd say the Pro is running quieter than that. Maybe there's some loose inside yours 🤔 hope you can sort it 👍

@Loamy Now you say it yeah i can hear a very light fan noise but other then that its fine.

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OldGamer999
35m ago

@Yorgen
Well I have been playing a couple of games for about 4 hours on and off.

And it still does make me smile and think that detail and sharpness is the best I’ve seen in this game. It’s like a warm feeling that you are getting the optimum experience.

I do play on a Sony X95L 65” top end mini led, so that might help.

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silverspeed
28m ago

I would love to see some statistics who bought Ps Pro from past generations.
I guess there was a high percentage of players who didn't have the base console.

Anybody who upgraded from ps4 and ps5, I hope you will get the satisfaction and fun. 🙂

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Bez87
20m ago

The price is the deciding factor for me. The gains aren't worth the price.

But this goes for everything in gaming right now, non of the prices are going down so we are being premium price for basically old tech. I'd rather wait it out and see what happens.

This will be the first ever console gen or mid gen upgrade, I've decided it's not worth it.

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Orochilocka
19m ago

@Loamy did some searching and a bunch of people are reporting the same noise. Seems like there’s a good batch and a bad batch and I just got unlucky. Only in game, I might add. Idle this thing is silent!

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barios80
14m ago

will wait for the ps6 when the technology introduced on the pro is more matured

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Loamy
11m ago

@Orochilocka d'ya think it's the fan fitting or is it the airflow noise? Sucks when it's a lucky dip like that still, not too big of an issue, especially if you can wear headphones!

I've just tried out another game and I am noticing a slight, high-pitched clicking/whine which I imagine is a mechanical fan fault 😞

I love democracy

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nicc83
3m ago

Pre ordered.
Arrived 1030 this morning.
Silent as a fart. (my launch ps5 has a bit of a whistle)

Worth every penny.

YES! but next year. Going to sold my base console first

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Titntin
1m ago

@Shepherd_Tallon Man that sux. Ill keep my fingers crossed for you to get it tomorrow.
I didnt expect a world of difference with older software tbh, mainly wanted it for what devs will do in future games. But the benifits already feel palpable and I'm suprised by that. Maybe its some kind of expectation bias, but everything seems to visually 'pop' more, like hdr works better or something.
Hopefully you'll see what I mean tomorrow!

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zupertramp
56s ago

@tinCAT-zero that's because there really aren't many articles otherwise. we get bored okay. lol.

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