EA Studios general manager and Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella has defended the price of the PS5 Pro, saying, "It's actually not that bad." With the next Battlefield deep in development, the executive is certain the extra horsepower can be used to "do cooler things," but what those things are remains to be seen.
Relayed by IGN, Zampella was asked what he thought about the PS5 Pro's $700 price tag, to which he replied that consoles have always been expensive: "If you go back, some of the older consoles were just as expensive and probably adjusted for inflation were probably more. So it at first seemed a little shocking, but it's actually not that bad. And if you get a $700 PC, you're not getting the same performance that you're getting out of it."
We won't delve too deeply down that rabbit hole, but suffice it to say Zampella has taken an unpopular stance, one not shared by a large swathe of the gaming audience. Of course, playing video games regularly is an expensive luxury, and the hobby isn't cheap. Still, $700 (or, as this scribe reads it, $1035 Australian dollarydoos) is a serious chunk of change, and if nothing else, it will be fascinating to see how the market responds. Zampella adds:
"So I mean, it's a balance. Is it expensive for people? Absolutely. Not everybody will be able to afford it. Would it be better if it was cheaper? Sure. I want more people to have it. But it makes sense, really."