Gaze in Awe at Official PS5 Pro Enhanced Label, Gracing Physical Game Boxes Soon

Sony, put that label on a PS5 Pro version of Bloodborne and I will be a very happy man. 😉✌️

Man, that thing is beautiful! It's quickly become apparent that the PS5 Pro just makes PS5 games BETTER! The 30 FPS mode is better, the 60 FPS mode is better... even the machine itself looks better than the PS5 Amateur. Pro owners are gonna be feeling fine for the rest of this generation!!!

@gipsojo And all for the low low price of one kidney, your daughter’s hand in marriage and indentured servitude to a grinning warlord.

It's actually ugly, more crap on the front covering Cover Art, just put it on the back like the "PS4 Pro" labelling, it's why those "Boxes" on the back exist to begin with.

Only upside I can think of is that it's a sealed game and it looks like that's a sticker placed on top of the plastic (mentions a Download so I assume it's a game that shipped/printed before the Pro stuff was all mandated/implemented blah blah blah)

Edit: Oh yeah, also worth mentioning that this is on a Physical Copy, something the PS5 Pro doesn't even support out of the box without an additional Disc Drive purchase 😒

@nessisonett naw man- I don't have to sell a kidney. Not sure what everybody's financial situations are but I've got a job. I can afford it easily, actually. I don't even make that much money but seems like if you work full time it's not something that's going to break the bank???

“ letting potential customers know at a glance that the game they hold has been elevated far beyond the limitations of the standard PS5.”

So now my day one PS5 is limited and not really any good any more.

Hmmmmmm….🤔

Nope. Gotta disagree on that. Still having fun.

@gipsojo
Some people with families or high rental / morgages will not be easily able to afford this, others may just be able to but not want to as it would mean going without something else - everyones situation is different.

There is a big difference however between not being able to (/ wanting) to afford it, and just because you cant (/ dont want to) commenting on every pro related article about how its a scam or theres no difference...etc.

@PSme Agreed. While I don’t have a PS5 in any form. I’d rather have a base or slim model, these “Pro Enchantments” mean nothing to me, and I can still have plenty of fun.

Since the news of PS6 being worked on started circulating, PS5 Pro became obsolete

@Czar_Khastik of course it's being worked on. We won't see it for 4 years though

@nessisonett Why this negativity? If I wouldn’t have a PS5, of course I would buy a Pro at this point. Like many others here, I have a (good) job, and gaming is a hobby of mine, so why bother?

I don’t buy a Pro because I don’t know what to do with my existing standard model. I have no other place where it makes sense to use it, and selling it via eBay etc. is just not my thing.

We should be honest here: Most of us would buy a Pro as their first PS5 without considering the base model.

@gipsojo agreed with you. If you can afford then why not? Just weird people that have no sufficient funds or think the price of the pro is not worth, then just stick with the base console. Sony doesn’t force you to buy 1. You want more performance, you pay more. That’s how it’s work nowadays

Can afford it but don't know if I should pay more and keep the PS5 or trade it in. I would keep the PS5 if I knew that it can be used at the same time with my credentials, that way my wife can play that in the other room with all the games I own and I will be able to play the same games on my same account at the same time on the PS5 Pro. I have tried searching for this info with no luck.
I found you can use the same account on PS4 and PS5 but not on 2x PS5s. But technically PS5 Pro is not a PS5 but a different console altogether, its PS5 "Pro"

Cancelled my pre-order,had the money put aside but finally decided not worth it.

Can curb all the same tired positive/negative comments about the PS5 Pro for one second, and focus on the real question here…What in the hell is “Empire of the Ants”?

PlayStation Direct have taken my £699.99 from my account over night.
So I guess it will be here next Thursday.
The despatching process has begun.

@amatmulisha some people just live to moan

@Zeke68 you can just buy Empire of the Ants, remove the sticker carefully and put it on your copy of Bloodborne.

They announced Demon's Souls remake along with PS5. They should have announced Bloodborne remaster along with the Pro. IMO.

If it’s just a sticker, I’m fine with it. If it starts being printed on the front cover, nope, it’s too big and it should be on the back of the box.

@Yagami Hi mate, I got my physical copy of Alan Wake 2 last week which I am itching to play but holding on for my Pro next week, Stellar Blade was the other game I was choosing between going first. Not played either and starting to get excited now - 7 days to go!!!

Now I know Empire of Ants is being enhanced for the PS5 Pro I will be selling my kid's organs to get the Pro.

All these PS5 Pro discs will feel right at home with a nice collection of Series S discs

Think it's the first time I won't buy a Playstation because I actually can't afford one.

That label is massive, going to ruin the front cover....🤮

Well thank God that Empire of Ants is PS5 Pro enhanced.

@OldGamer999 Ditto. Nice to see the money go out..
I have one arriving from PS direct and one from Argos (for a freind).
Now I've just got to find someone who will buy my OG disc PS5, but the disc drive has never been used and its got a new controller, so I expect I'll get a sale!

I can't imagine my wife will stick with the OG digital once she plays the Pro, so no doubt I'll have to get another! Its an expensive month!

Getting close. Really can’t wait. I love new gaming hardware days!

Hello to pushsquare, is it possible for you to create a separate PS5 Pro blog because thats basically its own system now, please dont force us lowly PS5 owners to have to sift through Pro articles, Thank You!!!!!!!!!

@Titntin
PS direct normally use DPD Delivery who are excellent around my way.

I will just sell my PS5 disc-less slim to go towards the Pro.

Appearing on discs you can’t put in the console.

@OldGamer999 glad I cancelled mine the other day then after I got a better deal on it. I'd have been fuming if I'd bought it twice accidentally 🤣

@Robinsad that's what the disc drive is for

@Andy22385
I will say one thing in the UK.
I wish Sony would get more disc drives they all sold out.
But in the USA they have stock and have all the time.

@OldGamer999 thankfully I realised it was obvious the Pro would use the same drive and managed to pick one up after the announcement.

Am I the only one who has never heard of Empire of Ants?

Oh so it's on the FRONT this time then the back along with remote play, how many players, storage needed and other details. No interest in PS5 but I mean this is fair.

I mean it helps like PS Move/Vita details on PS3, Netplay for PS2, Eye Toy, Buzz, etc. and you'll need these for PSVR besides the top banner staying compatible or required. It's helpful.

To be fair Xbox has it worse where I can't even read the storage amount but can tell it's Xbox One enhanced XD so priorities there by them to consider among the legal details.

Let alone the years sometimes so I go to Wikipedia or the game itself if I do buy them to tell what year they released.

But yeah some game boxes I literally look at the screenshots, read the most short descriptions and unless I know an IP or a box art/game genre impression sometimes with Indies physical I still can't tell what games they are. AAA easy, AA, easy enough but sometimes just as confusing.

Indies it's up in the air what they make sometimes and with the roguelikes/metroidvanias or 2D platformers sure, tactics sure, other types I have no idea because the themes/world design impressions only convey so much and the gameplay side always seems to be avoided if they show cutscene or other types of parts in the cutscenss and hide the gameplay which really annoys me and the descriptions do not help and go oh this setting, these characters, this problem and I'm like just give me gameplay details or else why would I buy your game I want GAMEPLAY ON THE BOX THANK YOU.

Sigh how hard is that to convey to make me want to PLAY your game not buy it for no reason at all if story/themes/graphics don't matter to me it's a video game I want to play it.