Industry icon Masahiro Sakurai – the eternally young creator of the Super Smash Bros franchise and founder of Sora Ltd – plunged deep into his wallet today to purchase a PS5 Pro console. “I bought it,” he wrote on social media, next to an image of the supercharged system’s box.
While the new system has sparked global debate for its £700/$700 price point, it’s particularly expensive in Sony’s native Japan, where it retails for an eye-watering ¥119,980 (~$780). That tag comes with additional sticker shock when you consider the current economic climate in Japan on top.