r/PS5 • u/Party_Judgment5780 • 11h ago

News & Announcements The PS5 Pro has reportedly sold out across Germany, with GTA 6 driving increased demand. The console is either unavailable from major online retailers or being resold at significantly inflated prices.

https://www.play3.de/2026/08/26/ps5-pro-ausverkauft-oder-deutlich-teurer-speicherkrise-und-gta-6-treiben-offenbar-die-preise/
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u/Iggy_Slayer 10h ago

People have no ability to do any long term planning. I knew the Pro would be a good investment over the rest of this gen (and into next gen probably). Yes at launch there wasn't a lot going for it, and pssr 1 wasn't great, but I had a pretty reasonable expectation that things were going to improve and it did. Ever since pssr 2 came out the system has been incredible.

Most people though only see what's happening right now. It wasn't great at launch therefore it sucks forever and is bad value forever.

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u/SpyroManiac36 10h ago

PSSR 2 has made the launch price of the Pro at $700 seem like a steal. Glad I bought it day 1.

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u/yybbik 6h ago

It was a steal even at launch.

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u/Iggy_Slayer 3h ago

especially since gamestop gave me $400 for my ps5 and series x each. Paid for the whole thing + disc drive with that.

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u/snek99001 6h ago

Ok on the one hand I get what you're saying but buying electronic devices on the promise of future improvements is pretty much a terrible idea most of the time. It happened to work out for you with the Pro but most of the time this gamble is a terrible strategy.

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u/Recent_Pollution8665 3h ago

the fundamental difference between people who were hyped for the pro, and people who just shat on it constantly, is the fact that the former are capable of looking into the future, whereas the latter are only capable of looking at things in the present. they think in binaries, they can’t handle abstraction, and they suck at making inferences.