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The story
Used PS5 Pro prices in Japan have spiked to an eye-watering ¥220,000-plus, even as new units remain sold out everywhere. Overseas, major retailers like GameStop have repriced used units at $1,399 — $500 above the console’s suggested retail price, which itself was already hiked this year from $750 to $900. Thread debate split between two theories on what’s driving the shortage: pent-up demand ahead of the still-unreleased “GTA6,” or demand driven by buyers wanting the console for illegal “jailbroken” emulator use.
GameStop has repriced all digital-edition PS5 Pro units (used) at $1,399 on its own site — a $500 markup over the suggested retail price set by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
It’s not just GameStop, either: other major retailers including Best Buy and Walmart have also been confirmed raising used and refurbished prices to the same level, with new units listed as sold out across the board.
The console’s suggested retail price itself was also raised this year, from $750 to $900 — and even accounting for that, this still counts as a massive price surge.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Honestly, anyone who talks about this while leaving that part out is basically a PlayStation fanboy.
Honestly, anyone who talks about this while leaving that part out is basically a PlayStation fanboy.
There's none overseas either.
Storage must be the bottleneck.
Looks like nothing more than their usual manufactured-scarcity marketing to me.
There's a rumor production ends this year, so it can't be helped.
By today's standards that's a steal.
It'll probably sell fast.
I'm not having any issues with my base model, so I'm not planning to switch.
I upgraded myself, but if you're not bothered by anything while actually playing games, there's no real need to switch.
Stuff like QSSR has shown up too, so in terms of value for money, the standard model is clearly still the best.
Background and Key Points of Debate
The PS5 Pro has been reported as being in short supply ever since launch, and its suggested retail price was raised this year from $750 to $900. On top of that, used prices have now been marked up even further, and the thread’s central dispute is over what’s actually driving the increase. One camp points to buying demand anticipating the long-delayed “GTA6,” while another argues the real driver is demand for illegal “jailbroken” emulator use — and no consensus has been reached. One point readers may easily misread is that a spike in used prices doesn’t directly benefit the manufacturer; commenters in the thread themselves noted that “the maker doesn’t profit from used sales.” It’s also worth keeping in mind that domestic yen prices and overseas dollar prices aren’t directly comparable, given differences in exchange rates and region-specific regulations.
*This article excerpts and summarizes the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) thread “[Grim News] PS5 Pro Hits an Absurd “Over ¥220,000 Used” — Price Surge Spreads Amid New-Stock Sellouts and “GTA6” Demand Spike.”
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