The PlayStation 5 Pro technically isn't out yet, and you can't pre-order it on retail stores like GameStop until October 10—the pre-orders will open on September 26 at PlayStation Direct—but with talks of its exorbitant pricing and lack of meaningful upgrades likely to last for a couple of months, it's in a company's best interest to ride the hype, which is precisely what Gamestop is doing at the moment.
After offering to buy second-hand current-generation consoles, including the Xbox Series S and PlayStation 5, for a reasonably high price over the past few weeks, the video game retailer is now leaning hard into its ongoing efforts to stock up on more PS5 units ahead of the holiday season by promoting trade-ins on its official social media accounts.
On X, Gamestop revealed that it's currently willing to "pay up to $410" for PS5 trade-ins, which isn't a bad deal considering that the PS5 with a disc drive launched for $499.99.
Of course, there are caveats to this. The "up to" means that you can get much lower than the specified amount for trading in your PS5. Gamestop can offer much less if, for example, your PS5 isn't in the best condition or it doesn't come with a factory seal bag or if it's the digital-only edition, which sold for $399 at launch.