The PlayStation 5 Pro is expensive and it's a tough sell to casual gamers. At $700, it costs significantly more than expected, and is a massive leap in pricing compared to its predecessor, the PlayStation 4 Pro. But according to experts whose opinion holds more weight on the matter than pretty much anyone on the internet, the PS5 Pro actually offers better value than it lets on, even if it may not necessarily be able to run games like Grand Theft Auto 6 at 60 frames per second.
As shared with IGN by Richard Leadbetter, one of Digital Foundry's analysts, a PC with capabilities similar to the PS5 Pro would likely cost "a fair bit more." He points out that the console's GPU alone is comparable to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, which typically retails for around $540. When factoring in additional components such as the CPU, motherboard, memory, power supply, case, and a 2TB SSD, the total cost quickly escalates beyond the PS5 Pro's price point.
What sets the PS5 Pro apart is its unique feature set. Leadbetter describes it as having "almost like an NVIDIA style feature set but made by AMD." This includes enhanced ray tracing capabilities and a machine learning block, features currently absent from AMD's consumer GPUs. This custom-designed hardware gives the PS5 Pro an edge in certain aspects of performance that you can't just compared to off-the-shelf PC components.
