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Anubra_Khan t1_ixrb8r4 wrote

Reply to comment by Sglagoomio in Refurbished Consoles by Sglagoomio

No problem. If you haven't checked recently, you may want to. My area just got a ton. Saw some on the shelves at Target for the first time since they released.

And I only mention it because I see refurbished PS4 Pro's listed at like $350 because they're rare, too. At that point, you might as well get the PS5 if you can find one.

You can find decent deals on apps like Offer Up or on Ebay too.

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Sglagoomio OP t1_ixrbouy wrote

So there’s a $300 PS4 pro at my GameStop, but the only PS5 I see in stock is on Walmart’s website which is almost $700 and I just don’t think I’ll be able to get that.

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Anubra_Khan t1_ixrdq9o wrote

Yeah I wouldn't pay $700.

For the PS4 Pro, you'll want to add for an SSD swap. It will reduce your load times on all of your games significantly. I did this with my PS4 Pro before getting the ps5. I still use that SSD as an external drive for my ps4 games since it maintains the super fast loading.

The cheapest would be a 500gb. I don't think the system would allow for (or you would want) any less. Those are probably around $50. $80 - $100 for a 1TB ssd. You would also need a USB just to pull the PS4 operating system off of the Playstation website.

This might sound really complicated but it's not. I'm an idiot with this kind of stuff but a few youtube videos showed me how easy it was.

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Sglagoomio OP t1_ixre6uh wrote

Thanks for the advice, I’m new to consoles so yeah I need all the advice I can get.

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Anubra_Khan t1_ixreb6w wrote

I'm pretty passionate about it. If you need any advice, just let me know.

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Sglagoomio OP t1_ixrefhq wrote

Yeah so just another question, if I do ever want to make the switch to PS5, what would be an acceptable price range for it?

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Anubra_Khan t1_ixrv5ls wrote

I guess that depends on how much you're willing to pay. After trying and failing multiple times to buy one at retail, I finally gave up and paid extra. This was about 6 months after release and people were still selling them for $800+. I got mine for $650. This is just about $100 more than buying it from the store if you add tax so that was my comfort level but everyone's threshold for this kind of thing is different.

One thing I stress to everyone, whether you go Xbox or Playstation, always get a system with a disc drive. It will always be cheaper in the long run. Having the ability to buy, sell and trade used games will outweigh the $100-$200 upfront savings of going digital. You can find used games online, at yard sales, thrift stores, just about anywhere and they're cheap all year. If you find 2 games under $10 and those games are $60 digitally, then the $100 disc drive paid for itself. Over the life span of the console, a console with a drive will actually be cheaper than a console without one.

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