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Sglagoomio OP t1_ixrbouy wrote

Reply to comment by Anubra_Khan in Refurbished Consoles by Sglagoomio

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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