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The $700 PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive (www.theverge.com)
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[–] realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's actually below market value for an external 4K UHD drive.

[–] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You're right! My point no longer stands. Removing the disk drive would then save about $100 from the console, which makes sense to remove if you're cutting costs and most players play digital anyways.

~also if you're pushing digital games.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Props for accepting a counterargument on the internet graciously. Not something we see often.

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Digital doesn't have a secondary market which is the real reason. No money is made when you give away, sell, or share your physical games.