Sony‘s super limited and super cool PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary bundle may be gone but you can still pre-order the regular PS5 Pro, so it’s not a total loss. Sure, it’s not going to strike a chord with your nostalgia like the PS1-style colors would, but you still get an upgraded console. Sony officially announced the PS5 Pro earlier this month, noting that it would go up for pre-orders on September 26. Right on time, the console went up for pre-order on PlayStation Direct, alongside the 30th Anniversary bundle.
While the latter sold out in mere minutes or seconds, the standard PS5 Pro without all the goodies is still available. The sad part is that a fair number of the bundles seem to have been scooped up by scalpers. Which is par for the course with these devices. Luckily, scalper attention seems to have been solely focused on the bundle for the markup opportunity. That being said we wouldn’t wait too long for a PS5 Pro pre-order if you want one to keep. As there’s no telling how much stock Sony actually has.
The PS5 Pro is only available to pre-order from PlayStation Direct for now
If you want to secure your PS5 Pro, there’s one place to get it right now. That’s Sony’s official PlayStation Direct online store for all things PlayStation. It’ll be this way for the immediate future as well. For example, Best Buy will eventually have pre-orders available, but not until October 10. So if you want to go through Best Buy, you have another two weeks to wait.
Amazon doesn’t have the PS5 Pro listed for pre-order at all. Not even a banner that we could find that lists a future date. So for now, you have to get it directly through Sony. As mentioned, however, you can still add the pre-orders to your cart. So for the moment, Sony does have stock. You will, however, need to sign in with your PlayStation account to make the purchase.
Units ship out on November 7
Whether you’ve placed your pre-order already or not, there are still several weeks to wait before you get your hands on that shiny new console. Sony confirmed they’ll ship out on November 7.
Best Buy has the same date listed as well, as does Walmart. Sony’s PS5 Pro is really just a mid-gen refresh of the console but it does provide some tangible upgrades. For starters, it comes with 2TB of internal storage. That’s a huge step up for game storage. Especially if you factor in using the expandable SSD slot as well. Another big change is the ability to hit more consistent frame rates without sacrificing the graphics quality.
On the regular PS5, you have to choose between performance mode or quality mode. You can’t really have both. Sony’s PS5 Pro retails for $699.99 and is available for pre-order now.
Pre-order at PlayStation Direct
Pre-order at Best Buy
Pre-order at Walmart