SonyCameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023.Sony’s powerful PlayStation 5 Pro is now available to pre-order at a wide variety of retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, and Target. This follows a few weeks when it was only possible to pre-order one through PS Direct. No matter where you buy it from, the $699.99 console will ship on Nov. 7.For those who need a refresher, the PS5 Pro aims to play PS5 games at faster frame rates and with more graphical detail. Additionally, Sony is touting better ray tracing and AI-driven graphical enhancements to games that are patched to support it. Polygon’s Matt Leone recently went hands-on with the powerful console, trying out several of the “PS5 Pro Enhanced” titles that will be supported at its launch.PlayStation 5 Pro$700$700The more powerful version of the PS5.Read More$700 at Amazon$700 at Best Buy$700 at TargetThe PS5 Pro isn’t the only new hardware that Sony has prepped for the holiday shopping season. Its PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection of products (including a PS5 Slim Digital Edition, PlayStation Portal, DualSense, and the pricier DualSense Edge) are also available to pre-order — each clad in the color scheme reminiscent of the original PlayStation. Good luck resisting their charm!Lastly, it’s worth repeating that the PS5 Pro doesn’t include a disc drive. That’s an optional $79.99 purchase — one that you may want to make if you have a collection of PS5/PS4 game discs or loads of Blu-ray movies.PlayStation 5 disc drive$80$80$80 at GameStop$80 at Amazon$80 at PS Direct
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