Released this Thursday, November 7, 2024, the PS5 Pro left many disappointed. The reason: a disk reader not integrated into the console, which is also impossible to find on the Internet.
Better performance, optimized graphics… the PS5 Pro had it all, but one major flaw disappointed its biggest fans: the absence of the disc reader. With its latest console full of new technologies, Sony has focused on a model only capable of playing dematerialized games.
The only way to run your physical titles is to acquire an optical drive for €119.99 in addition to the €799.99 console, but this has been out of stock for several weeks already. So how can you get this gadget that is as rare as it is essential?
A lack of reaction from Sony
Faced with the lack of a disk drive, the community immediately turned to purchasing this gadget on online platforms. But, with demand being much higher than supply, Sony very quickly found itself out of stock, plunging gamers into great disarray.
Having not reacted quickly enough, the Korean company has not restarted its production and the shortage seems not yet to see the end of the tunnel. The few individuals wishing to get rid of the much sought-after reader offer excessive prices, doubling or even tripling the usual price. Large supermarkets, like Carrefour, are surprisingly following the same trend and inflating prices to €219.99 (instead of €119.99).
Solution 1: put the price on the major platforms
For players in a hurry, nothing is stopping you from going to major online platforms like FNAC, Rakuten or Amazon. The prices, although inflated, give you direct access to the products you want to buy.
Solution 2: go to Micromania for a more reasonable price
Faced with this difficult situation, only one solution truly stands out from the others. It consists of turning to Micromania, which is the only company to keep a cool head and offer the PS5 Pro optical drive at its official price. The brand advises its customers to “order in store”in the hope of receiving it “early December”. Only condition: be a customer “Premium and/or Ultimate”.
Be careful not to waste too much time, however. Micromania only keeps a limited stock of readers (around 3,000 copies) for its approximately 420 stores in France.
Hello, if you are a Premium and/or Ultimate customer, and you have purchased a PS5 Pro or you have an order for a PS5 Digital 30th Anniversary Edition, you have the option of ordering a player in store which will arrive at the beginning of December.
— Micromania-Zing (@Micromania_Fr) November 8, 2024
For now, there is no indication whether this shortage is about to end. Sony has still not given any news on the relaunch of its production, and doubts persist regarding the future of its optical drives.