Vince Zampella Says The PS5 Pro Price “Makes Sense”

We all had sticker-shock when the PS5 Pro was revealed with its price tag of $699 USD, and ever since there have been conversations back-and-forth about whether or not the mid-gen refresh is worth the price of admission.

Those conversations will continue until the console comes out this November and long after that, but for EA’s group general manager for EA Studios Organization Vince Zampella, when he looks at all the variables, the price “makes sense.”

Zampella points out the fact that when you look at the prices of consoles 20+ years ago, adjusted for inflation some of them come out to be well-over the price of the PS5 Pro today. He also pointed out the obvious truth that to build a PC on a $700 budget wouldn’t get you the same performance and quality you get from a PS5 Pro.

“I mean, I think it’s expected and anything that gets us better performance for the people that really love it. To me, it’s an amazing thing. I was watching something on it where the price… where they look at is it the most expensive. And it really isn’t.

If you go back, some of the older consoles were just as expensive and probably adjusted for inflation were probably more. So it at first seemed a little shocking, but it’s kind of like, it’s actually not that bad.

And if you get a $700 PC, you’re not getting the same performance that you’re getting out of it. So I mean, it’s a balance. Is it expensive for people? Absolutely. Not everybody will be able to afford it. Would it be better if it was cheaper? Sure. I want more people to have it. But it makes sense, really.”

For more on the PS5 Pro, check out our latest feature where we dive into why we think the PS5 Pro won’t be the ’60FPS dream-machine’ we’d all like it to be.

Source – [IGN]