Sony PlayStation 5 Pro Console $1198 & $119.80 Back as Gift Card + Delivery @ Harvey Norman

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Sony PlayStation 5 Pro Console $1198 & $119.80 Back as Gift Card + Delivery @ Harvey Norman
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B3 on 24/01/2025 - 11:53 harveynorman.com.au (717 clicks)
Last edited 24/01/2025 - 12:13 by 1 other user

One day deal only. GC is only valid for a month. It's not easy getting 10% off console prices, so this is ~$120 discount that can be used to buy games / peripherals. You should also be able to use already owned gift cards for the initial purchase.

Please don't go off on rants about how Gerry drinks the blood of Satan, or nobody should ever pay this much for a gaming console. I've heard it all before but IF you are among those who want one of these it seems like a very solid deal to me. If you're not in the market for one then that's just fine, I really don't need to hear all the reasons why.

The one reservation I do have is that stock levels seem a bit tricky to be 100% clear on. If you're unlucky they may need to order the console in or get it delivered to you which would delay things by a day or two.

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    • VestMogen on 24/01/2025 - 14:06
      +1

      Hmm with nvidia 50 series?

    • PennyPincher11 on 24/01/2025 - 15:04

      5090 enters the chat

      • gizmomelb on 24/01/2025 - 15:07

        not until next week it doesn't.

  • Uncle Roger on 24/01/2025 - 13:09
    -2

    Upvoted for deal description lets gooo

  • beardelune on 24/01/2025 - 13:17
    +1

    Absolute waste of money for some extra pixels you can't see on the 4 exclusive games

  • voo123 on 24/01/2025 - 13:26
    +6

    I got the ps5 pro a few months back. It is overpriced and around x2 price of a ps5 slim but not double the performance. Also you need an Oled tv with 120hz VRR to take advantage of the upgraded performance of the Pro. Like most higher end hardware, there is diminishing returns at the top end.

    • tommypickles on 24/01/2025 - 13:37

      Upvoted for your feedback.

      What’s your thoughts on having to use the digital store?

      Did you end up buying the disc drive in order to preserve your games/watch movies/buy games at a more affordable price outside of digital store?

      For me that’s the most painful part of the decision Sony have made here, feels anti-consumer and anti-gamer tbh.

      • ReaperX22 on 24/01/2025 - 13:58
        +3

        I'm not the op, but I specifically waited til EB/JB started getting stock again (in the last week) normally without some paywall. I pre ordered in store at JB a week ago, got a text the next day, bought a PS5 Pro after trading in an old unused OG ps4, 3 games i bought cheap from CEX (worth for the tradein bump at EB) and my own PS5.

        The PS5 is still a solid console, and unless you need/want the best possible experience you can get for a PS5, stick with the base console. But, I've bought pretty much all PS consoles at this point, including the Ps4 Pro, so It's just something I'm happy to do. It's certainly a luxury purchase, and is not considered good value in the slightest.

        • voo123 on 24/01/2025 - 14:35

          Yep definitely a luxury purchase. I mean the performance upgrades are definitely there with upgraded graphics and smoother frame rates (with the right games only) but value isn’t there. People who buy high end electronics don’t always look at value anyways.

        • IPYF on 24/01/2025 - 15:15
          +2

          I've actually been overjoyed with the Pro.

          I wanted to trade in my Disc PS5 for it because I've never been able to afford the best console of a generation, and for once I felt that I was able to.

          But I agonised for ages because all the scuttlebutt (see this thread and the rest of the internet) was that it was a weaksauce overpriced offer from a cynical company seeking to fleece its customer base.

          One day a couple weeks back I just decided to go for it, and honestly I don't think I could be happier. I don't think it's dropped a single frame since I've owned it. It's the most stable console, in terms of performance, that I've ever owned by far. It's silent and it just manhandles every game I've loaded up at the exact target framerate (60 or 120fps) that the developer intended.

          Once more devs start opening up their code and pushing enhanced edition updates to try and get a bit more life out of older games (stuff that had 'resolution' modes that still haven't been updated to target a higher frame rate than 30), this thing's going to really start showing what it's made of.

          To your comment about 'value', this really depends on how you define that term. If the measure of value is $ for exact performance when compared to an equivalent PC, the Pro is going to lose every time. If value = satisfaction with the unit doing exactly what I want out of a console, with ease, every time it's asked to do that, then as long as it can manage to keep that up for 3-4 more years, I'll be saying it was pretty damn good value.

          • ReaperX22 on 24/01/2025 - 15:17
            +1

            @IPYF: Fair enough! Yeah I just want the best PS experience for the generation, so I was always gonna upgrade at some point!

            Was starting a replay of LOU2 on the PS5 before I upgraded, and now I get the smooth ~100fps in the 4k PSSR mode, and it's definitely way more crisp than base PS5 performance mode. Looks amazing, runs so well. Hope they just optimise games better in future..

          • tommypickles on 24/01/2025 - 16:25

            @IPYF: cheers @IPYF
            What’s your thoughts on having to use the digital store and paying the premium prices there?
            Did you end up buying the disc drive in order to preserve your games/watch movies/buy games at a more affordable price outside of digital store?

            • IPYF on 24/01/2025 - 17:26
              +1

              @tommypickles: I don't have a drive yet and I'm not paying a scalper. When they become available again I'll get one through normal channels for a reasonable price. For me this is a non-issue. I have a huge digital backlog. I'm not running out of stuff to play anytime soon. I acknowledge this isnt true of everyone.

              • McFodder on 24/01/2025 - 17:42

                @IPYF: Looks like quite a lot of JBs have gotten more stock in, might be worth a check locally.

        • tommypickles on 24/01/2025 - 16:24

          Cheers @ReaperX22
          What’s your thoughts on having to use the digital store and paying the premium prices there?
          Did you end up buying the disc drive in order to preserve your games/watch movies/buy games at a more affordable price outside of digital store?

      • voo123 on 24/01/2025 - 14:32

        It was a pain to get a disk drive for my Pro. I ended up buying a slim console with disk drive, installed the drive into pro, then sold off console as digital for cheap. Saves me having to pay scalpers for the disk drive and allows a buyer to get a digital console for cheaper. Win-win all round.

    • Maths Debater on 24/01/2025 - 13:54
      +1

      Thanks for your honesty. It's not often someone biased will give unbiased feedback.

  • BeauKilla on 24/01/2025 - 13:26
    -1

    Lol if you're going to buy obsolete tech. Don't pay 1k+ for it. Buy a switch.

  • YoursTruly on 24/01/2025 - 13:30

    $1198 & $119.80 Back as Gift Card

    Heh. Heh. Heh. Heh. Heh. Heh.

  • iMagoo on 24/01/2025 - 13:33
    +1

    (profanity) Gerry Harvey.

  • YoursTruly on 24/01/2025 - 13:39
    +1

    The console is ‘’useless’’ if you don’t have a good enough quality tv to go with it.

    Playing this console on a tiny monitor or cheap tv is WTF.

    • voo123 on 24/01/2025 - 14:37

      Thats true. However, most who buys a Pro would own a Oled anyways right? Who owns a cheap led tv with a Pro?

      • YoursTruly on 24/01/2025 - 16:20

        I’ve sadly seen a few folks using it on a cheap 1080p 55” Kogan tv and some 23” 1080p monitors

  • eastwood27 on 24/01/2025 - 13:41
    +3

    I can't be sure about other JB stores but the one in Hornsby will match this Harvey deal and will give you 10% non-expiry gift card.

  • huntingforbargainz on 24/01/2025 - 13:41

    "Gerry drinks the blood of Satan"

    Where can I get some? Asking for a friend.

  • illogicalerror on 24/01/2025 - 13:42

    I don't know who Gerry is but he needs to share.

  • HangryCakeStore on 24/01/2025 - 13:47

    These upvotes must be by parents with squealing kids! , no sane individual goes to gerry for a ps5 purchase

  • Maths Debater on 24/01/2025 - 13:50
    +1

    Love buying an overpriced console that 99.9% of the population will never notice a difference between the standard model.

    • illogicalerror on 24/01/2025 - 17:26
      +1

      Gerry loves you too

      • YoursTruly on 24/01/2025 - 19:02

        Both Usernames something something

  • noscopedJFK on 24/01/2025 - 13:50

    OUCH

  • TheFunkySalsa on 24/01/2025 - 13:51

    Looks like the deal is for 10 percent back in gift cards for any purchase over $500, so it includes the Xbox and PS Slim consoles as well. See this deal posting:

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/890273

  • Repstar on 24/01/2025 - 13:55

    WOW. Not good Gerry.

  • Wesleyrpg on 24/01/2025 - 15:32

    Don't bother trying to buy one from HN. They don't have stock, in fact they've never had store since Day one. I Pre-ordered with them and heard every excuse under the sun on why they didn't have stock, for over a week after launch. I have a sneaky suspicion that someone bought one from JB, just to get me off their back!

  • ForkSnorter on 24/01/2025 - 15:35

    Wow, so many comments in such a short time.

    Happy with my PS5 slim (disc), which was about half the price of a Pro.

  • pennypinching on 24/01/2025 - 15:41

    Wating for a deal on Amazon, loaded up on gift cards during the 10% sale.

  • Steven Reece Lewis on 24/01/2025 - 16:05

    I'm really into gaming and own several consoles and I am into tech and use an LG OLED tv to do most my gaming on, and I already forgot this thing exists, lol

    • voo123 on 24/01/2025 - 19:10

      If you own an OLED, then it means you appreciate the superior picture quality. The Ps5 pro will showcase its potential on that TV. Those who can’t justify spending on an OLED won’t be buying an PS pro either.

  • Justin9mm on 24/01/2025 - 16:21
    +1

    All I see is a lot of poor people whinging. The PS5 Pro is expensive yes, but hey, so is everything else in this economy. You think it's expensive, go buy a cheaper PC then. The new 5080 is going to be like $2K just for a graphics card! And it still can't do native 4K games at resonable to high frame rates - diminishing returns. You wait for upcoming games to support Pro like GTA VI and you'll see how many people will run out and buy a Pro when they realise it's locked to 30fps and looks like dogsh!t on base PS5, probably sub 1080p with some bad FSR upscaling..

  • Yummy on 24/01/2025 - 16:26
    +1

    Gerry
    and also $120 back as GC

    It's a TRAP!

    • pennypinching on 24/01/2025 - 16:32

      buy a game or use it towards the drumroll…. disc drive that isn't included that isn't in stock anywhere

  • Maths Debater on 24/01/2025 - 17:10

    Be patient with your very capable PS5 Amateur, this is bound to plummet in price sooner or later given the decreased demand.

  • Flognuts on 24/01/2025 - 17:41

    Great value when compared to an upcoming 50XX series GPU

  • K1D A on 24/01/2025 - 19:03

    maybe with GTA6 bundle, but 1200 for digital.. they dreaming…

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