PS5 Pro Disc Drive - Best Buy Restocks The Hard-To-Find Accessory

PS5 Pro Disc Drive

$80

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The upcoming PS5 Pro has a number of improvements over the original, including a GPU with up to 45% faster rendering, AI-driven upscaling, advanced ray tracing, and a 2TB SSD. But all of the games you install will need to be purchased from the PlayStation Store--unless you buy a separate accessory. The PS5 Pro does not have a disc drive, so you'll want to buy the official PS5 Disc Drive if you have a collection of physical games you want to play. The $80 Disc Drive attachment quickly sold out when the PS5 Pro was first revealed, but now it's back in stock at Best Buy as of September 19.

With the PS5 Pro arriving on November 7, the disc drive attachment is bound to be more popular than usual. In fact, it has already sold out at multiple retailers, and we'd expect other retailers like Walmart and Target to sell out soon. The disc drive could be hard to find when PS5 Pro preorders open at PlayStation Direct on September 26. Major retailers will open preorders for the console on October 10.

PS5 Pro Disc Drive

$80

The PS5 Disc Drive released last holiday as an attachment for the PS5 Slim Digital Edition, though Sony made sure it’s supported by the upcoming PS5 Pro. Installing the device takes only a few minutes, and once set up, you’ll get access to all your physical games and movies.

When we initially published this story on September 10, we said we wouldn't be surprised to see the accessory sell out due to the PS5 Pro. The accessory wound up selling out within 24 hours at all major retailers: Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, and Target.

But as of September 19, you can buy the PS5 Disc Drive at Best Buy and GameStop--the latter will only let you buy it if you have a Pro membership.

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If you’re looking to get the most powerful console on the market, the PS5 Pro, on paper, is clearly that. With an upgraded GPU, enhanced ray tracing that works at double the speed of the current PS5, and AI upscaling for better image clarity, it’s a fairly substantial leap forward from a technical perspective.

The primary downside is price, as $700 is a big ask. And since it doesn’t include a disc drive, many existing PS5 players will find the true cost to be $780.