When you already know you’re selecting up a PlayStation 5 Professional, then you definitely additionally in all probability know already that you simply’ll be needing a disc drive to play Blu-ray video games and flicks. Fortunately, the present PS5 disc drive attachment is appropriate with the extra highly effective mannequin, so you’ll be able to go forward and decide that up forward of the Sept. 26 pre-order and Nov. 7 launch.
This will appear a bit early to contemplate peripherals, however as Wario64 on X (previously Twitter) has famous, the disc drive has jumped to eighth place on Amazon’s listing of best-selling online game merchandise because the Sony’s technical presentation, and as of this writing, Greatest Purchase has bought out for transport (although in-store pickup is likely to be out there relying in your location). There’s nonetheless loads of time for all retailers to get extra provide, in fact, however given this preliminary and rapid demand, it is likely to be greatest to speculate early simply in case you wish to be sure your bodily copies of Ultimate Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Horizon Forbidden West will probably be playable on day one.
So far as different equipment are involved, there has but to be official affirmation as as to if the present PS5 vertical stand will work with PS5 Professional, but it surely does look awfully comparable. We’ve reached out to Sony to verify. Within the meantime, if you wish to play it protected — or if in case you have an current PS5 and have been on the lookout for the nudge to prop it upright — you may also decide up the official vertical stand for $29.99 or one of many many third-party choices for rather less.
… And naturally, we’d be remiss to not let you know that the lovely Astro Bot controller, like all PS5 controllers, is appropriate with the Professional console. Sadly as of this writing, it nonetheless appears to be bought out all over the place, however we’re maintaining a tally of it and can let you recognize if that adjustments.
