I have a PS5 pro, managed to grab an edge today for £122 (38% off RRP) brand new from a reputable retailer (box just damaged).

I just purchased this on impulse as there were just 2 in stock. so wanted to know people who have them or have used them, it is worth the extra £? Or should I just sell/return and keep using my standard controller?

Given the recent news on all digital. PS5 Pro could likely my last, or if not, going to try get many years out of it and finally get through my back catalogue before upgrading to a Pro in like 7 years.

First light look mind blowing 🤯

Details: PS5 Pro Favor Quality (60 fps) motion blur off sharpness 3 hdr on. Game is on PS Plus Catalogue by the way.

OG PS5 still here too, if I feel like it, over the weekend I may compare Halo on the 2 and see just how much Pro enhanced actually helps

So excited to get to play it on PS5 pro. Walmart still had launch editions available so I grabbed one.

Running balanced mode for sure.

Not official PlayStation cover cause they simply dont exist for the Pro for some reason, but ive been wanting a coloured cover for a while now and found a 3rd Party that sells them in this beautiful red. And yes, it has a disc drive as well.

Pair that with my Volcanic Red controller, and it looks like a matching set.

What route did you end up taking?
Did you sell your PS5 yourself (Facebook Marketplace, eBay, etc.), trade it in at GameStop or another store, or even sell it to a pawn shop?
I’m curious what worked best for you and how much you were able to get back for your standard PS5 to help pay for the Pro.

USwalmart.com- Walmart is selling brand new pulse explorers as “open box”. Not sure why they’re doing it this way. But if you missed Walmart $99 sale on these don’t hesitate now! As of this am there are 3left and most likely will have more! Edit: paired super easy to my PRO. I like that it can be connected to my phone and console simultaneously.

I only played for an hour with the original in the ps3 era and stopped because it was giving me horrible motion sickness. Apparently the ps3 version had horrible frame pacing, that dipped regularly to 20 fps. Now we have this glorious version of the game, 60 fps, beautiful RTGI and HDR and I’m kinda glad I waited to play it this way. This game is on the money.

This may seem silly, but BF6 has proven a great showcase for the Pro's capabilities. I barely bought the Pro to play shooters on, but felt compelled to share, as it's really pulled me in.

The crispness the new PSSR affords fast-moving visuals, alongside the GPU's strength in rasterization geometry-wise lands the Performance mode's framerate in a real sweet spot for me.

I had imagined genuine competency at BF6 as something more attainable for PC folks, but I've actually felt myself improve skills in crossplay in ways I hadn't on lesser consoles. Today's naval map update was a cool reminder - despite a ton of detail & size, it frankly played without a hitch.

I guess I'm reflecting on the nice intersection of the Pro's sleeper build & the gameplay "simplicity," which have made an otherwise uncompelling title pretty accessible. The game is far from perfect.. but there's enough depth in this context I've found myself putting hours in.

I have been playing on the base PS5 since 2021. I recently got a PS5 Pro. I've seen many people say on this subreddit that if you don't have a 120Hz TV, that you can barely notice the difference from the base PS5.

Let me tell you that the difference, even on a 60Hz TV is day and night.

Obviously the 120Hz TV makes the console even better. I will upgrade my TV on Black Friday most likely.

I haven’t played on a PlayStation in 10 years. I recently bought a PS5 Pro, and I’m having a hard time aiming smoothly with the analog sticks in FPS games. My aim feels jerky and inconsistent, and I struggle to make small, precise adjustments.

Are there any recommended PS5 controller settings.

Finally back in the PlayStation ecosystem! Just snagged a PS5 Pro for GTA VI release day. I’ve been rocking an Xbox Series X since week one, but my heart never forgot how much I loved my old PS3. Broke it in with AC Black Flag: Resynced—so hyped to be back!

Hello everyone. I’m from Ukraine and I’m trying to diagnose a PS5 Pro CFI-7000 that suddenly shut down while running a relatively undemanding PS4 game.

The console has only around 250 hours of use. Because of the war, power outages and the general situation, I barely had the opportunity or state of mind to play. Unfortunately, the warranty has now expired.

The repair situation here is also extremely difficult. The main official PlayStation service centre in Ukraine was destroyed during a missile strike, and there is currently no functioning official repair option available to me. Sony’s out-of-warranty service is described as an exchange for a refurbished console rather than a repair of my own unit. Replacing the console is also very expensive here, so I am trying to save this one.

Symptoms

• The console beeps and shows a blue light.
• The fan starts spinning.
• After 1–2 seconds, all power is cut.
• The blue light goes out and the fan stops.
• It never reaches the white light.
• Safe Mode is impossible because it shuts down before the second beep.

There was no burning smell, unusual noise, visible dust or previous overheating.

I have already removed the additional M.2 SSD and detachable Blu-ray drive, disconnected every cable and accessory, tested it with only the power cable connected, left it unplugged for more than 24 hours and held the power button for 60 seconds while unplugged. Nothing changed.

The console was connected through a high-quality voltage stabilizer and battery backup because power fluctuations are common here.

An experienced private technician checked the board:

• No visible damage.
• No obvious short circuits.
• Static voltages and resistance measurements appear normal.
• A known-good PSU has not yet been confirmed as a test.

The UART log shows:

• 80810001 — General Power Failure / Power Sequence Error.
• 80000009 — Unexpected Power Loss or Shutdown Failure.
• 80800022 — No/Bad Communication Between APU and RAM. This appears only occasionally.
• 80801002 — High-priority error not found in the Console Service Tool database. This repeats across many startup attempts.

One raw 80801002 entry is:

OK 00000000 80801002 00000001 FF100005 10000100 2013 0036 1EB1 1D1D:E4

Other attempts contain the same FF100005 10000100 2013 0036 sequence but different trailing values.

Could 80801002 be a PS5 Pro-specific code related to the additional 2 GB DDR5 system-memory chip, its power rail, Southbridge or another power-sequencing circuit? The intermittent 80800022 may be a secondary result rather than the primary fault.

Has anyone encountered 80801002 on a PS5 Pro or knows how to interpret the additional raw values? Would testing with a known-good PSU still be the first step, or should the technician focus on motherboard power sequencing and the DDR5/GDDR6 rails?

I will attach screenshots of the complete UART logs. Any board-level advice would mean a lot to me.