Earlier this month, the PlayStation 5 Pro finally arrived in stores. And while the lack of a disc drive and the $700 price tag have been unpopular with players, Sony President Hiroki Totoki has assured investors that sales of the mid-generation console update haven't been negatively affected.

Sony's new PS5 Pro lacks a vertical stand and a disc drive, unlike the PS5 Slim Standard model that retails for $499. If you were to add a vertical stand and a disc drive to the PS5 Pro to fairly compare it to the PS5 Slim Standard, its price jumps up to $810 — over $300 more than the PS5 Slim Standard.

The PlayStation 5 Pro is finally here, and its $700 pricetag has warded off any sellouts and has put scalpers in a bind. PlayStation's President Hiroki Totoki has affirmed that the $700 pricetag hasn't harmed sales.

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Sony says that despite the "different comments" on the PS5 Pro's chunky price point, the "pricing [...] has not had a negative impact" on sales. As spotted by Genki_JPN, Sony president, COO, and CFO Hiroki Totoki said the system was "targeted" at "hardcore users",