With the PS5 Pro, gamers with a large physical media collection have no choice but to purchase the $80 optical drive. It wasn't until the announcement of Sony's upcoming console that the disc ...

The lack of an optical drive forces buyers to purchase ... As you can probably imagine, pre-orders for the separately sold disk drive have skyrocketed since they became available, with reports ...

When the PlayStation 5 originally launched in 2020, it came in two different versions: a standard console with a built-in optical disk drive and a digital-only model that was offered at a somewhat ...

Nope! Like the Xbox Series S and PS5 Digital Edition, the PS5 Pro doesn’t include a disc drive. But Sony does offer an optional optical drive that you can buy for about $80 and slap onto your PS5.

No, there is no disc drive in the PS5 Pro. If you want to play games from a disc on the PS5 Pro then you must purchase an external optical disc drive like the one previously released for the PS5 ...

Sony's detachable disc drive accessory for the PS5 Slim and upcoming PS5 Pro consoles is reportedly selling out after the announcement that the Pro variant of the console will not feature one out of ...

Soon, the idea of a game console with a disc drive may seem as outdated as a laptop with a disc drive or an iPhone with a headphone jack.

Yesterday, Sony officially unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro after months of rumors and leaks. The souped-up console will cost $US700, let you play many games at higher ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009 ... The Pro doesn't have an optical disc drive. Instead, there's a larger 2TB solid-state drive, plus the same support for expanded M2 SSDs.