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Rael Hornby

The PS5 Pro has jumped the shark, buy a handheld gaming PC instead

Digital illustration of a PlayStation 5 Pro waterskiing over a shark in shades of blue.

Hello there, proud non-owner of a PS5 here. Not because my allegiance lies with Xbox or Nintendo, but because I've been lying in wait like a soap opera villain, waiting to menacingly cackle at those foolish enough to spend $499 on Sony's ninth-generation console — and when the PS5 Pro launches on November 7, that wait finally comes to an end.

I've been a console gamer for decades now, and that kind of historical knowledge has allowed me to see one thing quite clearly: The writing is on the wall, game consoles are falling off.

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