GameStop Is Preparing Us For Next-Gen Pricing With $1,400 Used PS5 Pros

Sticker shock might be underselling it with GameStop's new used pricing for Sony's most powerful system. Starting today, the video game store is listing pre-owned PS5 Pros for $1,400, though GameStop Pro members only need to dish out $1,330. Basically, it's a $500 surcharge over a brand-new PS5 Pro and capitalizing on the fact that those are stock-constrained currently.

A generous take on GameStop's new strategy for used PS5 Pros is that the company's conditioning us ahead of the possibility that the PS6 could cost $1,000 or more. Obviously, Sony isn't the only one increasing hardware pricing and consoles probably aren't getting cheaper anytime soon --mainly because of the ongoing chip shortage from AI development.

A more cynical take is that GameStop is taking advantage of the situation similar to what scalpers do with the launch of new video game consoles. …