The announcement of the PlayStation 5 Pro has sparked outrage among players — with the YouTube video confirming powerful new console reaching 141,000 dislikes in a single day, an unfortunate new record for Sony.

Some video game industry analysts believe that Sony is testing the waters with its $699 PS5 Pro before launching the PlayStation 6.

PlayStation's next-gen console — very expensive at launch. In a chat with GamesBeat, multiple prominent games industry analysts, including Circana's Mat Piscatella and Midia Research's Rhys Elliott, expect a theoretical PlayStation 6 to cost around $600,

The PS5 Pro is available to pre-order from PlayStation Direct from September 26 onwards at PS Direct (and in countries where PS Direct is not available, at participating retailers. In regions where there is PS Direct, you can wait until October 10 to place pre-orders at a different retailer.

Despite suffering the most negative response to a new Sony console ever, analysts predict the PS5 Pro will do no worse than the PS4 Pro.