PS5 Pro Listed at Nearly 3x Official Price on JD.com, and Gamers Are Furious

You know things are wild when a console costs almost three times its official price — and it's being pushed straight to your phone.

A screenshot making the rounds in Chinese gaming circles shows a PS5 Pro listed at a staggering 18,868 yuan on JD.com's self-operated games section. For context, the official suggested retail price for the mainland China version of the PS5 Pro sits at 6,299 yuan. That's nearly triple.

Here's how we got here. After an earlier price hike, the China-region PS5 Pro officially landed at 6,299 yuan. But official channels have been seriously short on stock, which pushed third-party sellers to mark things up. Prices there have been floating between 8,600 yuan and well over 10,000 yuan. Already painful, right? Then 18,868 yuan showed up.

According to the player who shared the image, the listing came through a phone notification from JD.com. Tapping in led to the "JD Self-Operated Games Zone," which was recommending a third-party seller's Hong Kong version PS5 Pro — priced at that eye-watering 18,868 yuan. Even stacked against the roughly 10,000 yuan listings elsewhere, this one stands out as absurd.

Unsurprisingly, the internet had thoughts. Players flooded the comments calling it outrageous and questioning who on earth would actually pay that much. One user pointed out they'd never seen a mainstream consumer electronics product climb to four times its lowest price before. Another simply asked, "Who's buying this?" One player shared their own receipt for extra sting: "Insane — I bought mine two years ago for just 5,199."

So here's the real question: with the PS5 Pro officially at 6,299 yuan, third-party listings hovering around 10,000, and outliers like this one hitting 18,868, does the console still make sense to buy right now? Or is it better to wait and see if supply loosens up?

What do you think — is the PS5 Pro still worth it at these prices, or would you hold off? Drop your take in the comments.