There's now one exception I have to the OP and that's FF7 Rebirth, I think the image quality has no right being as poor as it is compared to FF7 Remake on ps4 PRO. This is SE bad optimization but for this game I think the PRO would be worth it. I thought Blavk Myth might also might add up yo this but from what I've seen it's another fairly useless patch. GT7... eh, I mean, it's cool but not 800 euro cool.

Useless for some, fact is, I'm using the pro every day. Playing games again daily since I bought it. A fresh lick of paint, lot more room to install games, revisiting old games like buying a new GPU. Certainly hasn't been useless to me. However it converted me into a 60fps player, 30fps looks bad now, could backfire later...

So, I never wanted a PS5 Pro, but now I got one as a present anyway, so I figured I might as well use it, lol. And so far I have to say: I don't notice any difference at all, even though I'm gaming on a 4K OLED.

I guess it's not worse and the machine looks a little nicer, although I didn't get the vertical stand and have yet to pick up a disc drive. But anyway. After testing it, I am even more convinced that the console is useless for most folks. You have to actively look for the improvements, they don't just just pop out or something. I heard it will improve VR a lot. But I don't use VR on PlayStation so I can't say anything about that.

That said, it's still nice that the Pro exists for the few people who actually care about the improvements and notice the difference.

Got a new couch and I've started taking to lying on it while gaming, I have a swivel stand that raises and lowers so I get a direct on view and I'm no more than 7 foot away from my 50 inch which is around 5 feet closer than normal and I'm shocked, after a while I have started to notice the difference in detail, the good stuff and the bad. It's not something gigantic leap but it's a lot more than I was expecting. Detail far off in Oblivion doesn't pack the same punch at 7 foot and you can see some of the detail without having to squint and this has an effect of seeing more of the image quality issues in Performance.

I haven't changed my stance on the PRO and still think devs should be using it for more than just quality and performance combined but I get why some people defend the PRO who either have really big TVs, small rooms or monitors and using quality mode actually makes a difference, at least in Oblivion. It took a few days and me returning to the recliner for my brain to pick up on thus and noticing it goes away after you start playing but I retract my stance on 5 foot from a 50 inch being the point where things become noticeable. I'd now say 8 foot. 

From Atari 2600 all the way up to PS3, I don't remember anyone wanting a pro anything. Now suddenly, they (as in the industry, not just Sony) want me to believe this is necessary? I imagine the idea behind it is pretty simple. Bump the specs up, make people think the added cost is equal to the bump when in fact it's not, bring in higher profit margins than you were before and reap the (financial) benefits. Because honestly, there is no other reason for any of this. None of it makes sense.

Finally got to see a Pro in action at my in laws a couple of weeks ago. Checked out Spider-Man 2 and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, then compared the games to how they play on my PS5 at home. I had to stand in front of the TV to really start to see the difference in details. Yes, the difference was noticeable but, when you're literally like a foot away from the screen lol.

I guess it's a case by case basis as to what games really get to take full advantage of the hardware bump compared to base PS5 versions. Although there's only so much that can be done since there wasn't any noticeable CPU upgrade.

Worth it? Sure. For certain scenarios (VR for example) or if you're a diehard Sony fan. For $700? Absolutely not! Should've been the same MSRP as the base PS5 while the base model got a permanent price drop for me to consider upgrading.

It's pretty much just a way to get convince people that they need to buy a new console twice instead of once per gen.

Why settling for selling people a $500 console when you can sell them a $500 console now, and a $700 Pro model a few years later?

I like the cut of your jib, Curl.

It's the replacement of the slim consoles.

Can't make em smaller anymore, add some more disk space, better screen / battery life, better gpu or whatever to sell more.

The revisions / upgrades sell, therefore they get made. It's just as 'necessary' as upgrading your phone or GPU every year / 2 years. 

Is the Switch Oled a useless device? Is the Xbone x and PS4 Pro a useless device?  

I don't see the point in only asking this question with regards to PS5 Pro.