(Image credit: Tom's Guide) With the PS5 Pro now costing a whopping $899, many are wondering whether they’re better off building (or buying) a similarly priced gaming PC. We touched on this briefly in our PS5 vs. PS5 Pro in 2026 video, but I wanted to dive deeper here. It’s a fair question — yet the answer turns out to be more straightforward than you might expect. For $899, the PS5 Pro delivers 4K gaming with ray tracing, Sony’s AI-powered PSSR upscaling, smooth 60-120 fps in optimized titles, a fast 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 7 , and full backward compatibility with the best PS5 games and the best PS4 games . Add the optional disc drive for about $80, and the included DualSense controller, and you’ve got a complete high-end gaming rig ready to go straight out of the box. Sure, the best gaming PCs can do a lot more than just gaming. But with the ongoing RAM shortage driving up prices across the board, even budget machines have gotten noticeably more expensive.…