u/pranavashish

Yesterday I visited a Sony Center and spoke with the manager about the current PS5 and Disc Drive situation in India.

He confirmed that there will be a price revision soon. According to him, the PS5 Digital Edition may increase to around ₹60k, while the Disc Edition could go up to around ₹70k. He also mentioned that the PS5 Pro is expected to launch at around ₹1 lakh in India.

We also discussed the current disc drive shortage. He said official stock should arrive next month alongside the PS5 Pro launch. Right now, many third party sellers are charging around ₹14k–₹16k for the standalone disc drive because of low availability.

Interestingly, he claimed the official MRP for the standalone disc drive should be around ₹7k once proper stock returns. According to him, Sony is keeping the disc drive pricing lower to support PS5 Pro sales.

Sharing this here for anyone waiting for stock updates or planning to buy a disc drive soon.

I was checking prices for the official PS5 Disc Drive accessory and noticed it costs much more in India compared to the US and UK.

In the US it is around $80 and in the UK around £70, but in India most listings are ₹12k–₹15k.

Is this mainly because of import duties and limited stock, or is there another reason behind the pricing?

Also curious if anyone has seen better pricing through official restocks or other reliable sources in India.

I’m working as a Salesforce Developer with a little over 1 year of experience. I’m pretty confident with the admin side, flows, configs, permissions, automation, debugging issues, etc. But when it comes to actual development, I feel completely dependent on AI.

Most of the Jira tickets involving Apex or JS, I solve with AI help. Even when I understand the requirement and logic in my head, I struggle to write the code myself. I can write basic triggers, but when things become more programming-heavy (proper Apex patterns, JavaScript, async handling, clean logic, optimization), I freeze.

The worst part is that sometimes I feel like I’m not becoming a “real developer” because of this dependency. I don’t want to quit development. I genuinely want to grow and become someone who can build things confidently without constantly relying on AI for every step.

For people who were in a similar situation:

- How did you improve your programming skills?
- How do I actually learn logic building?
- Should I stop using AI completely for some time?
- What projects or practice methods helped you most?
- How do I go from “I understand the solution” to “I can write the code myself”?

I’m ready to put in the effort. I just don’t want to stay stuck at this level forever.

Any honest advice or roadmap would help a lot.