Press drive device for a press having a connecting rod that has an driving end and an driven end , having a drive shaft that can be rotated about a shaft axis (W) and that comprises a connecting rod bearing , which is eccentrically arranged relative to the shaft axis (W) and on which the driving end of the connecting rod is supported, having at least one electric driving motor comprising a and a rotor , having a rotor hub , which supports the rotor and which is connected to the drive shaft in a torque-proof manner, having a first bearing mechanism , which is provided at a first bearing site and which supports the drive shaft on a first bearing part , and having a second bearing mechanism , which is provided at a second bearing site and which supports the drive shaft on a second bearing part , wherein the two bearing sites are arranged on axially different sides of the connecting rod bearing , wherein the rotor and the rotor hub of the at least one driving motor are supported only via the first bearing mechanism at the first bearing site and/or the second bearing mechanism at the second bearing site , characterized in that at least a first drive housing and a second drive housing are provided, wherein each drive housing has a circumferential wall extending in circumferential direction around the shaft axis (W) in a ring shaped closed manner and/or coaxially with respect to the shaft axis (W), and has an interior wall connected to the circumferential wall , wherein the interior wall is arranged on the interior side facing the connecting rod bearing , and in that the first bearing part with the first bearing site is a component of the first drive housing and/or that the second bearing part with the second bearing site is a component of the second drive housing . having a connecting rod that has an driving end and an driven end , having a drive shaft that can be rotated about a shaft axis (W) and that comprises a connecting rod bearing , which is eccentrically arranged relative to the shaft axis (W) and on which the driving end of the connecting rod is supported, having at least one electric driving motor comprising a and a rotor , having a rotor hub , which supports the rotor and which is connected to the drive shaft in a torque-proof manner, having a first bearing mechanism , which is provided at a first bearing site and which supports the drive shaft on a first bearing part , and having a second bearing mechanism , which is provided at a second bearing site and which supports the drive shaft on a second bearing part , wherein the two bearing sites are arranged on axially different sides of the connecting rod bearing , wherein the rotor and the rotor hub of the at least one driving motor are supported only via the first bearing mechanism at the first bearing site and/or the second bearing mechanism at the second bearing site , characterized in that at least a first drive housing and a second drive housing are provided, wherein each drive housing has a circumferential wall extending in circumferential direction around the shaft axis (W) in a ring shaped closed manner and/or coaxially with respect to the shaft axis (W), and has an interior wall connected to the circumferential wall , wherein the interior wall is arranged on the interior side facing the connecting rod bearing , and in that the first bearing part with the first bearing site is a component of the first drive housing and/or that the second bearing part with the second bearing site is a component of the second drive housing . <EOS>