Tuesday, October 10th 2023

Sony Announces Refreshed, Slimmer PlayStation Consoles for the Holiday Season, Increases Pricing of the PS5 Digital

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As the holiday season approaches, we are excited to share that we have a new PS5 model launching. To address the evolving needs of players, our engineering and design teams collaborated on a new form factor that provides greater choice and flexibility. The same technology features that make PS5 the best to play are packed into a smaller form factor, along with an attachable Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive and a 1 TB SSD for more internal storage.

The new PS5 has been reduced in volume by more than 30%, and weight by 18% and 24% compared to the previous models. There are four separate cover panels, with the top portion in a glossy look, while the bottom remains in matte. If you purchase the PS5 Digital Edition, you can add the Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive for PS5 later, as it will also be sold separately for 79.99 USD | 119.99 EURO | 99.99 GBP | 11,980 JPY.
The new PS5 model will be available starting this November in the U.S. at select local retailers and direct.playstation.com where available. It will continue to roll out globally in the following months. Once inventory of the current PS5 model has sold out, the new PS5 will become the only model available.

The recommended retail prices for the new PS5 model are as follows beginning with the rollout in November at participating retailers.
  • U.S.
    • PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive - 499.99 USD
    • PS5 Digital Edition - 449.99 USD
  • Europe
    • PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive - 549.99 EUR
    • PS5 Digital Edition - 449.99 EUR
  • U.K.
    • PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive - 479.99 GBP
    • PS5 Digital Edition - 389.99 GBP
  • Japan
    • PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive - 66,980 JPY (includes tax)
    • PS5 Digital Edition - 59,980 JPY (includes tax)
A horizontal stand will be included with the new PS5 model. Also a new Vertical Stand compatible with all PS5 models will be sold separately at 29.99 USD | 29.99 EURO | 24.99 GBP | 3,980 JPY.
A variety of PS5 Console Cover colors for the new model will be available starting in early 2024, including an all-matte Black colorway and the Deep Earth Collection colors in Volcanic Red, Cobalt Blue, and Sterling Silver. Prices for the PS5 Console Covers will start at 54.99 USD | 54.99 EURO | 44.99 GBP | 7,480 JPY. Additional colors will be released in the future.
Source: PlayStation Blog

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41 Comments on Sony Announces Refreshed, Slimmer PlayStation Consoles for the Holiday Season, Increases Pricing of the PS5 Digital

#26
Guwapo77
ChomiqPS games haven't been region locked since PS3.

UHD blu-rays aren't region locked either.

I've gotten used to the way my OG PS5 looks with dbrand's darkplates:

Looking forward to Darkplates 3.0 for the slimmer model.
I answered the guys question. As for the Dbrand's darkplates (DDs), I have version 1.0 and 2.0, 2 of 3 PS5s in my house have DDs on them and absolutely love them.
MarsM4NKinda smart how they made the drive detachable. Feared it would be a external device. :eek: Apparently the core tech specs didn't change. No reduced power consumption, only reduced size. Makes me wonder if it can stay cool at the same noise levels. Also the price didn't change, for a 3 year old console.


You forgot the Playstation 2 Slimline. :cool: IMO the best looking console, ever. Also super crazy how they shrinked it in comparison to the orig. PS2. That's what I call a revolution.

PS1 to the PS1 Slim had to be the greatest slimmed down version ever.

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#27
Unregistered
Annoying that the stand is not included, at least they could've integrated to the console like the Series X.
Darmok N JaladI know it’s superficial, but I find the PS5 to be an ugly monstrosity that will not age well with time. I don’t understand what they were thinking making something so big and unmanageable in an age of small, discreet settop boxes.
Agreed, it ugly though the Series X isn't a looker either, but the worst part is the size, the thing is huge and take so much space, the Series X is way more compact.
#28
Chomiq
Xex360Annoying that the stand is not included, at least they could've integrated to the console like the Series X.
A horizontal stand will be included with the new PS5 model.
So you get the old one which should work with the new model, seeing how the new one is suppose to compatible with fat PS5.
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#29
Prima.Vera
Why tf the European prices are so inflated???
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#30
noel_fs
bonehead123Agreed !

Slimmer device but fatter price...go figure !

Also, the stand is $30, but the covers are $55....AND to add insult to injury, the friggin ($15) dvd drive is $80....talk about milkin da (cash) cow....geeze, do we even get some cookies with that ?

Note to Slony, I prefer chocolate chip, BTW....hehehe :D
actually uhd bluray drives are not cheap
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#31
Unregistered
ChomiqSo you get the old one which should work with the new model, seeing how the new one is suppose to compatible with fat PS5.
Already have that monstrosity ;)
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#32
THU31
Prima.VeraWhy tf the European prices are so inflated???
Because dollar is worth almost as much as euro, and you need to add tax (VAT).
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#33
A&P211
Space Lynxyeah cause I want to be able to use it 20 years from now without having to do a massive teardown. and the current PS5 already offers me that.

this isn't like a PC where its easy to change paste.
Liquid metal will not last 20yrs, liquid metal still drys up like normal TIM. I've been working with liquid metal for abit over 10yrs, it drys.
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#34
trsttte
Kissamiesthe beautiful piano finish from the original
That is clean for 5 minutes and then becomes full of dust and fingerprints forever?
THU31But I don't know how the console deals with regular BDs or DVDs (where it's also a matter of PAL vs. NTSC).
Regular BD used less regions (or region 0 which is the same as no region) and more recent BDs and DVDs are always unlocked since that system was a complete failure anyway
MarsM4NFeared it would be a external device
Why? Than it would be trully modular, would be compatible with OG Digital edition and fix the cumbersome design and avoit that stupid middle leg
ChomiqSo you get the old one which should work with the new model, seeing how the new one is suppose to compatible with fat PS5.
People will just use the console vertically without the stand like with the PS2
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#35
Space Lynx
Astronaut
A&P211Liquid metal will not last 20yrs, liquid metal still drys up like normal TIM. I've been working with liquid metal for abit over 10yrs, it drys.
if its sealed properly and it gets heated up on a regular basis as in playing a game once a month or something it should never dry out. oxygen is the only thing that can make it dry out from what i understand. you deny it that, which im pretty sure sony's ps5 seal does, and its good to go.
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#36
Ruru
S.T.A.R.S.
trsttteThat is clean for 5 minutes and then becomes full of dust and fingerprints forever?
Lens cleaning fluid (or something similar) and a microfiber cloth are that model's best friends. ;)
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#37
Ruru
S.T.A.R.S.
I now checked the article better, that's a genious idea that you can get the cheaper model if your budget is tight, then upgrade it with the optical drive later. That's what they should've done already with the current PS5.
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#38
THU31
KissamiesI now checked the article better, that's a genious idea that you can get the cheaper model if your budget is tight, then upgrade it with the optical drive later. That's what they should've done already with the current PS5.
I don't know about that. You get the digital model and you'll have to spend much more money on games, way more than what you save on the console.

If your budget is tight, you're not buying games at release to keep them forever. You either buy the disc and sell it after completing the game, or you wait for a discount.

And the biggest change this generation is how horrible the discounts are on the PS Store.
On the PS4, games would drop to $20 within 6-12 months. I bought Horizon Zero Dawn for $20 in November 2017 when I bought a PS4 Pro. I bought so many other games under $10 (The Order 1886 for $4, Uncharted 1-3 collection for $8, Killzone SF for $7).
Now it's been a year since Ragnarok and TLoU remake launched and the lowest price was $50, but you could buy physical copies cheaper than that months ago.

I don't like physical media for games anymore, but that means I'll have to wait a long time before buying a PS5 game in the PS Store, outside of something like Horizon, which I'm willing to spend $70 on.
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#39
Ruru
S.T.A.R.S.
THU31I don't know about that. You get the digital model and you'll have to spend much more money on games, way more than what you save on the console.

If your budget is tight, you're not buying games at release to keep them forever. You either buy the disc and sell it after completing the game, or you wait for a discount.
I can imagine a scenario where you have lots of digital PS4 games which you can play for that time when saving for the time.
I don't like physical media for games anymore, but that means I'll have to wait a long time before buying a PS5 game in the PS Store, outside of something like Horizon, which I'm willing to spend $70 on.
Well, I like collecting games (and movies) myself ;)
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#40
chrcoluk
Prima.VeraWhy tf the European prices are so inflated???
Combination of milking the market something they dont ever seem to do as much in America and that playstation is much more dominant here. UK I believe PS has comfortable lead over Xbox, whilst in America they dont have the same dominance so more pressure to keep prices down.

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Been playing on my PS5 first time since SN850X was installed, compared FF16 on it to the internal storage, loading times no different, however the SN850X has a minor blip of a stutter at start of certain scenes which isnt present on internal storage. However when recording if game is on internal storage it can cause blips in scene transitions, whilst the SN850X isnt affected by ongoing recording, I assume this is because recording is always to internal storage.
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#41
SOAREVERSOR
chrcolukCombination of milking the market something they dont ever seem to do as much in America and that playstation is much more dominant here. UK I believe PS has comfortable lead over Xbox, whilst in America they dont have the same dominance so more pressure to keep prices down.

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Been playing on my PS5 first time since SN850X was installed, compared FF16 on it to the internal storage, loading times no different, however the SN850X has a minor blip of a stutter at start of certain scenes which isnt present on internal storage. However when recording if game is on internal storage it can cause blips in scene transitions, whilst the SN850X isnt affected by ongoing recording, I assume this is because recording is always to internal storage.
XBOX has always remained the odd child of consoles as it only does well in the US. SONY does better in the EU and Asia and Japan won't touch an American product especially one with PC gaming stink attached to it even in the slightest.

Nintendo goes off and does their own thing and it's working out great for them.
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