I'm surprised I haven't seen anybody mention how this is a price increase for the digital version. This one costs $50 more.
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
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Not only did they increase the price, but they reduced the quantity too! Classic corpo move
Shrinkflation! Sony should be ashamed...
Because is not like the previous digital version, now they are the same but there is an option that includes the CD Drive and one that doesn't include it but can be purchased separately in the future (digital version)
Yeah, but if you don't care about the possibility of having physical discs, it's still a price increase.
If you don’t care about the possibility of having physical discs, price probably isn’t a large factor to you.
I believe this price increase only applies to the US and Japan (where the Digital SKU is around ¥50,000 atm afaict), as far as what's been announced. UK and EU pricing remains similar to the existing one.
Shrinkflation strikes again
"Vertical stand sold separately" no they did not...
To this day I'm still afraid to orient my consoles in a vertical position, all thanks to the Xbox 360.
Its fine honestly better for air flow as hot air rises. Just don't restrict air flow and you will be fine in any position.
Did that cause issues on the 360? I'm not a console gamer myself
Turning it on cause issues with the 360.
Basically the problem was they used some kind of substandard solder that wasn't rated for the temperatures the 360 got to. So it would invariably crack which would cause the traces to become disconnected.
If you then turned it on its side the traces completely fell off the board and then you had a dead 360. As long as you left it flat the traces would just stay in the same place and when you next turned on the 360 it would remelt the solder and a kind of repair itself, until the next time the solder cracked.
But even then it wasn't reliable, because if you knocked it then the solder pads wouldn't line up anymore and you'd have the same issue.
I think I went through about 5 before I finally got one which didn't have the defect.
The main air intake was on the bottom of the console (when in a vertical position), so you were restricting airflow unless you placed it horizontally.
Have they reduced the height at all?
That’s the only thing I’d really care about, as the height of the current PS5 is bloody inconvenient and makes it an eyesore.
Digital slim edition: Approx. 358 × 80 × 216 mm (width × height × depth)
Digital “OG” edition: 390mm x 92mm x 260mm (width × height × depth)
Looks like the “width” (horizontal, height when vertical) went down 32mm, a small reduction
Digital slim: 358 × 80 × 216 mm(width × height × depth)
Digital old: 390mm x 92mm x 260mm
Less than half an inch, so not really enough to make it more pleasing to look at lol
32mm difference, closer to an inch and a half
You're right, I wasn't thinking of how the Playstation was sitting when they said height, of course the original was taller than ~3.5 inches lol. Thanks for the correction.
I’m surprised they’re sticking with two SKUs. Especially with the digital having a disc add-on option
Edit: I’m starting to suspect the disc option is just the digital with the detachable drive in the box. Makes the most sense actually
Not sure about that, the disc drive doesn't look removable in the picture
The drive appears to attach to the side and they have a side panel cover it up. So with the side panel on, it wouldn't look detachable.
Ah, that makes sense
“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.”
Looks like the disc drive is now part of the face plate, not the actual PS5 and can be swapped out
Yes, that's exactly what it is.
Thanks for the confirmation! From a manufacturing standpoint, this is a huge design win for Sony. Should have been like this from the start
50% more expensive in euro than in dollars? Big oof
I'm amazed, they made it even uglier.
Looks better than the PS4 Pro and slims
Two questions.
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how dare you?
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what don't you like about the ps4 slim? I love how it looks.
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I dare
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I like the angular multi texture and led strip styling of the original PS4. It was distinct and can be identified just from a glance.
Meanwhile the slim is just a featureless box with fillet edges and a trench. At a glance its difficult to tell what it is until you see the PlayStation logo.
While I am not a fan of the PS5's design its at the minimum distinct, and striking. I just wish that it wasn't wider than a ~~george foreman grill~~ original PS3
Meanwhile the slim is just a featureless box with fillet edges and a trench. At a glance its difficult to tell what it is until you see the PlayStation logo
It's like you're describing the perfect design. Except for the logo. And the trench which most usb sticks don't fit into. Or some cables
I'm happy the detachable disk drive was a real idea. I won't be buying this right now because I just bought the Spiderman PS5 as a second station for my family room.
Yeah, ok... where's PS5 Pro? (・へ・)
Rumors have been late 2024 at this point. So if it is real, might have to wait another year.
So nothing's changed, I thought the Microsoft leaks that revealed plans for mid-gen upgrade would perhaps prompt some kind of hint at least from Sony.
I mean those were just similar refreshes to what Sony did today, so Sony is ahead of the game. Microsoft had no Pro style console planned so no need for Sony to show their hand. Sony didn't even announce the PS4 Pro until just a couple months before it came out. Plus they want people buying consoles now, not waiting for a year.
Are there even any games worth playing yet on PS5? I would consider it for GTA 6 or Red Dead 3, but everything else I want runs fine on other devices.
No idea myself but how are games like cyberpunk running on the ps4 now?
They somehow made it look even worse