Photos Comparing the PS5 Slim to the Original Have Appeared Online - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 November 2023 / 5,835 Views
The first photos of the new and smaller PlayStation 5 in the wild have appeared online. A user on Twitter claims to have bought one and posted several photos of the PS5 Slim.
The photos posted include comparisons with the original PS5 that showcase how much smaller the slimmer PS5 is to the original console.
A new advert that was recently spotted reveals a new PS5 Slim bundle will include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III for $499.99. The PS5 Slim with the Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive will launch for the same price, so this essentially includes Modern Warfare III for free.
A Look at New PS5 Slim vs OG PS5 Comparison #PlayStation
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Check out the pricing for the new PS5 models below:
- U.S.
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 499.99 USD
- PS5 Digital Edition – 449.99 USD
- Europe
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 549.99 EUR
- PS5 Digital Edition – 449.99 EUR
- U.K.
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 479.99 GBP
- PS5 Digital Edition – 389.99 GBP
- Japan
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 66,980 JPY (includes tax)
- PS5 Digital Edition – 59,980 JPY (includes tax)
View images comparing the PS5 Slim to the original PS5, as well as the horizontal stand below:
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I didn't think it was possible to make it uglier, that's an achievement.
Honestly I don't think it is an improvement in terms of aesthetics, the main thing OG PS5 had going for it was the louvered vents and they got rid of those for some reason. The harder angle on the disc drive hump looks worse too. I am seeing exposed metal from the shroud in the vent gap on that 3rd picture. Looks kind of cheap all-around.
It is cheaper to produce simply because it is smaller, therefore less materials, and this is exactly the reason the price has increased(for example 550Euros in EU = around 600$) - to make big profits.
Still don’t understand the digital version price bump LOL
Greed.
I'm pretty sure they were nervous in 2020 to have the cheaper version of PS5 start at $449.99 when there was always a chance PS5 could sell below expectations. Now that PS5 is one of the fastest-selling consoles, they can up the price and people will still buy it.
Check the Japanese Yen against the Chinese Yuan. About 20% decline in three years.
Depends on which currency Sony ordered. In US$ vx Japanesse Yen, it is even much worse.
So a 10% price increase helps a little but still doesn't nullify the exchange rate losses.
I hope the PS5 Pro copies the series x in case design.
If they do make a PS5 Pro, my design concern is the disc drive., and the fact that if you're not a fan of the this new slim design.
I can't imagine the disc drive for the PS5 Pro to be manufactured to look differently than this new one. As a business perspective, you would just make the 1 disc drive attachment that would work for the Slim and Pro rather than 2 separate ones. So I have a feeling the Pro will have some similar design to match this new disc drive '-_-
I'm thinking realistically in the end, there'll be 2 SKU; digital slim PS5, digital pro PS5. and the same add-on disc drive that can attach for both SKU.
Sony for sure won't be getting rid of the disc drive anytime soon, so in the case of a Pro, I agree with you and I pray that they have a completely new (and better) design with the disc drive built-in like the current XSX.
Looks even cheaper and more budget than the OG PS5, which already had a hard cheap Chinese plastic finish. I know it's the inside that matters, but still they could have spent a bit more on the exterior. Hopefully it is as quiet though, because whilst PS3/PS4 looked better, they sounded like jet engines and the PS5 is pretty damn quiet.
Sony have not called it a slim, yet the media does. What would they call an official PS5 slim?
"The PS5 Officially Slim" "PS5 Anorexia Edition"
