Sony is showing the PS5 Slim with a replaceable drive that is supposed to solve the console’s biggest problem

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Sony has shown the first images of its new PS5. The new version is not only significantly slimmer, but a drive can also be installed. You can read all the details about the new model directly at MeinMMO.

What was shown? The Christmas season is approaching and Sony has introduced a new PS5 model. The new PS5 is smaller, slimmer and offers even more new features:

  • On the one hand, you can plug a Blu-Ray drive into the PS5.
  • On the other hand, there is a 1 TB SSD with more storage space.

    • The new PS5 models should be available in North America from November 2023. The same also applies to the pluggable drive.

    You can jump directly to the important information in the article using the following links:

    This is what the new PS5 looks like, where you can install the drive.

    PS5 Slim: price and performance – what’s changing?

    Are there new prices for the PS5? No, the new models will remain at the old prices as we currently know them from Sony. The following prices apply to the PS5 consoles from November 2023:

  • PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray drive: 549.99 euros
  • PS5 Digital Edition: 449.99 euros

    • What happens after the release? The currently known PS5 models will disappear from the market as soon as they are sold out. The new models will replace the old devices.

    Does the new PS5 Slim have more performance? No, performance remains unaffected. A combined processor with graphics chip from AMD is also used. The built-in RAM also remains at 16 GB and the technical specifications remain identical. The theoretical graphics performance of 10.3 TFLOPS remains unaffected.

    What new features are there? Sony addresses the biggest criticism of its PS5 by offering the PS5 with an SSD with a total of 1 TB of storage space. Because the PS5 was criticized for the fact that, in contrast to the Xbox Series X, it “only” provides 664 GB of storage space.

    If you want to install more games, you will inevitably have to buy an additional M.2 SSD for your PS5. After all, installation is pretty easy. You can find the best M.2 SSDs in our purchasing advice on MeinMMO.

    What is probably much more exciting is the additional drive that you can buy for the PS5 Digital Edition.

    Check out the new slim model of the PS5 in the video

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    Lower weight, smaller size and optional drive

    How much does the PS5 Slim weigh? Sony has significantly reduced the weight of the new models:

  • The current PS5 with drive weighs a whopping 4.5 kg.
  • The current PS5 Digital Edition weighs 3.9 kg.
  • The new PS5 Slim model should only weigh 3.2 kg, making it significantly lighter than all previous models.

    • Will the PS5 Slim finally get smaller? Yes, the new models are actually significantly slimmer and lose size. Here we present the data to you again in detail:

    UnitXbox Series XPlayStation 5PlayStation 5 DigitalNew slim model PS5measures in cm30.1 x 15.1 x 15.139 x 10.4 x 2639 x 9.2 x 2635.8 x 9.6 x 21.6Weight4.4kg4.5kg3.9kg3.2kg

    How much will the new drive cost? You can buy the new Blu-ray drive for the PS5 later for 119.99 euros. You can then use this to convert your digital PS5 into a PS5 with a drive. But there is a catch: the price of the “purchase” is then higher than the total price of the PS5 with a permanently installed drive.

    You can read all the differences between the PS5 with drive and the Digital Edition directly on MeinMMO:

    PS5: Which console is better, with or without a disc drive?

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