Sony has been rumored to be engaged on a revision of the PlayStation 5, also known as the PS5 Slim, that features a detachable disc drive. Now photographs and a video have leaked of a PS5 mannequin that appears slimmer and barely shorter, and will effectively have a detachable disc drive.
The primary picture leaked of the rumored PS5 Slim in a Chinese language discussion board earlier at the moment, and now a leaked video gives a greater have a look at this rumored gadget. The video, from Better Way Electronics, an Australian PlayStation restore specialist, exhibits off the plastic case of a possible future mannequin of the PS5. It has a bulge for the disc drive, a curve within the center with a smaller area for vents, two slits on either side of the case, and twin USB-C ports on the entrance as a substitute of the one USB-C and USB-A ports discovered on the present PS5 fashions.
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Insider Gaming reported final 12 months that Sony was getting ready for a PS5 with a removable disc drive for September 2023. It’s rumored that the following PS5 mannequin will probably be offered by itself with out the disc drive or in a bundle, which suggests the slimmer mannequin might quickly develop into the PS5 default — permitting folks to connect a disc drive at a later date. At present, you need to both purchase a $399 PS5 Digital Version or the $499 PS5 with a disc drive.
Microsoft definitely appears to suppose {that a} PS5 Slim mannequin is on the way in which later this 12 months. The Xbox maker referenced the rumors in paperwork that had been filed as a part of the FTC v. Microsoft listening to final month. Microsoft appears to suppose the PS5 Slim will probably be priced at $399.99, the identical value level because the PS5 Digital Version.
Sony additionally began its first PS5 gross sales within the UK, Germany, India, and different components of Europe not too long ago. The worth drop promotions began simply as Sony had introduced it has offered 40 million PS5s for the reason that console’s launch final month.
If the unique rumors maintain true, then we solely have weeks left to search out out whether or not the PS5 Slim is real and whether or not these leaked photographs and movies had been the true deal.
