Smaller PS5 design comes with 1TB storage for PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition; new model provides option to add an Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive to PS5 Digital Edition.

PS5 Slim!

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.

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.

    • PsythikEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      To this day I’m still afraid to orient my consoles in a vertical position, all thanks to the Xbox 360.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          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.

        • PsythikEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          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.