PlayStation Blog: New Look for PS5 console this holiday season

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  VERTICAL STAND SOLD SEPARATELY

  That’s kinda lame. The original one came with that. They wanna charge you extra for a plastic circle (and maybe the screw)?

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• olmec@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I first, I thought this was consolidating the line to a single SKU, and letting you add the drive yourself for a small premium. Instead, this looks like this is a new model with a reworking interior to save a bit on cost, and heat/power.

  The one good thing, is that now every PS5 is a “Physical Edition.” It is also way more likely in the decades to come you can get a 3rd party drive, and hack it to work. Without the size or soldiering being an issue, it is more likely we can see 3rd party replacements.

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  • BorgDrone@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This is just a first step into finally getting rid of physical media.

    It makes the digital-only version more attractive: it’s cheaper and you don’t really risk not having a drive as you can always add it later if you really need it.

    Lots of people will get the cheaper version and never get the drive. Then in a year or two they will quietly stop selling the drive due to low demand. For PS6, they will leave out the optical drive because the majority of PS5 owners didn’t have an optical drive anyway.

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• Marsupial@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m surprised people sound even remotely surprised it’s just a size reduction.

  PSOne

  PS2 Slim

  PS3 Slim

  PS3 Super Slim

  PS4 Slim

  Kinda part of the parcel with Sony at this stage.

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• Chozo@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Maybe I'm in the minority, but I feel like this looks worse than the original model. Sure, it's thinner, but it looks like a 2000s-era AlienWare design.

  Not including a vertical stand is an odd choice, as well. I get that console hardware is typically a loss-leader in general, but not including something so basic that only costs $30 just seems like unnecessary nickle-and-diming.

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  • Trashboat@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Was the original not also an Alienware kinda design?

    As shallow as it is, that’s one of the reasons I’ve been waiting for a refresh to buy one. I thought the OG was gaudy and trying too hard to look “futuristic” for me to want to have it next to my TV. Seems the slim carries on the tradition unfortunately…

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• lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The digital version looks sleek when vertical. Too bad that Sony’s choosing to include the horizontal stand in the box instead.

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• Usernamealreadyinuse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So only a different form but no upgrades?

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  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    None in terms of extra power, but from what I read there was a die shrink so the console should use less electricity and run cooler.

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    • freebread@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The SSD also goes from 825GB to 1TB

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• vasametropolis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The design is still horrendous. I was hoping for a total do over.

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• samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Oh, great, and I was just about to buy one soon. Whatever, not worth waiting for these models to become widely available!

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