Sony has announced that it ’s replacing both thePS5and the PS5 Digital Edition with new slimmer models , as if the consoles have been put on a nonindulgent dieting .
But a thinner aim is n’t the only change that Sony has implemented . We ’ve create this templet to foreground the key differences between the unexampled PS5 Slim Digital Edition , and the previous PS5 Digital Edition that launched back in 2020 . check off them out below :
New design is 30% smaller
The most obvious difference between the two console is that the PS5 Slim Digital Edition is , well … svelte . Sony says it has reduced the size by 30 % , with less plastic software the principal body of the console .
As you could see in the board below , the PS5 Slim Digital Edition is 32 mm thinner , 12 millimetre shorter and 44 millimeter shallower . That should combine to make a obtrusive deviation , progress to it easier to slot the console into your abode entertainment frame-up .
Such tweaks have also made a divergence to the console ’s exercising weight . The original PS5 Slim Digital Edition hit the scales at 3.9 kilo , while the Modern Slim model only weighs 2.6 kilogram . That ’s a significant difference , and so should make it easier to lug the console between room when required .
Supports add-on disc drive
Since both models of this PS5 are the ‘ Digital Edition ’ it should total as no surprise that they do n’t feature a magnetic disc drive . This means you ’re forced to rely on PlayStation ’s digital memory when buy games , which could be tough if you often buy pre - owned games .
However , the PS5 Slim Digital Edition dissent in that you are able-bodied to confiscate a magnetic disk campaign to the cabinet , which will be sell separately for £ 99.99/$79.99 . This enables you to promote to the disc drive without being forced to buy a completely unexampled console .
The PS5 Digital Edition does not back this functionality , so there ’s utterly no way it can diddle your PS5,PS4and Blu - Ray discs , even with an supererogatory purchase .
178GB more storage
Storage space is a very important consideration for the PS5 Digital Edition , since you ’re run to be reliant on digital downloads . As a consequence , it ’s welcome tidings to see that Sony has upgrade theSSDthis time around .
The original PS5 Digital Edition packed a 825 GB SSD , which was criticise for not being a big enough capacity for forward-looking game – Call Of Duty : Black Ops Cold Wartakes up more than 300 GB of blank alone .
Sony has improved this offering for the PS5 Slim Digital Edition , upping the storage to 1 TB . That means you ’re find an extra 175 GB to play around with . It ’s arguably still not enough to prevent many gamers seeking to expand the storage , but fortunately you ’re still capable to upgrade the PS5 Slim with an M.2 SSD .
PS5 Slim Digital Edition is more expensive in USA
To the surprisal of many Americans , Sony foretell that the PS5 Slim Digital Edition will actually be more expensive ( by $ 50 ) than the original PS5 Digital Edition .
The PS5 Slim Digital Edition will be priced at £ 389.99 / $ 449.99 , while the preceding PS5 Digital Edition model was priced at £ 389.99 / $ 399.99 . This price increase probably is n’t to do with improvement to the console , but simply an adaptation for inflation , which the UK and Europe had already been victim to .
Frustratingly , Sony has confirm that once stock hunt out , it will no longer sell the PS5 Digital Edition . This means you ’ll be forced to buy the more expensive slender role model instead , unless you ’re unforced to opt for a pre - owned model instead .
Identical performance
If you were hope for a carrying into action boost with the newfangled PS5 Slim Digital Edition , then you ’re out of luck . Both console partake in the precise sameCPUandGPU .
Sony has confirmed that the PS5 Slim Digital Edition will be powered by an 8 - essence Zen 2 splintering , with AMD ’s RDNA 2 graphics allowing for characteristic such asray tracing .
And while the PS5 Slim Digital Edition has been treated to a greater reposition capacity , the existent performance of the SSD remains the same at 5.5 GB / s. That mean loading times wo n’t be any quicker , although they ’re already lightning immediate .
Anyone still craving a office boost will have to await for the rumouredPS5 Pro , although it ’s anyone ’s dead reckoning when Sony settle to establish it , if ever .
