A new PS5 that is 30% smaller has arrived, and the disc drive is removable, but the price has been quietly increased
PlayStation official has announced a new model of PlayStation 5 (PS5). The new PS5 has the same performance as the previous PS5, but is 30% smaller, the Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive is now removable, and the built-in SSD has been increased to 1TB.
Newly designed PS5® announced for the holiday season! Storage expands to 1TB with removable Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – PlayStation.Blog English
PlayStation 5 - Same Immersive Power. New Slimmer Size. - YouTube
Sony's new PS5 with a removable disc drive launches in November - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23831415/new-ps5-model-removable-disc-drive-sony-price-release-date
The appearance of the new PS5 design is as follows. Compared to the previous model, the size is more than 30% smaller, and the weight is 18% lighter for the model equipped with a disk drive and 24% lighter for the digital edition. In addition, the main body cover used to have two panels on the left and right, but it is now divided into a total of four panels on the left and right, with the upper part having a glossy texture and the lower part having a matte finish as before. Masu.
For the Digital Edition, you can add additional disc drives later by purchasing an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive (sold separately). The Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive will be sold for 11,980 yen including tax.
The new PS5 model comes with horizontal feet.
Apart from this, a vertical stand will be sold for 3980 yen including tax.
In addition, body covers for the new model are scheduled to be released in early 2024, with a matte textured black cover costing 7,480 yen (tax included), and ``Deep Earth Collection'' in three colors: Volcanic Red, Cobalt Blue, and Sterling Silver (tax included). It is scheduled to be released for 7,980 yen, and it is said that other new color covers will also be available.
The specifications of the new model PS5 are as follows.
◆Normal model (with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive)
External dimensions (excluding maximum protrusion): Approximately 358mm x 96mm x 216mm (width x height x depth)
Mass: approx. 3.2kg
CPU: x86-64-AMD Ryzen “Zen 2” (8 cores/16 threads), variable up to 3.5GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics engine, ray tracing acceleration, variable up to 2.23GHz (10.3TFLOPS)
System memory: GDDR6 16GB, 448GB/s
SSD: 1TB, read speed 5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth(Raw)
PS5 game disc: Ultra HD Blu-ray (maximum capacity of each disc 100GB)
BD/DVD drive: Disc drive terminal, disc drive included
Video output: 4K 120Hz TV, 8K TV, VRR compatible (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)
Audio: “Tempest” 3D audio technology
Input/output (front): USB Type-C terminal (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps), USB Type-C terminal (Hi-Speed USB)
Input/output (back): USB Type-A terminal (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) x 2
Communication: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
◆Digital edition
External dimensions (excluding maximum protrusion): Approximately 358mm x 80mm x 216mm (width x height x depth)
Mass: approx. 2.6kg
CPU: x86-64-AMD Ryzen “Zen 2” (8 cores/16 threads), variable up to 3.5GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics engine, ray tracing acceleration, variable up to 2.23GHz (10.3TFLOPS)
System memory: GDDR6 16GB, 448GB/s
SSD: 1TB, read speed 5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth(Raw)
PS5 game disc: Ultra HD Blu-ray (maximum capacity of each disc 100GB)
BD/DVD drive: Disc drive terminal
Video output: 4K 120Hz TV, 8K TV, VRR compatible (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)
Audio: “Tempest” 3D audio technology
Input/output (front): USB Type-C terminal (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps), USB Type-C terminal (Hi-Speed USB)
Input/output (back): USB Type-A terminal (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) x 2
Communication: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
The selling price in Japan is 66,980 yen including tax for the regular model (with Ultra HD Blu-ray disk drive), 59,980 yen including tax for the digital edition, and 60,478 yen including tax for the current model. The yen and digital editions are sold at 49,478 yen including tax, so both prices will increase.
In addition, with the release of new models, the selling prices of PS5 peripherals will be revised as follows.
DualSense Wireless Controller (White and Midnight Black): 9480 yen including tax
DualSense Wireless Controller (Cosmic Red, Nova Pink, Galactic Purple, Starlight Blue and Gray Camouflage): 9980 yen including tax
PULSE 3D wireless headset: 12,980 yen including tax
HD camera: 7980 yen including tax
Media remote control: 3980 yen including tax
DualSense charging stand: 3980 yen including tax
The new model PS5 is scheduled to be released in Japan on Friday, November 10, 2023, and sales of the current model will end as soon as stock runs out.
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