Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that new PS5 slim models will be released this November at select retailers and PlayStation Direct. The new slim models will include a modular disc drive, increased storage (now 1 TB), and reduced volume while retaining the exact same CPU, GPU, and system memory specs.
According to Sony, the new PS5 slim models have been reduced in volume by over 30%, and weight has been decreased by 18% and 24% for both models compared to the original PS5. The slim consoles include four separate cover panels with the top panels having a glossy finish instead of the matte finish. Since the disc drive is modular, players who purchase the slim PS5 Digital Edition may add an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive later for $79.99.
PlayStation 5 Slim Pricing
The PS5 slim models will be sold for $499.99 (Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive included) and $449.99 (Digital Edition). A horizonal stand is included, but fans may purchase a new vertical stand that’s compatible with all PS5 models for $29.99.
Exact pricing for various markets may be found below.
- U.S.
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – $499.99 USD
- PS5 Digital Edition – $449.99 USD
- Europe
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 549.99 EUR
- PS5 Digital Edition – 449.99 EUR
- U.K.
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 479.99 GBP
- PS5 Digital Edition – 389.99 GBP
- Japan
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 66,980 JPY (includes tax)
- PS5 Digital Edition – 59,980 JPY (includes tax)
Here are the exact specifications for the PS5 slim models, via PlayStation Blog.
PS5 Slim Specs
- External dimensions (excluding projecting parts) – Approx. 358 × 96 × 216 mm(width × height × depth)
- Mass – Approx. 3.2 kg
- CPU – x86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen 2”
- 8 Cores / 16 Threads
- Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz
- GPU – AMD Radeon™ RDNA 2-based graphics engine
- Ray Tracing Acceleration
- Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)
- System Memory – GDDR6 16GB
- 448GB/s Bandwidth
- SSD – 1TB
- 5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)
- PS5 Game Disc – Ultra HD Blu-ray™, up to 100GB/disc
- BD/DVD drive – Disc Drive portequipped with Disc Drive
- Video Out – Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)
- Audio – “Tempest” 3D AudioTech
- Input/Output (Front of Console)
- USB Type-C® port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps)
- USB Type-C® port (Hi-Speed USB)
- Input/Output (Back of Console) – USB Type-A port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps) x2
- Networking – Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)Wi-fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
PS5 Digital Edition Slim Specs
- External dimensions(excluding projecting parts) – Approx. 358 × 80 × 216 mm(width × height × depth)
- Mass – Approx. 2.6 kg
- CPU – x86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen 2”
- 8 Cores / 16 Threads
- Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz
- GPU – AMD Radeon™ RDNA 2-based graphics engine
- Ray Tracing Acceleration
- Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)
- System Memory – GDDR6 16GB
- 448GB/s Bandwidth
- SSD – 1TB
- 5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)
- PS5 Game Disc – Ultra HD Blu-ray™, up to 100GB/disc
- BD/DVD drive – Disc Drive port
- Video Out – Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)
- Audio – “Tempest” 3D AudioTech
- Input/Output (Front of Console)
- USB Type-C® port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps)
- USB Type-C® port (Hi-Speed USB)
- Input/Output (Back of Console) – USB Type-A port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps) x2
- Networking – Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)Wi-fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Lastly, watch the new trailer below.
