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.
  • Kolgeirr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    When I bought my PS5 a few months ago I considered waiting for a PS5 Slim in the hopes that it would be less fuckin ugly. Glad I didn’t wait, because they managed to make it worse by basically slapping the disc drive to the side.

    • kaitco@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      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.

      Hm…I mean, I’m not sure I’d call it a “new look”, but I suppose there are some changes.

  • JohnWorks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Honestly I like the look of the consoles however the pricing is incredibly stupid imo. 450 for diskless is pointless when the disked model is 500. 50$ doesn’t seem like much of an incentive to save by going diskless. The better option would’ve been to charge 400 for diskless and then 100 for the drive rather than 80.

  • misk@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
    76·
    1 year ago

    Still looks like an air purifier / conditioner unfortunately.

    I was holding off with upgrading my PS4 Pro with SSD but when I saw new PS5 leaks I went with XSX. Sorry, that thing has no place in an adult living room lol.

    • Molecular0079@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, why they have to make it so curvy in the first place? And then they have to add a stupid extra base just to get it to not roll around. Too many designers in the kitchen IMHO.

      • misk@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I’ll take the bait. I consider both consoles evenly matched but from the perspective of Sony diehard it’s quite attractive value proposition:

        • I don’t care about first party exclusives because I’ve played enough Naughty Dog games by now. Third party ones will come eventually as always.

        • I didn’t own any Xbox consoles up until now so it’s a treasure trove thanks to backwards compatibility. Especially whenplenty of X360 games run 4k60.

        • Game Pass is cool although new Microsoft games seem to be released in quite barebone state.

        • The console itself can be quite cheap where I live, got an XSX bundle with Diablo 4 for ~$450. Game Pass Ultimate with Live Gold tricks is like ~$70 for 2 years. If you want to get really cheap, region change to Turkey, buy rechargeable Visa and enjoy everything being -50% off all the time.

        • UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Yeah those are all solid reasons to buy then. I agree with you fully.

          I prefer the curves though and that’s where my argument ends so you win lol