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PS5 Slim in the future and why id wait before I buy a PlayStation 5

The PS5 Slim will likely be cheaper than the original PS5’s launch price of $499 / £449. Expect it to be around £100 cheaper, so $399 / £349, which was the launch price of the PS4. The original PS5 price tag of $499 / £449 will likely be replaced by the PS5 Pro, as was the case when the PS4 Pro was released and it will be of no suprise that Sony will also launch a PRO version much later.[/nk_text]

It’s unclear whether Sony will release a PS5 Slim Digital Edition, I’d expect it to follow the same pricing scheme as before, with a discount of $100 / £90 over the disc version. That could make Sony’s all-digital console incredibly appealing, but I doubt if Sony will pursue another digital model.

Historically, Sony tends to release a Slim version of its consoles three years after launch. This was the case with PS3 and PS4, while the PS2 Slim and PS One took four years and six years to arrive. It’s likely, that the PS5 Slim would arrive sometime in late 2023 or early 2024.

While it’s impossible to predict exactly how the PS5 Slim will look, expect a fairly big reduction in the console’s overall size and weight. It’s likely that the console’s design won’t stray too far from Sony’s original vision, so expect a smaller, more compact version of the PS5’s current design.

 

The PS5 is the biggest console Sony has ever made, and can demand a fair bit of room in your within you setup’s, especially if you plan on placing it vertically. Sony should do away with the stand completely for those who put the console on its side, and imagine it will be a lot shorter than the current PS5.

As mentioned earlier, Sony has already knocked 300 grams off the current PS5 models, but so expect to see further improvements to the console’s hefty huge frame as it’s the second heaviest system Sony has made to date at 8.6 pounds, which is only a touch lighter than the original launch PS3.

Should I wait for a PS5 Slim?

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