New PlayStation 5 Slimmer Hardware Revision And Detachable Disc Drive Revealed; To Release This November

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Following months of rumors and unofficial looks, Sony has finally lifted the lid on the new PlayStation 5 hardware revision with a new trailer and blog post.

The trailer, which can be watched below, is rather short and shows the new console revision with a frontal look that highlights how the bump of the standard edition disc drive is more pronounced than in the currently available model.

The Official PlayStation Blog also revealed some additional information on the new PlayStation 5 hardware revision, which has been reduced in volume by more than 30%, and weight by 18% and 24% compared to the previous models. The new console will also launch with an attachable disc drive, as rumored in the past few months. The attachable drive will be available for purchase for 79.99 USD | 119.99 EURO | 99.99 GBP | 11,980 JPY. Both the Standard and Digital Edition of the new console will feature a 1 TB SSD for more internal storage and two front USB Type-C ports.

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The new PlayStation 5 model will start rolling out during the month of November at participating retailers. You can find a spec sheet and pricing information for multiple regions below.

PlayStation 5 specifications

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/OutputFront of Console USB Type-C® port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps)
USB Type-C® port (Hi-Speed USB)
Input/OutputBack 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

PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Specifications

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/OutputFront of Console USB Type-C® port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps)
USB Type-C® port (Hi-Speed USB)
Input/OutputBack 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
  • 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)
Written by Francesco De Meo

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