PS5 Slim Is A Lot Smaller Than We Thought

This side-by-side comparison of the PS5 and PS5 'slim’ shows how much smaller the new consoles really are.

[Jin_Sakai]

Nice. Idk why Sony didn't do a side by side comparison on their announcement trailer.

[Rainbowcookie]

Yeah the while point was missed and then people focus on the negatives .

[Cacabunga]

Reveal trailer was terrible, a side by side would have been good.. i searched for a side by side after that trailer i could find

[TheCaptainKuchiki]

because a side by side comparison would've been like admitting "yeah our PS5 was too big"

[darthv72]

"I shall call him, mini me."

[DarXyde]

Sure, but with that kind of reduction in plastic and cheaper manufacturing process, I still don't understand why they refuse to cut the price.

It's functionally a price increase because you're paying the same for less plastic/metal (albeit 200 more GB).

I really feel that they didn't plan this out very well.

[Jin_Sakai]

Arrogance is why the price went up instead of down.

[Grilla]

They need to clear out old stock before they can drop the price.

[Nacho_Z]

The savings on materials for a smaller console on the manufacturing side will be tiny, almost negligible. If they save a couple of pence per console I wouldn't expect that to be passed on to the consumer.

[DarXyde]

To the people disagreeing, you might be new to this or too young to remember:

A slim console goes hand in hand with a price cut. It has always been that way. It uses less plastic and, again, the savings on the shrunken chip sets are passed on to the consumer. That's how that had always worked. Even the digital edition comes with an actual increase (not just a net increase). Why? Occam's razor suggests Sony is participating in greed-flation.

Historically, I've been pretty impressed with my fellow PlayStation fans for being hostile towards PlayStation when it is needed. I strongly encourage you not to let go of that. See it for what it is without trying to rationalize is: Sony's being greedy. Simple as that.

[ChasterMies]

I do. Sony doesn’t want you to think about why the PS5 slim costs so much if it’s obviously cheaper for Sony to make.

[Gamingsince1981]

It's not though, it comes with a bigger ssd, which far outweighs the tiny money they saved on plastic to make it smaller. It's like 1 cent less If you're lucky, you want Sony to reduce the price 1 cent for you then ?

[Magog]

I can't believe we are already in the slim era. My life is moving too fast. It feels like the PS5 launched just the other day.

[Crows90]

It kinda did. There hasn't been many actual exclusives this gen...but that's also cuz all their devs were wrapping up or wrapped up most of their games near the end or at the end of the PS4 era. I suspect we're going to see more exclusives 2024 and onward.

[sagapo]

And it only goes faster the older you get...

[Profchaos]

Really does it was only yesterday I unboxed my PS4 but the calender says that was a decade ago hell same with unboxing my mega drive (genisis) to be honest.

[Profchaos]

Does feel like it and still feels like we're waiting for the gen to properly kick off still after only a handful of takes that can properly take advantage of gen 9 hardware releasing. Everyone's quick to blame covod disruption of the development process but I don't fully buy it

[RNTody]

I love this Slim edition and I want to trade my PS5 for one, but it's really stupid that a vertical stand is sold separately.

[Plague-Doctor27]

Just FYI the vertical stand is not required. The ps2/ps3/ps4 could all also be vertical and had optional vertical stands sold separately

[RNTody]

Oh! I honestly didn't know that. Thank you for clarifying - if it's just a cool accessory then I'm fine with that.

@Crows90
I prefer vertical as I like to display my console and don't want it tucked away in a TV unit. Just a preference.

[Crows90]

Vertical kills disks. I wouldn't do it vertical anyways...I'm going trade mine I for the slim.

[jznrpg]

I love my OG PS5 but I will most likely get a Pro and a Slim before the generation is over

[PassNextquestion]

Wow. That is a decent size reduction.

[CornholioX]

So many people think 30% smaller is not much compared to original PS5 when PS5 itself is actually big lol

[blackblades]

Those the same ones being negative and still saying its still big and ugly. To hell with them.

[Babadook7]

I don't know if it's worth upgrading for me personally. It would only be until the PS5 Pro comes, so for about a year. I also have a 2 TB SSD with a heatsync / expansion bay lid that I would like to fit before I consider it further.

[jznrpg]

I’ll have to get one with drive for sure. Getting a Pro too if it comes out.

[Muigi]

Tbh this makes me love my launch day version even more.

[Moonman]

It's going to be a massive hit this holiday. Wouldn't surprise me if Sony and Nintendo stomp Xbox in the ground worldwide this holiday. And I'm talking 3:1.

[Gamingsince1981]

3 to 1 ? Ps5 is already doing 3 to 1 on xbox ......

The Christmas sales will put it up towards 5 to 1

[KwietStorm_BLM]

That definitely is a lot smaller than people were making it sound like. Very curious. I also have a sneaking suspicion that the reason they're adding a removable disc drive is because of the rumored work they've been doing with legacy PlayStation emulation and revamped backward compatibility/streaming.

[RupeeHoarder]

I’ll be swapping my PS5 fat for this, it will cost minimal. If a Pro model comes, this model will have better trade value going forward.

[anast]

I looks good and they didn't have to make it a mid. gen. like the S.

[Profchaos]

Why didn't Sony just show that.

[rlow1]

Yes it’s smaller, bit the PS5 is huge so it’s hard to tell how small it is. I would love to see it compared to the PS4 to really get an idea of it’s size.

[rlow1]

Yes it’s smaller, but to get a better idea of how small. They should show it next to the PS4.

[xetiro]

Unfortunately, when left to amateurs it lacks rigor.

Why comparing the new PS5 disk-less version with the old PS5 Disk-based version?

The new models are specified to be 30% less volume against their respective older versions. But this comparation makes it look maybe 40% less volume.

Indeed Sony should have done a comparation video themselves. Maybe something post-announcement.

Because

[bartfart]

Not sure if anyone has noticed but virtually everything costs more. From gas to groceries why would a console not reflect that

[Hofstaderman]

I have a few friends and family who habe held out on a PS5:waiting for the slim. It appears that this and spiderman is finally shifting them to a purchase decision. They all saying the same thing they need to buy it and stashvit away before the full on Christmas period craze sets in. I advised them to buy the OG especially if theres last minute discounts as they could save on store made bundles.