Update November 24, 2023: Sony is now offering the new Playstation 5 Slim for purchase on its website for customers in Germany. The new PS5 Slim costs 549.99 euros, although you have to buy the vertical stand separately for another 29.99 euros, if desired.
That’s a lot of money for the new game console, even though technically it only differs slightly from the old model that is still available – we show how small the technical differences are in this detailed comparison.
For Black Friday you can get the previous Sony Playstation 5 significantly cheaper. This really raises the question of whether it would be better to buy the “old” model instead of the expensive slim version. Here you can get the “old” Playstation 5 at top prices:
You can read more about the current bargain offers for the PS5 at Mediamarkt and Saturn in the Playstation 5 disc version, which is currently over 120 euros cheaper. End of update, beginning of the original message about the presentation of the new PS 5 Slim:
A French leaker, who is considered reliable according to the US IT news magazine Neowin, claims to have found out that Sony new Playstation 5 Slim from that November 8, 2023 will sell in the USA. So far it was only known that sales would start in November.
On November 8, 2023, the new Playstation 5 Disc Edition (i.e. with a built-in Blu-Ray drive) will only be available in a bundle with the game Marvel Spider Man 2 for $559.99 (for comparison: the PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc drive without game is expected to cost $499.99). Only this special bundle should be available from November 8th. to be available.
On November 10, 2023, the new PS5 will be available in both versions, including a purely digital version without a Blu-Ray drive. According to Sony, sales will take place via its own online shop and through selected retailers.
In Sony’s home market of Japan, selected Japanese retailers have been offering the revised Playstation 5 for pre-order since October 18th. General sales are scheduled to start in Japan on November 10th.
This is new for the Playstation 5 Slim
The new Playstation 5, which is given the suffix “Slim” by many media to distinguish it from the previous PS5, is smaller and lighter than the previous model. In addition, with the digital version you can connect an external Blu-Ray drive without a factory-installed drive. The internal storage space of the new Playstation 5 Slim has grown from 825 GB to 1 TB compared to its predecessor. However, Sony leaves the processor and graphics chip unchanged. We have summarized all the innovations in detail in a separate article.
Should you wait for the new model or still buy the old Playstation 5? There are different opinions on this. Read more in these two articles here:
Playstation 5 Slim: Why it’s worth the wait
PlayStation 5 Slim: Why you should still buy the old models
The latter article compares the two PS5 generations based on the known technical specifications and weighs up the advantages and disadvantages and comes to this conclusion: “The previous revision of the Playstation 5 Disc Edition and the Playstation 5 Digital Edition are the better choice for gamers in several respects” .
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PS5 Digital Edition in price comparison: