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[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

I'm just wondering how quiet they are and if they run cooler. I had to return two units near launch due to coil whine issues. I kept my third PS5 but if I close my door my room gets muggy feeling from a few hours of gaming. I'll be looking for posts about the fan noise level for sure.

 

[ReBurn]

What's sad is that we got more content and actual pics of the unit months before Sony even announce anything today with a digital render and not an actual unit.

Also. Glossy again you fucking retards ?

PS3 and PS4 never taught you anything about the fact your system look like shit Nd scratched to hell and ugly as fuck after couple of weeks ?

The word retard to the designing team doesn't even cut it.

Hopefully someone makes all matte aftermarket plates.

 

[adamsapple]

My comment was about the disc drive costing £99.99 (which is $120). Yeah it came with a stand that works in both, you put it in the middle and it hooks on the back.

Oh shit I just realized what you were talking about. My bad.

They're selling a vertical stand SEPARATELY now whereas the one which came with all PS5's beforehand can be used both vertically *and* horizontally.

Yeah that's a pretty weirdly scummy omission to design two completely different stands for orientation.

 

[tmlDan]

Nintendo is doing great in Europe, the issue is Sony doesn't seem to care about how Nintendo is doing, their competitive responses and analyses all seem to be centred around Xbox and only Xbox (look at how Sony treats Japan where they have been curb stomped into irrelevance by Nintendo... but are still doing better than Xbox).

This is why I hope the Switch 2 is in PS5 ballpark so Sony is forced to pay attention.

Why do we care so much about the Japanese market, they are primarily focused on mobile now and nothing Sony does will change that unless they make a viable handheld competitor.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

It was always ugly. Ugliest console by far.

Yeah I didn’t mean to imply that it wasn’t ugly before. PS5 was definitely one of the ugliest designs I’ve seen. Back when it was first unveiled I thought maybe it’d be one of those things where you need to see it in person.

But in person it’s even uglier + comically huge. I feel sorry for the folks who don’t have enough room/ventilation in their entertainment systems so they have to stand it upright and have it dominate their living space.

This one is uglier but at least it’s easier to hide.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Getting a slim console before we even really get current-gen games.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Sony is nailing the design OMG. So pretty.

Edit: /s

It looks like shit

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Remember people laughing at this guy that he 3D printed this thing?

Lots of people should be eating crow right about now. I remember quite a few quoting my replies and telling me it's a fake in the old thread about this leak. Oh and let's not forget the dumb laugh emojis from ignorant trolls.

 

[Crayon]

Almost afraid to ask... How do you guys end up with fingerprints all over your ps5?

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Lots of people should be eating crow right about now.

I'm eating mine with ketchup btw.

It's PS4 Slim Gumtree leak all over again. Nobody believed it's this ugly too. (Wife liked it btw, so I'm filling my divorce papers rn /jk)

 

[The Last One]

Both Mario Wonder + Spider-man 2 and PS5 slim will make things really difficult for MS this holiday season.

 

[Tsaki]

Tom Henderson redeemed (not that he was false about something else). PS5 Pro for Fall next year is his other leak.
1TB? Now I wanna know how they achieved this.

 

[MaxwellParrish]

Vertical stand is aseparate purchase?! wut mate

This model probably doesn't necessitate a stand to be in vertical position, so, as wasin the precedent generations, it became a separate purchase

 

[64bitmodels]

Almost afraid to ask... How do you guys end up with fingerprints all over you ps5?

well, when you take it out of the box you have to hold it in order to put it beside/under your TV...

 

[scarlet0pimp]

Still ugly and large but I like the add on disk drive.
Intreasting about the storage bump, the original config was that way because the chip arrangement. I wonder if they scrapped thet and just went with a fast ssd. Tear down will be intreasting at least.

 

[Crayon]

well, when you take it out of the box you have to hold it in order to put it beside/under your TV...

Omg.

Even more afraid to ask... have you guys ever heard of wiping?

 

[Sleepwalker]

One of the first things that caught my eye as well. Smart move by Sony to push new customers to the disc version and ensuring that physical games continue to thrive on the platform.

It is also good news for repairability! A faulty blu ray drive would be easily replaceable by just purchasing a new one directly from sony.


I do worry that they left out the m.2 expansion from the spec sheet, that would actually make OG consoles a bit better ngl.

 

[SenkiDala]

Well as I expected the "fake leak lol" was real.

Good for people who don't already have a PS5, they can have it smaller. Sad though that the current market is like this, new model not coming with a lower price. Still remember buying a GameCube 99€ 2 years after release. But well, I mean they're selling like hotcakes, would be dumb to lower the price.

No change in specs is satisfying for day one owners like me, we'll quietly wait for a Pro version if it ever exists.

 

[Banjo64]

30% smaller? Why not call slim? $50 dollars more for digital, Sony is on full stupid mode.

They’ve never called their slim consoles ‘slim’ officially. It’s always just PS2, PS3, PS4 etc and they immediately cease production of the fat versions.

 

[West Texas CEO]

There's no real incentive to buy the digital edition at this point, with the price increase.
Hey, what van I say?

 

[Kataploom]

Ok, this one looks a little less ugly, is smaller and digital can finally be found by default. I may try giving it a chance next year.

 

[Kusarigama]

Remember people laughing at this guy that he 3D printed this thing?

When the first pic on the box was leaked I thought that it was a complete fake. But after seeing this clip I was convinced

 

[Killer8]

The diet didn't work very well.

 

[MirageMew2]

30% smaller? Why not call slim? $50 dollars more for digital, Sony is on full stupid mode.

Don’t forget 1 TB storage

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Tom said a pro is coming end of next year

I'd love to be wrong, but I don't see it happening.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Can someone tell me why the disk drive needs to be on the bottom? If it was on the top there wouldn’t be a need for a horizontal stand at all…

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

It is also good news for repairability! A faulty blu ray drive would be easily replaceable by just purchasing a new one directly from sony.


I do worry that they left out the m.2 expansion from the spec sheet, that would actually make OG consoles a bit better ngl.

Yeah, haven't thought about the repairability aspect with the disc now being detachable so that's a very good point and a win for the consumer. Also, agreed with the second part of your reply, kinda sus that the m.2 slot is not being mentioned on spec sheet of this new PS5 model. Hopefully DF or other gaming outlet will reach out and ask for clarification from Sony on that important aspect which oddly has been left out.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Can someone tell me why the disk drive needs to be on the bottom? If it was on the top there wouldn’t be a need for a horizontal stand at all…

Vibration noise is my main guess. Drive will resonate with the entire chassis if on top.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Vibration noise is my main guess. Drive will resonate with the entire chassis if on top.

How did the ps4 and 3 deal with it? Seems odd to me.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

When the first pic on the box was leaked I thought that it was a complete fake. But after seeing this clip I was convinced

That first pic did not look real at all I agree

 

[ReBurn]

Almost afraid to ask... How do you guys end up with fingerprints all over your ps5?

Travel. I want to take this with me when I'm sitting in hotels during the week. I Had a PS4 slim with me last week and I would love to take a PS5 instead. Glossy finishes will be scratched all to hell.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

So it's more expensive and they're using cheaper materials? Glad I already have a phat one.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

How did the ps4 and 3 deal with it? Seems odd to me.

Less spin, less parts, whole another chassis. Also, PS4 drive was LOUD.

 

[CrustyBritches]

The $50 price increase on the Digital Edition is brutal. Also, not including a vertical stand anymore. Removed front USB-A port, so it will be more of a pain to swap Pulse3d between PS5 and PC. It has segmented, glossy plates and looks ugly. What a shitfest.

PS5 Digital with matte black side plates is still the best looking PS5.

 

[Metnut]

Very glad to see the price increase on the digital version. Physical is king.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Yawn

 

[Pedro Motta]

Might as well skip it and go next-gen, especially since MS won't be releasing a Pro of their own.

You skip it then, skipper.

 

[DR3AM]

Why not just have 1 digital SKU and sell the add on drive separate to save on production cost?

 

[nial]

PS5 Slim This Time For Real™ after next-gen begins then, ala PSOne.

 

[CherryFalls]

lmao somehow looks even worse than the original

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Why not just have 1 digital SKU and sell the add on drive separate to save on production cost?

That is a very curious decision on their part

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Why not just have 1 digital SKU and sell the add on drive separate to save on production cost?

Because your console sold in retail too, and you need a strong SKU to support your supply chain.

Sony is not here to kill physical or chain stores, if anything, new pricing is actually here to help them. Part of the reason why PS is so strong worldwide.

 

[Banjo64]

Why not just have 1 digital SKU and sell the add on drive separate to save on production cost?

That’s exactly what this is but you can also buy the console and disc drive as a bundle.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

You skip it then, skipper.

I'm not against a Pro-console, if that's what you think.

If they release one, I'll buy it day 1, no problem.

 

[saintjules]

People need to really take Tom Henderson serious on his PS hardware leaks

Came here to say this. Pro no doubt is coming next year.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

release it in black, get rid of the popped collar, and maybe it wont look so bad.

 

[Horseganador]

There are no images comparing both models?

 

[Elios83]

Why not just have 1 digital SKU and sell the add on drive separate to save on production cost?

Because in that way you give up on the possibility to control the production mix and drive sales towards the more expensive/profitable model.

 

[Zathalus]

Digital looks fine, but they somehow managed to make the disc version look worse.

 

[IntentionalPun]

So they gave up on Cerny's weird drive configuration that forced the weird sizing?

That's interesting; wonder how the drive will perform vs. OG drives.

The price raise + removing stand from digital cracks me up lol Dominant Sony being dominant Sony.