Sony unveils more compact, customizable PlayStation 5

Sony has unveiled a new PlayStation 5 model with a detachable disc drive and 1TB of internal storage. Often called the PS5 "Slim," this new console is slimmer and shorter than the original PS5 and will replace both the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition. It costs US$499.99 (around CA$679) with the drive and US$449.99 (~CA$611) without it in the US. It will only be available in the US, for starters. (You can buy the disc drive separately for US$79.99 (~CA$109) and add it to the base PS5 Digital Edition later.)

The new PS5 is 30 percent smaller and 24 percent lighter than the old one (depending on the model). The disc drive is a bulge on the side of the PS5 that can be swapped with a side panel. The PS5 has two slits on each side and two USB-C ports at the front, unlike the old PS5, which had one USB-C and one USB-A port. It comes with a horizontal stand, and a vertical stand for all PS5 models is available for US$29.99 (~CA$41). And it now has 1TB of storage, more than the 825GB of the old PS5.

This new PS5 will launch in November. And then, it will roll out globally "in the next months." And acccording to Sid Shuman, senior director of SIE content communications, "The new PS5 will be the only model once the old PS5 is sold out." 

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