Sony has reportedly registered an updated PS5 model in Japan — but don't get too excited. This isn't some kind of PS5 Pro — we won't be getting that for years yet, despite what the rumours say — this is just a slightly adjusted version of the standard PS5.
So what's new? Well, it's apparently got "updated radio equipment", which is about as exciting as it sounds. The reason for this upgrade is unknown; it could be that Sony's now using a component that's cheaper to produce, or perhaps it's had to change things so that updated manufacturing standards can be met. In short, there's probably a very boring reason behind this adjustment.
It's worth noting that hardware tweaks like this are made fairly often — usually when the manufacturer finds ways to produce the device more efficiently. For example, Sony quietly released a lighter PS5 model last summer.
[source tele.soumu.go.jp, via videogameschronicle.com]
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Sony really going all out today with non-updates whether it’s for hardware or software.
Just give us a damn update on the games included in PS Plus tiers.
Just change the case to make the lardy 5 smaller and significantly less ugly.
@sanderson72 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I for one think the PS5 is lovely, and I don't mind the size neither.
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Nothing minor that I will miss out on, I'm guessing it's to do with the WiFi chip inside the console or something
Bluetooth is a radio signal wonder if theres a patent gona come out now some new playstation tech the mind boggles wireless psv2 adapter please 😂
Could be adding support for a new WiFi standard that won't be relevant for another 5 years, could be reduced Bluetooth latency, could be literally just cutting costs by using a new single chip that replaces 4 or 5 discrete components from the launch model.
It has to be something that makes it worth the costs of retooling factories, but beyond that, without a press release or a teardown, who knows?
Waiting for slim version, hopefully in black. Glad they have their fans but I'm not crazy about the PS5 style or the Series X style either.
I want a slim model?
will they do a ps5 pro?
@shadow2k "I don't mind the size neither." That's what she said.
I wouldn't be surprised if Sony just skip over a "slim" PS5 model.
Knowing 'the Internet' some will say it's worse blah blah blah
@Zemo55
Nah they’ll definitely do one.
But I don’t see it coming in 2023, which will break Sony’s historical record since the PS3. PS3 and PS4 launched a slim variant within three years of launch.
I’m suspecting it may be 2025 before we see a slim revision. Which would match the original PlayStation.
@shadow2k
I prefer the look of the PS4 in person, but at the end of the day it's just a box under my tv that plays games, who cares what it looks like.
I don’t know anyone who’s just spent close to £500 on a ps5, or been trying over a year to get one, is excited for news about a ps5 pro. Would annoy more than anything.
As for a slim model…can definitely see the attraction there. Will have had my ps5 a year in June and it still looks like an HUGE router to me personally.
@shadow2k The reason I don't mind the size is the fact that it is a home console. It is supposed to just sit there. Not supposed to be taken everywhere, so whatever.
@PegasusActual93 Mine's on display. Not by design, purely because there isn't enough room for all my consoles under my TV and my Playstations (well, 3 and 5 anyway, my 2s are both PS2 Slims) are too large to get into my TV stand, so they're off to the side and very much visible.
@GusBH yeah! Like, my PS3 and PS5 are certainly not "portable", it's a phat 60GB PS3 (by far the heaviest of all the PS3s) and ...well the 5 is a 5. Hardly drop into a bag and take with you size.
I'd upgrade to a Slim model without a doubt, same for Pro.
I hope that will be PS5 Slim model.
And please make it cheaper than Fat model.
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