PSBlog Feed: New look for PS5 console this holiday season

[Commander Fury]

As the holiday season approaches, we are excited to share that we have a new PS5 model launching. To address the evolving needs of players, our engineering and design teams collaborated on a new form factor that provides greater choice and flexibility. The same technology features that make PS5 the best to play are packed into a smaller form factor, along with an attachable Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive and a 1TB SSD for more internal storage.

The new PS5 has been reduced in volume by more than 30%, and weight by 18% and 24% compared to the previous models. There are four separate cover panels, with the top portion in a glossy look, while the bottom remains in matte. If you purchase the PS5 Digital Edition, you can add the Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive for PS5 later, as it will also be sold separately for 79.99 USD | 119.99 EURO | 99.99 GBP | 11,980 JPY.

The new PS5 model will be available starting this November in the U.S. at select local retailers and direct.playstation.com where available. It will continue to roll out globally in the following months. Once inventory of the current PS5 model has sold out, the new PS5 will become the only model available. 

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The recommended retail prices for the new PS5 model are as follows beginning with the rollout in November at participating retailers.

• U.S.
  • PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 499.99 USD
  • PS5 Digital Edition – 449.99 USD
• Europe
  • PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 549.99 EUR
  • PS5 Digital Edition – 449.99 EUR
• U.K.
  • PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 479.99 GBP
  • PS5 Digital Edition – 389.99 GBP
• Japan
  • PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 66,980 JPY (includes tax)
  • PS5 Digital Edition – 59,980 JPY (includes tax)

A horizontal stand will be included with the new PS5 model. Also a new Vertical Stand compatible with all PS5 models will be sold separately at 29.99 USD | 29.99 EURO | 24.99 GBP | 3,980 JPY.

We are ten days away from the launch of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, with additional games including Alan Wake 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launching shortly after. With these fantastic games coming, in addition to recent releases such as EA Sports FC 24, Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, and Baldur’s Gate 3, there’s plenty for gamers to play on PS5 this holiday season.

I want to thank all of you for your continued passion and support.

PlayStation 5 specifications

External dimensions(excluding projecting parts)	Approx. 358 × 96 × 216 mm(width × height × depth)
Mass	Approx. 3.2 kg
CPU	x86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen 2”
	8 Cores / 16 Threads
	Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz
GPU	AMD Radeon™ RDNA 2-based graphics engine
	Ray Tracing Acceleration
	Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)
System Memory	GDDR6 16GB
	448GB/s Bandwidth
SSD	1TB
	5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)
PS5 Game Disc	Ultra HD Blu-ray™, up to 100GB/disc
BD/DVD drive	Disc Drive portequipped with Disc Drive
Video Out	Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)
Audio	“Tempest” 3D AudioTech
Input/OutputFront of Console	USB Type-C® port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps)
	USB Type-C® port (Hi-Speed USB)
Input/OutputBack of Console	USB Type-A port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps) x2
Networking	Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)Wi-fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax

PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Specifications

External dimensions(excluding projecting parts)	Approx. 358 × 80 × 216 mm(width × height × depth)
Mass	Approx. 2.6 kg
CPU	x86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen 2”
	8 Cores / 16 Threads
	Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz
GPU	AMD Radeon™ RDNA 2-based graphics engine
	Ray Tracing Acceleration
	Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)
System Memory	GDDR6 16GB
	448GB/s Bandwidth
SSD	1TB
	5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)
PS5 Game Disc	Ultra HD Blu-ray™, up to 100GB/disc
BD/DVD drive	Disc Drive port
Video Out	Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)
Audio	“Tempest” 3D AudioTech
Input/OutputFront of Console	USB Type-C® port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps)
	USB Type-C® port (Hi-Speed USB)
Input/OutputBack of Console	USB Type-A port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps) x2
Networking	Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)Wi-fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax

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