- A revision of the PS5 Slim digital publishing could be on the horizon
- It would reduce the storage capacity from 1 TB to 825 GB
- The potential reasons could include the avoidance of another price increase
The PlayStation 5 Slim would have received another new revision, and if it is real, it could considerably compromise one of the most notable improvements in the console compared to the 2020 basic model.
French Outlet Dealabs reports that the next revision of the PS5 Slim digital publishing, labeled “chassis E”, could have reduced the storage capacity compared to the version we have now. In addition, its price would be the same, at least for European markets where the console is currently at a price of € 499.
Dealabs claims that storage capacity will be reduced to 825 GB (against 1 TB) for this new revision. However, he also indicates that the change will only affect the digital publishing PS5 Slim; The model that includes disc discs seems not to be affected and will keep this space flat 1 TB of space.
For the moment, it is important to note that the change seems apparent on the European model, the deffabs indicating that a “825 GB” label is visible on the packaging. Revisions of PS5 Slim Digital Slim console similar to the American and British markets have not yet been seen.
If these reports are true, it completely erases one of the main original arguments of the PS5 Slim. It was originally launched in 2023 with a 1 TB of clean storage space, up 825 GB of the 2020 model.
With its price, by remaining the same thing in Europe, he hypothesized that a reduction in storage capacity could be a means for Sony to avoid another price increase for the console.
It goes without saying that you should take this information with a pinch of salt for the moment, before Sony officially confirms anything. But Deffowabs was a reliable source of information on the console in the past, so the chances are that the information may well be legitimate.
So, if you plan to recover a digital edition PS5 Slim in the near future, you may want to act now, just in case this reduction in reported storage is promulgated worldwide.
