Black Friday is in the air, with a flurry of bargains slowly blowing our way. Case in point? The PS5 Slim is available for $75 off Amazon, Walmart, Sony and other retailers. It brings the price the disk-based version has been reduced to $425 and Digital-only model up to $375. It’s a fairly budget-friendly way to see what’s going on it’s all about the PS5 hype.
Despite the moniker, there’s nothing subtle about the features. This is a regular PS5 with the same horsepower as the original unit. However, the PS5 Slim is 30 percent smaller and about 25 percent lighter. When it comes to tech, smaller is usually a good thing.
Both versions come with a DualSense controller and a 1TB SSD. These consoles are also coming Astro’s playroom pre-installed ie is a harbinger of the incredible Astro Bot. However, they do not come with a vertical stand. This will incur an additional cost. The digital-only model obviously doesn’t ship with a disc drive, though there is a standalone drive for those who want to make that decision later.
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Otherwise, it’s PS5. There is no other way (currently) to play games like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. It also works as a cross-platform hit Star Wars Outlaws and Elden Ring, in addition to pseudo-exclusives, it made its way as a PC God of War Ragnarok.
This sale isn’t for the recently released PS5 Pro, so you won’t be getting all of the graphics-boosting bells and whistles. But this new console it’s a whopping $700whereas these PS5 Slim consoles are slightly more than half of that.
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