Black Friday is in the air, gently blowing breezy deals our way.Case in point? The PS5 Slim is available for $75 off at Amazon, Walmart, Sony and other retailers.This brings the price of the disc-based version down to $425 and the digital-only model down to $375.
This is a fairly budget-friendly way to see what all the PS5 fuss is about.Despite the moniker, there’s nothing slim about the specs.This is a regular PS5, with the same horsepower as the original unit.However, the PS5 Slim is 30 percent smaller and around 25 percent lighter.
When it comes to tech, smaller is typically a good thing.Both versions ship with a DualSense controller and a 1TB SSD.These consoles also come with pre-installed, which is the precursor to the incredible .They don’t, however, come with a vertical stand.
That’ll cost extra.The digital-only model, obviously, doesn’t ship with a disc drive, though there’s a standalone drive available for those who would rather make that decision later.PlayStationPlayStation5 Digital Edition (slim)$375$450Save $75The disc-based version is also on sale. $375 at SonyOtherwise, this is a PS5.There’s no other way (right now) to play games like and .
It also runs cross-platform hits like and in addition to pseudo-exclusives that made their way to PC like .This sale is not for the recently-released PS5 Pro, so you won’t get all of those graphical upscaling bells and whistles.However, that new console is a whopping $700, whereas these PS5 Slim consoles are just over half that.
