Sony could also be engaged on a redesigned PS5 console for 2023 – Occasions of India

Sony launched the PlayStation 5 in 2020 and since then the corporate has solely added some minor chassis enhancements to its newest console, not to mention a serious redesign. Earlier, rumours recommended that the PS5 can have a Professional or Slim model however Sony hasn’t introduced any of them because the unique console’s launch. Now, a report (by Insider Gaming) means that the Japanese tech firm is planning to launch a brand new PS5 mannequin with a removable disc drive in September 2023. Tom Henderson, an business insider, who additionally accurately predicted the arrival of the DualSense Edge controllers has additionally claimed that Sony is at present engaged on the brand new model of the console.

Sony’s new PS5 with removable disc drive: Anticipated particulars
As per the report, Sony would possibly both promote the disc drive bundled with the console or it might provide the removable half individually. PS5 homeowners will be capable of join the disk drive with the console utilizing a USB-C port on the again. The report didn’t point out if PlayStation 5 Digital Version homeowners will probably be allowed to attach the disk drive via the entrance USB-C port.
Sony can add this performance to the PlayStation 5 Digital Version with a software program replace which could additionally assist to extend the gross sales of this console as it is going to set the homeowners free from the digital-only ecosystem.

The corporate is anticipated to design a brand new physique for the console known as “Chassis D” which can seemingly run the identical {hardware} as its predecessors. The removable disk drive can be presupposed to mix in with the general look of the PS5 and gained’t look like an exterior gadget for the console. Additionally, the upcoming PS5 with a disk drive would possibly ultimately exchange the Digital Version which didn’t promote effectively for the corporate.