Proceeding the PS5 Detachable Disc Drive Rumors, PS5 Model Revision Details and PlayStation 5 Slim Rumors comes the official PS5 Slim console announcement from Sony featuring a new look for this holiday season while offering a smaller PS5 design with 1TB storage, updated PS5 Digital Edition alongside the option to add an Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive for those in the PS5Scene! 
Here's all the details courtesy of SIE Content Communications Senior Director Sid Shuman via PlayStation Blog, to quote:
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.
The recommended retail prices for the new PS5 model are as follows beginning with the rollout in November at participating retailers.
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.
A variety of PS5 Console Cover colors for the new model will be available starting in early 2024, including an all-matte Black colorway and the Deep Earth Collection colors in Volcanic Red, Cobalt Blue, and Sterling Silver. Prices for the PS5 Console Covers will start at 54.99 USD | 54.99 EURO | 44.99 GBP | 7,480 JPY. Additional colors will be released in the future.
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
PlayStation 5 - Same Immersive Power. New Slimmer Size.
NEW Sony PS5 "Slim" - Teardown + Thoughts
PS5 Slim Unboxing, Teardown, Noise Test, Disc Drive Testing, Size Comparisons, & More
PS5 Slim model（CIF-2000 A01) mainboard
PS5 Slim External Optical Disk Drive
PS5 Slim External Optical Disk Drive Mainboard
PS5 Slim model（CIF-2000 A01)
PS5 Slim ships with 7.40 firmware
I found another video with FW 7.20
From what I’ve seen in EUR it’s 6.0x-7.XX and USA 7.20-7.40
You can use your PS5 Slim drive on another console. Just needs to be latest firmware. I guess this is good for repairability - if they ever die which they rarely will.
Here's all the details courtesy of SIE Content Communications Senior Director Sid Shuman via PlayStation Blog, to quote:
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.
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. A variety of PS5 Console Cover colors for the new model will be available starting in early 2024, including an all-matte Black colorway and the Deep Earth Collection colors in Volcanic Red, Cobalt Blue, and Sterling Silver. Prices for the PS5 Console Covers will start at 54.99 USD | 54.99 EURO | 44.99 GBP | 7,480 JPY. Additional colors will be released in the future.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 |
| 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 |
PlayStation 5 - Same Immersive Power. New Slimmer Size.
NEW Sony PS5 "Slim" - Teardown + Thoughts
PS5 Slim Unboxing, Teardown, Noise Test, Disc Drive Testing, Size Comparisons, & More
PS5 Slim model（CIF-2000 A01) mainboard
PS5 Slim External Optical Disk Drive
PS5 Slim External Optical Disk Drive Mainboard
PS5 Slim model（CIF-2000 A01)
PS5 Slim ships with 7.40 firmware
I found another video with FW 7.20
From what I’ve seen in EUR it’s 6.0x-7.XX and USA 7.20-7.40
You can use your PS5 Slim drive on another console. Just needs to be latest firmware. I guess this is good for repairability - if they ever die which they rarely will.
