New PS5 console fashions have launched in Australia, and much like earlier PlayStation iterations of the pat, they bear new mannequin numbers. These new editions–the CFI-1202B digital console and the CFI-1202A disc console–don’t have any outward modifications however internally they’re lighter.

As noticed by Press Start, the Disc PS5 has shed one other 300 grams and now weighs 3.9 kg, whereas the Digital PS5 is 200 grams lighter and tilts the scales at 3.4 kg, This is not the primary time that Sony has trimmed down the PS5, as a earlier revision noticed its heatsink swapped out for a slimmer model. In complete, the Disc PS5 is now 600 grams lighter than the unique mannequin and the Digital PS5 has misplaced 500 grams general.

While Sony hasn’t revealed any plans for a PS5 Slim, that hasn’t stopped one YouTuber from taking the initiative. DIY YouTuber Matt Perks took on the problem and created an elegantly slim PS5 by jettisoning the heatsink and utilizing a copper shell to accommodate all the inner elements inside. Just do not take note of the large water-cooling system plugged in behind his TV.

While the PS5 console goes to lose some weight, count on your checking account to additionally shed some extra money in the event you stay in one in every of a number of markets the place a value improve on the Sony {hardware} has not too long ago kicked in. Sony blames international financial challenges and adversarial forex traits for the retail value improve in Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and components of North America, though the US has been spared.

In response to this transfer by Sony, Nintendo introduced that Switch costs would stay the same–despite rising manufacturing prices–and Microsoft additionally confirmed that no Xbox Series X|S value improve is presently on the playing cards.