• Big P@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Why would it have fanfare? It's the same thing they've done for every generation

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      1 year ago

      Hasn't every other generation come with a price decrease and a bigger size reduction? This seems like it's really just a new model.

      The biggest upgrade is the SSD size. But digital is getting more expensive (but also has the disc drive option). Seems like it's just not enough upside for anyone to get excited over compared to previous generations.

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        1 year ago

        I don't understand why anyone would buy the $450 digital version plus a $70 Bluray disc drive add-on rather than just paying $500 for a disc model capable of playing blurays and games. Very strange on Sony's part.

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          Having a digital only version of a console is very concerning from an e-waste point of view. It'll be an odd-shaped brick years later when the digital store front is long gone and the old SSD gets corrupted.

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          Cause if you don't buy the $70 disc drive, then you save $50. That's the logic…

          Long as you're happy to be limited to digital purchases and not be able to buy 2nd hand games.

          I guess the disc drive is also good if you decide a year or two later 'hmmm, maybe I should've got the disc version actually'.

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          I think it will be cool for the used market. Buy a digital one used and upgrade it with the disc drive. Makes Sony some money from used PS5s again.

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          I don't think it's for people planning on buying the disc drive. But it's a nice way to avoid FOMO for anyone that doesn't want to get locked out of discs forever (without buying a whole new console).

          Plus, for people looking to save some money, it could be an opportunistic purchase if they find it for cheap later.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, it's fine to have it, but it's really about less material for them.

      It's not actually "better" in any meaningful way, just smaller. No one ever cared.