Likely to launch next year.
A revised PS5 hardware model with a detachable disc drive is now in developers’ hands, according to original rumourmonger Tom Henderson. The reliable Insider Gaming scribe first broke news of the revamped console earlier in the year, but now claims to have heard from two separate sources that test kits are out in the wild. According to the reporter, it “works flawlessly”.
While the overarching concept of a detachable disc drive may seem strange at first, it will dramatically streamline Sony’s production process. Currently, the platform holder manufactures the disc-based PS5 and its Digital Edition counterpart as separate products, but its proposal here will mean that it only needs to make a single unit. It can then bundle some consoles with the Blu-ray accessory.
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