Sony’s updated PS5 Slim launches with less storage in Europe

The digital-only console says it has 825GB of retention close connected the box. | Image: Austin Evans via YouTube

Sony launched an updated PlayStation 5 integer console successful Europe, but alternatively of offering 1TB of retention for €499, it present comes with conscionable an 825GB Solid-State Drive (SSD) astatine the aforesaid price, arsenic reported earlier by Eurogamer. YouTuber Austin Evans discovered the alteration successful a teardown video posted earlier this week, confirming an earlier report from gaming bargain huntsman billbil-kun.

Sony primitively launched the slimmed-down mentation of the PS5 successful 2023, coming with an upgraded 1TB SSD, arsenic opposed to the archetypal PS5’s 825GB of interior storage. At launch, the digital-only console outgo $449.99 earlier Sony raised the price crossed the globe, bringing it to $499.99 successful the US and €499.99 successful Europe.

Though the refreshed PS5 says it comes with 825GB connected the box, Evan recovered that the console lone has 667.2GB of usable retention owed to the operating strategy and different apps included with the console. Meanwhile, the older, digital-only mentation of the console with a 1TB SSD has 848GB of usable storage.

Aside from the retention change, the updated PS5 comes with a caller matte finish, on with smaller components that marque it astir 100 grams lighter than its predecessor. Sony hasn’t provided a crushed for the change, but its recent post astir raising prices cites a “challenging economical environment.” There’s inactive nary connection connected whether this updated console volition motorboat extracurricular Europe.