[Hardware] PS5 Slim: you need Internet to "pair" the disc reader

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Well, Sony doing its thing once again. Very recently a new revision of Sony's PlayStation 5 was officially announced, which, although they have not officially named it Slim, is what it is known because it has reduced its volume by 30% and is also significantly lighter. The fact is that this console will be sold in two variants, with and without a disc reader, but the one without a disc reader can be added as a peripheral later... as long as you have the console connected to the Internet, it seems. We tell you everything below.

Yesterday, new images about this revision of the PS5 came to light, images that were focused on a pack that will have the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III included and that talk about the space it will occupy (now we will tell you also). But, looking at the images, we have been able to glimpse this absurd requirement that Sony has imposed to add a reader to its console.

PS5 Slim and its reader will need you to be connected to the Internet
In principle, this "slimmed" version of the PlayStation 5 will be in terms of hardware identical to the version that Sony initially launched on the market in November 2020, with the exception that the console's SSD will have a capacity of 1 TB instead. 825 GB. The cooling system will also have changed, due to force majeure, since if the console has the same hardware but has reduced its size by 30%, the cooling system will have to be smaller.

 

 

Ok, we are clear about that, just as we are clear that Sony will launch the version with a disc reader and the "all digital" version without it for a lower price, but then it will sell you the disc reader separately as a peripheral that connects via USB to the console. The surprise has come to see in the images that we have told you about before that it will be mandatory to have the console with an active Internet connection to be able to pair the disk drive to the console. Be careful, they say pairing, as far as its installation process is concerned and, in principle, it should not be necessary to use it once it is already paired.

Because? If you had not imagined it, we will tell you, because the reason is more than obvious: to validate that you have bought the original external disk reader and that you have spent €119.99 on it instead of a Blu-ray reader. Ray anyone for €30, Sony needs the console to connect to the Internet, plain and simple.

Sony being Sony: the "modular future" of its console means that you can buy it "in installments", selling the disc player, the vertical stand or the decorative covers separately. Also remember that the price difference between the models with and without a reader is €100, so buying a PS5 Slim Digital and then the separate external disk reader will cost you €20 more than having purchased the version with a reader. album from the beginning.

 

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