The development of the PS5 Slim has been a reality for some time now, in fact we’ve seen several rumors and leaks pointing to a possible launch later this year, and we even have a retail price, 399.99 dollars and 399.99 euros on the old continent. If this is confirmed, the price difference compared to the current model with an optical drive would amount to almost 150 euros.

This follows from new information leaked by a well-known and reliable insider Tom Hendersonit seems that the PS5 Slim will not be what we all expect, that is, this console will not follow the usual logic associated with “Slim” models that are much smaller than the original consoles, and for this reason there is even a possibility that the mentioned console it’s not even called the PS5 Slim.

Henderson says he’s seen some prototypes of said console and explained that he doesn’t believe said version will be smaller, but simply will vary in terms of design. This would lead us to a simple facelift and no size reduction in the strict sense, although we must remember that this does not mean that this PS5 Slim will not have internal changes.

In this sense, we have already explained to you what we can expect. The most important internal improvements would come from behind upgrade your AMD APU to a 5nm nodewhich would slightly improve energy efficiency and reduce the heat generated and allow retrofitting of the cooling system.

We can also expect a reducing the size of the radiator and significantly reducing costs, which will be the one that ultimately allows the price of the console to be reduced so much. I’m not sure what will eventually happen with this PS5 Slim idea with a swappable optical drive, but the truth is I’m excited to see what comes of it.

Finally, one good news that will please everyone waiting for this new PS5 Slim, according to the source of this news it is scheduled for release in September, which means it will theoretically hit the market even sooner than expected. Please note that if confirmed Microsoft is very likely to reduce the price of the Xbox Series Xor that we will be surprised by a cheaper review of the said console to compete with the new one from Sony.