Sony seems to have a lot of plans for renewal Playstation 5 for the next few years. The company’s ultimate goal would not only be to pave the way for the predictable Slim version of the console, but it could go even further to unite the two great lines by 2023.
According to the media Insider Gaming, three PlayStation 5 chassis are currently produced, which are A, B and C, but Sony could be working on a D chassis, which would have a removable Blu-ray drive as its main feature. If it makes it to market, this future model would open the door for it to unite two large console lineswith one including said disc and one not, so the other relies entirely on digital downloads.
The removable Blu-ray reader of the alleged PlayStation 5 D chassis would use USB Type-C as its interface. There have been optical disc readers and recorders that work over USB 2 for a number of years, although we expect a possible future version of Sony’s console to support USB 3 or 4. Be careful not to confuse USB Type-C, which is the connector format, with the version of the interface it works on, as it is not difficult to find peripherals such as microphones and controllers that rely on USB Type-C but actually use version 2 of the interface. At the end of the day, it’s not like the amount of data that can be transferred via a microphone or controller justifies the use of USB 3.
Removable Blu-ray drive it would be attached to the back of the console and wouldn’t mean a significant loss of aesthetic appeal machinery. As for the form of marketing, it is speculated that Sony could sell the PlayStation 5 D chassis in two types of packaging: one that would include a Blu-ray drive and one that would not. This way, the company would offer two console lines through a single product. Moreover, and according to logic hopefully the Blu-ray drive will be sold separately for those who regretted supporting everything on digital downloads or want to replace a broken disc, but whether Sony will make it easier remains to be seen.
It doesn’t take a genius to imagine that Sony’s intention with the alleged D chassis is to reduce costs in the production of the PlayStation 5, and this means that, due to successive crises of late, companies are stretching their ingenuity to improve margins and supply. For example, Nintendo reduced the packaging of the Switch by 20% to improve the console’s supply of units.
As we already said, the PlayStation 5 D chassis, if it exists, would see the light of day in 2023 to simplify the existing lines of the Sony console.
