It has long been rumored to have a more than predictable existence playstation 5 slim, which will surely happen sooner or later if we see Sony’s tradition with its consoles. However, it seems that those interested in this possible variant will have to give it some patience, as the latest rumors place its launch in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 (which would put us in the spring of 2023 on the “normal” calendar). year 2023).

There is nothing groundbreaking at this point. The PlayStation 5 Slim will be a smaller, lighter version of Sony’s next-generation console, which will eventually become established as a standard edition or variant. The company’s goal is to create a more compact and efficient product with minor modifications at the hardware level.

The manufacturing cost of the PlayStation 5 Slim would be lower, resulting in a lower retail price, but seeing how the market has been lately, who knows what will happen in the end. As far as major design changes go, the latest rumors point to the possible removal or modification of the fins.

It is very likely that Sony is now focusing on the PlayStation VR2, its next-generation virtual reality headset, which will be released on February 22, 2023 at a price of 600 euros. Despite the fact that virtual reality is still not the mass phenomenon that some predicted, companies continue to break ground and occupy a terrain that is gradually expanding. In addition, the PlayStation VR2 will come with a good battery of compatible games, which is something that Sony needs to address if we see that, at least for the time being, the titles of the first generation of the helmet will not be compatible with the second.

On the other hand, and apart from the future Slim model, Sony could be preparing the ground simplify its catalog around the PlayStation 5 by possibly adding a swappable Blu-ray drive that would be sold separatelyso in the end, the PlayStation 5 Slim will likely be a complete catalog-level restructuring.