PS5 Slim Digital Is Available Now, But These Black Friday Bundles Are Better Deals

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You can add a disc drive to the PS5 Slim Digital.

By Darryn Bonthuys on

The new PS5 Slim Digital Edition is now available at major retailers, including Amazon and Best Buy. Retailing for $450--an increase of $50 versus the original PS5 Slim--the console is a sleeker version of the same hardware. It's not included in any Black Friday sales, but we imagine it will still be a popular holiday item in the coming weeks. If you so choose, you can add a disc drive to the PS5 Slim Digital at a later date. The disc drive is available at Amazon for $80, but it already sold out at Best Buy.

It's worth noting that spending $450 on the PS5 Slim Digital during Black Friday probably won't offer the most bang for your buck for most people. And increasing the price to $530 with the disc drive certainly isn't advisable at this time. That's because of the PS5 Slim Black Friday bundles.

For example, you can get a PS5 Slim with a disc drive and a new game like Marvel's Spider-Man 2 or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for $499 instead of $560.

PS5 Slim Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Bundle

$499 (was $560)

PlayStation 5 Slim Disc Edition + Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

$499 (was $560)

The PS5 Slim looks like a solid upgrade when compared to the bulkier PS5 console that launched three years ago. The PS5 Slim is roughly 30% smaller, offers some extra storage capacity, and this will be the default model going forward for Sony once it sells through all of its available OG PS5 stock. You'll want a few more extras if you do decide to get a PS5, and the good news is that there's a whole lot of related hardware and software on sale.

You can bump up the available storage capacity with a 1TB PS5 SSD for only $56 or a 2TB model for $100, an extra DualSense controller is