PS5 Slim release date rumours explained: Is a PlayStation 5 Lite really coming?

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Let’s face it. The PS5 is a bit of a unit. It’s a massive, chonky console which is difficult to fit into your setup without serious consideration of space and moving other items aside.

Step in: the rumoured PS5 Slim.

It’s already been three years since the PlayStation 5 was released (we know) and it’s about time for a mid-gen refresh. All the other Sony home consoles received a Slim edition during their runs, offering consumers the same (or similar) base specs fitted into a smaller console shell — so why not the PS5 too?

Rumours have been circulating for a little while now regarding a new PS5 model, and it’s looking likely that Sony could be gearing up towards the release of a new space-saving slimline edition.

The PS5 Slim, or Lite, or whatever else you want to call, it could be launching sooner rather than later. Here’s everything we know about its rumoured release date and more.

The rumoured release date for the PS5 Slim is later this year (by the end of 2023).

We’ve had various different rumours pointing towards an end-of-2023 release date for a while now, but the most convincing piece of evidence pointing towards it has come from the unlikeliest of sources: Microsoft.

As part of the ongoing court battles regarding Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, a court document was unveiled detailing how the company behind the Xbox believes a PS5 Slim is on the way soon.

The document (thanks, IGN) explains that Sony “is expected to release a PlayStation 5 Slim later this year”.

It also details that the cost of the Slim should be priced “at the same reduced price point” of the digital-only edition of Sony’s current-gen machine.

This is the closest we’ve got to an official announcement of the PS5 Slim, or