PS5 Slim video surfaces hinting at new design; Know what’s coming

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Sony's PlayStation 5 came out in November 2019 but the launch was plagued with supply-chain issues. As the world was dealing with manufacturing problems due to COVID-19, it also led to a global semiconductor shortage. It resulted in severe shortages of the PS5 as the stocks disappeared the minute pre-bookings went live, and it was rarely seen on the store shelves. It also gave rise to scalpers who sold the console at astronomical prices. Fortunately, all these issues are now in the rear window as we're entering the 3rd year of the PS5, and Sony has big plans for the future.

As per reports, the Japanese corporation is currently developing a PS5 Slim and it could feature a slightly changed design in comparison to the present PS5.

Going by previous trends, Sony tends to bring out mid-generation console refreshes, as it did with the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. The PS4 saw two models come out mid-life - PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro, and both models targeted different consumer groups. While the PS4 Pro was a more spec-heavy version of the base PS4, with features like more processing power, and 4K upscaling, the PS4 Slim was the same as the base PS4 but in a more compact and lightweight shell.

This is expected to be the case with the ninth generation of consoles as well. A few days ago, a video surfaced on X (formerly known as Twitter), showing the dummy case of the alleged PS5 Slim. Posted by a developer @BwE_Dev, the PS5 Slim with the model number CFI 2016 can be seen with four different quarters of faceplates, instead of just two whole plates on the top and bottom.

CFI-2016 PS5 Case pic.twitter.com/udFyQbVpz8

If this appears to be true, it would mean that the PS5 Slim would not be compatible with the existing faceplates of the PS5.