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Tom Henderson: New PS5 with detachable disc drive test kit in people's hands, "works flawlessly"
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a multicultural team of v
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Probably so that they only need one console, and if you want the drive you buy the addon. Right now they need two, so this would streamline production.
GHG
Member
Yep this is my primary question as well.
Schmick
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GHG
Member
There are plenty of people who don't want/need the disk version and if this allows them to scale up production of the digital version in a meaningful way then what's the problem?
a multicultural team of v
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Because then people who don't need the disc drive would have to pay $100 more? I get from Sony's perspective yeah it would be great to make everyone pay $500, but this lets each person decide.
theHFIC
Member
Having an external disc drive and a single console SKU makes too much sense. Sony is going to mess it up somehow. Probably throwing a proprietary connector into the mix or not making it compatible with the current digital only PS5's. I've already written off it not supporting CD's like the current PS5 drives do.
Still a good idea though.
Still a good idea though.
Aaron Olive
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You don’t understand business so of course it’s pointless to you.
TheRedRiders
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So maybe 350 for the console and 100 for the detachable disk drive.
azertydu91
Hard to Kill
At first I thought that it was to be able to buy a player compatible with previous sony consoles but there doesn't seems to be a lot of rumors about Sony amping up their emulation software so I don't know, maybe to buy discs for those that have a digital version.
kyliethicc
Member
Increase digital game sales
1 PS5 model to produce
make people pay extra for a disc drive they probably don't use/want
nah like 0% chance of a price cut they just raised prices
probably won't work since the current PS5 lacks the necessary extra USB-C port this new slim will have
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Schmick
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Oh I get it. The combination of the Disc-less version and the detachable disc drive will cost more than the PS5 disc version.
It's going to cost the gamer more.
HeisenbergFX4
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This way Sony only has to make one sku then we decide if we want it to be all digital or not
DenchDeckard
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Who's betting that no matter what the digital plus the disk drive costs more than the current disk model?
I think I'm going to be wrong but I'm also scared I won't be....
I think I'm going to be wrong but I'm also scared I won't be....
why would you downgrade?
Schmick
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Sorry, but who really wants a separate disc drive for their console.
Sony is already, affectively making one SKU, with one version which has a internal disc drive and the other doesn't. All the effort making an external disc drive which most likely will use more materials than what is required to produce the disc version PS5.
Aaron Olive
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Not necessarily, the digital console is cheaper anyway they stand to save money while boosting revenue in accessories.
HeisenbergFX4
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Schmick
Member
So the combination of the discless PS5 and an external disc drive will cost less than a disc version PS5 to the consumer?
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xrnzaaas
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The last time the disc drive failed on me was when I owned a PS1. Now it's only needed to copy the data once and check the disc when the game launches. It shouldn't fail unless Sony is cost cutting too much.
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
And you don't understand product design and manufacturing if you really think selling two interworking products is not sacrificing design and makes it cheaper to produce.
Sony is doing whatever they can to get out of physical market because digital is all the control they can have over pricing of their games.
They will slowly inch their way there.
I guess we have to wait and see how the console looks... if it's just a usb drive attached on the cable lol, then sure - it does not impact neither design of the console of manufacturing
Schmick
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I am not trolling.Ok you gotta be trolling at this point
Whats the difference between the disc version and the disc-less version?
DenchDeckard
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If the digital price is no more than the current price then the disk drive is like the current difference that all seems pretty good right?
They just gotta make sure they have atleast an decent split of disk drives manufactured compared to the digital only.
Would suck if the drives became hard to get hold of.
They just gotta make sure they have atleast an decent split of disk drives manufactured compared to the digital only.
Would suck if the drives became hard to get hold of.
Aaron Olive
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I’m pretty sure it’s just the digital console with a special developer firmware it’s been tested by that guy on YouTube that buys broken consoles and tries to fix them.
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Magic Carpet
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Will it work on the Series S? 
Disc-less will be a cheaper entry point, not that they need it for now as they are selling out all of their stock pretty fast, but this kind of demand won't be forever.
bender
What time is it?
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I can see scalpers selling the disc attachment.
I fully believe there will be a Slim next year especially if they move the APU to the 4-5nm process.
But this whole detachable thing sounds a bit weird.
The way Tom Henderson is telling the story it seems a strategy that goes in the opposite direction compared to the current one.
Right now production is 80:20 (75:25 best case) in favour of the disc version because with the disc they can justify a 100$ higher price (although the device probably costs 15-20$ to them).
With this SKU instead suddenly the digital version would become the default version and the price cannot be that of the disc version.
That seems a bit off, imo there will be a Slim and the digital version will get the option to be upgraded with some kind of disc drive add on, they will continue to have the SKU with the disc drive already in as their main product.
But we'll see, I might be wrong.
But this whole detachable thing sounds a bit weird.
The way Tom Henderson is telling the story it seems a strategy that goes in the opposite direction compared to the current one.
Right now production is 80:20 (75:25 best case) in favour of the disc version because with the disc they can justify a 100$ higher price (although the device probably costs 15-20$ to them).
With this SKU instead suddenly the digital version would become the default version and the price cannot be that of the disc version.
That seems a bit off, imo there will be a Slim and the digital version will get the option to be upgraded with some kind of disc drive add on, they will continue to have the SKU with the disc drive already in as their main product.
But we'll see, I might be wrong.
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Sleepwalker
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Hope not but sadly seems the way its gonna go.
The moment consoles don't have physical drives at all is the moment I switch to pc completely for the better performance and far better market environment vs closed garden bs.
Aaron Olive
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Might cost the same, $550-$580, but will massively increase production and save manufacturing costs.
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Sid Of Bee
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I actually really like this idea. The situation would offer some nice flexibility as well. And if the disc drive goes bad you can just replace that, rather than trying to get the whole console fixed..... And that is usually the main thing that goes bad in the first place. The only downside is just another peripheral that you have to have in your media console. Otherwise it's all good in my opinion.
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
1) "I cant make a decision whether to buy digital or physical version...perhaps i'll buy the digital first and if necessary i'll buy the add on in the future!" < save the decision making process for the consumer
2) Entice people to buy the cheaper version (the one without disk drive)
3) Sony can just focus on 1 SKU instead of 2.
4) Sony can produce more PS5 since there is only 1 SKU. <<<<<<i think this is the main reason of the add on disk drive here, to hit sales target for 2023 onwards
5) The attach disk drive accessory can be used for future PS6 and so on if required
At least this is what I can think of
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totally expecting this, if this is a whole new exterior redesign.
like a proprietary plug/play mechanism instead of a simple usb cable.
so it won’t work with existing digital edition consoles.
surprise me sony.
Lone Wolf
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TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
1 sku
Cheaper to make, cheaper to sell.
Also push digital more as few will bother to buy the add-on and just purchase off the PSstore
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Shakka43
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If this was the case, why are they producing so few digital PS5s in comparison to disc drive ones? One would think it would be the other way around if what you're saying was their current plan.
I feel like Sony is getting away with murder when it comes to the size and physical design of their console. i.e. its big, ugly and isn't stable, mines on its side and doesn't sit securely in the stand thing.
A separate disc drive is off the charts ugly but I get why they would go down that path to save/make more money.
A separate disc drive is off the charts ugly but I get why they would go down that path to save/make more money.
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