Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and today we are
getting hands on with the brand new PS5 slim this is PlayStation's latest console that is smaller
Slimmer and has new features that we've not seen on the previous model now this did launch in the
US a few weeks ago but it's only just launched in the UK today so I'm excited to get handson
and show you what it does we'll get it unboxed set up and then talk about what's changed and
how it compares to the original PlayStation 5 so if you were thinking about buying one of these
or not sure what it offers over the other model hopefully today's video will help you out okay so
I opted for the physical Edition which means it comes in the classic white box as opposed to the
black one if you go digital we've got the new PS5 on the front and references to some of the best
PlayStation games on the back including Spider-Man 2 oh and I've just noticed there's no handle on
the top to carry it like on the original PS5 box and then inside we get the power cable some little
plastic feat a USBC charging cable and an HDMI 2.1 cable we also have the standard white dual Des
sense controller which is exactly the same as what we've seen before now I wouldn't normally
show you the manual as let's be honest no one really reads these but it looks like PlayStation
have put some serious thought into it things like how to get started how to remove the disc drive
and how to install the new SSD so that's pretty cool and then we have the new PS5 itself and
wow this definitely feels and looks noticeably smaller than before so the overall design is very
similar to the original PS5 where we've got the white panels and the black centerpiece along with
those popped colors at the top but as you can see the biggest difference in the design is the fact
that we now have four panels instead of just two so the bottom two have the same m finish whereas
the top two are now glossy I'm actually surprised by this as glossy finishes are always a pain to
keep clean from fingerprints but this looks okay and then separating the top and the bottom panels
is a very thin line that goes from the front to the back now when I saw the photos of this when
it was first announced I wasn't so sure but I could definitely get used to this and then if
you look across the bottom we have these tiny triangle Circle X and square icons on the panel
and we also get those tiny icons built into the Grain on the inside of the panels as well now
on the original PS5 we had what about 15 or so different sets of covers that we could swap out
and Playstation have said that in early 2024 we will be seeing more panels come into this console
now as soon as we get some official console covers I will definitely be changing these to Black again
along with a matte black centerpiece and when that time comes swapping these out is going to be
super easy all you need to do is pull away on the plates and they will pop right off but until
then we're just going to have to stick to White now you might have noticed this already but the
ports on the front are slightly different to what we've seen before so we now get two USBC ports
instead of one of each now this is going to be useful if you're plugging in say a psvr2 headset
and you still need another USBC Port but of course if you needed a usba a port we still have two
of those on the back along with a lan Port an HDMI and the power input also around the front
there's only the power button there's no disc e Button as that's on the disc drive instead and
the benefit to this is I no longer have to guess which button Powers it on as I literally forget
every time I press it so as this is the disc version we obviously get the disc drive included
and already fitted but what's great with the new PS5 is we can add or remove this disc drive pretty
easily all we do is pull gently on the panel and it pops right off then under that we press this
little button and the drive itself will pop off as well now unfortunately we don't have a spare
panel to replace this with but if we did we could essentially turn this into a digital PS5 and keep
it even Slimmer but if you did decide to buy the digital PS5 you can actually buy the disc drive
separately and fit that it works out at about £10 more expensive if you do it this way but at least
you will have a spare panel to fit then refitting the disc drive is just a case of lining up the
connector and pressing down into it clicks bear in mind that if you do buy the drive separately
you do need an internet connection the first time that you install it that's just so it can register
and download the latest update now when it comes to the stand on the new Slimmer PS5 it's not like
what we've seen before instead of getting this plastic base that you can use to stand your PS5
either vertically or horizontally it comes with these so these tiny feet are designed to slide
into the opening between the two covers and kind of prop the PS5 up and actually if you look
really closely you can see how it's using those PlayStation icons we saw earlier to help balance
it but I'll be honest I'm not sure this is it I mean it's sturdy enough and it's not going to go
anywhere but I don't like seeing these feet from the front oh and another thing is you can only use
these if you lie it down horizontally if you want to stand it up vertically you will actually need
to buy a vertical stand which is sold separately for about £30 I do have one of these on order
but weirdly this doesn't launch until December the 1st so that's a few days after the console
launched here in the UK although what's cool about this stand is it will work on both the original
and the new PS5 okay so I had to compare these two side by side just to see how different they
looked PlayStation stated is about 30% smaller and although the photos didn't do it any justice
online I would say it's noticeable when they are side by side they clearly look similar with the
overall style but it's a little bit shorter and narrower it also weighs a lot less coming in it
24% lighter now which one you prefer the look of comes down to personal preference if anything I
thought I would lean towards the original PS5 but seeing the two side by side I actually really
like the look of the new one stick some black plates on this and this is going to look good
I guess if you wanted a space saving PS5 this one definitely ticks that box although I don't
like the position of the HDMI port on the back as it means the HDMI cable is sitting pretty high
when looking from the side as for the specs and performance of the new slim PS5 other than the
size weight and design there's only one other difference that sets the two apart and that's
the internal storage by default the original PS5 comes with 825GB of storage of which just 667GB
is usable whereas on the new one it now comes with a 1TB Drive of which around 850GB is usable
so those extra 200GB of storage will definitely be useful for the next Call of Duty update other
than that the CPU GPU and RAM and all other specs are identical so you're not gaining or losing
anything from the slim down PS5 there's even the same internal SSD Bay under the top panel so if
you wanted to expand on the original 1 tabes of storage you can remove this metal cover and fit
an M.2 Drive in here adding up to 8TB of storage but what that means is it doesn't matter which
console you play on you will get the exact same experience experience from the new or the old PS5
oh and one thing I didn't notice until I'd powered it on was the LED strip has moved from the top of
the PS5 down to the bottom it's not a huge change but something I thought I'd point out overall
though I do like the look of the new PS5 slim it's similar to what we've seen before but with
some subtle changes extra USBC ports a smaller size removable disc drive and extra storage now
if you have a PS5 already and you're wondering if it's worth swapping over to this one I would
say unless you need a smaller PS5 in your setup it's really not worth the change it's basically
the same with a slightly smaller case but if you were buying your first PS5 today and you had the
choice between both I would go for the new one the extra storage is worth it alone and we'll probably
see console covers on this that you won't get on the old one so that was a quick look at the new
PlayStation 5 Slim now drop a nice PS5 Slim in the comments and I'll give you a thumbs up by staying
right till the end and if you did enjoy today's video check out my PlayStation portal video next
as I fully reviewed that on the channel a couple of weeks ago okay so thanks for watching please
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