Sony has announced the PlayStation 5 Slim Summer Sale in India. It brings a significant discount for the PS5 Slim version. The Summer Sale is currently underway and will be live until May 14th. Take a look at the details.
PS5 Slim Deal
The PlayStation 5 Slim can be purchased for Rs 49,990 during the Summer Sale promotional period. This is a noticeable discount of Rs 5,000 on the PlayStation 5 Slim (disc edition) launch, originally priced at Rs 54,990. The offer is applicable only in limited quantities, specifically on SKUs CFI-2008A01 and CFI -2008B01.
The PlayStation 5 Summer Sale offer is available on Amazon, Blinkit, Croma, Flipkart, Reliance, Sony Center, Vijay Sales, and other participating retailers. The offer does not apply to the PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition.
Sony PlayStation 5 Slim: Features, Specifications
The PlayStation 5 Slim is a sleeker version of the original PlayStation 5 launched in late 2020. Sony has reduce of 30% in volume, and 18% and 24% in weight (for disc and digital versions respectively) compared to the previous models. The newer console has cover panels featuring a glossy look at the top and a matte finish look at the bottom.
Another significant difference is the PlayStation 5 Slim has 1TB of onboard storage, a vast improvement over the 825GB available with the original PlayStation 5. Buyers of the digital edition can later attach an Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive separately if they desire. Here is a quick overview of the PS5 Slim specifications:
| PS5 Slim | PS5 Slim Digital Edition | |
| External dimensions | 358 × 96 × 216 mm | 358 × 80 × 216 mm |
| Weight | 3.2 Kg | 2.6 Kg |
| CPU | x86-64-AMD Ryzen Zen 2, 8 Cores / 16 Threads, Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz | |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics engine, Ray Tracing Acceleration, Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS) | |
| System Memory | GDDR6 16GB, 448GB/s Bandwidth | |
| SSD | 1TB, 5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw) | |
| PS5 Game Disc | Ultra HD Blu-ray | |
| BD/DVD drive | Disc Drive port equipped with Disc Drive | |
| Video Out | Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR | |
| Audio | Tempest 3D AudioTech | |
| Input/ Output | USB Type-C port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps), USB Type-C port (Hi-Speed USB), USB Type-A port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps) x2 | |
| Networking | Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax | |