Why it matters: Console users who prefer physical media have become increasingly concerned in recent years as the industry deemphasizes discs in favor of digital distribution. The emergence of the ...

Several PS5 Slim users are reporting its disc drive is malfunctioning due to the latest firmware update. Players are unable to play or install discs after the update is installed. However, there does ...

Sony is going to have to put some work in to make sure consumers know this new PS5 will have a removable disc drive, if it is real. We now have an update on the rumored slim PlayStation 5 that is ...

Sony’s forthcoming smallerPlayStation 5 will make the disc drive swappable, allowing owners to remove or connect it as they wish. However, a new leak of the upcoming slim redesign points to an ...

According to photos of the back of the PS5 Slim’s box, an internet connection is “required to pair Disc Drive and PS5 console upon setup.” Some assume that this requirement is for Digital consoles ...

After months of rumors and speculation (along with some deep discounts), Sony has finally confirmed that a slim version of the PS5 is on the way in a post on the PlayStation website. The new console, ...

We’ve seen reports for a good while that a new model for the PlayStation 5 was in the works. Insider Gaming was one of the earliest reports suggesting that this new model was coming, and today, we ...

There's a lot to like about the PlayStation 5, but the Slim model has always come with one big caveat. Unlike the original model, PS5 Slims required Internet access to activate the disc drive. While ...

Sony’s new slim model of the PlayStation 5 is going to come with a pretty major catch for those that end up purchasing its disc drive separately. After months of rumors and reports, Sony announced ...

Back on the digital shelves at PlayStation Direct, you can finally grab a PS5 disc drive for $79.99 in the US and £99.99 in the UK. While these aren't as rare as they were back when the PS5 Pro was ...

The powerful, $749.99 PS5 Pro costs quite a bit more than the vanilla PS5—but is it the best value? To answer that question, I break down the key differences between the two PlayStation consoles to ...