Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Per Tom: Quote Small update on the PlayStation 5 that has a detachable disc drive - I've heard from two people now that the test kit is in people's hands and it "works flawlessly". We should hear more about it officially soon. Follow-up to his report from September: Sony to Launch New PlayStation 5 With a Detachable Disc Drive, Sources Suggest - Insider Gaming INSIDER-GAMING.COM The PlayStation 5 is set to get a unique overhaul in the middle of FY 2023, with the new console launching around September 2023, say sources. Quote The PlayStation 5 is set to get a unique overhaul in the middle of FY 2023, with the new console launching around September 2023, say sources. Sources familiar with Sony’s plans have shared details under the condition of anonymity outlining the next iteration of the PlayStation 5. It’s been suggested that this new console will completely replace the A, B, and C chassis that have been in production since the console’s launch. The console, currently named the D chassis PlayStation 5, will have almost identical hardware to the existing consoles already on the market. The most surprising new feature of the new this new PS5 though, is that the console will have a detachable disc drive. The detachable disc drive will be connected to the PlayStation 5 using an extra USB-C port on the back of the console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Gotta wonder how much they’re going to upsell it for. This thing really shouldn’t cost more than $20-30, but of course it will go for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 It will be $100 count on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 minute ago, stepee said: It will be $100 count on it Lies. $99.99. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I would much rather have the disc drive than not. But I could see a lot of people not caring if it turned out to be a pain to find/buy. They probably have a lot data with how people use their consoles and the disc drive is probably seeing less and less action as the years go by. Discless PS5 could be $499 now, disc drive $99.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Honestly, I only use the disc drives in XSX and PS5 for either old games or UHD discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I don't have a disc drive on my PS5. I don't need one lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 The only... ONLY... reason I'd be down for it is because out of all of my consoles, the one thing that has always fucked up on me is the disc drive. My original Xbox and 360 drives never want to open, my Dreamcast drive crapped out, and my Xbox One X's drive crapped out. At least with this detachable garbage, if it fucks up it can be replaced. And it WILL fuck up (so it can be replaced.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I bought the disc drive version because of The Last Guardian at 60fps. Also because physical can be quite a bit cheaper on Black Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublood Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 hour ago, DarkStar189 said: I would much rather have the disc drive than not. But I could see a lot of people not caring if it turned out to be a pain to find/buy. They probably have a lot data with how people use their consoles and the disc drive is probably seeing less and less action as the years go by. Discless PS5 could be $499 now, disc drive $99.99. I got the disc version with the intention that I would pretty much only be buying disc based games. I did that for about 3 months before I started buying digital. I hardly ever use the disc drive now. Swapping discs is too much like work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 59 minutes ago, nublood said: I got the disc version with the intention that I would pretty much only be buying disc based games. I did that for about 3 months before I started buying digital. I hardly ever use the disc drive now. Swapping discs is too much like work. I don't even watch as many blu rays as I thought I would. Probably watched 5 or 6 since the PS5 launched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I’m a weirdo that still mainly buys physical games. I also bought the disc version of the PS5 as it would be my blue ray player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublood Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I haven't watched a physical blu ray movie in probably 2 years. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaseknox Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 14 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said: The only... ONLY... reason I'd be down for it is because out of all of my consoles, the one thing that has always fucked up on me is the disc drive. My original Xbox and 360 drives never want to open, my Dreamcast drive crapped out, and my Xbox One X's drive crapped out. At least with this detachable garbage, if it fucks up it can be replaced. And it WILL fuck up (so it can be replaced.) Yeah, this is one of the reasons why I’ve been waiting for the detachable disc drive PS5 to come out before getting one because I had to replace my Xbox 360 because the disc drive crapped out, and my PS4 disc drive has been acting up for a while now as well. Sometimes it reads discs, and sometimes it doesn’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 This way they can keep the price of the PS5 the same and increase it even more for anyone wanting to keep using discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaseknox Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: This way they can keep the price of the PS5 the same and increase it even more for anyone wanting to keep using discs. From my understanding they’re going to keep the price the same for both versions, $400 without the disc drive and $500 with it. $100 for the disc drive sold separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I use my disc drive on both the PS5 and XSX because I subscribe to Gamefly for most of the games I play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I don’t know why but I find “runs flawlessly” funny like it’s some shock, I don’t see why it wouldn’t lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, stepee said: I don’t know why but I find “runs flawlessly” funny like it’s some shock, I don’t see why it wouldn’t lol maybe they worried about the read speeds. For game development it would only need to install without losing or corrupting data. But for general home use it would need to also be able to stream from the disc to play movies. but yeah, it is an odd statement to make since detachable disc drives is not exactly new technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: maybe they worried about the read speeds. For game development it would only need to install without losing or corrupting data. But for general home use it would need to also be able to stream from the disc to play movies. but yeah, it is an odd statement to make since detachable disc drives is not exactly new technology. lol yeah I figured it had usbc also which should provide plenty of juice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I mean, internal 4k BD drives run off SATA which is 6Gb/s, PS5 USB ports are 10Gb/s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Unless they’re sourcing disc drives so cheap and slow they’d be the bottle neck and not the cable transfer rate. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I’d have just gotten the DE and saved $100 if they weren’t impossible to get. The disc drive up both the X and PS5 have not been touched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Unless they’re sourcing disc drives so cheap and slow they’d be the bottle neck and not the cable transfer rate. lol I think sony makes and sells usb ones for PC already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 If they do sell a UHD Game drive on the side at a good price. I would hope there can be compatibility with a PC. Everyone raves about MadVR and it being the best program for watching your 4K discs on. I personally like the disc drive on my systems because of cheap games and trade-in deals still happening at my GameStop. It is what helped me get my copy of GoW:R being low on funds. Plus it’s always nice having backup UHD players if my Oppo 203 ever craps the bed (knocks on wood) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I have to assume the “run flawlessly” bit is less to do with having a disc drive just work and more to do with it not being a wide open back door to fuckery with piracy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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