It's rare these days to find current consoles on sale as opposed to being raised in price. But that's exactly what Target is doing, as the retailer has the PlayStation 5 Slim Disc Edition Astro Bot ...

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 ...

The PlayStation 5 is finally easy to find after years of scarcity, but before you hit that “add to cart” button, you’ll still have to make an important decision: PS5 Disc or PS5 Digital Edition? And ...

The digital edition of Sony’s PlayStation 5 (PS5) Slim will let you add in a disc drive later, but there’s a catch. Both that model and the standard model need an internet connection before you can ...

Why it matters: The recently unveiled slim model PlayStation 5 raised concerns due to the detachable disc drive's online activation requirement. A closer look reveals that switching the component is ...

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 ...

You might need to be connected to the internet in order to pair up the new PlayStation 5 disc drive add-on with the soon-to-be-released slim version of the console ...

The Sony PlayStation 5 Slim (with a disc drive) remains available at a rare discount as part of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale. This Prime Day PS5 deal matches the lowest price we've ever seen this ...

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You can quickly swap the detachable disc drive on the new PS5 slim model between consoles with nothing but your fingers, another disc drive, and an internet connection. An unboxing video from YouTuber ...

Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...

Adam Corsetti is a Commerce Writer from the United States. An avid gamer since childhood, Adam became hooked on video games after using the original Nintendo NES console. During college, he created a ...