PS5 Slimmer Variant Will Reportedly Launch November 10 in the US 25f68 Spider-Man 2 Bundle Leaked

It appears that the PS5 slim Spider-Man 2 bundle will launch two days prior to the standalone version(s) on November 8. 4j5me

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 20 October 2023 15:48 IST

PS5 Slimmer Variant Will Reportedly Launch November 10 in the US, Spider-Man 2 Bundle Leaked

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The PS5 Slim will be available in both Digital and disc variants

Highlights

The mid-gen refresh for PS5 makes it 30 percent smaller than base version
PS5 slim Spider-Man 2 bundle might not feature the red-and-black design
The PS5 slim comes with a detachable Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive

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The release date for the slimmer and lighter mid-gen refresh of the Marvel's Spider-Man 2 at $559.99, which is the same amount as the existing standard edition bundle. While not explicitly mentioned, the content should be the same, with a digital voucher for the game, alongside a themed controller.

PlayStation 5, in addition to shedding 18 and 24 percent weight depending on the versions. It will be available next month and features a glossy top half and a matte bottom, separated by a streak of black. Just like the original launch, it will be available in two versions: Digital Edition and one equipped with a detachable Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive.

The drive also comes with a white plastic shroud that keeps it safe from dust and debris, and can simply be slotted on. The PS5 slim disc edition is priced at $499.99 (about Rs. 41,555), just like the original. The PS5 slim Digital Edition costs $449.99 (about Rs. 37,400) — up from $399 — albeit one could always buy the Blu-ray drive separately and just slot it in. The drive is sold seprately for $79.99 (about Rs. 6,650). On the hardware front, both consoles stay the same in of processing power and graphics, but there's a minor the internal storage, jumping from an 825GB SSD to a 1TB SSD. It's worth mentioning that once Sony manages to sell its whole inventory of launch edition PS5s, this new slimmer variant will be the only one available to buy.

The report further notes that several Japanese sellers, including the stream their games from their console onto the smaller screen via Wi-Fi.

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Sony PlayStation 5 5o1v4w

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
DualSense is great
Very powerful
Reduced loading times
Friendlier storage expansion
Capable of 8K / 120fps
4K Blu-ray player (finally)

Bad
Expensive
Lack of truly next-gen exclusives
Not a generation leap over PS4 Pro at launch
Game prices now go up to Rs. 5,000
Missing next-gen upgrades for PS4 games
No "Quick Resume", as on Xbox Series X
Limited backward compatibility
No for Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos
SSD storage amount is restrictive

Read detailed Sony PlayStation 5 review

HDD 825GB PCie Gen 4 NVMe SSD

Processor Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 U @ 3.5GHz with SMT

Graphics Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU 36 CUs @ 2.23GHz (variable frequency)

RAM 16GB GDDR6

USB 4

Weight 4.5kg

Ethernet Gigabit

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Sony PlayStation 5 Digital Edition 642y1s

KEY SPECS
NEWS

HDD 825GB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD

Processor Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 U @ 3.5GHz with SMT

Graphics Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU 36 CUs @ 2.23GHz

RAM 16GB GDDR6

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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 5n715b

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
A faithful Spider-Man story
Excellent visuals
Kinetic combat
Engaging exploration and traversal
Attention to side characters, villains
Great music and audio design
Immersive New York City open world

Bad
Story pacing suffers at times
Risk-averse narrative decisions
Short campaign
Side activities lack inspiration

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Genre Action-Adventure

Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5)

Modes Single-player

Series Marvel’s Spider-Man

PEGI Rating 16+

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