PlayStation 5 Refreshed Models Are Lighter and Come With New Base Stand: Report

PS5 refreshed consoles are reportedly arriving in Australia and the US with a new model number.

By Vineet Washington | Updated: 24 August 2021 12:50 IST

PlayStation 5 Refreshed Models Are Lighter and Come With New Base Stand: Report

Photo Credit: Twitter/ @bdp2007

PlayStation 5 new base stand vs old

Highlights

PlayStation 5 was launched in India in February
The console has reportedly got a minor refresh
PlayStation 5 consoles in Australia and the US have new model numbers

PlayStation 5 consoles have reportedly been refreshed but with only a couple of minor differences between the old and new models. An Australian publication reported that the new stock of PS5 consoles that has arrived in the country comes with a different model number compared to the original PS5. Among the changes between the consoles is that the newer model is around 300 grams lighter, though it is unclear what has resulted in this weight reduction.

Sony launched the PlayStation 5 in November last year and it has become the company's fastest-selling console ever. Now, it looks like Sony has decided to go for a minor refresh. A report by Australian publication Press Start says the new stock of PS5 models in the country has a different model number — CFI-1102A. As mentioned by The Verge, the original PS5 came with model number CFI-1000.

As for the differences, Press Start points out that the new consoles are about 300 grams lighter than the original and have a different type of screw for the base stand. It is unclear what changes to the console have been made to reduce the weight but they do come with a different screw and new clamp design for the base. The new screw allows the stand to be attached and removed by hand without having to use a screwdriver, which was the case with the original console screw.

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The publication also points out that Australia is the first country to have received the stock of the revised PS5, but a tweet from a user (@bdp2007) in the US shows the revised console has made its way there as well. The image shared by the user shows the differences between the two base stands for the PS5. The user also points out that he purchased the standard disc edition of the PS5 about two weeks ago.

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Sony PlayStation 5

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 support 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 CPU @ 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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