Sony announced a slimmer, lighter refresh of the PlayStation 5 last month, bringing new design changes that help the console shed its bulky signature. The PS5 slim, which now comes with redesigned side panels that allow you to add a detachable external Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive to the digital edition of the console, is set to release this month. While Sony has not announced an official release date, both disc and digital editions of the new PS5 slim will reportedly go on sale November 10 in the US and could arrive in a Marvel's Spider-Man 2 bundle. Now, the PS5 slim disc edition is seemingly getting bundled with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, too. According to a Call of Duty news portal, the upcoming shooter from Activision is set to be bundled for free with the console.
PS5 Slim Doesn't Come with a Vertical Stand, Needs to Be Bought Separately | Push Square
14.10.2023 - 09:42 / pushsquare.com
The newly announced PS5 redesign — which everyone is casually referring to as the 'Slim' — will not ship with a vertical stand, it seems. This means that, unless you're okay with just balancing your console on its base — that's assuming this model is completely flat at the bottom — you'll need to buy a separate stand. According to the official product materials, the new PS5 only comes with a horizontal stand, which appears to be a kind of plastic leg that props the system up when it's placed on its side.
But if you want to have your console standing tall, you'll need to hand over $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99 for the so-called Vertical Stand (which can be used with previous PS5 models as well). Given that the new PS5 will sell at the same price as the current models, it's a bit cheeky of Sony to demand an additional purchase like this.
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Are you surprised that a stand isn't included? Feel free to have a good rant in the comments section below.
Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.
Does it work without the stand?
It's cool that it supports itself horizontally, but paying more for vertical? Gross
Sony turning into EA
I'd reccomend not bothering with that stand, if your going vertical then invest in a better multifunction stand off amazon which chargers two controllers, headset and has a fan built in to keep the console cool, all for an extra £5-£10 over this basic rip off.
On the one hand, that's not great but if the base is the same, it should support itself vertically without the stand, my PS5 is.
That’s insane. This kind of petty greed is not what they need right now. This is just a worse deal than before.
Tbh the normal PS5s don't really need a stand either. They're plenty stable vertically without it. I assume this will be the same
You would have thought with this new version slim they would have designed all this required stand rubbish out.
Piss poor design and money making Sony scheme.
Weren’t all previous ps consoles sold without a vertical stand? Pretty sure they were always separate until ps5
@redd214 are there not air intakes at the bottom of the PS5 console so if you stood it vertically without the stand you’d block those vents?
Just incredible…Money money money…
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