Sony PS5 is on sale for Black Friday (at the lowest price we’ve seen)

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This version of the PS5 has a disc drive so you can watch UHD Blu-ray movies, as well as play new or used PS5 and PS4 game discs. The rest of the features and hardware are the same.

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The Digital Edition doesn’t include a disc drive, so you can’t watch Blu-rays or take advantage of new or used games or old PS4 discs. But if you’re comfortable going all digital, it has the same graphics, CPU, memory and storage hardware as the standard PS5.

If you’re not sure which of these two PlayStations is right for you, our reporters have explored the difference between the two PlayStation 5 models in depth. In short, the PS5 Slim has a disc drive and the Slim Digital Edition does not.

This means that the PS5 Slim is the better option for gamers who love physical media and own a selection of PS4 games, as the PS5 is compatible with most of the PS4’s game library. And because the PS5 Slim can produce 4K UHD video, it’s also great for movie lovers who have large Blu-ray collections. (We’ve also noticed that a lot of great PS5 games are on sale right now – including Resident Evil 4, Gran Turismo 7and Final Fantasy XVI-if you prefer to collect physical media.)

The PS5 Slim Digital Edition lacks a disc drive, but it’s a little cheaper, so if you’re going all-digital, you can save even more money.

Because neither model is significantly different from the original PS5, you don’t have a reason to upgrade if you already own it, even though they are both shorter and slimmer than the original version. (Our testers noted the impressive size of the original PS5 and the difficulty of finding media console space for it, so getting a Slim version is a possible solution.)

If you’re starting your gaming setup from scratch and you’re not married to having a disc drive, you can pick up a discounted Sony PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition bundle that includes an extra controller, making it an ideal starter kit.

The last time we saw the slim PS5 models on sale was Prime Day, when both versions were $50 off. So we’re not surprised to see these PlayStations on sale again – but we haven’t seen the price drop. That means there’s no need to wait for something better, so go ahead and beat the Black Friday rush. (And if you open the box and start playing games before Thanksgiving, we won’t tell anyone.)

This article was edited by Maxine Builder.