Flip the console around, and you’ll find a pair of additional USB ports, an HDMI port, a power cable port, and an Ethernet port for wired internet (the PlayStation 5 also supports Wi-Fi).Ĭontroller: A true game-changer for haptics On this standard edition, small black power and eject buttons sit to the left of the drive, while USB and USB-C ports are closer to the center of the black core. The PS5 Digital Edition omits the drive, cuts $100 from the price tag, and is slightly slimmer and more uniform in dimensions. When set up vertically, the disc drive sits at the bottom of the console on the right side. It provides a lot of space for ventilation, at least. The fact that it requires a detachable, packed-in stand in either configuration, either horizontally or vertically, suggests that utility was an afterthought in the design process.Įssentially, the console’s design has a glossy black plastic core surrounded by matte white plastic, although there’s no clean way to describe what’s going on here. Both weigh around 10 pounds, so they’re densely-packed tech behemoths, but there’s a lot of unnecessary added flourish to the PS5’s shape. Microsoft’s Xbox Series X is the most simplistic, black box shape the console line has ever seen but compared to the PlayStation 5’s overwrought design accents, it comes across as thankfully unfussed and relatively compact. Depending on whether you prop it up or lay it flat, the PlayStation 5 is incredibly tall or long at more than 15 inches, complete with unorthodox dimensions that make it look like two opposing Pringles chips on one end and the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive is a bulbous afterthought on the other. I’m usually all for distinctive gadgets that eschew the bland, black box look, particularly when it comes to home entertainment devices, but the PlayStation 5 takes it to an extreme. These advantages have led to significantly more PlayStation 5 sales than Xbox Series X|S, although Sony doesn't have the commanding lead it enjoyed last time.ĭesign and Ports: Awkward console, awesome controller The more significant difference is that there are more compelling games on Sony's console, thanks to exclusive launch titles like Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon's Souls and subsequent releases like Returnal and the latest Ratchet & Clank installment. However, not everyone will key in on such minor differences. Multiplatform launch games looked and performed essentially the same on both, while later titles performed a little better on the Series X. On paper, the PlayStation 5 lags behind the Xbox Series X in peak raw power, but it's a little tough to see that difference in practice.
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