Is a smaller and thinner "router" coming? It is reported that the new Sony PS5 model will be released next year, not the Slim version.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Wu Yanzu in South China for the delivery of clues! CTOnews.com, Nov. 8: ever since the launch of the Sony Playstation 5, players have been talking about wanting a lighter, thinner version. According to foreign the Leak sources, Sony Playstation 5 will get a smaller redesigned version next year, but it may not be called PS5 Slim.

Sony has been gradually reducing the size and weight of its PlayStation 5 game console, but the overall shell design limits the room for further reduction and reduction.

According to the Leak sources, there has been a major change in the appearance of the new Playstation 5, which will be launched next year. The new "ultra-thin" version reduces the size of the game console mold and uses less voltage, so it runs at lower temperatures and is lighter.

In addition, sources say Sony is committed to not requiring bracket support when the console is laid flat, a change that could indicate that the new Playstation 5 will abandon its current streamlined design. The company's focus is on reducing the size and weight of the Playstation 5 to reduce transportation and production costs.

The Leak said the new Sony PlayStation 5 will be launched as early as the third quarter of 2023, with production scheduled for the second quarter of 2023.

CTOnews.com learned that Tom Henderson, a reliable source in the gaming industry, had previously reported that Sony was also developing a new PlayStation 5 console with a removable optical drive, which is expected to start production in April 2023 and go on sale in September 2023, which seems to be the right time.