Sony Interactive Entertainment president Hiroki Totoki says the company wants to balance "user engagement, together with sales of units."
The Standard Edition with its detachable Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive costs £479.99, while the Digital Edition retails for £389.99.
The new Standard Edition lighter profile, 1 TB solid-state drive and a detachable Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive for $499.99.
The new bundle will only include the game (unknown if physical or digital copy), not the custom faceplate or controller.
Leaker billbil-kun reported the release date, but pre-orders are live on Amazon and other retailers in Japan stating the same.
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Other peripherals seeing price increases include the Media Remote Control, HD Camera and different colors for the DualSense.
The model bundled with a Blu-ray disc drive will retail for ¥66,980, while the Digital Edition will cost ¥58,980 upon launch in November.
A PlayStation spokesperson confirms there are "no changes with the new model," which launches in November for $499.99.
Xbox Era's Nick Baker heard "a little while back" about PlayStation "most likely" having a show in August to reveal the Slim console.
The Federal Trade Commission's trial against Microsoft and its acquisition of Activision Blizzard revealed some interesting things.
Per court documents, Microsoft has said a PlayStation Slim is "expected" later this year and will cost $399.99.
Insider Tom Henderson says the next PlayStation 5 is "just 'gen 2' of the regular PS5" with reduced production and shipping costs.
Don't pin your hopes on a major flagship PS5 redesign any time soon.
