The PS5 Digital Edition is something new for Sony: a PlayStation without a disc drive and available from the beginning of the console’s life cycle.
While the differences between the Digital Edition are quite evident from the start (the inability to play physical games), the lack of a disc drive has a knock-on effect on other areas of the system that are easy to overlook.
Of course, the Digital Edition has a considerable price difference to the regular PS5 (£449 vs £359 in the UK), so it’s worth giving up the subtle differences, which we’ll explain on this page, if you’re looking for one. cheapest console.
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PS5 Digital Edition vs. regular PS5 option: Do you need a disc drive?
Beyond the cost of the system, the main difference between the PS5 Digital Edition and a regular PS5 is pretty simple: the regular system comes with a disc drive, the Digital Edition does not.
All other specifications of the PS5, from the system’s visual capabilities, the peripherals it can support, to the built-in SSD storage and the ability to expand said storage, are all the same.
At first glance, it might be an easy choice to give up playing physical editions of games, especially if you’re a heavy PlayStation Store user. But there are other factors that are easy to overlook, including:
- Physical games are usually cheaper than digital versions, especially at launch.
- If you want to buy a second-hand game or borrow a disc from a friend
- The ability to play your physical PS4 games through backward compatibility, or upgrade physical versions of PS4 games to PS5 ones when supported.
- Playing Blu-ray movies (including 4K UHD Blu-ray discs, compatible with regular PS5)
- Install unpatched games (useful in some rare circumstances, if you want to access exploits or performance mods that were later patched by the developer)
- Taking into account Internet speed and usage limits, although most games will require patches, installing from disk will save on downloading the full game.
A related note to the final point: as with the PS4, having a disc drive will not save SSD storage, as all games, regardless of whether they are downloaded or stored on a disc, must be installed on the console, which Allows the system to access files as quickly as possible.
Finally, another consideration on the backwards compatibility front is that PS5 users have access to the PlayStation Plus Collection, which offers a variety of fan-favorite PS4 titles available to download for free as long as you maintain your subscription. to PS Plus.
This means that if you have physical copies of these games and are a PS Plus subscriber, you can download them instead of having to rely on the disc.
Hopefully, the above can help resolve any questions about whether you need a disc drive with your PS5.
Other differences between the PS5 Digital Edition and the regular PS5 in more detail
Beyond the lack of a disc drive, the console’s form factor is different. Whether you prefer it or not is a matter of preference, but what it also means is slightly smaller dimensions, weight and power consumption.
Here’s what the PS5 hardware looks like, along with the PS5 Digital Edition, both available at launch:
Below you’ll find the PS5 specs, with details copied verbatim from the PS5 launch press release, with the Digital Edition differences in bold:
| Component | Specification |
|---|---|
| CPU | x86-64-AMD Ryzen Zen 8 Cores / 16 Threads at 3.5GHz (variable frequency) |
| GPU | Ray tracing acceleration Up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS) |
| GPU architecture | Graphics engine based on AMD Radeon RDNA 2 |
| Memory interface | 16GB GDDR6/256-bit |
| memory bandwidth | 448GB/s |
| Internal storage | 825GB custom SSD |
| I/O performance | 5.5 GB/s (raw), typical 8-9 GB/s (compressed) |
| Expandable storage | NVMe SSD slot |
| External storage | USB hard drive support |
| Optical drive (optional) | Ultra HD Blu-ray (66G/100G) ~10xCAVBD-ROM (25G/50G) ~8xCAVBD-R/RE (25G/50G) ~8x CAVDVD ~3.2xCLV |
| PS5 game disc | Ultra HD Blu-ray, up to 100 GB/disc |
| Audio | “Tempest” 3D AudioTech |
| Video output | HDMI output port Support for 4K 120Hz TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI version 2.1) |
| Dimensions | PS5: 390mm x 104mm x 260mm (W x H x D) PS5 Digital Edition: 390mm x 92mm x 260mm (W x H x D) |
| Weight | PS5 – 4.5 kgPS5 Digital Edition – 3.9 kg |
| Force | PS5 – 350WPS5 Digital Edition – 340W |
| In and out | USB Type A port (Hi-Speed USB) USB Type A port (10Gbps Super Speed USB) x2 USB Type C port (10Gbps Super Speed USB) |
| Networks | Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/axBluetooth 5.1 |
Again, these are small differences that almost certainly won’t make a practical difference to how you use or position the console, but if you want a full comparison between the two systems, there you go.
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