The PlayStation 5 is a monster of a console, and everyone is surprised when they see it for the first time. It’s also quite heavy, but for the Digital Edition at least, Sony has apparently found a way to make it lighter.
As IGN reports, a new version of the official PS5 product manual (PDF) has been discovered by Twitter user @Renka_schedule and it’s available to view on the PlayStation Japan website. It reveals that a new version of the PS5 Digital Edition console is coming that weighs 300 grams (0.7lb) less than the original model. The new model weighs 3.6kg (7.9lb), where as the launch model weighs 3.9kg (8.6lb).
You’ll be able to recognize this new model from the model number, which Sony has changed from the CFI-1XXX format to CFI-11XX format. So where as the original Digital Edition carries the model number CFI-1000B, the lighter model will be the CFI-1100B. The only other know change is to the screw that holds the stand in place.
The standard edition of the PS5 is significantly heavier (4.5kg/9.9lb) due to the inclusion of the disc drive, but it could also benefit from the weight saving. It all depends on how Sony managed to save the weight, but seeing as both versions of the console are the same apart from the drive, it makes sense they’d both lose 0.7lb of weight with a refresh.
