PlayStation 5: These variants are available - all info

The PlayStation 5 also appears in two variants. Our guide takes a look at the differences, names the prices and explains what is essential to consider when making a purchase decision.

Big question: The decision for or against a drive wants to be well considered.

For a long time it was speculated that the PS5 would possibly appear as a variant without optical drive. Sony has now confirmed this.

PlayStation 5: Drive as a difference between the variants

The performance data of the next-gen console is not affected. The price, however, is:

• With drive, the PlayStation 5 costs 499.99 euros, without it is a whole 100 euros less, so 399.99 euros.
• Since games are increasingly purchased purely digitally, the arguments for the cheaper variant seem to be obvious.
• However, it should be noted: Without drive, you are firmly bound to Sony's digital store, there are no alternatives. This applies to both the purchase of new and used copies. And since you don't own any game discs without a drive, you can't resell old games used - as we all know, this is not possible with digital copies.

For gamers who like to look for good gaming deals, not having a drive is thus a limitation. Die entscheidende Rechnung ist somit, ob sich die 100 Euro Ersparnis auf lange Sicht lohnen, wenn Sie dafür bei allen Spielekäufen auf Sonys hauseigenen Store angewiesen sind.