Hey guys, Thundie here and welcome to a Nettle Battle V. Today we're taking a look at the brand new PlayStation 5 Slim and how it compares to the OG PlayStation 5. So you don't have to. Now if you join us for the very first time on the channel, don't forget to smash that subscribe button notification icon so you can watch more videos like this. So there's a brand new PlayStation 5 Slim you can either get it with a disk drive or you can get it without as a digital version. I did get this as a bundle package with Spider-Man 2 with the disk drive for 499 to 500 bucks with a game which is actually not bad in terms of bundle package pricing. What comes in it you do have of course your controller, the game is Spider-Man 2, you do have the USB Type-C cable, power cable and HDMI. Those are everything that come with this device altogether which is nice in the packaging. So what's the differences in terms of specs and look compared to the OG PlayStation 5. So both of them are disk drive versions and our side off with just the external look. You can see the OG PlayStation 5 is a one panel plastic matte finish on both sides. While the PlayStation 5 Slim has this two panel setup on the top it is glossy at the bottom it is matte and you have that on either side of the PlayStation 5. Now when I flip it over to the disk drive section it is a little bit some some details you're seeing here. You do have these feet which are removable these also come in your packaging here and this allows you to basically plug it in and safely place your PlayStation 5 Slim flat on a table and it's sturdy and it doesn't move. So that's actually a nice addition with that benefit of that split housing. You also have the PlayStation buttons here the very bottom but this brings a little dilemma for me. Do I like it as a single unit come out or the split unit? One of the benefits of having it split is the fact for more customization. I could have a different color for each panel if I wanted to. If I wanted to have it the most multicolor looking PlayStation. I like that idea here and it's pretty cool more customization options. I could have say a Spider-Man panel on the top here I could have a God of War and I could have these two panels having two different colors of say white and blue PlayStation colors so whatever I choose to I can do that with it. While with the OG PlayStation 5 all I will be able to do is just have two sets of colors on either side and that's it. So that's a difference there but in terms of removing it I think it's just easier with that version there as well. Now another difference here of course is the ports. The original PlayStation 5 has in the front a USB type-A and USB type-C while the PlayStation Slim has two USB type-C's in the front. They also is a power button 90 jack button on the OG PlayStation 5 while the PlayStation 5 Slim just has a power button the jack buttons on the drive because the disk drive on the PlayStation 5 Slim is removable. Now how to get to that is very simple and I'm going to just show you by opening the panels here so I have the PlayStation logo side I can basically separate the panel here. Boom you can see this is the vent side your drive and also the disk drive is on the other side there's a stick this off and this reveals our MVME storage additional storage here as well as also your disk drive here on the bottom half. So it's a very simple process to open that. Now let's start off with the disk here. Replacing the disk is similar to how you do it on your original PlayStation, the same thing in the PlayStation Slim. You unscrew this, you open it up, you're putting your MVME whatever storage mounts you want to right now I'm swapping to a one terabyte version and I took that one terabyte out of the OG PlayStation into this device. The one thing I'll notice I want you to do that it will treat it as an extra drive but I couldn't find a way to play games directly if you guys know let me know but you just read it as yes they are games stored in a drive I can transfer it to the internal storage which is another difference here. The PlayStation 5 Slim has one terabyte of storage while the OG PlayStation has 825 gigabytes so there is at least close to 200 gigabytes of extra storage on the PlayStation 5 Slim so if you're looking for more storage without buying anymore the PlayStation 5 Slim will have that. The other aspect too is the removable drive section which you can remove just by taking these three screws out. Once you remove the panel and it's a very simple process once you do that you can cover it up and have it as just a digital version or if you buy the digital version of the PlayStation 5 Slim you can add this additional drive for roughly around $59. The one thing I will mention is the replacement cover for this that doesn't have a ball which I will showcase in the Bluey Drive does not come with this package and has to be bought separately so that's another additional cost to it plus there is no built-in stand similar to what you have with the OG PlayStation like this you also have to buy this separately as well. So there are a couple of things you have to buy but the idea of basically removing this drive especially when it becomes obsolete is in nice addition from PlayStation. Okay that's one of my biggest complaints is trying to fit these panels properly because there are more panels on each side for in total compared to two it takes a longer time to actually fit them and sometimes to necessarily fit properly I've just found this to be an annoying frustrating that happens with the PlayStation 5 Slim. That being said when it comes to ports on this device you do have the same amount of ports at the rear of the device but the layout is a bit different the HDMI port is on top of the PlayStation 5 Slim while it's at the bottom on the OG PlayStation 5 you still have the same Ethernet port as well as also the two USB-A ports and the power plug at the bottom so those are similar just the layout is a bit different here. Now what about just sizing in general now in terms of weight the PlayStation 5 OG PlayStation 5 with about 8.25 pounds while the slim with the Blue Ray drive weighs about 7.25 pounds and then without the Blue Ray drive it drops down to roughly around 5.75 pounds if I'm not mistaken so again there's a reduction in weight in size but when you look at its side by side to the OG PlayStation 5 it's still a lot rather large console it is definitely smaller in dimensions but it's not as small as you think because when you put it next to something like the Xbox Series X the PlayStation 5 Slim is still largely the Xbox Series X in terms of size so not much in terms of size reduction here for me when using this but I do like the fact that it does have some more custom mobility in terms of the weight you can customize it and you place it on your TV stand it looks really nice smaller footprint as well and game play-wise it still plays the same. Now the big question here is should you buy it if you already have a PlayStation 5? Well with all the extra benefits here including I didn't mention earlier Wi-Fi 6C on the PlayStation 5 Slim I say no if you already have a PlayStation 5 there is no improvement to the processing there's no improvements to the graphics here it's still the same as the OG PlayStation 5 yes it is smaller and yes it does have a better Wi-Fi connectivity and you do have some of the customizable features but it doesn't add anything to the gaming experience whatever games you're going to be playing will perform exactly the same way and this is not a huge reduction in size this is not half the size and it's definitely not smaller than say the Xbox Series X as I mentioned so for that point I would say definitely no now if you haven't bought a PlayStation 5 and you're looking to pick one up then I think this is a good entry point especially with the bundle packages they have like the one I picked up with Spider-Man 2 or called you do more than more for three weights going for 500 bucks which is the same cost as just buying a PlayStation without of course a game so that is where I will put the line for and I think it's only beneficial if you've never picked up a PlayStation 5 and you're looking to pick up one now then it definitely makes sense but for everyone else who wants to kind of up you know upgrade a PlayStation 5 this is not a device for you it's cool it looks nice it has some really cool features but definitely only for brand new PlayStation 5 owners so if you have any questions any comments about the PlayStation 5 Slim and you want to see more about this device and maybe Satan the PlayStation portal which I'll be covering soon let me know don't forget to like share subscribe and always enjoy your entertainment