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Store Leak: Is a Slim Model of The PlayStation 5 Coming After All?

Published: Mar. 30, 2023
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023

German English

In January of last year, leaks said that Sony was not planning either a Pro or Slim model of the PlayStation 5. Now, however, an Australian retailer mentioned the PS5 Slim in its store.

"The Good Guys" mentioned the PS5 Slim: Whoever does a mistake in our networked world has to expect that the whole world will soon be writing about it. The Australian retail chain "The Good Guys" must have made such a mistake, and now the company is the talk of the town.

Why? Because a "website representative" of the company changed the in-house store text for the PS4 Slim to a PS5 Slim. The good guy turned a "4" into a "5" without further ado, and once again fueled the rumors about a slim 5 model.

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PS5 Slim: And Twitter tweets again

Among others, a Twitter user drew attention to The Good Guys' mistake; the Australian press also reported. In the meantime, the either somewhat hasty or simply human retailer has deleted its mention of the PS5 Slim. However, curious web surfers had already captured the mishap via screenshots at that point. According to that, the adjusted description in The Good Guys' store read:

"The new look, slimmer Playstation 5 - incredibly vivid, vibrant colors with breathtaking HDR graphics and immersion - whether you're gaming or streaming movies and TV shows."

PS5 Slim The Good Gyus

Screenshot of the corresponding store page of The Good Guys.

The "new" description of the PS5 Slim had its place at the very top of the PlayStation category's landing page. It is conceivable that a mouse-slipped Good Guy merely wanted to boost sales of the PS4 Slim, or the mistake was due to a certain lack of information. Still, we can't completely rule out the possibility that it was an intentional mention of the Slim model. We will see.

PlayStation 5 Slim Fan Rendering

Fan rendering of a fictional PlayStation 5 Slim.

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After graduating from high school, I initially wanted to study instrumental music. However, eventually I pursued a career as a video game journalist, which I started at the prestigious Ehapa-Verlag publisher, among others. Today, I share my extensive video game expertise with Guided. I benefit from over 40 years of experience with PC and console games, as well as my work in game development for the indie studio Knights of Bytes. I understand how video games work, and I also know how to convey my knowledge in an understandable manner.
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