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- Sony has yet to announce the price and release date of the PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition, but a new leak on Friday revealed what will come in the box for each console.
- There were really no surprises in the leak. Both consoles will ship with a controller, a power cord, a USB cable, an HDMI cable, a base, and an instruction manual.
- Rumors suggest that Sony will price the PS5 at $ 499 and the PS5 Digital Edition at $ 399.
After Microsoft opened the floodgates earlier this week with Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S pricing, specs and release dates and preorder, speculation surrounding the PS5 reached a fever pitch. Could Sony match the $ 299 price of the S Series? Would Sony feel pressured to make an announcement this week? Would Sony’s selection of original games be enough to convince gamers to spend $ 400 or more on a new console? By Friday night, only one of these questions had been answered, while Sony remained silent.
In fact, on Friday morning, it seemed clear that any major PS5 news was in store for next week at the earliest, but just as hope began to fade, a leak began to circulate. A disappointing leak.
Daniel Ahmad, senior analyst at Niko Partners, shared a screenshot of alleged listings for the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition on Twitter on Friday that he says came from a Hong Kong distributor. The listing apparently confirms that the contents of the two retail boxes will be virtually identical (in Hong Kong at least), with a console, a controller, a kickstand, an HDMI cable, a power cord, a USB cable, and an instruction manual. Astro Game Room, which was unveiled at the Future of Gaming event in June, will also be pre-installed on all PS5 consoles.
Model numbers for PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition + what’s in the box. pic.twitter.com/LntCOo5iae
– Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) September 11, 2020
Admittedly, this isn’t the leak or PS5 announcement we’ve been waiting for, but at least it’s something. Ahmad even mocked PlayStation fans who were still desperate for release details, saying in a follow-up tweet that he “accidentally cut the price of the image.” A truly masterful troll job on a quiet Friday.
While the price of the PS5 remains a mystery, a report said that Sony’s console was “considerably” more expensive than the Xbox Series X. We used the past tense “was” because multiple sources reportedly said GameReactor that Sony had decided “to cut the price of the PS5 in response to the aggressive pricing of the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X”. Sony is reportedly considering selling the PS5 for $ 499 and the PS5 digital edition for $ 399. Of course, none of this has been confirmed, but it seems inevitable that Sony will finally announce the price next week.
Jacob began covering video games and technology in college as a hobby, but quickly realized that this was what he wanted to do for a living. He currently resides in New York writing for BGR. His previously published work can be found on TechHive, VentureBeat, and Game Rant.
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