Pros And Cons Of PS5 Digital Edition. Compare before you buy

Sony has provided us all with a digital version of PlayStation 5; in this article, we will discuss the pros and cons of PS5 Digital Edition. By looking into the points that we will discuss below you will get a better idea of whether the all-digital version is for you or not. Here are the Pros and Cons of PS5 Digital Edition:

Deciding on whether or not to buy the All Digital Edition of PS5 can be a crucial decision. You will get a clear idea of all the Pros and Cons of PS5 Digital Edition as we have discussed them in detail in the article below. We will also discuss whether you can attach an external disk drive to the PS5 Digital Edition or not, Is there a performance difference between PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition, and much more. Let us first discuss in detail the Pros and Cons of PS5 Digital Edition.

Pros of PS5 Digital Edition:

• Comparatively Cheaper: The first thing you will notice with PS5 Digital Edition is that it’s more affordable than it’s older brother, PS5 Standard Edition. You can save $100 upfront by buying the PlayStation 5’s Digital Edition instead of the Standard Edition. This is convenient when purchasing a new console because now you will have some extra cash to spend on games. You can read more about this at How Much Does The PlayStation 5 Cost?. 

• Symmetrical Design: The all-digital edition has a balanced design, all thanks to the absence of a Disc slot. Suppose you like your PlayStation 5 to look symmetrical from all angles, and you have a particular inclination towards balanced designs. In that case, you will find PS5 Digital Edition to be much more appealing to your eye.

• No Disc Spinning Noise. If you had any of your previous consoles close to your sitting position like us, you would have noticed that a certain level of disc spinning noise comes when you put any physical disc in them. This is not a deal-breaker, but the noise sometimes becomes annoying, especially if you sit in a very silent room and play at a low volume. With the Digital Edition of PS5, you won’t have to worry about this noise as there is no concept of physical discs associated with it; therefore, no disc spin noise. 

• Comparatively fewer components that can fail: With the absence of a disc slot, there are fewer moving parts available in the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. As with any machine, the lesser number of individual parts can mean less failure points. In general, there is significantly less probability that the PS5 can malfunction because of the disc drive. But the point here is that one less component could mean lesser probability of failure.

• No Physical Disc damage issues: When we start using physical discs often and swap them in and out regularly, there is always a chance that the discs might get damaged if not handled carefully. Worst of all, if you misplace your physical disc, you won’t be able to play that game with your PlayStation console because the disc needs to be present in the console even after the game has been installed. You won’t have to worry about the discs getting damaged with your all-digital console.

Cons of PS5 Digital Edition

• No disc slot for disc-based games or movies: While the absence of a disc slot has its benefits, it certainly comes with its list of disadvantages as well. The most prominent is the lack of support for physical disc-based games. You won’t be able to play any physical disc version of games with all Digital Edition of PS5. The situation becomes grimmer if you happen to have a vast collection of PS4 games in physical disc format. All those games will become unusable for you; you won’t have option to play those games on your PS5 Digital Edition even though the PS5 is backward compatible with PS4. On top of this, you won’t be able to play any physical disc-based Blu-ray movies again for the lack of support of optical drive.

• A High-Speed internet connection is recommended: With the PS5 digital edition, it becomes imperative that you have a high-speed internet connection. If you happen to have a low-speed internet connection in your area, this might become the most significant disadvantage for you. Because you will be tied to digital-only comes with the PS5 Digital Edition and it would be best that you have a high internet speed connection to download the games quickly on your console. Otherwise, downloading games such as Mortal Kombat 11 and NBA 2K21 on a low-speed internet connection can be a nightmare, as these games’ download size is above 80GB. Therefore, if you live in an area with low speed internet issues, this can quickly turn out to be a big Con.

• Can’t buy used games at cheaper rates: There is a substantial market for used games wherein you can get very sweat deals on used/renewed game discs. The prices are generally excellent, and you can save a lot if you don’t mind gaming with renewed discs. You won’t be able to buy those used games from your friend or from online retailers such as Amazon. Please note that there is no official way to sell or buy your purchased digital games on PlayStation 5. Therefore, if you plan to go the all-digital route, you will have to stop looking for used games. 

• Larger storage capacity required: In reality, the PS5 console requires extra storage with both the PS5 Standard and Digital Edition because newer games are taking much more space. Take the example of Hitman 3, which can take more than 100GB of internal storage space. Another one is Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War which can take a storage space of whooping 200GB or more. The trick to save space on the PlayStation 5 Standard Edition is to keep a minimum number of games installed on the console and delete the games that you know you won’t be playing for a while. Later on, you can install those games at a whim by simply inserting their discs. This privilege is unavailable with the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. The good news is that the PS5 console is compatible with an external SSD. So If you want to accommodate all your favorite games at once, we recommend investing in an External SSD so that you never run out of space on PS5 Digital Edition.

• Can’t decorate your shelf with games: Special editions and SteelBook of games are offered in disc version. If you are into the collector editions and steelbook, you would expect that the games you receive with such editions should be playable on your console. You also won’t be able to decorate your shelves with the physical copies of those games. Therefore, for such users, we would recommend sticking to the PlayStation 5 Standard Edition at all costs.

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