Sony has introduced the redesigned version of its PlayStation 5 home console, debuting approximately three years after the original. Known as PS5 Slim, the new model is about 18-24% lighter, offers extra storage (1TB as opposed to the previous 825GB), and shows a price surge for the Digital Edition. Reactions online to the announcement have varied, with some users expressing their excitement and others criticizing the revamped console's design as too similar to its predecessor.

Jokes and memes filled "X", the platform formerly known as Twitter, with some hilariously comparing the new PS5 model's design features to popular videogame motifs. Concerns about the horizontal stand's functionality and apparent mismatch in console proportions further piqued some users' humor.

Some users expressed negative sentiments about the Digital Edition's price jump from $399.99 to $449.99, questioning whether the increase justifies the additional storage. Critics argued that the "slim" all-digital PS5 should, in theory, save Sony on materials, shipping, and manufacturing, while enhancing the profit margin on digital game sales - all of which could have helped keep the console's price stable.

Despite the mixed reactions, the redesigned PS5 is expected to replace the 2020 model by November 2023 once all existing inventory gets sold off.