Sony Playstation 4 Slim Console 500GB Jet Black PS4

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Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) may take longer to reach you. Remote Gaming, Cloud Connection, Cross Platform Gaming, Dual-Screen Gameplay, Augmented Reality, Parental Control, Streaming (PlayStation Now), Community, Streaming (DLNA), Streaming (SharePlay), Sony PlayStation Network, Sony PlayStation Plus The biggest functional difference between the original PS4 and the new slimmer PS4 is power consumption. Sony claims the new PS4 has a max power draw of 165 watts, which sounds impressive next to the original 250w max of the first PS4 until you see most benchmarks. The original PlayStation 4 had an average power draw of 150w during its heaviest gameplay sessions and never pushed anywhere near that 250w max. It is slightly smaller, though, so there's that.

Bonus: if energy consumption is important for you, the PS4 Pro is the most power-hungry in the series. New PS4s are now available to buy from the official PlayStation Direct store. You have the option of buying the console by itself or getting it in a bundle with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. These are full price, but still considerably cheaper than a PS5.

PS4 Slim: A Sleek Package

Storage: the PS4 Pro has 1 TB (1000 GB), the Slim version is available in 500 GB or 1 TB. The original PS4 is only available with a 500 GB memory.​

Size & weight of the console: the Slim version is quite compact and light. The standard or original version is a little heavier. Lastly, the Pro is the biggest and heaviest. As mentioned above, despite ongoing refinement, the PS4’s user interface remains fully functional in 2020 without any real compromise. While loading and installing games isn’t as fast as on the PS5, it’s no slouch, and perfectly functional in 2021. It’s also fully integrated with the next-gen console: you can see what friends are playing, send messages, and form parties. As you can see in the chart, Sony uses the same CPU and a GPU that's a little more than twice the performance in the new PS4 Pro. There's also an updated version of the HDMI standard in the PS4 Pro, but there's no immediate difference in performance out of the box for video output. In June 2020, not long after a certain global pandemic called COVID 19 disrupted life as we knew it, Sony announced their new games console. It is, of course, the PS5. It is due for release at the end of the year along with an upgraded version, the PS5 Pro.This change in power consumption means the "slim" PS4 will consume far less power when performing the same tasks, including sitting idle. For parents, this means a cheaper electricity bill when your kid leaves the PS4 on all day because they're in the middle of an important part of the game. These probably need little explanation. The PS4 Slim, as its name suggests, weighs less and is 40% smaller than the original PS4 model. The design itself is similar, so it's not a complete departure and still fits very much within the PS4 family of devices. Bottom line Power: the Pro edition has innovations that simply make it more powerful. In other words, it is faster and has a smoother refresh rate. Long-term, you'll probably want a PlayStation 4 Pro for better PlayStation VR gaming, even if you don't notice a huge difference in quality between the two right now. Bigger and better games will want that additional power. While it is possible to buy additional storage for your PlayStation, regardless of which one you buy, the 2TB option is available with some PS4 Pro versions means you wouldn't need to for much longer than if you had a less spacious PS4 Slim. PS4 Slim vs. PS4 Pro: Understanding 4K and HDR on PlayStation