Refurbished Sony hardware has a reputation for punching well above its price, and right now, there are two PS5 deals worth going for.
The standard PlayStation 5 has dropped to £392 from its £479.99 RRP, saving you £109.99 on a console that still represents Sony’s full vision for next-generation gaming performance at its most complete.
If Prime Day didn’t have the right deal for you, refurbished PlayStation consoles are still a great way to save
If Prime Day didn’t have the PlayStation deal you were hoping for, refurbished consoles are still a smart, money‑saving alternative.
That disc drive matters more than it might seem, because it opens up the secondhand game market alongside digital purchases, and over a console generation, that difference in buying flexibility tends to add up to real money saved.
Under the hood, the PlayStation 5 runs a custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU capable of 10.28 teraflops, paired with a 1TB NVMe SSD that effectively eliminates loading screens and lets open-world games stream assets in ways last-gen hardware simply couldn’t manage.
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing brings realistic light behaviour to supported titles, and the DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers and haptic feedback make the physical sensation of playing something you notice almost immediately and then can’t stop noticing.
If the disc drive isn’t something you need, the PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition brings the same processing architecture in a lighter, more compact chassis, currently reduced to £405 from £438.02, a saving of £33.02.
The Slim Digital weighs just 2.6kg against the original digital model’s 3.9kg, and the redesigned chassis uses a removable side panel that supports Sony’s add-on Ultra HD Blu-ray drive if you change your mind about going disc-free further down the line.
Both consoles share the same 16GB GDDR6 memory, identical CPU architecture, and the same Tempest 3D Audio engine, so whichever you go for, the generational leap in performance is identical.
The decision now really comes down to how you buy games and how much the physical footprint matters to you, and at these prices, either way you’re getting Sony’s current-generation hardware at a meaningfully lower entry point than new.
A new slimmer PS5 lessens the physical footprint, adds more storage, includes smarter port options and offers a removable disc drive. The internals retain the same immense power, nuanced SSD technology and 4K-capable graphics. A brilliant DualSense controller, a compelling UI, the best library of exclusive games around, and proper reverence for PlayStation’s past ensures the PS5 remains this generation’s console king.
-
Refined slimmer and lighter design
-
Absurd power meets brilliant user interface
-
DualSense controller is a step forward
-
Removable disc drive adds flexibility
-
Better library of first-party exclusives
-
Mid-cycle refresh doesn’t improve internals
-
Lags behind Series X and S when it comes to loading times
-
Still expensive
SQUIRREL_PLAYLIST_10148964
