When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more The slim PS5 with disc drive costs $500, while the slim digital-edition PS5 costs $450. Both slim models ...

Installing a disc drive on the PlayStation 5 is fairly straightforward and requires no tools. All you need is a sturdy place to set the console on its side and decent lighting to see what you’re doing ...

Here at Ars, we’ve been publicly musing about whether the world was ready for a disc-free game console since as far back as 2015. Now, though, the better question might be whether the world ever needs ...

The next update of the popular game console is pricey and more powerful, but if you want a disc drive, you'll need to pay an additional $80 -- and find one. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at ...

Physical media has been making a comeback in recent years, with 4K Blu-rays leading the charge as the most popular option available. Pretty much every major ...

They can’t sell them if we don’t buy them. Tomorrow is the day, the PlayStation 5 Pro is being launched. That means that the reviews are out and the buying frenzy is about to begin. In fact, it has ...

With the PS5 Pro requiring a separate disc drive if you want to play physical games, it seems Sony might be testing the waters for an all-digital future. With the PS5 Pro requiring a separate disc ...

If the engineers at Agere Systems have their way, small hard drives will play an even bigger role in music players and other handheld devices. The semiconductor company is shopping around the idea ...