Here’s the deal: The PlayStation 5 Pro is now available, carrying a hefty price tag of $699.99. That’s steep on its own, but it gets pricier if you also need to grab the PS5 Disc Drive and Vertical ...

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 ...

A hardware feature that used to be standard on computers and consoles has quietly disappeared. Several practical shifts explain why it stopped mattering.

It’s a new form of hardware DRM that could make it impossible to play old PS5 games in future years. Reading time 2 minutes For all those people thinking of picking up Sony’s upcoming slimmed-down ...

If you want to play your physical games, you’ll have to buy Sony’s $79.99 disc drive. If you want to play your physical games, you’ll have to buy Sony’s $79.99 disc drive. is a senior reporter ...

If you plan to pick up a slim PS5 digital edition or the PS5 Pro, you probably know already that you’ll be needing a disc drive if you want to play Blu-ray games and movies. Sony makes a $79.99 ...

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 ...

If you used or owned a laptop in the 2000s, you'd probably remember that it sported either a DVD or Blu-Ray drive for popping in installation discs, movies, and even the occasional album from your ...

After months of rumors and speculation (along with some deep discounts), Sony has finally confirmed that a slim version of the PS5 is on the way in a post on the PlayStation website. The new console, ...

Registration system may be tied to DMCA protection for drive firmware. Not for nothing, and I do understand the general animus towards online checkin requirements ...