Sony has announced a limited-time promotional offer that slashes the price of the recently launched PlayStation 5 slim variants in India. The 'Summer Sale' offer will apply a discount of Rs. 5,000 on the PS5 Slim. Starting May 1, the console will be available for Rs. 49,990, down from its retail price of Rs. 54,990. The slim variant of the PS5 was launched in India earlier this month. Sony had earlier slashed the price of the older PS5 disc edition model to Rs. 13,000 after the launch of the PS5 slim.
According to PlayStation India, the summer sale offer will only apply to the recently launched PS5 Slim models CFI-2008A01 and CFI -2008B01. The console will be available at a discounted price of Rs. 49,990 at Amazon, Blinkit, Croma, Flipkart, Reliance, Sony Center, Vijay Sales and other participating retailers. The limited-time offer starts on May 1st and ends on May 14th, or while supplies last.
Earlier this month, Sony India had announced a promotional offer of up to Rs. 13,000 on older PS5 disc edition models. The offer, applicable only to the standard PS5 with model number CFI –1208A01R, is still ongoing and will end on April 30. The PS5 slim was not included in the promotional offer.
The PS5 slim, which is thinner and lighter than the standard PS5, comes in at the same price of Rs. 54,990 for the disc edition and Rs. 44,990 for the digital edition. The slim variant of the console sees a reduction in volume of more than 30 percent and weight of up to 24 percent compared to the standard PS5. The PS5 slim also features a removable disk drive and slightly larger internal storage, from the PS5's standard 825GB custom SSD to 1TB.
The new variant of the console, announced late last year, went on sale in India on April 5. Apart from the usual retailers, the PS5 slim can also be purchased on delivery platform Blinkit, with 10-minute deliveries supported in some cities.
