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Despite being just a handful of days away at the time of writing, there are still some things that we don’t know about the PS5 Pro. Sure, we know that it’s going to cost an eye-watering amount, will make our games look prettier than ever, and improve the performance of existing titles to their absolute limit, but there are still questions surrounding the console itself, such as the plates that it’s going to use.
PlayStation has rather sensibly allowed players to purchase different colored plates over the years, to allow fans a bit more customization. PS5 Slim also has a selection of plates available, and due to how similar the PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro are in terms of design, many kind of assumed that they would fit the PS5 Pro as well, though PlayStation itself has been very vague about confirming that.
It’s a pretty odd detail to leave unconfirmed with the console just a few days away, but that might be down to the fact that the PS5 Slim plates don’t actually fit the PS5 Pro. This was confirmed earlier today by a post made by Reddit user Zrorro on the PlayStation subreddit, who somehow got their hands on a PS5 Pro early, and wanted to test themselves if PS5 Slim plates were compatible.
PS5 Slim Console Plates Won't Fit On The PS5 Pro
In the post, Zrorro goes into exactly why the plates don’t fit, and it appears to be a deliberate decision by PlayStation rather than a size issue. Zrorro explains that while the plates are «physically the same size» and that the bottom plater fits fine, the teeth connecting the top plates to their respective consoles are in slightly different positions, meaning you can only attach half of a PS5 Slim to a PS5 Pro.
Unfortunately, that means any PS5 Slim plates that you’ve already bought are incompatible with the PS5 Pro, which will be a big issue for the many that decided to trade their consoles in for the upgraded model. It also means that you’ll have to be extra careful when buying plates in the future too, as PlayStation will more than likely release new plates for the Pro. Either way, Zrorro just saved people a lot of money.
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