Now that the PS5 has been fully unveiled by Sony, people have all kinds of questions about the system, including the question can I use PS5 retail disks with the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition? We look at the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, the fact that is diskless and doesn’t feature a disk drive and tell you whether or not you can play physical media on the console.
Can I Use PS5 Retail Disks With The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition?
The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition cannot play PS5 retail disks, including games, films, Blu-ray discs, or any other kind of physical media. The console does not have a physical disk drive which means there is nowhere to insert PS5 game disks or other types of media.
Therefore, if you are a frequent user of retail games, you will want to switch to digital for the PS5 providing you are planning to get the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. On top of that, if you use your console to play films and other forms of entertainment that comes on a disk that will not be possible on the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition when it releases.
If you do either of these things, then you will want to ensure you buy the regular PlayStation 5 console this Holiday, as it comes with a physical disk drive and will be able to play retail PS5 game disks, Blu-ray discs, and even ultra HD Blu-ray discs.
Sony has confirmed that you won’t be sacrificing any quality or raw computing power with either of these consoles though, as they are virtually identical specifications wise. The only difference is that the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition does not come with a disk drive. Therefore, the choice is completely up to you and which one fits what you will be using it for better.
The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition releases this Holiday.