Sony PlayStation 4 Slim

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Price: $189
Smaller, sleeker design. Supports the full PS4 game library, including PS VR. 1 TB hard drive. The slimmer, redesigned PlayStation 4 Slim has all of the features of the original, with a lower price and twice the storage capacity.
-- As reviewed by PC Mag Sony PlayStation 4 Slim
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Sony PS4 Slim review – The new standard PlayStation 4 console, casually known as the PS4 Slim, is the best version of its ilk. But with the more powerful PS4 Pro available in stores offering 4K and HDR gaming and Xbox Scorpio out this year, is it worth a purchase?

By Trusted Reviews on
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After selling over 40 million consoles, Sony is refreshing the PlayStation 4. That starts with the PlayStation 4 Slim, available now for $299, along with the Pl...

By Engadget on
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Sony PlayStation 4 500GB: The PS4 Slim is the same fantastic console you already know and love, albeit in a much neater box

By Expert Reviews on
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The lack of an optical port hurts but overall, the revised PlayStation 4 gets the job done with minor improvements.

By ign.com on
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The PS4 has received a traditional console slim-down, but is it enough to compete with the Xbox One S?

By TechRadar on
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Smaller, sleeker design. Supports the full PS4 game library, including PS VR. 1 TB hard drive. The slimmer, redesigned PlayStation 4 Slim has all of the features of the original, with a lower price and twice the storage capacity.

By PC Mag on
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Skinny, cheap and still as powerful.​

By digitalspy.com on
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The PS4 Slim is a deja vu game console: great for gamers on a budget, not quite as good as the PS4 Pro and skippable for any existing PlayStation 4 owner.

By cnet on
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So while the latest iteration of the PS4 is a great console – and very well timed considering PlayStation VR is just around the corner too – we wonder

By Pocket-lint on
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The PS4 has got a makeover. But is slimmer better?

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