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It’s been long suspected but in Sony has confirmed to IGN that PS5 Slim faceplates officially will not work on the PS5 Pro.
“PS5 console covers are not compatible with PS5 Pro. However, players will be able to swap out different console covers for PS5 Pro when they become available in the future,” a PlayStation representative said to IGN.
This comes after somebody somehow got access to a PS5 Pro early on Reddit, confirming that the top PS5 Slim faceplates don’t fit the PS5 Pro, with the placement of the forks that connect to the Pro being totally different.
This is obviously not the worst news, as most people upgrading to a PS5 Pro probably aren’t upgrading from a PS5 Slim, but it is a little bit frustrating given at the time of writing, there are no PS5 Pro faceplates available, and it will create confusion amongst SKUs with effectively 3-4 different sets of covers in existence.
Our PS5 Pro review unit has officially arrived, so we’ll be bringing you a bunch of impressions and other little tidbits in the very near future.