I am happy with my original physical media version.

I don't really care what it looks like, new one looks fine. I have never really particularly liked the look of the slim models, PS2 slim and PS4 slim were decently like their original. PSOne and PS3 slims were not good looking imo. But again, I usually don't care enough that I wouldn't purchase based on that. Interesting that it is neither cheaper nor called a slim. I wonder if they are going to release an even smaller named slim in a year or two or three alongside a PRO a few years before PS6. I imagine that a true slim would then be the digital one and the PRO would be the physical one.

Since they decided to make it actually shorter, I get why they didn't try to make the new ones compatible with replacement panels.

They might have talemetry that shows most people have their PS5 horizontal so they decided to include the horizontal bit and charge for the vertical stand. Not sure I like that overall since its not cheaper out of the gate and the digital (which I shun anyway on principle) is more expensive.

It technically is a slim relative to PS5's original size. But it isn't sized like a typical slim console, because the original PS5 is a fat mofo. I therefore name it Unfat PS5.

Meh, no preference

I mean... MS wanted/wants to release a slim for the same price *without* the disc drive.

I love to see the digital versions being expensive. Physical all the way!

Yeah, but I still think there will be another massive internal changes for a new model next year, together with the Pro.

I guess we do should consider it the Slim and if my prediction is right that would be a Super Slim case, the thing is, a Slim model not being cheaper... just doesn't sound right to me, even more as the internal changes have come before it and not with it.

Still 3 cm too long to fit in my TV shelf. Sigh...

So the PS5 slim... is a full phat PS3 in size? No wonder they didn't call it a slim this time around...

They straight up made the seperate Disc Drive almost 60 % more expensive in Europe since the difference in price between the models is larger there... Sony once again proving they hate Europe and somehow it's their biggest market.

I'd imagine the SSD situation is going to be pretty similar.
It seems Microsoft got it right with the SSD Expansion Card (despite the price when not on sale). I doubt Sony will ever go that route this generation. The launch of the PS5 Slim would've been the time to do it.