Sony PlayStation 5 Slim Launched in India, Blinkit to Deliver in 10 Minutes in Select Cities

The price of PS 5 Slim is Rs 54,990. Its digital edition will be available for Rs 44,990. Those who purchase its Digital Edition will have the option to get a PS 5 Slim disc drive later. Albinder Dhindsa, CEO of Blinkit, said in a post on social media platform

Pro version of PS 5 can also be brought this year. Hardware improvements can be made in its Pro version. Its price may also be higher than the standard variant of PS 5. company introduced its Pro version three years after the launch of PS4 11 years ago. Sony reduced its PS 5 sales forecast for the fiscal year ending in March to 21 million units. The company’s sales were weak during the shopping season at the end of last year. Recently, Sony had said that there may be some decline in PlayStation sales from the next financial year and it does not plan to launch any big gaming titles.

Last year the company had said that it was considering separating its financial business. It plans to list Sony Financial Group next year and hold a little less than 20 percent stake. In the third quarter of last year, Sony’s operating profit increased by 10 percent to $ 3.08 billion. The performance of the company’s financials, movies and music businesses was strong. Till a few decades ago, Sony was known as an electronics manufacturer. Over the last few years, the company has expanded into segments like movies, music, games and chips. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which was launched in October last year, has sold more than 10 million copies.