Overview
- Sony announced Tuesday that it will sell a Midnight Black PlayStation 5 Digital Edition in Japan with preorders from October 20 and a launch date of November 19, 2026.
- The Midnight Black model keeps the Digital Edition’s hardware and software features, includes a matching black DualSense controller, an 825GB SSD and Astro’s Playroom preinstalled, and ships without a disc drive.
- Sony will offer a color‑matched external disc drive separately for ¥11,980, while the console itself is priced at ¥55,000, making a combined purchase ¥66,980 if buyers choose the drive.
- The unit is configured for the Japanese market only: system language is Japanese and it requires a PlayStation account set to Japan, which limits direct use by many international buyers.
- Timed to launch the same day as GTA 6, the release underscores Sony’s broader move toward digital sales and precedes the company’s plan to stop producing new physical game discs beginning January 2028.