We still don't know the final price of the PS5, but at least we can say one thing for sure. That is both figuratively and literally.

Yes, if the hardware Sony unveiled at its big unveiling last week is completely to scale, the PS5 is going to be quite a chump; given the uniform size of DVDs and Blu-rays, Redditor GREBO7 has been able to compare the drive size of the upcoming PS5 to other gaming consoles could be compared.

As you can see, it is chunkier than any recent gaming console, including the massive OG PS3. And while you can buy a diskless version to reduce the girth a bit, overall it doesn't make much of a difference.

Does it matter? While the slimmer design of cell phones and tablets is certainly preferred, they are supposed to be portable. In consoles and set-top boxes, a sleek design is certainly nice, but it's not a deal-breaker. If the TV stand has enough space and can support the weight, then it should be fine.

Besides, large game consoles have another advantage: heat reduction. If you are under warranty, you may not care much about how hot your console gets, but if you have the same specs and a smaller console, you may notice more noise as the fans work twice as hard to cool the interior. If you've ever had to endure the heat generated by a PS4 Pro, you know how annoying this can be.

And if this really bothers you, you can bet that Sony will be coming out with something smaller in the long run. Every PlayStation since the original PSOne has eventually been developed in a smaller version, and given that these came six (PSOne), four (PS2), and three (PS3 and PS4) years after the original hardware, perhaps Sony will wait until 2023 to make the PS5 smaller It will probably have to.

Still, one must worry about the backs of the postal workers carrying these early Xbox Series X and PS5s to eager buyers. First-day buyers should try to thank them for their service.