The disk drive is not unique to the PS5 and is Sony’s bog standard model.

As The Verge's Jay Peters writes, the announcement "may have marked the beginning of the end for game console disk drives."

It is not the only one either. Sony is clearly following Vole on this one.  The more affordable Xbox Series S can't play disks, and there's a diskless Series X in white that's set to launch later this year.

Last year's giant Xbox leak revealed a cylindrical, "adorably all digital" Xbox Series X redesign too.  While this is probably not official it does show that Vole clearly wants to see a world without disks.

It is possible that both rivals are testing the waters for going all all-digital for the PlayStation 6 and the next generation Xbox while getting users used to not using their disks.

The PlayStation 5 Pro is set for release on November is styled like the "slim" PS5 but with a triple groove design. The console boasts a larger GPU and faster memory, delivering 45 per cent faster rendering than the base PS5. It also features advanced ray tracing at double or triple the speed and an AI-driven upscaler for improved resolution and clarity.

Several games, including "The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered" and "Horizon Forbidden West," will receive enhanced versions for the PS5 Pro. A new Game Boost feature aims to improve performance across the entire PS5 and backward-compatible PS4 libraries.