[naravara]

I think those people will end up buying the cheaper, but much higher margin PlayStation 5 Slim a year later.

I’ve also heard some speculation that the curvy shape is specifically designed to keep people from impeding cooling by stacking things on top of it.

[gambiting]

The time difference between regular and slim consoles being released has been pretty much spot on 3 years for all consoles, on all generations going back 20 years. If Sony releases a slim PS5 "a year later" that would be unprecedented.