Here's What You Should Know About The Newer, Slimmer PlayStation 4

At its Wednesday event in New York City,
Sony finally confirmed that a new, slimmer
version of the PlayStation 4 would be
replacing the original model.
At $299, the new PS4 will start to be available at retailers by the end of the month.
Here's everything we know about it.

As you can see in the picture above, the new standard PS4 is much smaller than the
original model released in 2013. According to Sony, it's 30% smaller, weighs 25% less, and consumes 34% less power compared to the original PS4 model.

Unlike the PlayStation 4 Pro, which supports
4K gaming, the slim PlayStation 4 will only
support HDR gaming for those that have HDR-capable televisions.
In the near future, Sony will release a
firmware update for all PlayStation 4 models (including older models) that will make them HDR-compatible.
If you're not familiar with the term HDR, it's a feature on certain high-end televisions that stands for "high-dynamic range imaging." Essentially, it means that the range of colors the television can display is far greater than that of a normal television.

Though it has a new physical design, this new PS4 is simply the standard base model moving forward. You will likely still be able to purchase the original PlayStation 4, but Sony seems to be in the process of phasing it out in favor of this new model.

The new PS4 model should be available by the end of September. Quite a few of these new models were on sale ahead of Sony's official reveal, so it's likely that some retailers already have them.