Sony To Launch PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Midnight Black In Japan On November 19
Sony Interactive Entertainment will release the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Midnight Black Japan-Only on November 19 at a suggested retail price of 55,000 yen including tax. The console is a color variant of the existing PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Japan-Only, which launched in 2025, and swaps the white shell for an all-black finish on the console cover and bundled DualSense controller. Because it is the Digital Edition with no disc drive, playing packaged software requires a separately sold disc drive. Sony will ship a matching Disc Drive Midnight Black on the same day for 11,980 yen including tax. Preorders for both products begin October 20 at PlayStation retailers and e-commerce sites in Japan. The console can only be used with a PlayStation account whose console language is set to Japanese and whose Country/Region is set to Japan. Buyers who purchase an eligible PS5 and apply by March 31, 2027 get a manufacturer warranty extended from one year to two years.