with Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days With the sale officially over, it’s time to take a look at last week’s winners and losers in tech.

This week, everyone’s attention is focused on all the deals coming exclusively to Prime members during Amazon’s two-day October sale. But that didn’t stop Sony from launching the highly anticipated PS5 Slim.

Read on to learn more about this week’s winner and loser…

Winner: Sony

Sony caught us off guard this week with a surprise PlayStation announcement. The company has unveiled two versions of the new version of the PS5, popularly referred to as PS5 Slim, including an exciting new feature specifically for the Digital Edition.

The updated PS5 is Sony’s mid-cycle console update. In this case, the console offers players a thinner and lighter alternative to 2020’s PS5. In fact, according to Sony, the new PS5 Disc and Digital Editions are 30% smaller than their 2020 counterparts.

The most exciting update this time around is the removable disk drive on the new PS5 Digital Edition. The modular design now allows gamers to save money and space with the Digital Edition, but also gives them the option to grab a removable Ultra HD Blu-ray drive if they change their mind later.

This is an interesting update from Sony that will eliminate the need for PS5 players to buy a completely separate Blu-ray player if they want to watch movies later.

If you haven’t gotten your hands on the latest PlayStation console yet, the updated PS5 ‘Slim’ models may be the update you’ve been waiting for.

Loser: Google

This week’s loser is Google, after an executive at the company confirmed that it has no plans to release a budget Pixel in the near future.

Nanda Ramachandran, VP of Google’s mobile business, dismissed the idea of ​​a lower-priced Pixel, explaining that it would require too many changes to core Pixel features like cameras, security, and artificial intelligence.

“It is unlikely we will go in this direction,” Ramachandran said Der Standard. “We’re going to have to make a lot of compromises for that.”

While this is certainly disappointing news for many, especially with the increased price of the Pixel 8 this year, Google is already offering great value mid-range phones as mid-range upgrades.

The latest of these is the Pixel 7a, which tops our best mid-range phones guide with its amazing camera array and smart software. Hopefully Google will continue to make great mid-range phones if it can’t work within the constraints required for a true budget phone.