According to journalist Tom Henderson, Sony is preparing a PlayStation 5 with a removable drive.
The console will go into production in the middle of the fiscal year 2023, and sales will start in September 2024. The console will not differ in performance from current versions. The only innovation is a removable drive with a USB-C connection.
An updated console and drive will go on sale. They can be purchased individually or as a set. The novelty will replace all existing versions.
This format seems the most interesting: they bought a console without a drive, used it, and, if necessary, bought an additional drive or took one from a friend.