{
  "research_date": "2026-09-11",
  "scope": "Documentary research snapshot; unknown values remain null. Not live availability or account testing.",
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      "record_id": "MO01",
      "model": "PS5 original 2020 disc",
      "identifier_scope": "Original launch family",
      "storage": "825GB",
      "disc_route": "Integrated drive",
      "qualification": "Not a route for fitting the detachable add-on to original Digital",
      "source_ids": "H26;H27;N12"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "MO02",
      "model": "PS5 original 2020 Digital",
      "identifier_scope": "Original launch family",
      "storage": "825GB",
      "disc_route": "No drive",
      "qualification": "Not supported by the CFI-2000/7000 add-on-drive eligibility",
      "source_ids": "H26;H27;N12"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "MO03",
      "model": "PS5 smaller design at 2023 announcement",
      "identifier_scope": "2023 announced disc and Digital configurations",
      "storage": "1TB",
      "disc_route": "Included or compatible add-on, by configuration",
      "qualification": "Historical specification; not a universal statement for later revisions",
      "source_ids": "N17"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "MO04",
      "model": "PS5 CFI-2115 disc",
      "identifier_scope": "US/Canada manual CFI-2115",
      "storage": "1TB",
      "disc_route": "Disc-drive configuration",
      "qualification": "Exact regional manual, no launch date inferred",
      "source_ids": "N14"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "MO05",
      "model": "PS5 CFI-2115 Digital",
      "identifier_scope": "US/Canada manual CFI-2115",
      "storage": "825GB",
      "disc_route": "No included drive; CFI-2000 group route",
      "qualification": "Do not call all smaller Digital units 1TB",
      "source_ids": "N14;N12"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "MO06",
      "model": "PS5 Pro launch configuration",
      "identifier_scope": "Premium PS5 family / CFI-7000 support group",
      "storage": "2TB",
      "disc_route": "Sold without included disc drive; compatible add-on",
      "qualification": "No automatic per-game resolution/frame-rate guarantee",
      "source_ids": "H29;N12"
    }
  ],
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    "H26": {
      "source_id": "H26",
      "title": "PlayStation 5 Launches in November, Starting at $399 for PS5 Digital Edition, and $499 for PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive",
      "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog",
      "publication_date": "2020-09-16; displayed update 2020-09-30",
      "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/16/playstation-5-launches-in-november-starting-at-399-for-ps5-digital-edition-and-499-for-ps5-with-ultra-hd-blu-ray-disc-drive/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/16/playstation-5-launches-in-november-starting-at-399-for-ps5-digital-edition-and-499-for-ps5-with-ultra-hd-blu-ray-disc-drive/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained",
      "claims_supported": "2020 regional launch, historical prices and cross-generation games",
      "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "H27": {
      "source_id": "H27",
      "title": "Unveiling New Details of PlayStation 5: Hardware Technical Specs",
      "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog",
      "publication_date": "2020-03-18",
      "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2020/03/18/unveiling-new-details-of-playstation-5-hardware-technical-specs/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2020/03/18/unveiling-new-details-of-playstation-5-hardware-technical-specs/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained",
      "claims_supported": "Original PS5 technical design, not every later revision",
      "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N12": {
      "source_id": "N12",
      "title": "Set up a disc drive on your PS5 console",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-disc-drive-set-up/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-disc-drive-set-up/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "CFI-2000/7000 model-group eligibility; internet pairing; installation route",
      "limitations": "Scope is limited to the cited section, product, region and date. Retrieval does not establish implementation or independent testing.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N17": {
      "source_id": "N17",
      "title": "New look for PS5 console this holiday season",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog",
      "publication_date": "2023-10-10",
      "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "2023 smaller design, both launch variants 1TB; US November 2023 window; historical regional prices; optional drive",
      "limitations": "Do not project 2023 1TB Digital specification onto CFI-2115 Digital (825GB). Prices historical, not current quotations.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N14": {
      "source_id": "N14",
      "title": "PS5 Instruction Manual, CFI-21XX / CFI-2115",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
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      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/content/dam/global_pdc/en/corporate/support/manuals/ps5-docs/2100ab/CFI-21XX_PS5_Instruction_Manual_Web$en.pdf",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "Printed p14 specifications: disc 1TB, Digital 825GB; p14 disc formats; p11 attachable drive",
      "limitations": "US/Canada CFI-2115 manual, not every global Slim revision. No release date inferred from model number. Relevant PDF pages visually inspected.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "H29": {
      "source_id": "H29",
      "title": "Welcome PlayStation 5 Pro, the Most Visually Impressive Way to Play Games on PlayStation",
      "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog",
      "publication_date": "2024-09-10",
      "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/10/welcome-playstation-5-pro-the-most-visually-impressive-way-to-play-games-on-playstation/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/10/welcome-playstation-5-pro-the-most-visually-impressive-way-to-play-games-on-playstation/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained",
      "claims_supported": "Pro launch configuration, price and stated rendering changes",
      "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    }
  }
}