Screenshot: Dave Lee / Kotaku
The PlayStation 5 “slim” arrives this month, and a brand new teardown video exhibits what gamers can count on, from inner variations to the truth that it doesn’t really look that a lot smaller total. It may be Sony’s most delicate however uncommon redesign so far.
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Tech YouTuber Dave Lee just lately went hands-on with the brand new PS5 mannequin and gave a preview of the way it seems to be in comparison with the unique 2020 launch variations. One in every of his largest takeaways is that the console, whereas lighter, doesn’t essentially really feel that a lot smaller in distinction to preliminary predictions. Possibly that’s why Sony’s not formally advertising and marketing the brand new gadget as a “slim” model. Right here’s his side-by-side shot:
Screenshot: Dave Lee / Kotaku
From there, Lee runs by way of a few of the much less apparent modifications. A number of we already knew about just like the USB-a slot on the entrance being changed by two USB-c ports, in addition to the t aspect panels cut up into two items to accommodate the new removable disc drive. Lee really confirmed how the disc drive comes out, and it seems to be actually easy and handy. There’s no screws concerned. As an alternative, placing stress on a tab releases it from the housing whereas a socket close to the underside is the way it plugs into the remainder of the console. It’s tremendous neat:
Much less neat are the brand new see-thru plastic pegs that stabilize the console when it’s laid horizontal. Whereas they’ve been added to assist safe the PS5 given its new removable disc drive design, Lee was unimpressed. I form of agree. They’re not a really elegant resolution. The identical goes for the divided panels themselves. I didn’t notice this earlier than, however they really have totally different finishes. The underside is a matte white that’s a little bit totally different from the present PS5 plates and the highest has a shiny end.
Inside the brand new PS5, Lee identified a handful of variations. The highest warmth exhaust is much less stylized, with plain vents as an alternative of a snail shell like spiral. The interior SSD unit format can be totally different. That’s the piece that powers the PS5’s lighting-quick load speeds, and it’s not but clear if the brand new design will impression efficiency in any respect. Lee’s preliminary testing confirmed there was no actual distinction. It’s going to even be fascinating to see how the brand new PS5s cope with warmth given its the identical CPU working in a smaller format.
The brand new PS5s will run $500 for the disc-drive unit and $450 for the all-digital model, with the choice to improve to a disc drive later for an additional $70. There’s additionally a vertical stand bought individually for $30, although primarily based on the video above it looks like the consoles get up simply wonderful by themselves. Sony is about to launch the brand new PS5 later in November.
