PS5 Teardown: An inside look at our most transformative console yet

[Aranea Highwind]

 

 

It’s getting close to November, and we are very excited for the launch of PlayStation 5 console. Today, we wanted to give you a sneak peek at the console’s interior, so you can take a look at all of the magic happening inside the PS5 that brings out the beautiful games you’ll experience this holiday season.

 

We began conceptualizing PS5 in 2015, and we’ve spent the past five years designing and developing the console.

 

Our team values a well thought out, beautifully designed architecture. Inside the console is an internal structure looking neat and tidy, which means that there aren’t any unnecessary components and the design is efficient. As a result, we’re able to achieve our goal of creating a product with a high degree of perfection and quality.

 

In this teardown video of the PS5 console, you will be able to see how we have thoughtfully integrated our technology into this console.

 

We felt it was inevitable to make a generational leap in terms of performance in order to deliver a new, next-generation gaming experience. However, to do so, we had to balance every aspect of the system, from focusing on reducing the noise level to enhancing the cooling capacity, more than ever before.

 

We’ve also highlighted the mechanism in the video below that we’ve incorporated into the PS5 console to make the operating sounds even quieter. After an extensive and complex trial and error process, we were pleased with the end result and I can not wait for our fans to get their hands on the PS5 console and “hear” it for themselves.

 

https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/07/ps5-teardown-an-inside-look-at-our-most-transformative-console-yet/

Edited October 7, 2020 by Aranea Highwind

[starcrunch061]

Man - when that beast is stood up next to a person, you really can see how large it is. What a nuisance.

[melodicmizery]

wow thanks, this is awesome

[Xucien]

This is so amazing. I've dismantled my PS3, 4 & Vita countless times for cleaning / replacing parts / boredom so it was super exciting to see the PS5 dismantled like this, in an official capacity as well.

 

I'm very interested that the white casing appears to come off very easily. Hoping that we'll see some variations and perhaps special edition including new casings in the future.

[DaivRules]

51 minutes ago, starcrunch061 said:

Man - when that beast is stood up next to a person, you really can see how large it is. What a nuisance.

 

That's the state of effective cooling solution on today's computer hardware. They could have gone smaller and made the fans spin more and be louder, but then they'd be back to what people deal with with PS4 noise.

[Ghost]

Really well designed. I think I'm in the minority when I say I love the look of the console. It's going to be cool to see custom faceplates.

[Dreakon13]

1 hour ago, starcrunch061 said:

Man - when that beast is stood up next to a person, you really can see how large it is. What a nuisance.

 

Nuisance seems a bit much.  Unless you're playing games on a 17" monitor, it's not like we don't already have large electronics in our gaming spaces.  What's 6-12 inches more between friends?

[El Duderino]

I'm excited to see all the cool cases made by third party companies.

[KennethMcCormick]

Nice vid.

 

Worries me a little bit as far as internal storage extension is concerned, though. I was pretty happy with how easy and fast it was to install a 2 TB SSD in a PS4 (regular or Pro).

[GoldenShaka]

They tried big cooling system with original ps3, it seems that this one will be more effective.

The only thing that i dislike at first glance is that couple of "hooks" as part of the stand, even when it isn't something you would manipulate constantly I hope it's not easily breakable.

[TJ_Solo]

37 minutes ago, Ghost said:

Really well designed. I think I'm in the minority when I say I love the look of the console. It's going to be cool to see custom faceplates.

 

You're in the minority online that are willing to be openly positive and don't whip out the magnifying glass in search of nits to pick.

 

[starcrunch061]

1 minute ago, TJ_Solo said:

You're in the minority online that are willing to be openly positive and don't whip out the magnifying glass in search of nits to pick.

 

I'll let the Joker say it for me:

 

 

[nrs1nrs1]

That heatsink is a beast, holy crap!

[DaivRules]

8 minutes ago, KennethMcCormick said:

Nice vid.

 

Worries me a little bit as far as internal storage extension is concerned, though. I was pretty happy with how easy and fast it was to install a 2 TB SSD in a PS4 (regular or Pro).

 

I don't doubt within a year or so we'll see a list of 3rd party drives that will be options to swap out once they start making drives that are built the way the ones in the PS5 were designed.

[AlphaExGAT]

I dig it. Panel is easy to remove(good for future customization) . Has a dust catcher and the fan is easy to get to. Oh and liquid metal cooling is a great choice of course. I don't really have any complaints.

[Janire1911]

What pleasantly surprised me was that instead of replacing the SSD if you want to upgrade you can just install another one to get more storage. It never occured to me there'd be an extra M.2 slot and that the internal SSD was just directly soldered on the motherboard. I always assumed you'd have to replace the internal SSD if you wanted more storage.

 

Was also nice to find out that there's dust filters and that cleaning them is easy by just vacuuming through the holes.

Edited October 7, 2020 by Janire1911

[KennethMcCormick]

34 minutes ago, DaivRules said:

 

I don't doubt within a year or so we'll see a list of 3rd party drives that will be options to swap out once they start making drives that are built the way the ones in the PS5 were designed.

 

Nevermind. I watched the video again, and this time I saw the expansion bay. At first I thought it was pretty radical to have to mess with the MB to change their mini SSD.

 

Edit: ninja’d by @Janire1911 while typing.

Edited October 7, 2020 by KennethMcCormick
ninja’d

[MagicZeroX]

I like the design of it as well. I also like how getting to the fan is super easy to clean it. 

[melodicmizery]

1 hour ago, AlphaExGAT said:

I dig it. Panel is easy to remove(good for future customization) . Has a dust catcher and the fan is easy to get to. Oh and liquid metal cooling is a great choice of course. I don't really have any complaints.

that liquid metal cooling is badass

i also like the fact you have 4 usb ports instead of just 2. anyone with psvr and a flash drive knows how annoying 2 ports is when a controller is dying lol

[psycho_clank314]

3 hours ago, starcrunch061 said:

Man - when that beast is stood up next to a person, you really can see how large it is. What a nuisance.

 

If it was any smaller the thing would be loud AF. What's the difference between having a PC tower and this? 

[Infected Elite]

20 minutes ago, melodicmizery said:

that liquid metal cooling is badass

i also like the fact you have 4 usb ports instead of just 2. anyone with psvr and a flash drive knows how annoying 2 ports is when a controller is dying lol

or buy a controller charge station, have 4+ controllers, or have multiple plug ins in the house to charge as you play

 

[GUDGER666]

The reason I haven't pre ordered is in case it's loud, this is looking great, bigger for better cooling and liquid metal. Hell yea!! Will start saving now, get a special edition one and a new TV. 

[ziggypossum]

 

[starcrunch061]

27 minutes ago, psycho_clank314 said:

If it was any smaller the thing would be loud AF. What's the difference between having a PC tower and this? 

 

I have no idea. I don't own a PC tower.

[DaivRules]

25 minutes ago, ziggypossum said:

 

 

All sizes yes, drives no. I can see all the complaints now of people throwing any drive that "fits" in and complaining how dumb Sony is when they don't work.

Edited October 7, 2020 by DaivRules