While Microsoft has provided some select outlets with the actual Xbox Series X hardware, Sony's PlayStation 5 has yet to be seen up close by the public. The console maker changed this narrative today by releasing an official teardown video of its next-gen console, giving us the closest (and deepest) look at the hardware so far.

The 7-minute video is in Japanese but is without English subtitles at the time of writing. However, it does feature English annotations of some parts of the console as the teardown proceeds such as an elaborate cooling system and an SSD expansion bay. You can watch the video showcasing the PS5's internals below:

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Sony also published an accompanying blog post explaining how the PS5's internal structure was designed to look "neat and tidy" and did not include any unnecessary components. The post also mentions how the PS5 was conceptualized back in 2015 and spent the next 5 years designing and developing the console.

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[pedro702]

liked that the plates can easily be switched, so anyone can customize their launch day ps5 into a limited edition one buy buying the plates xD , i can see alot of limited editions or chinese plates so you can put on ps5.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

Ps5 plastic looks and sounds very cheap.

Except you've already stated you are buying both models, and that incredibly plastic and cheap looking SNES. Not sure what your point of this post was.

 

[subcon959]

I think the black and white looks bloody awesome, but it's nice to have the option of changing the plates if needed.

 

[Chains]

Didn't Snoy tell this guy they are not OK with stripping?

 

[ov3rkill]

It would be interesting to see custom side plates on that console.

 

[nolimits59]

Have I a very bad memory or is it the first time consoles are "ahead" of the release of the next gen of graphic cards ?

The consoles will release without any RDNA2 being available at that time. (I'm not sure they'll announce the graphic cards in 2-3 weeks being available 2 weeks after ? That would be kinda strange but still nice tho)

 

[Foxi4]

Easy to disassemble, user-serviceable in all the areas that matter, good job. Plastic seems a wee bit flimsy, but no more flimsy than the one used for the PS4, and not out of the ordinary. Not as good as the Series X, but good enough - seems like a nice machine.

Edit: Forgot to mention that the PCB looks well-designed and tidy. I don't like the star arrangement of memory, but at the speeds we're talking about the modules need to be at the same distance from the chip to guarantee stable operation, so I can live with that. Very chunky VRM also, this thing is built like a tank, electrically-speaking.

 

[Dimensional]

My gosh! It is so huge! What are they thinking ? Its 2020! And they should design it to be comfortable, small and super powerful. Are they just lazy or something ?

I am so getting it, thought!

They have it large because they know they can make a Sony PS5 Lite. They did the same with PS3, PS2, and PS1, so why not continue the trend and make first version big and then make a new version that is smaller with less heat sinks.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Looks like an amazing bit of engineering. That heatsink and fan are fucking massive lol. Have they told us how much it weighs yet?

Great to see they haven't gone the Vita route of proprietary storage and that it supports standard M2 NVME drives (though only those that meet the minimum speed requirement I think?)

I remember reading some time ago it was "10.9 lbs"
Not sure if it was official, a leak or where did I read that.

 

[Deleted User]

liked that the plates can easily be switched, so anyone can customize their launch day ps5 into a limited edition one buy buying the plates xD , i can see alot of limited editions or chinese plates so you can put on ps5.

It reminded me of the early days of Xbox 360 plates. They were unusable for the 360 Slim and the 360 with the XO case.

 

[pedro702]

It reminded me of the early days of Xbox 360 plates. They were unusable for the 360 Slim and the 360 with the XO case.

and the best thing is ebay will probably have alot of replicas to official plates limited editions and even new ones for afew cents like they do for 3ds and ne 3ds and such

 

[Deleted User]

They have it large because they know they can make a Sony PS5 Lite. They did the same with PS3, PS2, and PS1, so why not continue the trend and make first version big and then make a new version that is smaller with less heat sinks.

Agreed. Still don't get who the PS3 "Super Slim" was intended for, that thing looked like a Chinese knockoff.

Or the PSP Street that no one asked for.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I remember reading some time ago it was "10.9 lbs"
Not sure if it was official, a leak or where did I read that.

It was included in Sony's original announcement, disc drive PS5 is 4.5kg (~10lb exact), digital only is 3.9kg (~8.5lb)

Sexbox weighs the same as the PS5, 4.5kg/~10lb.


Which, seeing the internals of the PS5 at least, isn't that surprising given how much hardware they're stuffing in.

 

[Ampersound]

Following the naming scheme of Xboxes lately, I'd rather expect an Xbox Series X X.

xXBox SeriesXx

 

[Deleted member 532471]

Lately every single time someone else announces something Sony runs and tries to steal their thunder

 

[DerpDingus]

That is one very small Asian man

 

[Virtual-Wii-noob]

Have I a very bad memory or is it the first time consoles are "ahead" of the release of the next gen of graphic cards ?

nope it still hasn't happened the 3080 and 3090 are more powerful

It was included in Sony's original announcement, disc drive PS5 is 4.5kg (~10lb exact), digital only is 3.9kg (~8.5lb)

Sexbox weighs the same as the PS5, 4.5kg/~10lb.


Which, seeing the internals of the PS5 at least, isn't that surprising given how much hardware they're stuffing in.

did you see the tiny motherboard in there? at least 60-70% of the space is taken by the heatsink

 

[raystriker]

The usage of plastic is fine, since they seem to have spent the money on the special ssd and the thermal solution i.e the beefy heatsink and liquid metal. For the first time, a console will be much more "powerful" than many people's personal computers.

 

[gregory-samba]

I'll tell something silly and useless, but I took this long to notice how big the PS5 is. I think it is the first time I saw it with a person next to it.

The size was my first impression also. It's a damned big console. Now I gotta figure out where to put mine.

 

[Deleted User]

That is one very small Asian man

Japanese.

The console looks way too big and makes him look too small.