Also worth pointing out that:
Sony on PS5 Fan Noise: 'A Great Deal of Effort' Has Gone into Making PS5 Quieter than PS4
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/202...ort_has_gone_into_making_ps5_quieter_than_ps4
Not 'silent', or even just 'quiet'. Simply 'quieter than PS4' which could mean anything from 'completely silent' to 'not-quite-jet-engine-loud-but-almost'.
Well only silent consoles we have are old consoles with zero moving (and whining) components like nes, snes, n64.
Even nintendo switch is easily audible when gaming on docked mode from 2-3m away, and it is not noisy. But silent? nope.
Silent term should only be used with literally silent consoles that output close to 0 dB or at least max 20 dB from 50cm away etc.
(Anybody whom claims their console is silent is lying, deaf or have something louder than console running in the room like air condition, which nobody I know have. And sound from speakers wont help when almost all games have moments with not much of audio = fan is audible. Same with headphones, maybe noise cancelation would make them silent but normal ones let too much trough)
But anyway, I REALLY hope that PS5 is closer to quiet than vacuum cleaner powered aircraft. I have had 2-3 OG units + 2 pro units and also listened to maybe total of 15-25 units on friends / relatives houses and none have been close to be called quiet. Worst I have had and heard have been audible from 7-10m away trough one closed door.
I basically got traumatized by by launch unit which screamed so much that it took enjoyment from gaming away.
(Just wanted to point out that Sony just could not claim that they aim to "silent" when it is almost impossible with moving parts. And noise is also subjective experience, to some console is silent when same console is noisy to others.)
Even bluray/dvd players that have only disc drive can be noisy enough to distract some people, while they are probably outputting 20-30dB @1m