Playstation 5 [PS5] [Release November 12 2020]

[Deleted member 11852]

Push it over. It's not like it'll bounce/wobble back to upright position.

Maybe PS5 is designed like Weebles? I know I'm old, please somebody else say they remember these!!

 

[cheapchips]

Maybe PS5 is designed like Weebles? I know I'm old, please somebody else say they remember these!!

Hahaha. You're so old.

I also remember them.

 

[London Geezer]

I don't understand how the stand that's currently being shown for when it's in vertical position work when it's horizontal? Where does it fit? This thing looks so big it might not fit vertically where i have my Pro now, although I think it would look better like that. Also, I wonder how they deal with wall mounting - my partner's Pro is wall mounted and it's pretty cool.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

I don't understand how the stand that's currently being shown for when it's in vertical position work when it's horizontal? Where does it fit? This thing looks so big it might not fit vertically where i have my Pro now, although I think it would look better like that. Also, I wonder how they deal with wall mounting - my partner's Pro is wall mounted and it's pretty cool.

The circle will be cut across with a curved shape that'll fit the curved surface when horizontal, and have a groove cut into that for when its vertical.

 

[London Geezer]

The circle will be cut across with a curved shape that'll fit the curved surface when horizontal, and have a groove cut into that for when its vertical.

So the PS5 will balance its curved surface on this little thing? Like a very fragile piece of weird art? Mmmm...

 

[goonergaz]

With the PS5's (external) design somewhat revealed, let's speculate about how it might be constructed INSIDE, i.e. what kind of cooling solution and airflow SONY applies.

For what it is worth, the design seems to lend itself VERY much to an application of the (through-PCB) cooling patent that was published some time ago. This way, they could actually use two heatsinks (one at each side of the main PCB) to maximise effective heat dissipation.

Here is a quick and dirty illustration of what I mean (notice that - while the XBOX Series X PULLS cool air up through the heat sink - the PS5 might very well use a fan to PUSH hot air out. Very much like the solution applied in many graphics cards - but maybe (?) improved by the use of two heatsinks that "sandwich" the main PCB):

PS: I am aware that the fan would need to be designed somewhat differently, btw (I just used the first image I found and patched it in) ... but you get the gist.

This is great but I think the wrong way around. Of course this makes logical sense, however with this airflow I see 2 issues;

1) that back intake will get blocked with dust very quickly and be hard to keep clean/ensure unblocked by leads or something out of sight. Also generally air is warm at the back of a cabinet

2) this will turn the PS5 into a heater pushing a lot of hot air into a room which would not be appreciated

I’m not saying you’re not right, just that I’d have the above concerns if it’s true

 

[Shifty Geezer]

So the PS5 will balance its curved surface on this little thing? Like a very fragile piece of weird art? Mmmm...

If the curve fits exactly, it'll be very solid (as long as cats don't jump on it!)

 

[London Geezer]

If the curve fits exactly, it'll be very solid (as long as cats don't jump on it!)

Or, if i usually put my controller to charge on top of it. It will tilt, no? Maybe there's a hole to screw it in but I can't see it. WHERE IS THE HOLE

 

[Shifty Geezer]

I doubt there's a hole. I think you'll have to put your controller somewhere else. Which is sadly that much harder because the size of PS5 means there's less 'somewhere else' available for putting controllers.

 

[London Geezer]

I doubt there's a hole. I think you'll have to put your controller somewhere else. Which is sadly that much harder because the size of PS5 means there's less 'somewhere else' available for putting controllers.

There will be less room to walk around the room, with this thing in it!

 

[Deleted member 11852]

Or, if i usually put my controller to charge on top of it. It will tilt, no? Maybe there's a hole to screw it in but I can't see it. WHERE IS THE HOLE

Actually, inductive charging of a couple of DualSense controllers on top of the PS5 in vertical orientation would absolutely convince me to change my room setup from a small AV centre in a corner, to something larger flat against a wall - something that could accommodate an A/V received, PS5, XSX, Switch, MacMini and PSVR/2. In terms of charging the controllers, I'm glad to see that there is a docking station among the peripherals - I had to import my official Sony DS4 charging station from Canada!

 

[orangpelupa]

Upside down!

Like ps1 and ps2 hahaha

 

[mpg1]

This is great but I think the wrong way around. Of course this makes logical sense, however with this airflow I see 2 issues;

1) that back intake will get blocked with dust very quickly and be hard to keep clean/ensure unblocked by leads or something out of sight. Also generally air is warm at the back of a cabinet

2) this will turn the PS5 into a heater pushing a lot of hot air into a room which would not be appreciated

I’m not saying you’re not right, just that I’d have the above concerns if it’s true

Also wouldn't using two heatsinks cost more..?

 

[goonergaz]

Also wouldn't using two heatsinks cost more..?

not a lot in the grand scheme if it means a quieter console

 

[mpg1]

not a lot in the grand scheme if it means a quieter console

I'm all for a quieter console...I'm just wondering how much extra cost Sony was willing to add to achieve it...

 

[patsu]

Does it have an internal bay for additional SSD ?

 

[Xbat]

Now that they have showed the thing I don't think we will have to wait to long for the teardown, hopefully.

 

[Deleted member 11852]

Does it have an internal bay for additional SSD ?

There is an NVMe port for expanding the storage but it will need to be a very fast drive. Some sort of certification or list of compatible drives has been hinted at by Sony. Mark Cerny cautioned about investing in an extra drive for PS5 until later in the year as many will simply not be fast enough, or may not physically fit in the slot Sony has allocated.

 

[patsu]

Did Sony confirm the SSD connector is inside or outside the unit ?

 

[Strange]

Did Sony confirm the SSD connector is inside or outside the unit ?

Inside. Cerny talked about some nvme drives having huge heat sinks that won't fit.