PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

RedXIV · 07-10-2020 01:22PM

ShaneU wrote: »

heat sink is huge, probably had overheating issues which lead to the console being so big

That or the constant complaining from gamers about the fans got their attention. A lot consideration for airflow/heat dissapation in that design

Berty · 07-10-2020 01:23PM

So the PS5 is 390mm high, just measured my PS4(non pro) on an official stand and it's 295mm high.

billybonkers · 07-10-2020 01:29PM

No VR port on the back... So it'll be USB

I can see some slick replacement panels being made by "modders" with how simply there are removed

Have to say I am impressed with the engineering behind it. Looks like they have made some improvements regarding noise, vibrations, fans, cooling.

Markitron · 07-10-2020 01:31PM

billybonkers wrote: »

No VR port on the back... So it'll be USB

Or wireless. Realistically, I am hoping for a dongle or something.

J Mysterio · 07-10-2020 01:39PM

Berty wrote: »

So the PS5 is 390mm high, just measured my PS4(non pro) on an official stand and it's 295mm high.

Crazy big

Markitron · 07-10-2020 01:41PM

With the panels taken off it looks much much smaller. Can see them reigning them in when they redesign it.

nedd · 07-10-2020 01:47PM

I read somewhere yesterday, not sure where, that the PS5 has replaceable SSD for easy upgrade of storage. Same as PS4 with the HDD.
That video shows integrated SSD.

Edit. My bad. It says upgradable storage, not replaceable.

Varik · 07-10-2020 01:47PM

Anyone who ever plans on opening it better make sure they open it the right way up, the gallium in liquid metal eats aluminium.

nedd wrote: »

I read somewhere yesterday, not sure where, that the PS5 has replaceable SSD for easy upgrade of storage. Same as PS4 with the HDD.
That video shows integrated SSD.

Shows it before that, m2 rather than the old 2.5" SSD/HDD.

Markitron · 07-10-2020 01:49PM

nedd wrote: »

I read somewhere yesterday, not sure where, that the PS5 has replaceable SSD for easy upgrade of storage. Same as PS4 with the HDD.
That video shows integrated SSD.

It has an expansion port for extra SSDs but the original SSD is not replaceable (at least not easily). The expansion port is one of the first things you see after he pops off the side panels.

Zero-Cool · 07-10-2020 01:50PM

nedd wrote: »

I read somewhere yesterday, not sure where, that the PS5 has replaceable SSD for easy upgrade of storage. Same as PS4 with the HDD.
That video shows integrated SSD.

I think they said ssd slot for additional drive, not replacement. Saying that, i might have missed it in that vid where the extra ssd goes.

Looks excellent anyway, the noise and heat reduction looks to be great, to on the 19th November!!

nedd · 07-10-2020 01:51PM

Varik wrote: »

Anyone who ever plans on opening it better make sure they open it the right way up, the gallium in liquid metal eats aluminium.

Shows it before that, m2 rather than the old 2.5" SSD/HDD.

I missed that. Thanks

Markitron · 07-10-2020 01:56PM

Bit off topic here, but reading the twitter comments, the most frequent word I am seeing to describe this is 'thiccc'.

Is this a thing now? If being in mid-30s means I find this kind of thing stupid then I wish I had been this age my entire life.

nedd · 07-10-2020 01:59PM

Markitron wrote: »

Bit off topic here, but reading the twitter comments, the most frequent word I am seeing to describe this is 'thiccc'.

Is this a thing now? If being in mid-30s means I find this kind of thing stupid then I wish I had been this age my entire life.

Realising you are old and out of touch with current culture is difficult. I hope you get through this period safely.

lertsnim · 07-10-2020 01:59PM

Markitron wrote: »

Bit off topic here, but reading the twitter comments, the most frequent word I am seeing to describe this is 'thiccc'.

Is this a thing now?

What does that mean in English?

Markitron · 07-10-2020 02:00PM

nedd wrote: »

Realising you are old and out of touch with current culture is difficult. I hope you get through this period safely.

If this is what current culture is, I want to be as out of touch as possible

lertsnim wrote: »

What does that mean in English?

nedd · 07-10-2020 02:01PM

lertsnim wrote: »

What does that mean in English?

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Thicc

The Raging Bile Duct · 07-10-2020 02:01PM

lertsnim wrote: »

What does that mean in English?

It has curves in all the right places.

Markitron · 07-10-2020 02:03PM

nedd wrote: »

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Thicc

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

It has curves in all the right places.

Oh in that case, not only are these people stupid for using a stupid word, they are also stupid for thinking their stupid word applies to the PS5.

Design is growing on me but lets be honest, it is ****ing hideous.

ozmo · 07-10-2020 02:06PM

Its so huge - and odd that you need a stand now even if in the horizontal.

Looking forward to using it - I like its so modular and potentially reparable - but I'm still not liking the looks - if every box on your shelf looked randomly shaped like this the tv area would be a right zoo.
My hope is that someone will make third party clipon replacement faceplates, that will make it squarer looking to fit in with everything else on the shelf.

The Raging Bile Duct · 07-10-2020 02:08PM

Markitron wrote: »

Oh in that case, not only are these people stupid for using a stupid word, they are also stupid for thinking their stupid word applies to the PS5.

Design is growing on me but lets be honest, it is ****ing hideous.

Whatever, gramps. :P

I actually like that they went all 1970s vision of what a moonbase will look like on it.

Retr0gamer · 07-10-2020 02:08PM

Nothing will ever beat the PS2 for ugliness.

CastorTroy · 07-10-2020 02:08PM

It's as big as his torso.

I expect the usual launch day teardown that involves a sledgehammer or just smashing it on the ground

brevity · 07-10-2020 02:09PM

I think it’s “fire”

Markitron · 07-10-2020 02:10PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Nothing will ever beat the PS2 for ugliness.

Yea but that was a beautiful kind of ugliness that achieved the rare feat of being futuristic and retro at the same time.

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

Whatever, gramps. :P

I actually like that they went all 1970s vision of what a moonbase will look like on it.

I prefer straight lines and symmetry, I still think it looks like its melting and folding in on itself.

The Raging Bile Duct · 07-10-2020 02:12PM

brevity wrote: »

I think it’s “fire”

Well, it's definitely swole.

ShaneU · 07-10-2020 02:14PM

brevity wrote: »

I think it’s “fire”

Fire is a bit much, I would describe it as "lit"

heebusjeebus · 07-10-2020 02:17PM

The more I see of it, the more I like it.
The Playstation designs are definitely something that grow on me even though the PS4 was probably the least interesting of the lot.

Smart use of the stand to work for both horizontal as well as vertical.

The Raging Bile Duct · 07-10-2020 02:18PM

Markitron wrote: »

Yea but that was a beautiful kind of ugliness that achieved the rare feat of being futuristic and retro at the same time.

I prefer straight lines and symmetry, I still think it looks like its melting and folding in on itself.

I like companies pushing the envelope in terms of their industrial design, especially in era where most companies are happy enough to play it safe or tweak their existing designs.

I'd put it on a par with Apple bringing out their candy coloured iMacs in the 90s. They've dated pretty terribly but at least they dared to do something different and helped to push computer design away the beige boxes they had been for the previous decade or so.

The Raging Bile Duct · 07-10-2020 02:19PM

ShaneU wrote: »

Fire is a bit much, I would describe it as "lit"

It's pissed?

Markitron · 07-10-2020 02:19PM

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

Well, it's definitely swole.

That is also a new one to me.

A similarly aged friend of mine recently described something someone did as 'a serious flex'. I was lost for words so I just called him a c**t.

PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

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