Poll: *The Official PlayStation 5 (PS5) Thread*

[rp2000]

Just to be clear, does this mean there is a soldered (860GB) and another slot that works at the same speed for a second drive? So if you bought a 512gb compatible nvme drive it just adds a second disk/partition or somehow merges the 2 to give you a combined filesystem/disk?

Also if the top and bottom just clip off and are plastic can anyone just 3d print a replacement. I.e. in Black!


rp200

 

[Shawreyboy]

Just to be clear, does this mean there is a soldered (860GB) and another slot that works at the same speed for a second drive? So if you bought a 512gb compatible nvme drive it just adds a second disk/partition or somehow merges the 2 to give you a combined filesystem/disk?

Also if the top and bottom just clip off and are plastic can anyone just 3d print a replacement. I.e. in Black!


rp200

Mark Cerny covered it in the Dev press video... "We will be supporting certain M.2 SSDs. These are internal drives that you can get on the open market and install in a bay in the PlayStation 5. They connect through the custom I/O unit just like our SSD does, so they can take full advantage of the decompression, I/O coprocessors and all the other features."

 

[t@xman]

I suspect there will be replacement black outer plates available before the PS5 even hits the shops!

 

[Mobius 1]

Empty space.... that is taken up by the absolute beast of a heatsink that'll keep it from sounding like a jet engine.... OK.

It’s a thing of beauty. Really happy with my decision to go Sony this gen.

 

[monkeyspank]

Looks super easy to take a can of vinyl dye to those covers.

 

[Zeebedy]

Good user access for cleaning and drive expansion, tbf.. but man, it looks..tacky.

 

[Mobius 1]

Good user access for cleaning and drive expansion, tbf.. but man, it looks..tacky.

I mean... no worse than some of the pc cases on the market

 

[Shawreyboy]

It’s a thing of beauty. Really happy with my decision to go Sony this gen.

+1

Totally agree.

 

[ic1male]

• Is the front USB port not high speed as well? Seems odd that both the back and the USB-C port would be, but then they throw in a single standard USB port?

You'll probably use the lower speed USB-A on the front to plug in your controller to charge up. The other three high speed ones would be for external drives or PSVR perhaps.

 

[ZG002]

That heatsink! fan looks super easy to not only clean but replace if needed.

Great to see the covers remove so easily, if Sony don't release items I'd imagine someone else will fairly quickly.

I think all in all it looks like a decent bit of kit and you can see where your money is going, happy with my pre order from a hardware point of view.

 

[m@rty]

What about the controllers though?

The OCD types out there will go nuts with a black console and white controllers

 

[hyperseven]

Looks super easy to take a can of vinyl dye to those covers.

Wouldn't dye them as that could void your warranty. Vinyl rap, plastidip or other non-permanent solution.

 

[BuffetSlayer]

Is liquid metal cooling actually a solid good, functional cooling solution or a bit of a gimmick. Serious question.

 

[Mobius 1]

Is liquid metal cooling actually a solid solution or a bit of a gimmick. Serious question.

I believe it’s semi-solid at room temp but as it heats up it turns liquid.

edit. Ok I think I misread your post lol. Never mind.

 

[Noxia]

Do you think there would be an issue with signal if the console was behind TV totally? As in with the controller, I know the Switch insists on being visible or my controllers do weird things.

 

[BuffetSlayer]

I believe it’s semi-solid at room temp but as it heats up it turns liquid.

edit. Ok I think I misread your post lol. Never mind.

Hah! Yeah I see what you mean. I haven't worded it very well have I? I will edit

 

[ZG002]

Do you think there would be an issue with signal if the console was behind TV totally? As in with the controller, I know the Switch insists on being visible or my controllers do weird things.

Shouldn't be, won't know until it's out.

I did think about putting it behind my tv but it should fit in the unit.

 

[BuffetSlayer]

Misquote. Deleted.

 

[t@xman]

You'll probably use the lower speed USB-A on the front to plug in your controller to charge up. The other three high speed ones would be for external drives or PSVR perhaps.

I thought the controllers were USB-C or did I imagine that? Maybe it's the XsX?

 

[ic1male]

I thought the controllers were USB-C or did I imagine that? Maybe it's the XsX?

They are. But I'd imagine the included charge cable is USB-A to USB-C.