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Is this standard practice to do in gaming consoles? That the manufacturer themselves does this teardown? I have never seen this sort of first party teardown for

Is this standard practice to do in gaming consoles? That the manufacturer themselves does this teardown? I have never seen this sort of first party teardown for any console or laptop manufacturer. It's great to see that degree of confidence and transparency.

Cthulhu_ 6y ago
They did one for the PS4: https://www.wired.com/2013/11/playstation4-teardown-video/ https://www.wired.com/2013/11/playstation4-teardown-video/ (couldn't find a YT link), and one for the PS4 Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBlNq5kda0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBlNq5kda0
cosarara 6y ago
It is not, but sony did it with the ps4 as well.
- ginko 6y ago
  I guess there's inevitably going to be a tear-down video so might as well do it yourself to avoid any random embarrassment.
mhh__ 6y ago
It's the same as a restaurant talking about their ingredients - will they have cut corners, of course, but if there's some good beef in the pie it makes sense to show it off.
soulofmischief 6y ago
I think Sony likes making beautifully engineered internal designs that they want to show off.
- 52-6F-62 6y ago
  That was my first impression. It seems pretty brilliant to me—a design that looks so simple [and still works] cannot have been simple to engineer. And all said, it's just a video game box so I'm not sure I grasp the controversy.
- agumonkey 6y ago
  And maybe a subconscious glitch on how Sony really feels about the external design. Weakest in the lineup history IMO. And I'm keeping the discussion polite :)
  - mortenjorck 6y ago
    I have to admit, I gained a lot of respect for the console's industrial design team after seeing this teardown. Really hoping they put all that into a case that actually looks like it belongs in a grown adult's living room for the next revision.
    - tpmx 6y ago
      I felt the same - the interior looks so much sexier than the exterior. The exterior case looks like it was designed by some random small ultra-low-cost Chinese company.
  - rowanG077 6y ago
    I think it looks by far the best. It's not random brick #4.
    - agumonkey 6y ago
      it's fugly. I understand what you say but even bricks have more taste than this.
cmckn 6y ago
I think they’re just proud of this design; and it definitely got me excited for my pre-order. The drawer to store the vertical stand’s screw...that’s good stuff.
Macha 6y ago
Sony has historically been receptive to certain classes of console modding. You could install hard drives and modems to the ps2, there was an official Linux kit for the PS2, replacing the hard drive with an SSD was common for PS3 and PS4, PS3 shipped with Linux support until it was used as a launching ground for breaking the system's DRM.
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- esperent 6y ago
  And PS5... has detachable sides.
  - xdavidliu 6y ago
    Sides? Sides? $499 worth of sides? What are these sides? They cure cancer?
  - slipheen 6y ago
    I think it also has an unused NVMe SSD Slot, which would be the equivalent of replacing the HDD in previous versions.
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kanwisher 6y ago
First generation to do this. Thew new Xbox also had a few you tubers to come to their office and do a teardown in video before console launches
- tobz1000 6y ago
  Sony also did an official teardown of the PlayStation 4 Pro at launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBlNq5kda0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBlNq5kda0
  - capableweb 6y ago
    I watched both videos now, and only in the PlayStation 4 you linked does he mention tamper proof stickers/markers that gets broken. Will there not be any for the PS5 and is Sony allowing people to pick it apart?
    - kevingadd 6y ago
      There's an anti-tamper sticker in the PS5, you can see them remove it in the teardown.
    - fomine3 6y ago
      Maybe they can't talk about void seal now because void seal is now void in US. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/11/601582169/warranty-void-if-removed-as-it-turns-out-feds-say-those-warnings-are-illegal https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/11/601582169...
ilkkao 6y ago
iFixit people must be little disappointed now
- Polylactic_acid 6y ago
  They still have plenty of room to talk about guides for fixing things and the repairability score
nemof 6y ago
xbox series x did a teardown 6 months ago as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxLeYN-t9nw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxLeYN-t9nw
- tpmx 6y ago
  Via a third-party though.
polytely 6y ago
I think it's because parties like Digital Foundry will do a tear down anyway so why not do it yourself so you can control the messaging.
- pindab0ter 6y ago
  I don’t think it’s Digital Foundry they’re scared of, but your point still stands.
moviuro 6y ago
> I have never seen this sort of first party teardown for any console or laptop manufacturer Dell has them at least for their "pro" lineup (e.g. [0]), same for Lenovo [1] or HP [2]. Said "pro" lineup is meant to be serviceable. It is however the first time that I see a first-party console tear-down. [0] https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_latitude_laptop/latitude-e6430_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_lapto... [1] https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t470s_ug_en.pdf https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t470s_ug_en.p... page 109 onwards [2] http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04887250 http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04887250
finnthehuman 6y ago
There are a number of youtube channels that would (probably still will) tear down the PS5 as soon as they get one. This way Sony gets to control the messaging. The person doing the work has disassembled a ps5 dozens of times, doesn't question any design decisions, or share any information that could be learned from the PCB that Sony doesn't want to publicize.
- neuronic 6y ago
  None of that even remotely matters. As soon as the Internet gets their hand on a physical PS5 and embargoes are gone you will see teardowns and 'controlled Sony messaging' won't help anyone.
  - syoc 6y ago
    Being first matters. I think a significant amount of people are only interested enough to watch one PS5 teardown.
    - geerlingguy 6y ago
      I'm one of those people; I enjoy seeing teardowns of most new products, to see the tradeoffs inside. I'm guessing Sony wants to get ahead of iFixit's snarky (but entertaining) teardowns, and the like. Being first matters a lot for unboxings, teardowns, etc. (assuming you can also get a wide audience in that first post).
    - ManBlanket 6y ago
      No kidding. This is going to be the first search result for, "PS5 teardown" after the release of the console. There's a lot of value in that when you think about what people would look for when they're considering buying a major purchase. Especially since I imagine the alternative as something to the effect of this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VarmzG1Y-og https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VarmzG1Y-og
      - surround 6y ago
hrktb 6y ago
The most interesting part to me with the manufactor doing it themself, is the manipulation and maintenance advices. Bonus point being the official name of each parts. It sure is way more interesting than going through the handbook.

Cthulhu_ 6y ago

They did one for the PS4: https://www.wired.com/2013/11/playstation4-teardown-video/ https://www.wired.com/2013/11/playstation4-teardown-video/ (couldn't find a YT link), and one for the PS4 Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBlNq5kda0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBlNq5kda0

cosarara 6y ago

It is not, but sony did it with the ps4 as well.

ginko 6y ago
I guess there's inevitably going to be a tear-down video so might as well do it yourself to avoid any random embarrassment.

mhh__ 6y ago

It's the same as a restaurant talking about their ingredients - will they have cut corners, of course, but if there's some good beef in the pie it makes sense to show it off.

soulofmischief 6y ago

I think Sony likes making beautifully engineered internal designs that they want to show off.

52-6F-62 6y ago
That was my first impression. It seems pretty brilliant to me—a design that looks so simple [and still works] cannot have been simple to engineer. And all said, it's just a video game box so I'm not sure I grasp the controversy.
agumonkey 6y ago
And maybe a subconscious glitch on how Sony really feels about the external design. Weakest in the lineup history IMO. And I'm keeping the discussion polite :)
- mortenjorck 6y ago
  I have to admit, I gained a lot of respect for the console's industrial design team after seeing this teardown. Really hoping they put all that into a case that actually looks like it belongs in a grown adult's living room for the next revision.
  - tpmx 6y ago
    I felt the same - the interior looks so much sexier than the exterior. The exterior case looks like it was designed by some random small ultra-low-cost Chinese company.
- rowanG077 6y ago
  I think it looks by far the best. It's not random brick #4.
  - agumonkey 6y ago
    it's fugly. I understand what you say but even bricks have more taste than this.

cmckn 6y ago

I think they’re just proud of this design; and it definitely got me excited for my pre-order. The drawer to store the vertical stand’s screw...that’s good stuff.

Macha 6y ago

Sony has historically been receptive to certain classes of console modding. You could install hard drives and modems to the ps2, there was an official Linux kit for the PS2, replacing the hard drive with an SSD was common for PS3 and PS4, PS3 shipped with Linux support until it was used as a launching ground for breaking the system's DRM.

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esperent 6y ago
And PS5... has detachable sides.
- xdavidliu 6y ago
  Sides? Sides? $499 worth of sides? What are these sides? They cure cancer?
- slipheen 6y ago
  I think it also has an unused NVMe SSD Slot, which would be the equivalent of replacing the HDD in previous versions.
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kanwisher 6y ago

First generation to do this. Thew new Xbox also had a few you tubers to come to their office and do a teardown in video before console launches

tobz1000 6y ago
Sony also did an official teardown of the PlayStation 4 Pro at launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBlNq5kda0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBlNq5kda0
- capableweb 6y ago
  I watched both videos now, and only in the PlayStation 4 you linked does he mention tamper proof stickers/markers that gets broken. Will there not be any for the PS5 and is Sony allowing people to pick it apart?
  - kevingadd 6y ago
    There's an anti-tamper sticker in the PS5, you can see them remove it in the teardown.
  - fomine3 6y ago
    Maybe they can't talk about void seal now because void seal is now void in US. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/11/601582169/warranty-void-if-removed-as-it-turns-out-feds-say-those-warnings-are-illegal https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/11/601582169...

ilkkao 6y ago

iFixit people must be little disappointed now

Polylactic_acid 6y ago
They still have plenty of room to talk about guides for fixing things and the repairability score

nemof 6y ago

xbox series x did a teardown 6 months ago as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxLeYN-t9nw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxLeYN-t9nw

tpmx 6y ago
Via a third-party though.

polytely 6y ago

I think it's because parties like Digital Foundry will do a tear down anyway so why not do it yourself so you can control the messaging.

pindab0ter 6y ago
I don’t think it’s Digital Foundry they’re scared of, but your point still stands.

moviuro 6y ago

> I have never seen this sort of first party teardown for any console or laptop manufacturer Dell has them at least for their "pro" lineup (e.g. [0]), same for Lenovo [1] or HP [2]. Said "pro" lineup is meant to be serviceable. It is however the first time that I see a first-party console tear-down. [0] https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_latitude_laptop/latitude-e6430_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_lapto... [1] https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t470s_ug_en.pdf https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t470s_ug_en.p... page 109 onwards [2] http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04887250 http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04887250

finnthehuman 6y ago

There are a number of youtube channels that would (probably still will) tear down the PS5 as soon as they get one. This way Sony gets to control the messaging. The person doing the work has disassembled a ps5 dozens of times, doesn't question any design decisions, or share any information that could be learned from the PCB that Sony doesn't want to publicize.

neuronic 6y ago
None of that even remotely matters. As soon as the Internet gets their hand on a physical PS5 and embargoes are gone you will see teardowns and 'controlled Sony messaging' won't help anyone.
- syoc 6y ago
  Being first matters. I think a significant amount of people are only interested enough to watch one PS5 teardown.
  - geerlingguy 6y ago
    I'm one of those people; I enjoy seeing teardowns of most new products, to see the tradeoffs inside. I'm guessing Sony wants to get ahead of iFixit's snarky (but entertaining) teardowns, and the like. Being first matters a lot for unboxings, teardowns, etc. (assuming you can also get a wide audience in that first post).
  - ManBlanket 6y ago
    No kidding. This is going to be the first search result for, "PS5 teardown" after the release of the console. There's a lot of value in that when you think about what people would look for when they're considering buying a major purchase. Especially since I imagine the alternative as something to the effect of this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VarmzG1Y-og https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VarmzG1Y-og
    - surround 6y ago

hrktb 6y ago

The most interesting part to me with the manufactor doing it themself, is the manipulation and maintenance advices. Bonus point being the official name of each parts. It sure is way more interesting than going through the handbook.