PS4 unboxed and disassembled on video

[Fjodor2001]

http://video.wired.com/watch/gadget-lab-playstation-4-unboxing-the-new-game-console

Exciting times next week when PS4 is released...

I think it's really compact inside. I hope they'll be able to make it rather silent still, because I guess the APU will generate some heat. It's not like it will have the TDP of an Ultrabook CPU after all.

 

[Phynaz]

I'm not quite sure this belongs in CPU's, perhaps the console forums is a better fit?

 

[bgt]

http://video.wired.com/watch/gadget-lab-playstation-4-unboxing-the-new-game-console

Exciting times next week when PS4 is released...

I think it's really compact inside. I hope they'll be able to make it rather silent still, because I guess the APU will generate some heat. It's not like it will have the TDP of an Ultrabook CPU after all.

Nice find:thumbsup:

 

[ChronoReverse]

Reports are that the PS4 is more quiet than any version of the PS3 so it looks like that centrifugal fan is working properly (any size comparisons to the X1's coaxial fan aren't applicable).

 

[Erenhardt]

This die looks quite big for as some like to call it "tablet cpu".
The console is sealed right? But he said you can change hard-drive to any other hard-drive on the market. How to do this without breaking seals/voiding warranty?

 

[NTMBK]

TSMC. Looks like AMD's going to have to pay off the WSA with Kaveri alone.

 

[NTMBK]

This die looks quite big for as some like to call it "tablet cpu".

Actually, two tablet CPUs taped together.

 

[Erenhardt]

TSMC. Looks like AMD's going to have to pay off the WSA with Kaveri alone.

Are you sure?

 

[NTMBK]

Are you sure?

Take a close look at this image: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gamelife/2013/11/20131016-JAPAN-0563_edit.jpg

You have to squint, but you can make out "diffused in Taiwan" on the die.

 

[Fjodor2001]

Take a close look at this image: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gamelife/2013/11/20131016-JAPAN-0563_edit.jpg

You have to squint, but you can make out "diffused in Taiwan" on the die.

Yes, that seems to be correct! And just below that it says "MADE IN MALAYSIA" I think.

 

[Erenhardt]

Take a close look at this image: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gamelife/2013/11/20131016-JAPAN-0563_edit.jpg

You have to squint, but you can make out "diffused in Taiwan" on the die.

Yep.
"Diffused in Taiwan
Made in Malaysia(?)"
Edit: as Fjodor said.
Thanks for sharing
Does it mean that they are confident in kaveri?

 

[ShintaiDK]

Does it mean that they are confident in kaveri?

It means that GLoFo cant deliver (as usual.).

 

[Saylick]

Kudos to Sony for being able to pack the PS4 so well. The compactness in how its packed is almost Apple-like.

As opposed to the XBO:

 

[Jimzz]

So the PS4 has a extra external "secondary" CPU? I thought that rumor was ruled false but in the video he points to it.

But yea the Sony looks really well built compared to the Xbox.


Also this does not help...

Microsoft Promotes Xbox Game With Footage From PlayStation
http://consumerist.com/2013/11/07/microsoft-promotes-xbox-one-with-gameplay-footage-from-ps4/

 

[Smartazz]

Looks awesome. Can't wait to get one. I hope my friends also pick the PS4 over Xbox as well. I'm not planning to get both.

 

[sniffin]

Interior is the same design as the PS3 super slim it seems

 

[AnandThenMan]

So the PS4 has a extra external "secondary" CPU? I thought that rumor was ruled false but in the video he points to it.

The chip he pointed to is for networking duties I believe. Really elegant design Sony well done.

 

[Subyman]

Kudos to Sony for being able to pack the PS4 so well. The compactness in how its packed is almost Apple-like.

As opposed to the XBO:

Wow, its almost like a Chevy truck vs a Japanese car.

 

[bononos]

After all the trouble the 360 had with heat, its good that they slapped on a big cooler.

 

[Lonyo]

Wow, its almost like a Chevy truck vs a Japanese car.

Except in this case bigger is better if it helps deal with heat.
PS4 has a lot of heat packed into a small space.
Xbox One has a lot less heat and larger space. I assume after last time, MS revised their industrial design to focus on the thing not dying, rather than making it as compact as possible.

 

[Dahak]

But he said you can change hard-drive to any other hard-drive on the market. How to do this without breaking seals/voiding warranty?

Hard to tell from the video as he had the external cover off already, but usually there is a door/cover that will allow access to the drive. like in the ps3

Kudos for Sony to do the disassembly as well, it looks like it might be easily repairable if needed.

 

[NaroonGTX]

Wow, that's some pretty efficient design there.

Reports are that the PS4 is more quiet than any version of the PS3 so it looks like that centrifugal fan is working properly

If this is true, then that means the PS4 will be quieter than quiet. I currently have a super-slim (I know that this version has a 45nm Cell BE chip from the original 90nm and the GPU is 40nm as opposed to the original 90nm) and it never makes any noise at all. The only times I've ever heard it was when it was initially reading a disc that was just inserted into it...

This is in stark contrast to the old 2008 partial-BC PS3 80GB model I had in early 2008, which sounded like a jet engine in its final days before it got the YLOD.

Except in this case bigger is better if it helps deal with heat.
PS4 has a lot of heat packed into a small space.
Xbox One has a lot less heat and larger space. I assume after last time, MS revised their industrial design to focus on the thing not dying, rather than making it as compact as possible.

Not necessarily. The PS4 may be compact, but no devs or people who have gotten the system early have been complaining about overheating issues. And as mentioned above, if this thing is really as quiet as they say it is, it's an incredibly efficient design. People would have to go out of their way to make one of these overheat.

 

[dud]

So how many here are planning to buy by the end of the year?

 

[Genx87]

I was thinking about getting one in 2014. But I learned last night EA isnt making NCAA football anymore. So I dont see the point. I'll prob get one when I finish out the mancave with a second 60 inch LED. BB often times has packages where they throw in a console or free or greatly reduced. It is how I got my PS3.

 

[AtenRa]

Kudos to Sony for being able to pack the PS4 so well. The compactness in how its packed is almost Apple-like.

As opposed to the XBO:

From the size of the DVD drive, they both SP4 and XBone look almost the same size to me.