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The PlayStation 5 Slimmer Design Shows Its Shrunk Down New Heatsink

The PlayStation 5 newest slimmer design has a shrunk down heatsink, the new models originally were seen in Australia. The reason for its slimmer design wasn’t known until YouTuber Austin Evans did a teardown of the new model in the United States.

Its cooling mechanism design was shrunk down, losing 300 grams off the older PlayStation 5 models according to “Hey guys this is Austin.” This tore down version is digital, that is it’s without a disk.

Austin Evans says the new model runs hotter, as a result of the new design. Running about 3 to 5 degrees higher than the older models. Sony’s digital model is a way of reducing the costs of its more expensive Disk model cooling system.

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Sony’s PlayStation 5 mid-year refresh was first reported by Press Start. The gaming company in Australia gave new updates for the console. The New PS5 Disc Edition currently in Australia for the past 2 weeks has a new model number (CFI-1102A).

New PS5

Alongside, a new screw design that ships with the Console for its stand. This makes it possible to screw the base stand without using a screwdriver.

Press Start also says the new PlayStation 5 models are 300 grams lesser than the original released last year. The exact changes Sony made to bring the weight down were not earlier known.

PS5 New Screw VS Old Screw

Sony also has plans to release a digital PlayStation 5, which should feature the screw design and less bulk than its Disk sibling. There is currently no news on the global availability of the new PS5 models.

Its newer models are now hitting shelves in Australia, Japan, the United States.

 

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