Revamped PS5 Model Could be Worse with Significantly Reduced Cooling

The new, revised PS5 model went on sale last week in Australia, and there seems to be some trouble in paradise. The revised model may be worse than the original model, as it appears to have some cooling issues.

This information comes from tech YouTuber Austin Evans, who got his hands on this new model spotted in Japan and Australia. He found out about the cooling issues when he dissected the new PS5.

The video, titled “The New PS5 Is Worse”, shows a range of changes to the new PS5 model, including changes to Wi-Fi hardware that coincides with a Sony document that hinted at a “new wireless communication module.”

But the most significant change mentioned in the video is a reworked fan and cooling system, a change designed to take off a lot of weight from the PS5 console. Now, the new model weighs 300g lighter than the previous models.

Evans says that this change seems to have been cut from the cooling system, and there have already been reports of the console running hot even before these changes were implemented. The entire cooling system is now significantly smaller, which could reduce the heat sink capacity.

Given that the PS5 now allows for expandable memory, further cooling was required, which meant users had to attach an additional heat sink to use it. How this is going to impact the new models with their smaller heat sink remains unclear. But with poor cooling, the device, in theory, would also suffer from reduced performance.

Sony is releasing these models to reduce the shortages in the industry, so this may be a reworked system that was made to reduce copper usage or that somehow benefits from increased efficiency. Sony has also confirmed that they are now finally able to sell the all-digital version of the PS5 for a profit after selling it for a loss since release.

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Its gaming and network services arm Sony Interactive Entertainment (formerly Sony Computer Entertainment) is best known for producing the popular line of PlayStation consoles.