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    The PS5 is the biggest game console in modern history

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    Oh my godWhen internet detectives revealed the PlayStation 5 was going to be huge, we were extremely amused — but even their fancy Photoshops couldn’t completely prepare us for how enormous the PS5 truly is.

     

    Roughly half an hour after Sony finally revealed the next-gen console’s price and release date ($399 or $499, November 12th) the company released a full spec sheet that includes the console’s dimensions. And it’s a monster.

    Quick, what’s the biggest console ever made? Did you say the original 2001 Xbox, or the VCR-sized original Xbox One? Perhaps the 60GB PS3, affectionately dubbed the “Phat”?

    Wrong. The PS5 is bigger than all of them.

    According to Sony, the PS5 is approximately 390mm (15.4 inches) tall, 260mm (10.24 inches) deep and 104mm (4.09 inches) wide, making it the single biggest game console you’ve probably ever heard of. (I think that makes it a 10.5-liter case, in PC terms.) The model without the disc drive? Same story, just 12 millimeters slimmer.

    I plugged the numbers into CompareSizes.com to see how it stacks up to consoles that we’ve previously ridiculed for being absolute chonks:

    There’s barely a comparison. The PS5 is so much bigger, you can’t even argue the 3D perspective throws off its actual size. I’m pretty sure you’d need to go back to the days of game machines with built-in CRT televisions, or computers like the Commodore 64, to get much bigger.

    And boy oh boy is this box bigger than the new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S:

    Notice that the 3D tool doesn’t line up the backs of each console. The PS5 is so much deeper than either Xbox.

    I don’t even need to tell you which console is which. It’s plainly obvious. Remember when we were worried whether the new Xbox would fit in our entertainment centers?

    Oh, and there’s one little tidbit I forgot to mention, which makes this even better: Sony isn’t including the PS5’s “largest projection” or optional base in those measurements, according to its press release.

    See those yellow and blue boxes? Now imagine some fins sticking out the top of them.

    Here’s a 3D visualization of all seven consoles whose dimensions I plugged in, if you want to spin them around yourself. And in case you’re wondering, the PS5 will also weigh 4.5kg, or about 10 pounds. Dropping the disc drive brings you down to 3.9kg or 8.6 pounds.

    Mind you, I loved my 60GB PS3 despite its girth, and I doubt I’ll feel differently about the PS5. The rest of the spec sheet is pretty impressive, too!

    I’ll leave it below so you can peruse.

    PlayStation®5 Specifications

    CPU

    x86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen 2”

    8 Cores / 16 Threads

    Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz

    GPU

    AMD Radeon™ RDNA 2-based graphics engine

    Ray Tracing Acceleration

    Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)

    System Memory

    GDDR6 16GB

    448GB/s Bandwidth

    SSD

    825GB

    5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)

    Optical Drive

    Ultra HD Blu-ray (66G/100G) ~10xCAV

    BD-ROM (25G/50G) ~8xCAV

    BD-R/RE (25G/50G) ~8xCAV

    DVD ~3.2xCLV

    PS5 Game Disc

    Ultra HD Blu-ray, up to 100GB/disc

    Video Out

    HDMI™ OUT port

    Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)

    Audio

    “Tempest” 3D AudioTech

    Dimensions

    PS5: Approx. 390mm x 104mm x 260mm (width x height x depth)

    (excludes largest projection, excludes Base)

    PS5 Digital Edition: Approx. 390mm x 92mm x 260mm (width x height x depth)

    (excludes largest projection, excludes Base)

    Weight

    PS5: 4.5kg

    PS5 Digital Edition: 3.9kg

    Power

    PS5: 350W

    PS5 Digital Edition: 340W

    Input/Output

    USB Type-A port (Hi-Speed USB)

    USB Type-A port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps) x2

    USB Type-C® port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps)

    Networking

    Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)

    IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax

    Bluetooth® 5.1

    DualSense™ Wireless Controller Specifications

    Dimensions

    Approx. 160mm x 66mm x 106mm (excludes largest projection) (width x height x depth)

    Weight

    Approx. 280g

    Buttons

    PS button, Create button, Options button,

    Directional buttons (Up/Down/Left/Right), Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square),

    R1/L1 button,

    R2/L2 button (with Trigger Effect)

    Left stick / L3 button, Right stick / R3 button, Touch Pad button, MUTE button

    Touch Pad

    2 Point Touch Pad, Capacitive Type, Click Mechanism

    Motion Sensor

    Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope + three-axis accelerometer)

    Audio

    Built-in Microphone Array, Built-in Mono Speaker, Stereo Headset Jack

    Output : 48kHz/16bit, Input : 24kHz/16bit

    Feedback

    Trigger Effect (on R2/L2 button), Vibration (haptic feedback by dual actuators), Indicators (Light bar / Player indicator / MUTE status)

    Ports

    USB Type-C® port (Hi-Speed USB), Stereo Headset Jack, Charging Terminals

    Communication

    Wireless

    Bluetooth® Ver5.1

    Wired

    USB connection (HID, Audio)

    Battery

    Type

    Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

    Voltage

    DC 3.65V

    Capacity

    1,560mAh

     

    AUTHOR:  Sean Hollister
    DATE PUBLISHED: September 29, 2021
    SOURCE: Theverge.com
    PHOTO CREDIT: Theverge

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