The newly appearing PS5 plays 'mysterious weight reduction' again



The appearance of the new PlayStation 5 (PS5) has been announced from

the GEO sales site , but the Australian media who got this model a step ahead reported that it is ``lighter than the previous model''.

The New PS5 Model Has Arrived In Australia First Again And Here's The First Details
https://press-start.com.au/news/playstation/2022/08/29/new-ps5-model-cfi-1202b-cfi-1202a/

According to Australian game media Press Start, a new PS5 model (model number: CFI-1202) has appeared at several retailers in Australia. The decisive difference from the latest model (model number: CFI-1100) circulating at the time of writing the article is its weight, and it seems that the regular version is 300g lighter and the digital edition is 200g lighter. The model number of PS5 scheduled to appear in Japan is 'CFI-1200', which is the same as CFI-1202.


by Press Start

The initial model number of PS5 released in 2020 was CFI-1000, but in August 2021, a design change version CFI-1100

appeared . In addition to changing the design of the pedestal and screws, the weight of both the regular version and the digital edition was reduced by 300g due to the miniaturization of the heat sink.

The cause of the ``mysterious weight reduction'' of the PS5 new model is revealed - GIGAZINE



The weight of the CFI-1202 has been further reduced from here, from 4.5 kg at the time of release to 3.9 kg for the regular version, and from 3.9 kg to 3.4 kg for the digital edition. The reason for this weight reduction is not yet clear.

Although PS5 continues to be difficult to obtain, it has been revealed that Sony's sales in the game & network service field are steadily increasing due to the appearance of PS5. Sony is trying to revitalize PS5 by announcing the next-generation VR ' PlayStation VR2 ' for PS5 and the customizable controller ' DualSense Edge ', but on the other hand, it is also possible to raise the price of PS5 due to the influence of the economic situation. clarifying.



in Hardware, Posted by log1p_kr