A new version of the PS5 without a Blu-Ray drive had recently hit stores in Australia and Japan, and while the most significant change pointed to the addition of a new adjusting screw for the vertical and horizontal stand, the mystery revolved around to the weight of the product, which lowered its figures by no less than 300 grams. But what exactly does this new version hide to weigh less?
A featherweight PS5
The incorporation of the new screw simply seeks to facilitate the positioning of the console stand, since the original model requires the use of a screwdriver, and actually a good handshake would suffice. For that reason, Sony has included a new screw with a larger and rougher head so that we can manipulate it easily.
But the really interesting thing came when you held the console in your hands. Remember that we are talking about the version without a Blu-ray drive, so the original weight was already lighter than the version with a disc. Still, it seems that Sony has wanted to introduce new internal changes, and the result is even lighter.
Less copper with the same performance
The secret of this new weight is exactly what we thought, and that is what youtuber Austin Evans has been able to find out, who did not hesitate to get a PS5 model CFI-1100B directly from Japan to send it home and gut it in order to find its secrets.
The result? An important change in the general heatsink that is responsible for cooling the console’s CPU, a change in the copper piece that allows the console to go from 3,828 grams to 3,541 grams of the new model.
As you can see in the images, the design of the heatsink has been modified to reduce the size of the copper plates and the plate that sits on the surface of the chassis base. There is apparently less contact with the surface, but the performance remains the same in terms of temperature and graphics performance.
Is there any more difference?
The heatsink change may make you think that the console is warming up a bit more, consuming more or generating more noise, but none of that happens. As Evans himself has been able to verify, the console behaves exactly the same as the first model, so there are no notable advantages or disadvantages.
It is true that in the energy consumption test the new model consumed 5 W more, but it should not be considered a significant increase in consumption, since it could be a specific consumption.
Is it worth changing consoles?
Having seen what has been seen, you should not worry if you fear staying with an outdated console. The internal changes are likely due to an optimization in production, and possibly allow Sony to increase the profit margin by reducing outages. For the rest, it’s still the same old PS5, so forget about finding fault with your current model.