Farewell doom scrolling on Twitter or making a tea while you wait for your games to load. But, regardless of space, the internal SSD is fast, with games booting up in a matter of seconds. Thankfully, you can plug in an external hard drive to boost that storage, and if you take your PS4 external hard drive and plug it into your PS5, all your games will automatically work and be ready to go. Sadly, only 667.2GB of that is actually usable though, with the OS, system settings, and more – including the delightful Astro's Playroom – taking up a substantial amount of space. Internally, aside from the actual physical specs, there's an 825GB SSD for storing all your games. What that means for you is that the Xbox Series X Wi-Fi connectivity is going to be capped at a max download speed of 6.9gbps, while the PS5's Wi-Fi 6 boosts that top end to 9.6gbps. The PS5 supports Wi-Fi 6 technology, which is a good sign for its ability to be future-proofed in terms of connectivity, and better than the Xbox Series X in this area as Microsoft's console uses Wi-Fi 5. Around back you'll find two USB slots, the HDMI 2.1 out (supporting new tech like variable refresh rate, automatic low latency mode, and 120Hz – if you've got the right TV), the power, and an Ethernet connection. In terms of ports, the front black panel houses a USB-C and standard USB port, along with thin pill-shaped buttons for turning the console on and ejecting a disc. It's strangely elegant.īut of course, the external design is only one part of the hardware considerations. The gloss black midsection really contrasts against the matte white fins too. There's a texture to the white parts of the console and an almost shimmer to its finish, meaning it's not quite as brilliant white in reality as the images may suggest. Whatever you think, I promise you that it looks better in person than in press shots. The subtle LED lighting around the fins glows gently while you play, even in an otherwise pitch-black room, and it's certainly a conversation starter. It is huge – 400mm x 104mm x 280mm all-in standing vertically by my own crude measurements – but it is beautiful. While the Xbox Series X is more of a subtle matte black 2001 Space Odyssey monolith that just hums away in the background – the Xbox logo glowing with power, and the subtle green hue of the fan vents only calling to you from certain angles – the PS5 practically screams for your eyes' attention. Just be sure to give it ample space for air circulation to make sure it stays that way. At the moment, the PS5 is silent – bar the whirrs of a disc spinning if you've gone for a physical release – and hasn't ever gotten hot to the touch, even after extending gaming sessions. These consoles have been made larger to accommodate more ventilation, bigger fans, and should (hopefully) ensure that the PS5 doesn't end up sounding like a jet engine further down the line, like my launch PS4 Pro does now. I'd never dream of lying my gaming PC on its side, and I think the same for both next generation platforms. Both this and the Xbox Series X are better thought of as closer to living room PCs than a traditional console. The PS5 design is new, fresh, and exciting, and it's a dominating hunk of a console that many will no doubt struggle to love, let alone fit into their current TV setup.Īlthough the stand allows horizontal positioning, it looks best vertically. No longer are we looking at a console that fairly discretely slides into your TV media unit among your Blu-Ray player and set-top boxes. Take one look at the PS5 and it's obvious that this sexy alien beast is a marked change from anything PlayStation has done before.
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