New patent shows the massive cooling of the PS5 dev kit

A new patent description of the PlayStation 5 dev kit (development kit) has appeared. For the first time, this gives a detailed look inside the console including the massive cooling.

The Sony PlayStation 5 is a “hot part” in many ways. Not only is the community’s interest in the next-generation gaming console is high, apparently a relatively large cooling solution is also required to protect the PS5 developer variant from the heat death. The first pictures and patents for the dev kit are already in the October 2019 surfaced. The latest design patent, however, provides for the first time an insight into the “innards” of the Playstation 5. What is definitely surprising is the massive heat sink, which is supposed to absorb the waste heat from the CPU, GPU and memory (RAM). During operation, three fans are directed onto the profile heat sink.

Solid cooling construction with six fans

On the other side of the “Playstation-Vs” is the power supply, transformers, etc. The “Power Supply” of the PlayStation 5 development kit also uses three fans to avoid overheating. Almost the entire upper construction of the console is used for cooling. By the way: the fans do not transport air into the construction, but draw warm air from the inside to the outside. The fresh, cool air is drawn into the chassis via the lowering in the middle. The warm exhaust air is then directed outside through the side and rear air outlets.

In relation to the dimensions of the console, one must assume extreme heat development. For Sony Interactive Entertainment (SID) it is of course a priority that the game developers can go about their work undisturbed. The massive cooling solution is designed to ensure that there is no failure or damage to the dev kit.

Playstation 5 heat problems?

In this case, the question arises again: How does Sony get its hardware into a “compact” chassis for the final version of the PS5? The graphic confirms the assumption that the console construction may be generating too much heat. Corresponding reports have already existed in the past. In the end, it is really only important that the final console does not cause any problems for the customer. It doesn’t really matter how Sony does this, but with an unusually large form factor, Sony would certainly be the ridicule of the gaming community. Microsoft has already indicated with its final console design that the new consoles will be somewhat larger in the first generation. While the Xbox ONE X still had a volume of around 4.2 liters, the Xbox Series X already has 6.8 liters (301 x 151 x 151 mm). So if you want to immerse yourself in new gaming worlds in the fall of 2020, you should make room for your TV board.

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