The website ZONEofTECH is currently spreading a leaked image of the PlayStation 5. It shows a dev kit of the new console. It features the V-design, which has appeared in earlier concepts.
What does the dev kit look like? The image shows a front view of the PS5 dev kit. Here, we can see the V-design, which is supposed to significantly improve the cooling of the gaming console. Additionally, there are six USB ports at the front, one of which appears to be a 2.0 port (black), while the others presumably have USB 3.0.
On the left, there is the Blu-Ray drive, 7 numbered lights that could represent connected controllers or used CPU cores, and the buttons:
- ON/STANDBY
- RESET
- EJECT
- SYSTEM INT
- NETWORK INT
On the right, there is also a larger black dot, which could be a camera or the power button.
Dev kits rarely look like finished consoles
Will the finished PS5 look like the dev kit? So far, there are no details on the final appearance of the PlayStation 5, which is set to release in Christmas 2020.
However, the dev kits of previous PlayStation generations have always differed significantly from the final version. The PS4 dev kit was a huge and very unattractive box that had little in common with the finished version:
The PS3 also looked very different in the dev kit than the finished console available in stores.
Could the PS5 be an exception? However, with the PS5, something is different. Behind the design of the dev kit is an idea of how to effectively cool the internal parts of the console. Game developers work with the console and adjust to processor and graphics temperatures. After all, the PS5 is supposed to support 4K and 120 Hz.
It is therefore possible that the PS5 at least retains the basic idea with the V-look. Since there are two small rubber mats on the console to prevent slipping, it might be that you can simply flip the finished console over.
ZONEofTECH also speculates about a similar design for the console, which simply looks a bit rounder and more polished.
However, it is also possible that the finished PS5 looks completely different.
What do you think about the possible V-design? Does it appeal to you or not?
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