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PlayStation 4 Teardown (iFixit)

iFixit writes:

"After seven long years, the Sony PlayStation finally gets a 4 on the box. Join iFixit as we tear it open and see what changed—and if it was worth the wait."

MasterCornholio3906d ago (Edited 3906d ago )

Cool the secondary chip has 2GB DDR3.

:)

Edit: I didnt know.

Im sorry.

:(

dodo1013906d ago

That's Gigabit so it's 256 Megabyte

HighResHero3906d ago (Edited 3906d ago )

You should be sorry. How dare you....
j/k

Anyway this article is right up my alley. Very cool.

Excellent teardown so far. I'll have to check the whole thing out in detail later today.

wantedboys3906d ago

can someone explain to me what is Samsung K4B2G1646E-BCK0 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM for?

dodo1013906d ago (Edited 3906d ago )

Probably just background processing

kneon3906d ago

It's most likely for the secondary processor

SCEI CXD90025G Secondary/Low Power Processor for Network Tasks

It's kind of funny how the secondary processor has as much RAM as the current gen consoles have in total.

joeorc3906d ago (Edited 3906d ago )

@kneon

SCEI CXD90025G Secondary/Low Power Processor for Network Tasks

Umm people that is the SOC! see look at this:

http://i94.photobucket.com/...

Notice the SOC's product Number

DG1000FGF84HT

Replace the T at the end with a letter S on google search!

http://www.cpu-world.com/CP...

notice that lists

DG1000FGF84HS is an OEM/tray SoC

1600 MHz

Now put the T back on the end and do a google search again...grin

yep that's right the PS4's SOC is higher clock than 1.6 GHz!

its a Stacked SOC when chipworks does its's X-ray of the SOC just like they did for the PSVita we will be able to see how many layer's it will have.

kneon3906d ago

The soc is the SCEI CXD90026G, the large chip surrounded by all the GDDR5.

Lulz_Boat3906d ago

streaming and recording is available regards devs decision (except that they can block some scenes to be recordered).

This mean that it use dedicated resources. Maybe is this 256mb chip?

kingPoS3906d ago

Background downloading, apps, Gaikai; who knows what else it can be used for.

Gateway MT6706 2008

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SpinalRemains1383906d ago

Very easy to open and properly clean periodically.

Great job, SONY

Tzuno3906d ago

They laugh at Ms about the external power brick and theirs is inside to make things even hotter. LOL what a "smart" design, power brick in front of the radiator that dissipates heat when that area should have been free to let the hot air out more easily.

MasterCornholio3906d ago

Having an external power supply didnt stop the original XBOX 360 from overheating at launch.

Look Sony is better at hardware than Microsoft is. Its just something you have to deal with. Just like Microsoft is better at software then Sony which is something that PS fans have to deal with as well.

pyramidshead3906d ago

lol damn, you burned him good in this hot situation. Bubbs+

T23906d ago

hahahahhahaha! I'm still laughing!

juaburg3906d ago

What if ur internal power brick stops working? Cant easily buy a new one like last gen? Not trolling, posing a legit question as im not a tech-savy guy.

joeorc3906d ago

@juaburg

"Not trolling, posing a legit question as im not a tech-savy guy."

well consider this fact:

iFixit gave it eight out of 10.All things considered, that's an excellent mark, which the teardown site chalked up to the absence of adhesives and a non-proprietary, user-replaceable hard drive. Security screws and tamper seals put a slight damper on things, but the biggest markdown came from a sharp mid-plane which resulted in a cut finger. Naturally, the site included a pic of said wound, adding that "we wear our repair scars with pride."

also:

http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloud...

that's the housing for the power supply..its a one single board, you would be able to pull it quick and replace it pretty easy..

see they even open it up to show the power supply

http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloud...

as replacement parts are made it would be pretty easy to get a replacement for the Power supply. yes that would void the Warranty, but its pretty easy to replace and fix it.

juaburg3906d ago

Thanks for the reply man :) Appreciate it a lot. Now i also know whats what.

joeorc3906d ago

@juaburg

your very welcome, no problem there is even a barcode on that power supply which shows that its going to be able to be replaced pretty quick if need be by their parts department.

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Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Aniplex, and Pocketpair jointly establish Palworld Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment Japan, subsidiary Aniplex, and Palworld developer Pocketpair have announced the establishment of Palworld Entertainment, a joint venture that will be responsible for developing the reach of the intellectual property and for expanding commercial business endeavors, including the global licensing and merchandising activities associated with Palworld, outside of the game.

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Eonjay16d ago

Does this mean that Palworld is getting an anime?

Abnor_Mal16d ago

Crazy that they’ve formed a partnership of sorts, but the game itself still haven’t been released on PlayStation

badz14916d ago

It's still in Early Access. If it ever goes gold, there will definitely be a PS5 version, might even be a PS4 version too

Abnor_Mal16d ago

I still have no clue what this game is all about, to be honest.

badz14916d ago

@Abnor_Mal

If games like ARK is not to your liking, then Palworld wouldn't be your cup of tea either...I think.

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10 Best PSP RPGs Of All Time

The PS1 and PS2 both had strong RPG libraries, so it’s not a huge surprise that the PSP saw numerous excellent RPG releases, covering original releases, ports, and spinoffs/sequels to major franchises.

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jznrpg27d ago

Great list but needs to be 12 you don’t have Star Ocean First Departure and Second Story!

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New Sony Controller May Let You Draw Your Own Buttons Using Conductive Ink

Sony has published a new patent about a controller that can be completely personalized by a user, including its shape and layout.

TFJWM30d ago

It is just a patent if it is new tech you file it

S2Killinit30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Dont get me wrong, I love that Sony does these research into new tech and all, after all it led to something as fun as the Dualsense, but im just asking why this particular tech would be useful in any way.

Profchaos30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Interesting idea likely something that will never actually be produced but Sony's simply securing the paten

Profchaos30d ago

Common practice really so many companies pattern troll because they either intend to make a product or just want to hold onto the rights of the idea there's some insane ones out there especially at the dawn of the internet.

You can have no intent to use it but this is just saying you thought of it first

kylegeorge8830d ago

yeah no, the controllers need the hall effect before investing more time and money into quirks.

BlackDoomAx30d ago

But how will they sell as many controllers if they do that?

fsfsxii30d ago

Maybe consider your personal hygiene before blaming someone else for your controller defecting

DustMan30d ago

I doubt @FSFSXII even knows what hall effect is. What a turd.

y2mate30d ago

great idea, but will it fully distributed to other continent ?