Wanna see the inside of a PS4? Sony releases a teardown vid

[Kyanbu The Legend]

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/1...eardown-video/

TOKYO — You can’t have a PlayStation 4 until the middle of November. But you can take a peek inside.

In the video above, Sony engineering director Yasuhiro Ootori tears down the PS4, Sony’s effort to reclaim its spot at the top of the home gaming world. In the world of consumer computing — and game consoles in particular — the teardown is a coming-out party of sorts, and this needed the full treatment, including two cameras and an interpreter to translate Ootori’s commentary into English.

Designed under the leadership of Mark Cerny — an American software designer — the PS4 is a machine that is simple yet powerful. The idea was to make it as easy as possible for developers to build games to rival anything on the market. The key to this philosophy is the main processor, which combines a CPU, the brains of a computer, with a GPU, which typically handles graphics. In the teardown, you can see this chip, but also the 8GB of GDDR5 memory, the optical drive, the heat pipes, the centrifugal fan, and whatever else you wanna geek-out on.

Just don’t get too excited.

I enjoyed this vid way more then I probably should. XD I love seeing how machines work and exploring the parts.

[Magus]

*cue parody video of an XBOX One being opened, revealing a computer tower inside*

[Revising Ocelot]

Originally Posted by Magus

*cue parody video of an XBOX One being opened, revealing a computer tower inside*

That implies the Xbone has something of worth inside. Blatantly false.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Originally Posted by Magus

*cue parody video of an XBOX One being opened, revealing a computer tower inside*

Speaking of, did the X1 get a teardown vid? I'd love to see one. I wanna see what's under it's hood. :3

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Only a few days left till the PS4's launch. And Sony kicks off the week long wait with an over the top unboxing.



Boy it sure is 90s in here...

[Aerozord]

I never really got the whole "unboxing" thing

Oh look its the manual
and some wires
and a smaller plastic box

now its over


hmm, ok

[Aldurin]

Originally Posted by Aerozord

I never really got the whole "unboxing" thing

Oh look its the manual
and some wires
and a smaller plastic box

now its over


hmm, ok

Some people find it easier to jerk off to high-end hardware than other things. It's basically porn for asexual nerds.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

That and it's nice to see what we are actually getting/suppose to get.

Some companies like to be a bit flashy about it.

[Bells]

get anything from top end eletronics like Razer, Apple, and such and you get all sorts of little nooks and bends on your boxes.

It fits better for stuff like collector's edition or special versions, cause then you are showing off something unique. Or when the unboxing comes with testing and comparisons, cause that could help you pick between two products... but most are generic hardware porn indeed