PS5 Pro Teardown: A Look Inside Sony's Latest Console

[@D.u.d.e.r]

Nice teardown as always, but why there's isn't repairability score in the end?

[@liz_ifixit]

We don't yet have a repairability scorecard for game consoles (but our team's working on it!). Right now, we only score smartphones, tablets, laptops, earbuds, e-readers, and smartwatches.

[@williamtopping]

$$$

[@MobileiRepair]

@@liz_ifixit👍

[@katto1937]

@@liz_ifixit The xbox series x got a score though? Or are you in the process of making a new scoring system

[@Abhi-now]

Sony really needs some serious competition

[@howabout2138]

Sony needs soyboys to stop purchasing their console just to to play 3 "exclusives"

[@salty_boi_1374]

@abhi-now they do but both microsoft and nintendo are basicly doing the same as sony

[@joop_opa]

It's already running games at 30FPS...

[@koalaunknown]

They do, its PCs and they’re winning.

[@draco2xx]

games are expensive to develop well into the 100s of millions and i dont think apple or samsung willing to spend that much😂

[@Domfootstitch]

I absolutely love the lip service to magnuson moss act whenever possible. It's so important to start reversing the hivemind dialog on THIS VOIDS THE WARRANTY THOUGH when it literally does not.

[@GigawattGarage]

TronicsFix noted a slight improvement to the contact surface on the heat sink for the CPU that will hopefully prevent the Liquid Metal from drooping down when the console is in the upright position.

[@AnEyeRacky]

I heard that too. Nice simple solution

[@illkickyouinthenuts]

@@AnEyeRacky He did a small drop test there, but it remains to be seen how it does in the long run.

[@MobileiRepair]

😍😍👍

[@hitwho6]

Oh that fan header is going to be fun to repair

[@FPSInsights]

Porque nenhum canal mostra o chip do ps5 Pro ?? Somente com o Metal líquido tampando as informações do chip ????

[@carlito3810]

Why don't we call those "qualified Individuals" by name? Hello Digital Foundry we see you and we value your deep dives at least as much as iFixit tear downs :D Hope there is a colab in the future :D

[@ross-carlson]

No score? Or did I miss it somehow??? Seems like it would be pretty good, 6/10 or 7/10

[@kagander8619]

ifixit has been getting worse ever since, they used to have teardown webpages that were great and they stopped doing them

[@vamos419]

If they give a score, people refuse to watch the entire thing and just skip to the last chapter. So they stopped doing it for many products.

[@ahmedyheay6483]

I watched a video of you opening up the internals of the qwest pro controller.

[@bunnatang2081]

3:22 Sony should use heat conductive Silicone cage to seal the liquid metal to avoid leaking

[@brandon_nope]

Why? The current one is good enough

[@massimolisergico8407]

​@@brandon_nopewhoever repairs them says no

[@ahmedyheay6483]

Hello brother, I hope you can help me get a ribbon or flat for the Qwest Pro controller. I have a Qwest Pro device and I cannot control it because of this ribbon connected to the controller. I am from Iraq. How can I get it? Please answer.

[@natanquirino5400]

Okay i bought the Xbox x thinking wow! But as soon as i see i can use any ssd on the market for ps5. Im switching.

[@ChickenWang420]

What is the cmos battery even used for? And is it on the original?

[@iFixitYourself]

The CMOS battery lets the PS5 Pro keep track of time even when it's turned off! A CMOS battery was also in the original, but it required a lot of disassembly to access it. Here's a link to our PS5 teardown if you want to see where it's at: www.ifixit.com/Teardown/PlayStation+5+Teardown/138280#s277303

[@johnmine1853]

is it the pro dual voltage 110v 220v?

[@juanmontoya0431]

Que tipo de quimico es el metal liquido? Mercurio?

[@LÂneDonkey]

Hello I have a question The PS5 has soldered SSD So when It will die I could not change it like on the ps4 Sony planning to do an update so we can reinstall the OS on the second slot? The M2 Slot

[@erelando]

Can it play Tomb Raider 1 ?

[@presentjr]

Why would they just use thermal paste to hold the heatsink in place?

[@Tjoeb123]

4:27 That looks like a pretty beefy power supply over there in the background...

[@late_nights]

Where is repairability score?

[@user-qf6yt3id3w]

That's a very elegant design.

[@atsygulev89]

Can someone please help me out here. I purchased a circular mesh dust filter to go on top of the fan but I've noticed there are two fan openings, one on the top of the PS5 Pro, and one on the bottom of the PS5 Pro near the expandable SSD slot. Which side does the air get pulled in? The top fan opening? Or the bottom fan opening? I don't want to put the mesh screen over the area where the air blows out because then essentially it will trap the dust inside correct? Or do both sides of the fan opening sucking air and then it is blown out the back? I'm so confused.

[@realmcerono]

5min Video and you missed to show the cooler entirely? How?

[@MobileiRepair]

Master of teardown ❤❤❤

[@pepotitti]

I love my PS5 Pro

[@brkbtjunkie]

With how much use I’ll get out of it (I don’t own a regular ps5), the price is fine for me. $700 divided by four years of use… 175 per year. Pretty awesome value for entertainment.

[@pepotitti]

Absolutely ☺️

[@alfiehimself]

Says no one ever

[@Gheisenberg]

A like to your video is an appreciation to the effort and not necessarily to the item in review. Thank you iFixit.

[@neetop1557]

Jon Holmes of Destructiod fame delivers yet another banging video.

[@maxwakelin-o2u]

cool teardown but I really want to see a Pro xdr 6k pls

[@brianfunt2619]

Seems rare to see green PCBs for motherboards nowadays

[@buggerlugz6753]

If only it could play games directly from media eh..........disc in, ahhh a game I can instantly play! Would be a game changer!

[@ranjitmandal1612]

Good to see 😌

[@JohnADoe-pg1qk]

Nothing against the easy replaceable battery but how many people had to change the battery of a 'normal' PS5? Is the easy access a needed feature? (edit: spelling)

[@legendofswords]

Batteries as a whole are bound to die and or leak having it being accessible means that your average person can remove it when it finally dies in 5 to 10 years without worry just like on Nintendo Wii's and Wii Us. This change is motivated by EU regulations on replaceable batteries as well as past controversies with the C-Bomb (Internal clocks batteries on PS3 and PS4 dying led to the system being unable to verify purchase licenses) which they were forced to update PS4 with a patch and change how the system calls home to check purchases going forward.

[@Zanpaa]

Yes, it is absolutely needed. It is the one part that will 100% need to be replaced, even if nothing ever breaks or goes wrong.

[@ZeCapybara]

Is it dual voltage ?

[@josephcox2201]

Yep😊

[@R3endevous]

3:53 So the PS5 and PS5 Pro uses liquid metal, but watch out on applying liquid metal, because intel processors (which could have any thermal paste) can be voided in warranty sooo...... what's the relation between these two? So the conclusion should be -> Sony should provide us the correct liquid metal that they use for the PS5 Pro?

[@abap-gaming]

I believe Sony has a patented sealed design that prevents the liquid from leaking.

[@Zanpaa]

how is that your conclusion lmao

[@purpleespritee]

What is the point of the battery inside the ps5

[@ayushbharadwaj2536]

To keep the system clock information intact even when the console is switched off

[@reaktorleak89]

So it’s actually the same board as the PS5 slim?

[@josephcox2201]

No the soc is 4nm

[@DimasFajar-ns4vb]

wow and peace be upon you sir from me

[@ricepony33]

3:20 Further proof that Skynet and Sony are working together.

[@timecapsule1696]

🤖👈😆

[@leventozcan4595]

They just sprayed the mb with thermal paste, good job sony

[@brynx24]

I might get one summer 2025

[@alansmithee2012]

[PS5 comes out] Me: I'll wait for the PS5 Pro because it'll play the PS4 and 5 games better! [PS5 Pro comes out] Me: I'll wait until the PS6 because it'll play the PS4 and 5 games better!

[@giornikitop5373]

the main purpose of the ddr5 is not to free up the gddr6. although gddr6 has much bigger bandwidth than ddr5, it also has much higher latency, like 2x-3x. it makes sense to store frequently used non-gpu data to normal ddr5 ram, to avoid that extra latency, with things like music/sound, game logic etc. that will make optimizations give better performance overall.

[@aborandemir]

it looks like old land mobile phone interior lol

[@RobloxianX]

I'm guessing this is like an RX 8600 basically

[@josephcox2201]

8700

[@grsport1426]

Most power full apu

[@gametestforreference8279]

Waiting for Ps5 Pro Handheld Edition Jailbroken 16TB 😅

[@alext4141]

Now make a video on how to fix coil whine on PS5 pro?

[@Zanpaa]

Return it and buy another. There's no "fix" for coil whine.

[@MemTrk]

How much ?

[@M_AbdullahArif]

the pro's APU heatsink assembly has etches created in the heat pipe that attaches on top to keep the LM in place this time around to avoid the running of LM that we saw in some original ps5 consoles. TronicsFix explains in his teardown.

[@DarthLordRaven]

I have only seen once in my career that the cr2032 runs out of juice. Only when the device is not connected to an ac outlet for 1 to 3 years it uses the battery as backup. So it's Basically nonsense because it will likely never happen in it's lifespan if you just keep it on power. It's not 700$ it's minimum 882$ for this console. Stop thinking US only.

[@lant]

Радиатор так и не показали

[@RayRay-lo2wn]

Did anybody else see the thumbnail of the video and thought the console looked like a refrigerator? 😬

[@Flexin010]

Very cool. I'd never buy a ps5 though or a xbox. But cool though 😊

[@ReiEvangelista]

If it came hassle free with a disc drive, I would have thought about getting it.

[@catsspat]

Thermal paste isn't duct tape. It can't keep the universe together.

[@vicheysim9540]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@R3endevous]

"Cheetos crumbs" are we still in the 2005 era. my god.

[@Dinkalinsky]

Picked mine up today. I just spent 1,520 bucks on the ps5 pro experience. Help me.

[@LKommo]

I hope you're having fun tho ❤

[@mitsuhh]

how 1520?

[@djameldjamel8763]

900 euros for 2gb RAM upgrade...

[@KlR0V]

That heatsink held by thermal putty is such a cheap move holy f... God forbid you knock the console and that crap come loose.

[@josephcox2201]

That's a good design and plus it's won't come loss the plastic holds it down

[@ej25lvr]

I agree that it's pretty cheap to just let it sit in place but I have to guess at the very least the black part of the casing must have some area that rests against it to keep it in place. If that heatsink is on the bottom of the console it could easily fall off if not.

[@josephcox2201]

@ej25lvr yea the plastic holds it down

[@imayushgarg]

Build quality of PS5 Body seems very cheap

[@brynx24]

gta 6 console

[@cursed_sx5308]

Would appreciate if you could upload the vids on Odysee ;)

[@mipad553]

No ps5 pro version of gta5 yet to buy it

[@josephcox2201]

It will be gta6

[@teohlai5082]

More action, less talk

[@vali20vali20vali20]

His warranty was 'voided' because they don't know how to fix its CPU anyway... 13th and 14th gen are a clusterfuck - multiple boards I own still reset with brand new CPUs and latest microcode and BIOS updates installed, so yeah, f Intel, they do anything they can to get by...

[@walterafini]

Motherboard feia demais. Nem pra isso sony ?

[@smilereceive]

I got a PS5 Pro last week and decided to upgrade my TV to a high end OLED panel that cost me 3 grand. The console, TV, drive, stand and a bunch of games and 2 more controllers cost me a small fortune and I blew my monthly tech toys budget! Ouch.

[@LAzZOOOR]

Good to know

[@KlR0V]

3 grands for a console setup is literally insane

[@JonnyD3ath]

When you could have bought a gaming PC and had a lot better gaming experience. Embarrassing.

[@smilereceive]

@@JonnyD3athbrah, me have that as well. 😂 3 grand for best PS exclusives is sweet, plus the TV is epic for movies. For my high end PC I have a superb gaming monitor. Noice.

[@Putraaa97]

Other tech teardown: "the ssd is replaceable" "the repairability is 10 out of 10" Apple products teardown: "GUESS WHAT. THE SSD IS REPLACEABLE", "YOU CAN ELECTROCUTE ADHESIVE TO REMOVE BATTERY", "COMES IN 99 DIFFERENT COLOR"

[@大老二爹地]

Sony is actually a potential replacement for Microsoft, and their operating system is much more advanced than Windows.

[@phatminhphan4121]

intel 🤣🤣🤣

[@vexx5955]

The same soldered SSD crap. Gtfo sony

[@jackwt7340]

Less better than Xbox, which is the American industry standard

[@MirzaKhalid]

2024 and it's still time consuming to tear apart PS5 Pro 😆 typical Sony machine

[@guynumber20]

Hate this guy

[@notmyfaultthisishappening3795]

fourth!

[@DavidAddis]

Weird flex but ok.

[@insiderBnd]

Its look so cheap, mehh!

[@andrewpranoto]

Why do we care so much about how much a compact device would be "repairable"?

[@leoni7649]

Because over the years they break regardless of their size

[@andrewpranoto]

@ just bring it to sony and they gonna repair it?

[@GamingLiveEnt457PH]

@@andrewpranoto For a RIP OFF Price that Sounded Anti-Consumer to you

[@carsstuff9914]

Look at all the wasted space on the PCB....

[@josephcox2201]

There is none I think it you

[@skyazuldream]

not a marvel of engineering like the Xbox Series S… X too but S is just a marvel in the small size

[@ZeroHourProductions407]

"popping off the four panels of the console--" will void the warranty and have the console flagged for a ban from Sony. Yes, they are that petty.

[@DavideDavini]

LMFAO. Are you okay mate?

[@ZeroHourProductions407]

@@DavideDavini Considering Sony sold hakoom's personal info and chose to ban him rather than admit fault? *NOBODY* should be defending Sony for their business decisions. Period, end of.

[@DavideDavini]

@@ZeroHourProductions407 okay, mate. Keep making stuff up. For the record, I ain’t defending no corpo. But making stuff up is what led us in the situation we are now in the first place. I’m almost certain you are trolling but I’ve been surprised again and again at how unintelligent people are. Cheers mate. Have a good life.

[@pahoaproductions9991]

Hard pass

[@eatcarpet]

You would think they would make it more repairable since they make money off selling games and not hardware.

[@DanielTorres-zy5wn]

Says he won’t give us his uninformed opinion about the ps5 pro but proceeds to give us his uninformed opinion about the ps5 pro.

[@legendofswords]

People have different expertise on different subjects. Given that I fixit is generally focused on guides on the replacement and ease of use in the accessibility to the components ie CPU, GPU, CMOS Battery and Fan assembly its not really in their expertise to say how the changes to the system affect performance and frame timings which is something that other people like Digital Foundry specialize in. Dentist vs Surgeon

[@Red_Nanaki]

I love watching pc fanboys cry about the ps5 pro lol

[@averagewatermelon]

first nice vid

[@jgames01]

Dude talks weird

[@kingreef2160]

pro on deeZ nuts

[@purpleespritee]

What is the point of the battery inside the ps5