PS5 Slim First Look and TEARDOWN!!

[@LinusTechTips]

Thanks dbrand for sending over the PS5 Slim for this video! Get notified for their upcoming Darkplates 4.0 at dbrand.com/ps5-slim

[@casualhumanoid5520]

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[@muneerashaik617]

😊

[@Deez_coc]

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[@rpmurphey1981]

Does this mean i have no life😢

[@anifizzamv123]

just under 5 min late but i am here!!!!

[@enso3140]

for me by far the most impressive thing is how easy it is to get decent access to the fan and heatsinks to simply blow off the dust especially considering how much of a nightmare it used to be

[@kingzach74]

Except for the 3 different screw sizes for the fan though...oof.

[@luisgranados2545]

Not that hard try taking a xbox one x for a ssd swap Hella screws all different lengths lol

[@dirant7713]

For doing the same thing on my day one Ps4 I needed to disassebly the entire console.

[@soniccinos]

@@kingzach74because keeping track of where each screw goes really is a super complex task only achieved by MIT engineers….

[@mappybc6097]

​@@soniccinosTwo of them won't even fit in the wrong place. Meaning you only really need to keep that screw separate from the other two to avoid any potential issues. Guess people won't be satisfied unless the thing literally assembles itself back without them doing anything 🙄.

[@joshuadelaughter]

It's actually pretty dang impressive the performance you can get out of a console for the amount of power they use.

[@megatryn]

Goes to show how inefficient x86 is when you see this and what Apple does with their chips. That's vertical integration for you! Edit: I was wrong.

[@Zeebean384]

Optimisation my friend

[@PhyrexJ]

@@megatrynyou completely missed the point but sure buddy

[@BigCarso]

It's nothing to do with either optimisation or vertical integration. It's simply chip architecture

[@SilvioBearLusconi]

@@megatrynthe ps5 HAS x86 architecture….

[@mrbrandonmartin388]

While the removable disc drive might over complicate the product line, it's cool that years down the line, there will be plenty of easily replaceable, first-party OEM parts if the disc drives start failing. You just buy a new drive and pop it in. No screws, no ribbon cables. Pretty neat. *Edit* I know that the drive requires internet connection. My hope is that Sony uses software patches to allow people to replace them. The online connectivity is a piracy measure that Sony had to implement because of regulations. Every console made after 2005 will eventually be e-waste when they shut down their servers, but it will be a long time before the PS5 reaches that point.

[@lady.foxpoint]

if they're new, yeah but i think if you want to buy used it wouldn't work right? cause you have to register to your ps5 and all and i say buy used because sony won't be making these forever and you might want to fix your ps5 at a time where it's either too expensive to buy new or literally impossible

[@L0tsen]

I'm waiting for someone to develop an ode for it. It whould be cool playing backups on it

[@theothermrsonicosg4546]

@@L0tsen we're still in the early stages of CD/DVD ODE's which have lack security compared to bluray, give it 20 years and maybe there would might be one

[@ponyslavestation4669]

Am sorry but who the fuck still uses discs still ? 😂😂

[@SoundwaveZabuza]

I don't think it would over complicate the product line at all. They now only have to make one console and add the disk drive for the drive version which easily connects in.

[@meatbunftw]

18:47 It's worth noting that the PS3 had it's first node shrink from 90nm to 65nm during the FAT model then the 65nm to 40nm happened within the slim's cycle, so a node shrink never happened in the transition from Fat->Slim or Slim->Super Slim and the PS2 had multiple node shrinks in it's FAT model phase as well.

[@reviewforthetube6485]

Exactly kind of like what happened this time.

[@meatbunftw]

@@reviewforthetube6485 yup, just making a note of it because they (LTT or Linus himself, in this case) say it like a node shrink was SUPPOSED to happen in the transition to the slim when that's never been the case historically.

[@moxbroker]

Linus doesn’t do research. That would slow down their release schedule or require doing a competent job.

[@Fasneocroth]

first Linus vid I watch since back on air and they haven't changed

[@meatbunftw]

@@wile123456 the YLOD is can be caused by multiple things. I recommend watching RIP Felix's video on the subject titled "A PS3 Story: The Yellow Light Of Death". Very informative video.

[@G3BEWD]

Gotta say, nothing beats the size of the PS2 slim

[@ingamgoduka57]

PS1 slim.

[@Phantom-kc9ly]

Yeah but that cut HDD support

[@redacted1462]

​@@ingamgoduka57ps2 slim was thinner. Also the ps1 slim was just 'psone'

[@x0Fang0x]

@@redacted1462 ps2 slim is also just "ps2" sony never called them slim versions just "PS#"

[@Cyberware77]

​@@redacted1462I have one of those psone's and the original ps1, it's like half the size of the ps1 with different ports and smooth edges.

[@stereodark]

5:26 even for me as a frequent PS5 user I keep forgetting/hitting the wrong button. Moving the eject button next to the drive is a great improvement

[@flimermithrandir]

Yeah. I just took a small white Paper where i put the Power Down Sign on it, cut it to fit and used some transparent sticky tape to mark it (next to it).

[@defski]

It would've also helped if they changed the shapes of the buttons.

[@trevoreggleston5815]

TV remotes must be ur enemy then... are yall really so dumb u can't click the right button?

[@newstages95ay87]

​@trevoreggleston5815 no cause atleast those have indicators and/or different colors or symbols where the ps5 only had a stick button and a longer stick button

[@trevoreggleston5815]

@@newstages95ay87 holy shit you had two options and for the last 4 years ur telling me you couldn't figure out what one was what? That's just sad

[@thomaspoon1]

Thanks for the MWIII code! Nobody claimed it, it’s been 16 hours. Thanks so much LTT!

[@yajurraghavan4193]

LMAO i dont think any thought it was worth the effort for something that wasnt a new game. and hey, its not like everyone watching console videos have a console. TBF, i wouldnt be watching yt videos about consoles if i had a console. i'd be playing instead.

[@aozora_2k]

@@yajurraghavan4193 that code is actually the full game along with an extra operator :)

[@Ok_Eul-Tae]

That smudge on the camera lens was killing me😭

[@chrismorrison5301]

It's understandable that the chip didn't shrink anymore, unlike the last time a slim model came out there are many more companies buying up all the latest processing nodes. It's unfortunate but seems to be where we are heading.

[@theemperorofmankind3739]

It makes sense from a margins perspective. Why go through the hassle of porting the design to a better process node when the current one is fine and costs less per chip.

[@Ryan_DeWitt]

Why do they call it the "slim?" That is not what Sony calls it nor makes any reference to calling it that.

[@Ordlnary_Gamer]

@@Ryan_DeWittthat’s exactly what sony calls it

[@insainllama]

@@Ryan_DeWittthe smaller revisions of PlayStations have always been referred to as the “slim” version

[@Karolina-kr5fl]

​​​@@insainllamaBut Sony does not call new PS5 :"Slim", so why do you adding it to its name only to argue about how big it is. Rediculus.

[@Liquidmetal14]

I must say that Linus nailed it when he was talking about the power and reset for eject button being nearby each other. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally ejected to this or accidentally put it in sleep mode. This is a major big welcome in my opinion that will probably get overlooked, but I'm glad that line is called it out. And I must say that overall the system looks a little bit more appealing to me being smaller. I'm probably going to wait off on the pro model, assuming that happens. But it's hard to argue that they made the right decisions when it comes to the design on this thing.

[@lspidervinny1430]

Fr I’ve had my ps5 for nearly 2 years and I still don’t know what button is which

[@Youtubax]

I’ve never used any of those buttons since I got mine more than a year ago. You can shut down the system or even pop out discs using your controller 😮

[@madsdgdhg]

​@@Youtubaxexactly!

[@Sammysapphira]

Try pressing rhe right button? You're the reason product design looks so stupid now because they have to account for droolers.

[@manchild8365]

@@Sammysapphiraman you must have so many friends with that attitude

[@james_400]

Thanks for showing the teardown! Im a small technician and we may have a slight influx of these coming in throughout the years so getting this knowledge is pretty handy

[@jakedaynesLTT]

It was actually a pretty straightforward teardown - I'd rate it 6.5/10 for reparability. The screw under the sticker was annoying, but the heat gun pulled it off really easily. The different screw sizes/pitches was also a bit annoying, but a magnetic workspace pad kept track of them fine.

[@mygamingtimdencies7098]

Yeah just don't pry on the metal bracket on the I/O connector like they did. Push down and pull the cable out.

[@matsubento]

Tronicsfix should have you covered once he comes out with a tear down video. 👍

[@jhamPlays]

I built my first PC in 2020 and it was only then that I realised how stable consoles are with relatively limited hardware. The fact you can boot up RDR2 or GOW on a PS4 and never once worry about frame rate (even if it is capped at 30) is bloody impressive.

[@Mars-gg1df]

I’m In the same situation lmao. Getting this ps

[@spadesofpaintstudios1719]

If you have good internet maybe

[@RR-ho3td]

I don't get it. Sorry. You can framelock your PC to 30 (I dunno why you would) and expect a far more stable experience provided that the games on the console and the PC are both purchased and not cracked. I never noticed a drop below mid 60s even with everything maxed out.

[@jhamPlays]

@@RR-ho3td More that when you look at the objective specs of a basic gaming PC and the console hardware, it's amazing they can run modren games at all never mind how stable they are.

[@maicon9]

It's because it uses fake frames for higher fps. It's not powerful enough to do more than 30fps at native. It's well optimized because it should be it's only one hardware that the developers need to worry about lol. But I personally can never go back to 30 frames. That shit give me headaches

[@cadenchurchill4296]

I really appreciate that they made the console smaller, although for my setup it doesn't really make a difference. Had no difficulty adding the PS5 to my desk and I love the look with a matte black dbrand skin in the middle and the red face plates. I do really appreciate the work they have done on the slim model, although I am perfectly happy to stick with my launch-day PS5 that is still running great.

[@Sharpsolo1]

Wait I really need to know, is it less powerful than the Original two? The Ps5 Disc Version and Digital version. 🤔

[@cadenchurchill4296]

@@Sharpsolo1 It’s just as powerful, just smaller!

[@miregoji2959]

Looking at a dead console in a couple years with that Emmc

[@sebrothering1274]

I had a launch day PS5 as well that bricked after about a week of use 😂 Sony gave a new one and I’ve had it since. See no reason to get the slim currently but i have no doubts it’s worth it. I doubt I’ll get another ps5 unless a pro is somehow announced.

[@cadenchurchill4296]

@@sebrothering1274 Yeah, there is a chance I may go for the Pro too if that’s released, although I am currently quite happy with how it’s running games. I know it only runs Alan Wake 2 at around medium settings but the game still runs pretty well and looks great in my opinion. Not to mention if I were to game on a PC I would probably own one that gets about the same performance anyways.

[@norbertnagy4468]

Good thing that the mainboard and heatshield and sinks dont have to be separeted like ever... the liquid metal makes it perform good over time and dust only accumulates outside on the fins this is good for maintenence imo

[@VellahTV]

Unfortunately it looks like they're still going to need regular maintenance, and often. I kind of wish Sony inferred with their designs that you should lay the console down flat. At least once a week I have to service a PS5 due to overheating, most of the time the top half (area that has less conductive material and more heat when standing upright) of the chip is covered in oxidation and is effectively repelling all that liquid metal off of the mating surface.

[@flimermithrandir]

@@VellahTV Also, while not an Issue for now, the other Thermal Pads (or whatever its called) for VRAM, NAND... other Chips might dry out over Time as well. I dont know exactly how long this will take and i assume Sony uses (very) good Components there to counter Issues but i also assume if you use your PS5 daily over longer Times when you are also living in a hot Area... this will make Issues at some Time in the Future regardless. It would be nice if you could open and maintain it more easily imo. It seems also overkill that they use SO many Screws. But i am no Expert.

[@Shadow__133]

@@flimermithrandirJeez, are they really so poorly made you need preventive maintenance done? My PCs run for over a decade without any thermal paste replacement, hell... my aio cooler has been running 24x7 for over a decade with no issues. This thing can't last it's 3-5 years life without a user opening it up?

[@flimermithrandir]

@@Shadow__133 Easy now. They arent made worse than the RTX 2070 Super i just replaced the Thermalpaste the other Day (... like half a Year ago) so it doesnt overheat anymore and Blackscreens at 93 Degrees... So i dont know about you and your PC never needing to maintain anything... Point is a Console is just different than a PC while you might just change the Thermalpast easy on the CPU or change the GPU anyways and never have that Issue to begin with (the other Guy buying it might run into Problems though). Anyways, the Point is that a Console is used Way longer. Maybe even in 30 Years, who knows, and it would be nice to not have to unscrew 234 Screws just to get to the Thermalpads. That said i dont think the PS5 is constructed in a very good Way either, no.

[@Shadow__133]

@@flimermithrandir 30 years??? Like these things will be as iconic as an Atari or SNES? The day I need to open my xbox is the day it will become a paper weight or book holder. Zero hardware issues so far after 3 years.

[@TheHolydruid]

I can't believe they recorded an entire video with smudge on the top down lense

[@Codes_Comics]

I believe the half gloss look was intentionally meant to mirror the look of the original launch ps4 (before they revised it to be fully matte and later released the ps4 slim which was also fully matte)

[@CRBarchager]

0:45 I'm impressed the Linus managed to spin this console around for almost 10 seconds and not dropping it.

[@ryekia]

So many screws because it helps with shielding but it helps a lot more for making sure the board doesn't warp. Heat can make the board warp which can break solder joints.

[@lukasl3440]

That's how my first PS3 Superslim die.

[@barryjones2366]

Nice teardown! Next do a thermal comparison of different components/places on the board and if the temps went up from the smaller enclosure size or are the same?

[@leirurock504]

This! That would be my decision in order to buy this model or the fat one

[@marvelstarwarsfan8410]

It’s not as small as I thought,but I’m suprised how much parts can still fit into it,and how much power it’s capable of.

[@ShakilMia-zt7xn]

It's way smaller than the original one 🤡

[@TooFurious4]

Interesting, to me it's smaller than I thought it would be. It looked bigger in the earlier photos...

[@wben7833]

How small do you think it can get?

[@RVIU11]

There is already a good chunk of unused space in the regular PS5 if I remember the teardown of the original right. So I am not all that impressed

[@wben7833]

@@gags730 LMFAO have you seen a PC before? It's that big for a reason. You can't make a tiny console with that much power and expect it to not overheat. And when they do make it smaller and it does overheat, you'll be complaining about that too. You can't win you people.

[@snivesz32]

As an EE who designs PCBs this thing is a work of art. Much of the time we are limited by thermal constraints and have various methods of dealing with it, though always at a cost. The giant custom stamped clamshell as a shared heat sink and EMI shield is a great low cost and super effective solution that is surgically effective, kudos Sony!

[@daxtron2]

Always impressed by the work EE's and CE's do to make these things a reality. Props to you guys and gals.

[@Copat87]

As someone who held off all these years for more exclusives and a smaller model, I'm really happy to see this! I'll definitely pick it up now 👍

[@HybridBlueDream]

Same, the hideousness and size of it alone made me not want one lol

[@csharp3884]

Yea, a lot of fanboys really hating on it, but for people looking for a PS5 I’d say this is a step up from the original!

[@jsl6155]

lol are you poor or something? Just buy an additional one instead of waiting to buy one. I own two already (one in living room, one in my kids game room) and am going to purchase a third (so we can have two in game room) and fourth one for my office.

[@GenryuSaito]

​@@jsl6155how about you just get a custom built PC or are you poor? Then again the GPU alone is gonna cost more than these low priced Consoles

[@neuro3423]

​@@jsl6155cringe

[@FOG2006]

I'm not into the controversies around the PS5 Slim, I just think it's beautiful and it was worth of waiting for this version. I'll surely buy it!

[@Face_RC]

It was definitely shrunk somewhat, but there is no way the total volume shrink percent is anywhere remotely close to the shrink Sony managed with either the PS2 Slim or the PS3 Slim. Those were both massive reductions in size and volume compared to their full fat launch models. You could probably stack three PS2 Slims on top of each other and it would be thinner than the launch model.

[@daxtron2]

Yeah I think a lot of that comes down to the advances made during those time periods in component sizes. The gains are a lot more incremental when it comes to physical size these days it seems.

[@thetrilltroll7633]

There's a reason why Sony themselves aren't calling it a "slim"

[@qapncrunch]

You forget that there was a PS2 chipset included inside the original PS3 for backwards compatibility. Remove that and supporting hardware and there's a lot of space to make it smaller

[@ConservativeJuggaloPodcast]

It's almost half the size of what we have now.....

[@ML-dk7bf]

You forget that almost half of the volume of the original PS2 was for a 3.5 inch standard HDD expansion that was almost never used. The PS2 could have been half the size at launch if not for the HDD drive bay.

[@Sword8808]

Games will not fully suspend by just going to the Home Screen. You need to launch another app and then you'll see the "suspending game" message, in this state it should then ideally be drawing less power.

[@Carlos.288]

Or you could go to the homescreen, press the option button, close.

[@Sword8808]

@@Carlos.288 yes that would completely close the game instead of suspending it

[@cooper1095]

thanks Linus for showing us the connection between the console and disc drive

[@SenORurkE]

1:31 “Non-revised. Dual sense controller“ This statement is incorrect. There are two versions of the controller. If your serial number ends in -1 you have the original dual sense controller. If it ends in -A, you have the updated internals less prone to stick drift. The slim are shipping with a mix of both versions, my slim digital came with the new version. If you get the -1 by chance, you may want to think about returning the console and trying again for the newer controller. hope this helps.

[@Agent-00047]

It's as if Dave knew Linus was going to do a teardown.

[@iamjoehill]

Just came here from Dave's video😂

[@Workaholic42]

Same 😅

[@AndrewPL5]

It's almost like Sony sent out review units to both and asked to do a teardown, and told them when to post the video. Companies often do that.

[@AndrewPL5]

@@Workaholic42 It's almost like Sony sent out review units to both and asked to do a teardown, and told them when to post the video. Companies often do that.

[@Agent-00047]

​@@AndrewPL5 Linus did say that it was sent by Dbrand, not Sony!

[@T4gProd]

I'm most interested in thermals compared to the OG version.

[@ryutenmen]

Its exactly the same at least comparatively with 12xx version measured at the vents exhaust.

[@bladeclanhalo3]

the original was fine, the 2nd version was the issue as they removed far too much heatsink, thats why they had to add more to the 3rd version

[@ryutenmen]

@@bladeclanhalo3 3rd version? Meaning the 12xx model?

[@bladeclanhalo3]

@@ryutenmeni dunno the model names, but you had the original 7nm. then they moved to 6nm but removed far too much heatsink which caused heating issues, then they made a 3rd on 6nm but added a beefier heatsink

[@allansolano5587]

Pretty much the same actually i think they are using the same heatsink as the cfi 1200 ps5 so the temps are fine the biggest difference here is literally the size and the removal of the vertical base and also the quality of the horizontal because now is the 2 little plastic things linus show at the opening of the box

[@Dr0neshuffler]

When Linus said "remember when consoles actually came with games" I felt that shit. My Xbox360 Slim that I got in my freshman year of highschool came with Halo: Reach AND Fable III. Both of which ended up becoming two of my favorite games of all time. Multi-Game bundles were a great way to introduce young gamers to different genres. I really wish we saw more of it today.

[@bigbromiki1]

Fable 3 was killer

[@RubenGonzalez-m1i]

I would rather just pay for the console and buy the games I want specifically instead of making the whole thing more expensive by adding games I don’t want

[@VividMac101]

6:00 Regarding the USB ports, Sony's own site says the original/launch PS5 has three 10Gbps ports (1x USB-C on the front and 2x USB-A on the back) and the front USB-A port is "High Speed" USB (they don't specify the speed but "High Speed" refers to USB 2 or 480Mbps) and not two 5Gbps and two 10Gbps as mentioned in the video. The only change the Slim brings in regards to the USB ports is the front USB ports are now both USB-C with one being a 10Gbps port and the other a "High Speed" port according to Sony. This means that the USB ports are all the same speed as the original PS5 but the only difference is the USB-A port on the front has been replaced by a USB-C port at the same speed.

[@The_Jester]

What is more impressive to me is that this slim version is about the same size as the Series X

[@danielm.595]

Now we wait for Microsoft to make an Xbox One X sized Xbox Series X 🤣

[@ashwin.unlead]

it might never come@@danielm.595

[@alphaj9]

@@danielm.595they have that tube shaped diskless revise coming

[@danielm.595]

@@alphaj9 Let's see what will come, but if I remember correctly, Phil Spencer said that the leaked info is old and some of the plans there were changed.

[@Tylerstoessel]

I mean the only difference between the original ps5 and the series x. Ps5 is taller but Xbox series x is wide. I wondering if Xbox will slim down the series x to the series s model, without a disc drive.

[@iceandfrost5467]

2:16 Imagine if the editor would use the code.

[@stefanlopez1835]

I got the original version right now and I actually really like the style. It stands out and I like it.

[@rerite-oy4xu]

how much did it cost

[@kbuxtonator5052]

Couldn’t agree more. I got my digital at launch (no regrets as I don’t miss the disk drive at all) and have enjoyed it since. And £350 was an absolute bargain price then and still is. The value for money on consoles is unrivalled

[@mathias4514]

how the hell did u get it that cheap? @@kbuxtonator5052

[@The_MEMEphis]

​@@rerite-oy4xuyou do realize you can just get them on store shelves now right I got one over a year ago at Walmart for MSRP there were 12 of them on the shelves

[@damigamermx-us8291]

I actually like the PS5 Slim. I don’t have a PS5 so I will probably pick that one. Even if people are hating on it, I don’t care

[@jajuangarcia7048]

i love it way better people just find shit to complain abt but i think it’s way better super excited to pick it up this friday!

[@5yotub]

The acoustic measurements on the plane were nice (I would recommend a tinnier angular spacing to make the graph less choppy). However, because sound can be emitted in all directions, this result doesn't mean that the total acoustic energy radiated by both devices is the same. Measuring total acoustic power will give you that information. Is a more tedious measurement to do, but it does not require an acoustic chamber 🙌🏻

[@jokotri2186]

One thing we can count on Sony is that the slim versions always more reliable and last longer, my PS3 slim still working and PS4 slim was the same

[@bluex610]

Yeah but those came with die shrinks. This slim is different. But tbh electronics should be a lot more reliable now. Everything runs a lot cooler and power effecient compared to back then. Still gotta clean the vents if you want your consoles to run reliably imo.

[@bluex610]

@@squirty131 I think you would need to read/write nonstop for a long time for it to defect. There's numbers on these SSDs, some more than others. I'm not sure about the nands/controllers PS5 uses, but I'm sure it's better than most SSDs out rn. Good point though, but I'm sure Sony made sure PS5 could last at least 10 years reliably. I could be wrong though since I haven't been researching memory chips in recent years.

[@jokotri2186]

@@squirty131 e-waste is a massive propaganda, plastic in household products is the main problem.

[@raisofahri5797]

​@@squirty131by looking at ps4 sony will support it really long time.

[@allansolano5587]

Because of the die shrinks so thermal and power draw was better but this time they did the shrink and improve the thermals on the cfi 1200 models so thats why you dont see much of a change basically anyone with a cfi 1200 or a slim will have a better console overall compared to the first buyers in 2020 or 2021/2022 that got the cfi 1100 that has the worse thermals

[@SurgStriker]

No thermals testing? Having same power draw in a smaller case could go either way, so seems like testing that would have been a huge deal to see if there are hot spots that could cause issues.

[@minunat9]

Probably that's why LTT didn't provide this data.

[@eruannster]

Sounds like a job for GamersNexus with their thermal probe setup. (Consoles are notoriously hard to do proper thermal testing for, as none of the temperatures are exposed to the user in any way and you basically have to take the whole thing apart, place thermal probes while not ruining the original thermal material and then put it back together and stress test it.)

[@allansolano5587]

Im pretty sure there are not gonna be that much difference because the heatsink looks exactly the same as the cfi 1200 og model and that has the same node and the same power consumption im pretty sure the smaller case wont do much

[@SurgStriker]

Consoles aren't that hard, if you have the right tools. At least some aren't, i got to do a little beta testing on one that had access to dev tools and it included a massive array of temperature data. So some console manufacturers actually care enough to put a lot of temp sensors across a lot of nodes, just a matter of if external testing groups can get access to the software. Kind of like how PCs can have a lot more nodes than you realize, like using some apps that pull up a dozen different temps that apparently are built in, but without access unless you download the right programs to access it all (or, i think some might have access through BIOS but that's not particularly useful for stress testing)

[@ego_share2953]

Just got the Slim. its my first PS5. pretty happy with it so far. one thing though. YOU CANT DELETE INDIVIDUAL SAVES ON THE CONSOLE. you have to hope the game has the option to delete save slots within it. otherwise, you overwrite existing data or DELETE ALL THE SAVE DATA. I have no idea why this is missing. kind of makes me rethink my choice.

[@DannyLee-h7v]

This applies to the OG as well, not just rhe slim

[@hassanahmad568]

10:08 yet apple still charges half a kidney for memory and storage upgrade.

[@FifaFatality]

Finally, the PS5 slim and avocado comparison I've been waiting for.

[@WayStedYou]

19:17 probably due to shortages and price at the time 5nm wouldnt be any cheaper for them to make, we would only get power savings as actual users, I wouldn't be shocked to see a 5nm revision of this in another year or so like they did with the base PS5 getting two revisions since launch to reduce the heatsink and then the 6nm+further heatshrink reduction once price comes down more.

[@companyoflosers]

nah if we get another revision, itll be an ACTUAL slim model. Note how Sony doesnt explicitly brand this with the word "slim". It's only replacing the old fat ps5 once supplies run out. It's the new standard.

[@gamingmarcus]

They have no reason to update performance now as they want to sell you the Pro models later.

[@Helderjfl]

​@@companyoflosersthey never branded any playstation as slim.

[@crazybeatrice4555]

They actually did the 6nm shrink from 7nm a while back because it was cheaper to switch then it was to keep on 7nm

[@Mysticalii]

I feel like they wouldn't changed it into 5nm chip because the 6nm chip was originally from the Slim but they tried it to the Ps5 which makes the 1200 series one

[@leirurock504]

Looking forward for heat and cooling comparisons between both models and make the decision which one i would get.

[@avi-jk7wv]

Fat model is more premium and better

[@leirurock504]

@@avi-jk7wv how is better?

[@NightCrawler2002]

​@@leirurock504 fat got bigger fan and 6 heat pipes ....that's why I think it's better....still waiting for the thermal tests

[@playstationportal4131]

I will bet the slim will be prone to overheating. As games become more demanding

[@christophervanzetta]

None. Consoles will always turn into big paper weights in a few years

[@collapsis]

really like the kitchen setup, just feels more of a casual/chill vid

[@jernaugurgeh451]

They used to shoot in it a lot more.

[@lyconxero457]

Honestly, everything here is pretty much what I expected. Given that the price of the console hasn't really gone down I figured that it would at its core still be utilizing the same chip. So my feelings about it are exactly as they were when I first heard about it which is that if you already have a PS5 like myself then there's no reason to upgrade BUT if you don't yet have a PS5 and are in the market for one then there's no reason NOT to get this slimmer model as it's small, has an extra USB port, and a bit more storage while utilizing the same amount of power for identical performance. Also, unless you come across a sale on the all digital model I am still of the opinion that you should go for the disk-based version despite now being able to upgrade to a disk in the future because the price difference between the two is negligible for the added benefit of being able to pick up physical discs that often go on sale from retailers way below their price on the PlayStation store.

[@duck6966]

@jrrr9219 5. PC with same performance is like 70$ more, only.

[@duck6966]

@jrrr9219 But then it has optimization so idk

[@itIsI988]

​@jrrr9219USB C to USB C cables exist, or you could just plug them into a phone charger.

[@itIsI988]

@jrrr9219 Charge them when you're not playing it then

[@bgezal]

18:30 The large jaws of the caliper is used for outside measurements, and the pointy jaws on the opposite side are used for inside measurements. And the rod that sticks out the end of the caliper is used for depth measurement.

[@bastienx8]

Since the chip sits on top of the pcb he's using the correct jaws. There is a small space between the foam and the actual chip.

[@bgezal]

@@bastienx8 Ok fair he's not measuring the inside of the black collar as I wrongly thought of. But the large jaws are still too big to reach the IHS edges so he's eyeballing it, and in that case using the pointy jaws would be a better choice.

[@bastienx8]

@@bgezal on some calipers the large jaws also ends with a small point, but I don't know if theirs has this

[@bgezal]

@@bastienx8 Sure. My intention was to teach about the multiple uses of the caliper, for those that didn't already know.

[@bastienx8]

@@bgezal Yes that's great. The next thing would be to learn how to read the decimals on a non-electronic caliper, I tend to prefer these over the electronic variant because they never run out of battery

[@barfar5569]

Still not a fan of the cosmetic look or the lack of pre-PS4 backwards compatibility but got the PS5 Slim for Christmas. Easy initial setup but immediately have the downloads stuck in queued problem. Seems like something that should be at the top of Playstation's 'must fix' list. Still looking forward to the exclusive games but hoping for smoother functionality. Some noticeable negatives for now.

[@abrahamlincoln3181]

At launch, the PS5 was $2500.00 in the shop on the remote island I live on. It's around $750.00 now.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

I amazed at the short term memory of so many people who forget that for years the PS5 was sold way above MSRP. And people actually paid those scalper prices. My cousin paid 800€ for his PS5. The new MSRP Sony revealed is the exact same price the original PS5 is being sold at the moment in stores here, ignoring special sales, which the slim should also have. What`s hilarious is how people who already own a PS5 are getting upset about this.

[@bluex610]

​@@maythesciencebewithyou yup, and I'm surprised they're releasing a bundle that comes with MW3 free. Imo they could have charged $50 more for that bundle and it would still sell well.

[@Wolfy11188]

@@bluex610 I don't believe this was the whole mw3 game, simply some minor DLC/skins etc.

[@dannyblaze3737]

Yo, this new router looks sick!

[@eruannster]

On the USB ports, Linus actually is a bit wrong - it's actually the same speeds on all ports as the previous OG PS5, they've just changed the front USB-A to USB-C. - Both back USB-A ports are 10 Gbit. - One of the front USB-C - the one replacing the USB-A - is limited to USB 2.0 speeds (480 Mbit/s) and is basically only for charging controllers/peripherals. (I guess you can use it for USB headsets as well as those typically only need USB 2.0 speeds.) - The other USB-C is 10 Gbit and is to be used for the PSVR2 (but can be used for charging etc. as well, of course). It could cause some confusion if new users try to plug their PSVR2 into the wrong front port and it doesn't work and don't understand why.

[@talibong9518]

I doubt it's been downgraded to usb 2.0, more likely it's 3.0 instead of 3.1 like the other ports which would be the same as the OG PS5. 3 x 3.1, 1 x 3.0

[@k.Juno.O]

so hes right as he said 3 of them are 10......

[@eruannster]

@@talibong9518 They didn’t downgrade any ports. The front USB-A is USB 2.0 on the OG PS5 and they just swapped it for a USB-C at the same speed.

[@Brandon0159]

He was also wrong about using cheap flash memory when it uses nvme m.2 when talking about the storage

[@anynomous11111]

​@@Brandon0159Nvme is already pretty cheap.

[@broth33]

imagine the upcoming next gen consoles share some PC characteristics ( they will come pre built, but the side is exposed and you can install rgb rams and ssd xD )

[@daggdave_]

late night video FOR THE WIN!

[@stayfrost04]

Wasn't the original PS5 heavily marketed around its custom 6 channel Storage Controller? Which was also the reason for its weird 825GB capacity. I only see 4 Packages now, 256GB each for 1TB in total, which means it is using less channels from the controller, which implies that parallel throughput of the system would be lower unless the controller is more efficient now per channel of NAND connected to it. Can you guys run a Speed Test on the Internal Storage to see if there's any different?

[@notlekrut]

Heavily marketed? Depends. That was a small detail in the Road to PS5, barely a marketed feature. It was just a single part of its specs and probably not that important. Most of the custom stuff is on the actual controller, like hardware decompression. And I imagine there’s still the 6 levels of priority they mentioned. Oh, and the PS5 actually has a 12 channel interface, not 6, although I’m not sure how that translates to the nand chips

[@jakub7244]

They lie in marketing a lot

[@0xybelis]

They probably use faster NAND now.

[@Sevicify]

The number of channels doesn't necessarily equal the number of NAND packages or dies within, and less chips also doesn't necessarily mean a decrease in channels. For reference modern drives commonly have 8 channels while using 2 NAND packages, so Sony could very well keep 12 channels (it's 12 not 6) despite decreasing down to 4 packages in the Slim which likely each have four 512 Gbit dies. Also fewer channels wouldn't necessarily mean lower throughput, the speed of the channels matters.

[@vitacilina555]

I appreciate calm and more mature Linus, who can actually review a PS5 fairly. Happy to see to overall direction of the group.

[@i3l4ckskillzz79]

Did ltt change their behavior after they got called out from gn? Real question not ironic

[@gamenation93]

Its more the case of he used to shit on it or sound wau more anti console before I think @@i3l4ckskillzz79

[@gdpiscopo]

I just mounted my PS5 on the wall, that shit ain't going nowhere. I'll wait for PS5 2

[@Accuaro]

I'm a fan of the liquid metal and user friendly NVMe storage.

[@JacobAsmuth-jw8uc]

Got those code! Thanks Linus :)

[@LinusTechTips]

Legend!

[@WayStedYou]

you do know it was for the entire game not an operator pack right? @@LinusTechTips

[@-BarathKumarS]

​@@WayStedYoumeh,he gave it away for free why would he care what's in it?

[@casualcombine]

The dark plates for the slim look SOOO much better! Them alone makes me want to get the slim.

[@ThatoneNB12]

8:50 I think the disc drive has to bound to the console because of the way blu-ray licensing works and for anti piracy measures

[@Flick2446]

It’s refreshing to see another unboxing video on the channel

[@tulikube]

It is easy to take apart because that was the whole point of the re-design, to make the assembly of these more simple and thus, cheaper.

[@ThaAlumniMusicGroup]

No it wasn’t. It’s almost the same amount of time taking these apart.

[@wtotheo]

Who tf would buy a backpack for 249???????

[@kobirelf97]

Some people want good quality backpacks actually last and are built to last

[@schwifty8950]

@@kobirelf97you could buy a back like that that isn’t 249 plus tax

[@yvesdrogba11]

This is pretty trivial upgrade, it's good for people who don't own a ps5 but that's about it. I'll wait for the Ps5 Pro.

[@wolfbrigade8042]

I actually love the "collar look" of the original PS5 and I hate that DBrand decided to drop that. Do they have designs that have the extra air vents but keep the collar?

[@UnlocalizedSimulator]

100% agree, Looks horrible with the rounded edges I'm just going to wait for Sonys official side plates

[@diegoeffio]

Funnily enough, this is a game changer for me. The original model was too big to fit in the niche of my rack, and my wife didn't want it sitting on top of it. I agree it would look strange with the over the top design. But the slim version will fit nicely, and if I decide to get the dark plates, it will be even more wife friendly lol

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

L marriage L wife

[@YahiaXR]

​@@TheoOJamaloO1L comment

[@m4wrlol902]

Bro has money

[@arctic-1878]

Love how they originally makes it bigger than it needs to be so that they can release a slim version later 👍

[@SolarErazer]

It cost them more, so no its not on purpose they made losses

[@abz7800]

You do realise how big even the slim version is it’s bigger than even the ps4 pro and Xbox consoles . Clearly they need the space and with their first console they didn’t make it large on purpose. Also do you really think they’ve been doing this since the ps1 on purpose lol

[@SolarErazer]

@@abz7800 I think he's a kid

[@leightonrud66]

Ps4 pro I have is wider but not as long as the ps5 slim we have

[@arctic-1878]

@@abz7800 of course they make it bigger originally on purpose, don't be naive.

[@Biglover29]

I wish they still included an optical digital audio cable connection, some of us actually need that for our surround system.

[@patswett8500]

The slim digital has the ability to add a disc drive in the future. wondering if that means i could remove the disc tray from a non digital slim, and turn it into a digital, then get a flat face plate for where the disc tray was. reattach the disc tray if i want to play a game

[@SnackClip]

Honestly the only thing i want to know is : Does the ps5 slim have the same issues with coil whine that the original ps5 has?

[@charlesw7397]

I absolutely love the look of the original disc based PS5 but this looks pretty nice as a space saver. I sold my original PS5 last year when I lost my job so I may look into getting the Slim. Was hoping the Pro would come out soon but I'm guessing it's gonna be a while lol

[@SWOTHDRA]

Next year

[@allansolano5587]

Pretty sure the pro will be out next year at this same time the thing is i just hope they dont do an upgrade like the ps4 pro and they go for the one x rpute becausr for me the ps4 pro was a dumb buy for me the upgrades where too little to justify the price and if they ps5 pro follow that trend i will expected to cost 600 usd so i hope it gives a nice boost and not just some clock speeds and thats it

[@emilyshabang]

I'm not a PS fan nor have I had a console since I got the XBOX One S (when they lowered the price)....but are they even making a PS5 Pro? Most seemed to think the rumors of this console, before they announced it was a slim, was going to be the "Pro". Austin usually is all over the rumors and conspiracy stuff with the various consoles, and I don't remember him saying he had seen a Pro legit rumor out there...but maybe I wasn't paying attention

[@Tylerstoessel]

Rumor got it coming out next year.

[@Bk_owns]

Why did you sell it though? Jobs suck man. Should have kept the ps5 lol.

[@Stinky_Rodent]

Haven't finished the video, but I love how much Dbrand lives on the edge 😂

[@slambamcam]

5:48 pull out what!!!!!!💀😭😭😭😭

[@daxtron2]

I wonder if the price/power reduction of 6nm -> 5nm just wasn't worth it for the console space for this refresh. Like with all the previous refreshes it was a huge change in die size but we're really approaching the edge of what can be affordably made and shoved into a small package that will appeal to the console market.

[@happyputt9709]

Law of diminishing returns

[@armanromana1580]

node advancements take longer and more expensive to make. its crazy how if people just think they too can understand the design decisions companies make. decisions aren't arbitrary they all have cost benefit analysis behind them.

[@pauloazuela8488]

@@armanromana1580 Yeah people can be dumbasses ,especially memes out there mocking the ps5 slim although Sony never called it Slim in the first place more like "refresh"

[@theuncanspan]

​@@pauloazuela8488exactly, it doesn't say slim anywhere on the box.

[@XLR8bg]

2:30-2:50 Never have been done!? IIRC, replacing the storage on Xbox 360 was trivial, there was just one tab to pull off the HDD case and drop in a new one, or you could open the case and replace the HDD only. PS3 was also trivial, the HDD was on a sled and you had to undo just one screw. Pretty sure both documented the process in their manuals.

[@theexchipmunk]

Sarcasm my friend, that was sarcasm. The dig was exactly that, that it was done in the past, worked really well, but then got dropped from following consoles.

[@dylanstorts4327]

Love the video. And the find about "background" games putting the new console in a state that draws so much power was super interesting and good to know! Thanks!

[@syn80]

7:10 NO! there wasn't wide-spread stories of PS5s overheating. wtf are you saying? The only stories of overheating was due to "dry spots" from the liquid metal from storing the console vertical. (I have a launch system that has vertical for years and never overheated). Guess it's just bad luck of the few others.

[@elijahdelacruz3204]

Linus never said “wide spread issues of the PS5 overheating” as you put it. He only said “remember how these things were overheating?” Meaning he’s acknowledging those who have had the original launch PS5 overheat but he never said it was wide spread.

[@flashthompson1085]

Really looking forward to picking this up. Already looks easier than the PS4 slim to clean the internals.

[@rohitk8797]

Don’t. The NVME drive will probably get fried in a year. It’s right next to heat sink.

[@XxNoMercyNL]

​@@rohitk8797it wont lol

[@iamjoeyfolsejr7673]

@@XxNoMercyNLI hope you’re correct I just ordered mine today!

[@Trainboy1EJR]

No price cut? Doesn't really matter then, might as well get the chunky one since no power usage difference.

[@TossenBC]

Have they adressed two of the issues the original ps5 had. 1. The coil whine from the psu. 2. Have they changed the HDMI controller to support full 4.4.4 rather than the 4.2.2?

[@mattdamon9326]

New ps5's still crash playing ps5 games when using sleep mode and HDMI link.

[@ZackSNetwork]

Nope it has the exact same HDMI controller. As far as coil whine goes it depends on the PS5.

[@x0Fang0x]

@@ZackSNetwork yeah i use ps5 on my desk top and never heard a thing.

[@willwunsche6940]

Honestly the slim model is much more impressive than I thought it would be. But not much reason to upgrade if you already own the original unless you really like the look or need the space savings

[@PhyrexJ]

More impressive? There's literally nothing thats impressive. It's just the same stuff in a somewhat smaller case. You don't seem to be very objective or knowledgeable

[@willwunsche6940]

@@PhyrexJ I hadn't heard much about the controversy or been in the loop much so I thought they removed the disk drive or something. This is the same thing as the PS5 but better and smaller than I expected a slim version to be. So yes it's more impressive than I thought it would be.

[@johnudie5022]

As far it is the same performance I ain't buying shit

[@RubenGonzalez-m1i]

@@PhyrexJnegative nancy

[@hero3616]

@@PhyrexJare you crazy or what? slim edition is far better in every way

[@mniakan754]

Wish D-brand would make some plate covers that would give the console more symmetrical and use the extras space between the console itself and the covers for more ventilation (also I think with a more symmetrical plates the ps5 can look a lot better)

[@Joe-yz7qx]

Yeah I was thinking like a "throwback jersey" type of thing. Make it look like a PS2. #MakePS5RectangleAgain.

[@xfactor2094]

Watching Linus teardown the PS5 like it's legos is so painful.

[@JTScottOfficial]

I have a PS 1 and PS 2, and I do have to say that sony has always given us options to expand our storage, especially on the PS2 with the HDD slot in the back.

[@lupolinar]

Apples and Oranges.

[@krustyegirl7334]

Lol you say this but if they could force cloud or digital only they would

[@x0Fang0x]

@@krustyegirl7334 they could but they didn't. there's speculation and reality.

[@JTScottOfficial]

@@krustyegirl7334 There's definitely benefits to both. And you have the options. We're talking Storage, not a disc drive.

[@daxtron2]

@@krustyegirl7334 they absolutely could just not produce a disk drive.

[@Rsafdyk]

I like how easy seems to be replacing fan or psu (and disc drive obviously).

[@MikkoRantalainen]

However, in long run, this console is not good for future retrogaming because Sony will shutdown their cloud service long before all the optical drives fail. As a result, you cannot combine a working drive with a working motherboard because Sony maintained cloud service is required to accomplish that. Hopefully none of the games for this console are worth retrogaming in the future.

[@mjk45]

@@MikkoRantalainen While not ideal unfortunately it's now the world we live in, still with luck unless I'm misunderstanding something, there is a fair chance that once that point is reached either Sony changes the firmware so that the online requirement is no longer needed or 3rd party solutions are available to cater for those users.

[@raka1996]

@@MikkoRantalainen Oof, yeah, I forgot about 'live-service' thingy... well... shit Then again, determined people always(?) finds a way

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@raka1996 If Sony went the here with the same technique they use in their Android phones, real cryptography with secret device specific key stored in TPM (or equivalent) chip, there's little to no hope to ever fix the problem without Sony's help. For a single device, you could put the TPM chip under electron microscope to extract the device specific secret but that scales really poorly. You'll end up with similar crap that 3rd party repair services have to deal with Apple devices nowadays: swap individual chips to avoid the serial numbers from changing. This obviously totally voids the idea of easy drive replacement. And considering how poorly they support their existing Android hardware, I have very little hope for Sony ever releasing a firmware update to allow part swaps when Sony shuts down the cloud service.

[@emiroven51]

The ssd thing has been done before. *With the ps3.* At least with the super slim ps3, you could slide its side off and you had a completely empty full PC HDD sized sata port, no need for screws even

[@Icefumy]

I used that with an sata extention cable, powering an big HDD instead of the smaller laptop drive they came with. Even modded an old external case to keep the drive in, for safety. I do remember it had a sizelimit though, but it also could've been an incompatibility with the drive brand, somehow.

[@emiroven51]

@@Icefumy I had like a 240G corsair sata ssd from back in the day, which was a huge upgrade from the I think 16 or 32G my PS came with, I think it was one of those models with flash storage

[@nelsonmwaniki5500]

Please, I have been watching ltt with everyday uploads. I think you can understand the lack of dialy uploads is unusual for me. I don't buy merch, i listen to all of you, good or bad. I'm a tech engineer from Kenya. Just crushing through, I know you're my best preference for tech. Please get me good with your daily updates.

[@Nazo422]

I love dbrand the marketing they have is top tier and hilarious and if you’ve seen their twitter then them sending this PS5 slim with no explanation of how they got their hands on it makes complete sense 😂😂

[@Teksers]

One thing they could've changed is make the OS SSD not be soldered. In case one chip module is to fail it would be much easier to replace an SSD and not to desolder and resolder the chip back on the board, well at least Xbox got that right.

[@animefanrk2k]

Glad to see a full teardown of the PS5 slim. I have no plans on purchasing one anytime in the near future, but it's good to know it'll be the go-to if I gift a PS5 to a friend and/or family member who wants one the future. I do wish the included disk drive came with both the cover to run it with and w/o the disk drive (because it makes no sense to me to buy the disk drive-less version, only to buy one later), but I'm sure a company like Dbrand will just give you the option via their darkplates in the future anyway to just buy just that one plate separately.

[@PovElijah]

Can I be your friend😂

[@Bruh01699]

ha ha ha😂@@PovElijah

[@Dragoneer]

Linus getting excited about where the disc eject button is located is so funny to me

[@mihirsud2315]

Chances of Linus not doing this in the first place were Slim

[@notnmellendude14]

I see what you did there

[@SyntheticFuture]

It's seriously cool they can pack that much in such a "small" package. I mean honestly with the size of modern consoles you might as well get a mini itx build, but those are more expensive if you spec them up. So it's fair enough. The "you need connection to the server or it's a brick" trend worries me though =l

[@Amearie]

You should see an Xbox series x tear down. Talk about power, size ratio

[@nightthemoon8481]

It's as powerful as an rtx 3060, you can find 4090 laptops smaller than that

[@Amearie]

@@nightthemoon8481 can’t find one no where near as cheap tho. And GPUs on laptops are weaker than desktops.

[@nightthemoon8481]

@@Amearie true, but it's cheaper in the long term since you're not paying for online and paying 80$ for every game Some laptop gpus are weaker but not all, the 4060 laptop is almost identical to its desktop counterpart, the 4090 however is much weaker than its desktop equivalent but still more than 4x as powerful as the ps5

[@allansolano5587]

​@@nightthemoon8481but is also subjective if you only play triple A games you wont see a difference in price since on pc they cost the same and if you only play multiplayer free to play games then you dont need the suscription service so yeah it really depends on my use case i have my pc but the ps5 has better performance most of the time in newer games (specially with pc ports lately) and i dont see advantages on price because i only play triple A games and i pay the plus on my ps5 for the game catalog and cost the same as paying the yearly amount for gamepass on the pc so its basically the same for me hahaha

[@bhuvangunessee]

I was annoyed that they removed the stand from the package and kept the same price but now I'm doubting; it might be actually better to get the Slim. They actually made it better. Not going down "in nm" is fine, we are already at 6 nm, that's "huge". I'm kind of put off by the power draw, I admit I hadn't looked at it for the PS5, the whole point of me having consoles now that exclusives do also come to PC was lower power draw on long play sessions (every weekend multiplayer with friends).

[@aaronlarson4358]

As an Xbox user I like what PlayStation is doing with all the upgradability.

[@QSxDaRkSCoPe]

Linus that’s the entire game not just an operator pack! 😂

[@KoRnLOSTHead]

Lol someone redeemed it real fast

[@WayStedYou]

and he threw away the stand saying it wasnt a stand.

[@-BarathKumarS]

​@@WayStedYoubecause how would you know those 2 small plastic pieces are supposed to be stands? Makes sense why linus thought it was plastic pieces sent by dbrand...

[@shawnbenjamin9636]

​@@-BarathKumarSWell, Dave 2D immediately figured out what they were for in his teardown.

[@HotSizzleTV_]

Now this is the tear down i been waiting for.

[@Samsquanch1994]

other than the amount of screws for the cooling, this doesn't look too bad repair wise. wow

[@TheReason101]

Wow I thought you quit KZbin

[@bartonlynch]

A few points of concern: 1) How it is smaller with smaller fan, dramatically reduced heatsink yet draws the same power and heat? 2) Did the SSD get a downgrade? I can see less NAND chips but are they the same quality TLC type NAND flash or did they cheapen out with the less reliable and shorter lifespan QLC type NAND? 3) Why does it draw the same power with the game in suspend mode? 4) What was the point of splitting both side panels and how will this affect replacement panels going forward, like, will they offer two versions or ignore "thicc" PS5 models when new ones arrive?

[@zanzabar4ky7]

1) That is a similar sized heat sync and not a much smaller fan. Blower fans down scale. 2) All nand is QLC or PLC now. Being able to run in that mode doe not mean it is being used that way. The controllers have have huge upgrades since the ps5 came out 3) Game as are not suspended unless you turn it off. They are paused and stay in CPU./Ram unless you launch something else. 4) shouldn't matter. It changes less parts if you get the disk drive.