A “great deal of effort” has gone into making the PS5’s cooling system less noisy.
That’s according to Sony’s EVP European business head Simon Rutter, who was commenting on thePS5’s fan noise in an interview withThe Guardianon Friday.
According to a Bloomberg report from earlier this year,Sony has implemented an “unusually expensive” cooling system in PlayStation 5, andSony Interactive Entertainmenthas hinted that it has made significant improvements in this area.
A dev kitpatentrecently suggested the next-gen console would utilise “a plurality of cooling fans” to supply air flow to a heat sink and keep the console cool.
The PS5 console’s design features an unusual shape which appears to house a pair of large vents. As revealed by unofficialPS5 size comparisons, the console is also significantly larger thanPS4 Pro, which could be an attempt to reduce noise and improve cooling.
Speaking in aPS5 hardware videoearlier this year,Mark Cernyrevealed PS5 would feature a “high-performance cooling solution.”
However, the system architect would not reveal exact details of PS5’s cooling solution, only stating that he felt users would be happy with “what the engineering team came up with.”
Sony unveiledthe final PS5 hardware designon Thursday when it also announced a second, digital console.
In a reveal stream watched by more than seven million people,PlayStationbossJim Ryancalled the PS5 hardware “our most striking console design yet.”
