The world’s first PlayStation 5 ‘Slim’ now exists thanks to a YouTuber
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#60K7H)
The PS5 is a giant console, the biggest in modern history, and a DIY YouTuber has now created a PS5 Slim" model that's a fraction more than the thickness of the plastic cases that house PS5 games. Matt Perks, known as DIY Perks on YouTube, has spent a considerable amount of time and effort to create a PS5 Slim" that brings the size down from nearly four inches to just under an inch.
The result is a slim copper console that contains the key PS5 components, and a rather giant external power supply and cooling solution that can be hidden away. Most of the thickness of the PS5 comes from its cooling heatsink and power supply, so DIY Perks relocated those into a long external unit to make the actual console far more attractive on top of a...