PlayStation 5 Unboxing – Photos

11/21/2020 Africa

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The highly anticipated PlayStation 5 officially launched in South Africa on Thursday, November 19.

MyBroadband had the opportunity to unpack one of Sony’s new game consoles.

Pre-orders for the PS5 first opened in South Africa on September 17, with two models available:

PlayStation5 (with BluRay drive) – R11,999
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 9999 R

Several retailers, including BT Games, Koodoo, and Takealot, sold all of their units in less than 24 hours.

Makro and Game also ran out of jams within hours of opening their pre-orders.

Our console owner was one of the lucky customers who managed to secure their standard PS5 console on the Koodoo website within minutes of the orders opened.

Your unit was delivered to our office around 10:00 am on Thursday morning.

First impressions

The console came in a large rectangular box adorned with a simple white, blue and black design with a handle on top.

Images of the console and its controller were on the front, left, and rear of the box.

Opening it was quick and easy, requiring only three stickers to be removed from the top.

The exterior turned out to be a removable sleeve from which the actual console box can be lifted.

However, taking the contents out proved to be a challenge in the portrait orientation, as there was no place to grab the container at the top of the box.

To avoid breaking something and having to face the wrath of the new owner, we tipped the box to one side to allow us to slide the contents out with less distance to fall.

The first thing that came out of the box was a smaller rectangular box, which we decided to ignore as it obviously didn’t contain the console.

The PS5 itself was right behind her, sandwiched between two pieces of molded cardboard and wrapped in thick plastic for protection.

Massive size

We were in awe of the size of the console once we took it out of the packaging.

While this attribute has been made clear in previous hands-on prints and previous reviews, it still blew us away, particularly for its 39cm height.

The center of the console, where its powerful hardware is located, had a glossy finish, while the two side panels had a smooth matte texture.

A single PlayStation logo was featured on the top exterior of the left white panel, near the back of the console, and a Sony logo was etched on the inside of the right panel on the front.

The I / O on the back of the console featured two USB 3.1 Type-A ports, an RJ45 Ethernet port, HDMI, and power input.

On the front was a USB-C connection, another USB 3.1 Type-A port, the BluRay disc bay, and the power and eject buttons.

DualSense controller

Once we’re done admiring the main feature of our package, we open the accessory box.

This contained the new DualSense controller, its USB-C charging cable, a simple two-pin power cable, an HDMI cable, a round pedestal, a quick start guide, and a general safety brochure.

With a bulkier size and a curvature that fits the hand more naturally, we found the new DualSense controller to be extremely comfortable to hold.

Sony has kept all the important parts in the same place, but modified the PlayStation button to the shape of the logo rather than just printing it on a round button.

Triggers now also support haptic feedback, which has already proven a hit with many early reviewers.

Adding the support

While we didn’t bother to read the instructions on the included stand, it was fairly easy to attach to the console.

The stand includes a swivel mechanism to control the height of an angled pedestal placed at its center.

This piece is designed to hold the contoured side of the PS5 in place when placed horizontally.

By turning the bracket mechanism counter-clockwise, the pedestal drops down so that the bracket can also be used with the console in its vertical position.

For both positions, the bracket is attached to the back of the console with an extended clip like the shock absorber that attaches to the edge.