Before even sending the PlayStation 5, Sony posted a detailed teardown video of its own, revealing previously invisible details such as being pulled into the air from both sides and revealing an internal SSD expansion slot. Now ifixit people have attacked him with his usual threats, pulling various boards thoroughly to keep an eye out from a third-party perspective, and putting through an X-ray machine for good measure.
There are really no secrets hidden in those plastic cases, and there’s nothing that will help you find them on sale at retail prices, but they noted that (like the Xbox Series X), machines equipped with optical drives are safe against allowing users to change the drive themselves. They also took a closer look at the foam-covered pouch that keeps the CPU’s liquid metal thermal solution scattered around. They did not note any possible sources for the coil wine that some owners had complained about at launch, but commented on a sticker covering a screw. At least some people who have heard the voices of fans in their system Taken apart to loosen the sticker from the inside, So if you follow their guide in the hopes of keeping your system quiet, they have something to keep in mind.
