Wii U aside, the next-gen console wars will officially begin next week when Sony launches its Playstation 4 (PS4) on Nov. 15.
Like Microsoft's Xbox One (due to release a week after), the console architecture is similar to a mid-grade gaming PC due partly to AMD processors and Radeon GPU. Besides by-the-numbers description of its internals, a detailed look inside the box built by Sony is yet to be seen.
That was until now.
Sony engineering director Yasuhiro Ootori takes apart the Playstation 4 in a video provided by WIRED. The five minute plus segment shows exactly what the Playstation 3 successor is made of. Compared to the Playstation 3, Sony's next-gen console doesn't seem as complicated to take apart.
That could be in-part thanks to American software designer Mark Cerny, who designed the Playstation 4 to be a simple, yet powerful machine.
Ootori starts by detecting the case's lower-half featuring a relatively low number of screws. With the case removed, the console's internal power-supply, small Bluetooth antenna and optical disc drive are exposed. The next layer following those pieces removal is the replaceable 500GB hard-drive.
Playstation 4's upper half features the console's motherboard after removing the shield cover. This is where the console's eight core AMD "Jaguar" CPU, 8GB of GDDR5 memory and integrated video card provided by Radeon. The motherboard also is where the USB 3.0, ethernet, PlayStation camera, audio and video connectors are located. Turning over the shield underneath the motherboard is the heat sink and fan. According to Ootori, the volume of air, generated pressure and direction of airflow are all part "of the exclusive PS4 design."
During Microsoft's Xbox One announcement in May, WIRED was given an exclusive look at its internals.
When released, the Playstation 4 will retail for $399 in North America.
Watch WIRED's video Playstation 4 presentation below:
