Gamers can breathe a collective sigh of relief – PlayStation 5 actually exists and it’s innards have been exposed for all to see

Sony have been very quiet about PS5 details since their games showcase several weeks back, with many outstanding questions about the system remaining unanswered.

One such open question was on the construction of the hardware itself, with the long promised teardown of the system appearing out of nowhere on YouTube this afternoon. Check it out (and make sure to turn on subtitles!):

I’m surprised by the tone of the video, which proceeds like a somber medical exam, rather than an excited showcase of the beating heart of Sony’s new system that it really ought to be. It’s very Japanese with its sense of quiet and calm of course, but I can’t help feeling it misses the mark when it comes to building excitement.

Interesting details to note were the placement of the SSD upgrade slot, which is actually an extra expansion bay for an additional hard drive, as the 825GB custom drive the system ships with is shown soldered directly to the main board. And even more exciting was the confirmation that PS5 uses a liquid metal cooling solution, a first for a games console and judging by the feedback from Japanese YouTubers who have played with PS5 prototypes as part of Sony’s preview campaign, it stays very cool and quiet during use.

The white side panels of the PS5 can easily be detached, as demonstrated, which is great news for anyone who doesn’t like the colour scheme and wants to paint or skin the thing all black. Seriously, it would look much better that way.

And if there were any doubt as to how massive it is, it’s plain for all to see in this video that it’s an absolutely monstrous beast. Let’s just hope the performance is monstrous too.