The PlayStation 5 wasn’t designed to be portable. But that isn’t stopping a YouTuber from making it mobile. By stripping down an old console, modifying it with custom components, and enclosing it in a 3D-printed, briefcase-like shell complete with its own display, the DIYer has turned the PS5 into an all-in-one device that you can carry around almost as easily as a laptop.
The primary reason the PS5 is not all that mobile is its weight, which is largely due to its oversized cooling system that has to work restlessly to manage 200W of power consumption by the console. This is nearly thrice the power consumption of the PS4 and managing it isn’t as easy. The DIYer has been able to downsize the heat sink and custom-build a fan to manage the power in a portable unit, which you can carry around.
Designer: Tera
Japanese modder Tera, who runs his own YouTube channel, has been into remodelling PlayStations before. His previous iteration with a 17-inch display was anything but portable. The purpose of the latest iteration was to demonstrate how small a PS5 could be without significantly altering its existing hardware components. Therefore, he has built a PS5 with a 15.6-inch display. The body of the mobile contraption measures just 357 × 224 × 53 mm and weighs 2.8 kg, which is like 60% reduction in the weight and size.
The full detailed video of how Tera has been able to make this device is included above. It will give you a step-by-step idea of how to go about making a portable PS5, should you think of giving your console a new body and appearance. The entire unit is primarily based on the original motherboard ripped out of an old PS5. It determines the size of the ultimate build, which Tera has actually built around, making only slight modifications to the motherboard.
This primarily includes attaching a new head sink and a custom-built 3D printed fan. Miniaturization of the cooling system had a major impact on the size. In his previous version, Tera used the stock cooler of the PS5, which meant that it was not possible to scale down the size from the original console. Besides, the portable device has been integrated with LCD display, dual internal speakers, a headphone jack, USB-A ports, and a digital heat monitor. Placed just next to the power button, this monitor keeps you privy of the internal temperature at all times.
Tera has used an aluminum plate to hold the fan and motherboard. This is used to dissipate heat from other parts of the PS5 motherboard than the APU. The entire hardware system is housed inside a customized 3D printed enclosure, and a 15.6-inch display is placed on it. The result is a portable game console smaller than the original PS5. Weighing only 2.8 kg and being only the size of its display, the portable PS5 can fit into a laptop bag to carry without any hassle. Only the power cord is required to be carried alongside.
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