The PlayStation 5 “Slim” model is not going to be slim at all, judging from leaked images and footage which confirmed how the new hardware revision won’t be much smaller than the current models. According to a known AMD leaker, this shouldn’t be surprising at all for a very good reason.
Speaking on Twitter, Kepler commented on the PS5 “slim” unofficial reveal, saying that no slim consoles getting released this generation shouldn’t surprise anyone, as die shrinks are dead and there’s nothing that either Sony or Microsoft can really do to reduce costs and power envelope. If the companies wanted to die shrink the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, it would cost them over 100 million US dollars and would provide no tangible benefit.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that there’s no real Slim consoles this gen.
Die shrinks are dead, there’s nothing MS/Sony can really do to reduce costs and power envelope.
— Kepler (@Kepler_L2) August 11, 2023
Die shrinking the Xbox/PS5 SoC to 5/4nm would cost $100+ million and result in no reduction in cost per transistor. It’s simply not worth it.
— Kepler (@Kepler_L2) August 11, 2023
As already mentioned, we got the first look at the PlayStation 5 “Slim” hardware revision yesterday with a leaked image and video which confirms how the design how the 2000 series model which will replace the current ones won’t be that different from the current one, with only a few aesthetic changes. As Sony has yet to reveal the new model, there are obviously many things we don’t know about it yet, so there’s a good chance there will be some other under the hood changes that cannot be showcased in a video. Since the console is apparently releasing before the end of the year, we will surely hear more about it soon, so stay tuned for all the latest news.
