They should have evil astro T-1000 as the villain in Astro PlayroomNice video, liquid metal confirmed.
Inside your PS5 then
No? They even give extra screw holes to account for all the different sizes of ssds.
That's pretty "normal" for a high end product launching end 2020 (I would say).
Look at that off-the-shelf-ass Bluray Drive.XSX teardown for comparison.
It really is almost the exact same process as the original PS4. Slide off the face plate, unscrew casing (hatch on PS5), and replace the drive.
They're little holes on the top when you open the case. Skip to 2:35 and he points them out.
They're two (maybe 4 if there are others on the opposite side?) triangular holes underneath the faceplate(s).
Not quite as guaranteed but may potentially be cheaper. Who knows what Microsoft's choices will bring nor Sony's with the clear "requirement" being 5.5GB/s raw performance on the PS5. My worrry is any old SSD won't work due to it being less than the internal, causing load issues with the Kraken custom controller plus just not even being compatible to begin with. Time will tell!
Taking a cover out, installing your new certified SSD (which will ensure it will work on the console). I'd prefer to be able to buy an SSD from different manufacturers, as proprietary ones have proved to be more expensive and hardly go down in price as quick as regular ones. If this is about hotswapping, that's gonna be an issue for virtually no one in the long run.
