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First PS5 devkit photo: Valid Verification or Very Vexing Vents?
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For better and worse, Sony basically defined video game dev kits as we know them. Like, on the one hand, their easy to obtain, standardized dev kits are one of the greatest things to happen to the gaming industry. Pre-sony, gaming dev kits were like the wild west, very infrequently actually provided by the console manufacturer themselves. So sony coming in and being one of the first major companies to allow devs to buy a well documented, easy to understand kit from them is amazing.
But on the other hand, they've really taken hardware ownership in a weird direction. I remember back in the day, it was actually pretty easy to get devkits for older consoles (there was, funnily enough, a time when they were considered junk!), where as running across modern dev kits for sale is much rarer. At least in the circles I run in. And that's talking like PS3 stuff. I've never seen a PS4 devkit for sale on the open market, personally.
EDIT: QUoted wrong person
The latest Wired article confirmed the DS5 uses USB C. I guess that technically doesn't rule out the PS5 unit itself only having USB 3, but I'd assume/hope the final version has at least one C.
wouldn't surprise me. Many devs used Amigas as Sega Genesis/Megadrive dev kits, for example. Using a computer built around the processor architecture is smart thinking.
my theory is that it helps ventilation should someone want to stack them but i've no idea why anyone would stack them tbh.
They were because that was the easiest way to get PPC5 back then.
The PS5 dev kit is designed to be stacked, hence the weird middle part. The final system won't look anything like that.
Got an idea what's going on with port 1? Just a weird angle? Proprietary plug for PSVR or something (but still has the USB logo for some reason...)?
Not saying this is it but it really looks like the USB port the camera plugs into. The one on the back of PS4 and PRO are fat like that.
Well this was legally bought from a bankruptcy so it's not even stolen. Was just lucky when I purchased it.
I do a lot of PS4 stuff so It's pretty useful to me.
I don't think the PS5 will look anything like this. While I expect it to be a fairly inconspicuous piece of tech, I wouldn't mind if Sony tried to make something that looked more unique, as if it has been designed ya know? The V would be a nice touch but nothing as gauche as this maybe/maybe not devkit.
Sounds like the governing authority had no idea what they were selling. They weren't authorized to sell it. If I declare bankruptcy, all my stuff is allowed to be liquidated but not the stuff in my office building that belongs to my landlord, for example. The entity that declared bankruptcy in this case never owned that hardware. It wasn't their property, they just held possession of it.
To be sure, I'm not chiding you. Nobody would ever come after you or anything. Nor should you feel even remotely bad for having that in your possession. Just saying, technically, you are not the rightful owner of that kit. Somewhere, Sony has a lost kit in your possession. But then again, they expect to lose some kits.
it's not a usb-b i don't think:
The PS4 auxillart port looks like this. Zoom in
As far as I've heard/understand these days, modern devkits need to be validated periodically and will be bricks without that validation. So not being registered with Sony would make it useless unless somehow this has been circumvented.
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The angle is making it look more irregular than it actually is, but it could be the USB 3.1 port (with displayport alt mode) that komachi talked about way back when, that a VR headset can connect to.
Lol yeah I mean with how much Prototype Sony shit that comes up every week it seems on ebay it's not surprising same with the XDKs on ebay
Yeah, on the PS4 its called USB 3.0 (super speed) aux port. So thats probably the 3.1 referenced.
Phantom is cool, but I'm still hanging out for the Indrema, personally.
They were, but we're not binary compatible with final kits. They were meant as a platform to get started on.
Bankruptcy auctions happen after other parties have an option to identify stuff that is actually owned by someone else. Of no one speaks up and it goes to auction, title passes to the buyer.
Nintendo generally asks for their stuff back. MS and Sony aren't as aggressive about it.
This. PS4 and Vita kits will expire if not relicensed through Sony or hacked to work around expiration. Once expired, you're not doing much dev work on them.
Couple of resources on that:
Alpha - Xenon Wiki
The SDK « Power Mac G5 » for the Xbox 360 | Le journal du lapin
www.journaldulapin.com
Omg I need to buy a ps2 dev kit for collection. Shit is nice and thicc.PS2 dev kit, for reference:
Sony needs to put up a twitter poll with the two final design candidates for the PSV.
Still wondering what design Sony nixed for PS4 in favor of that final trapezoid design. Watch it was just the burger design that became PS4 slim/pro heh
Still wondering what design Sony nixed for PS4 in favor of that final trapezoid design. Watch it was just the burger design that became PS4 slim/pro heh
Thoughts on the current PS5 Dev Kit Leak situation:
The Vox Populi needs to be Verified with Veracity lest it be Vilified by the Vast Vivified Vortex of Vociferation.
Verily, the Voices of the Villainous Visage is Vexing the situation into Vicissitude. Any Vestige of Volition among the Voracious Vanguards seems Vicariously Voided. The Verdict is less Vindicative than Vicious, a Verbiage Veers most Verbose indeed.
The Vox Populi needs to be Verified with Veracity lest it be Vilified by the Vast Vivified Vortex of Vociferation.
Verily, the Voices of the Villainous Visage is Vexing the situation into Vicissitude. Any Vestige of Volition among the Voracious Vanguards seems Vicariously Voided. The Verdict is less Vindicative than Vicious, a Verbiage Veers most Verbose indeed.
I actually hope we get a design similar to this. I'm tried of boring black boxes.
Does anyone else think Sony may be leaning into the roman numeral "V" for marketing purposes next gen? It ties into it being the fifth console AND they could also mirror it with the PSVR2 whenever it releases...
Does anyone else think Sony may be leaning into the roman numeral "V" for marketing purposes next gen? It ties into it being the fifth console AND they could also mirror it with the PSVR2 whenever it releases...
The one in the video talked about USB 3.2 What's 3.2? I never heard about it. is it out?
Vendetta, duh. V is always for vendetta. Remember, remember ....
Wow...people are a actually thinking the retail ps5 will look like that?
Wow how long have you guys been following leaks in gaming?
Wow how long have you guys been following leaks in gaming?
That's one ugly console. Even if that ended up being the consumer version, I wouldn't care too much as long as it came in all black so I don't have to look at it with the lights out. With all of that glossy gray/silver finish though? Gross. Thing will reflect light like crazy and be an annoying distraction.
Those "feet" are spots for securely stacking the consoles. Past PS devkits have them on top as well.Its fake because they constructed it out of the original leaked image and that image is upside down. The image people keep seeing has been upside down all along, the V vent goes at the bottom you can tell because you can see the feet on the ends of the V shape.
I'm not certain this is real, but I don't think those images are actually upside down like that.