PlayStation 5 PS5 PS5 Optical Drive Insulation PS5 teardown PS5 Ultra HD Insulation Sony Interactive Entertainment

PS5’s Ultra HD Optical Drive Has Special Insulation To Reduce Noise And Vibration

ps5s-ultra-hd-optical-drive-has-special-insulation-to-reduce-noise-and-vibration

Sony has revealed in its PS5 Teardown video that the Ultra HD Optical Drive in the console has special insulation to reduce noise and vibration outputted by the console.

This is great news to hear as Sony’s PS4 and PS4 Pro are known for being extremely loud, so hopefully, this extra insulation should help quell any excess noise generated by the PS5 when it is being used. You can watch the PS5 teardown video showcasing the console below:

All this PS5 news comes just a month before the console is set to release in November worldwide. Currently, Sony is in contention for the PS5 trademark in India, as they were beaten to it by 3 months. We also took a look at how Sony will compete with all the cloud gaming and subscription services in the new console generation.

The PS5 releases on November 12, 2020, in the US and November 19, 2020, in the UK and EU.