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A 1TB PS4 is in the mail

With chunky 1TB difficult drive and a slimline look, there'southward a new Sony PS4 on the horizon.

According to certification documents published by the Us Federal Communications Commission (FCC) there are two new models of the PlayStation 4 on the style, one with the standard 500GB drive and some other with double the chapters.

That'due south the most exciting stat, particularly given the bloated size of the latest game releases, simply the new stuff doesn't stop there. The certification docs too incorporate another interesting new specs for these updated PS4 consoles.

First, both devices are going to house a lower-spec ability supply. The original PSU in the PlayStation 4 is rated at 250W while the new pattern has lowered the peak wattage down to 230W.

That'due south likely not plenty to indicated a big alter in the components inside the machine, such as a more efficient new APU from AMD, but it does demonstrate a smaller, peradventure more efficient, PSU.

And why would a new PS4 need a smaller PSU?

Well, that's the other potential little asset from this story. The guess weight of the ii new models is down to 2.5kg where the original machine weighs in at around 2.8kg.

Again, a 300g divergence isn't a huge amount, but information technology might mean Sony has been working on making the overall blueprint of the PS4 more efficient.

Could this be the new slimline PS4 nosotros've been waiting for?

Sadly information technology doesn't wait likely every bit the dimensions of the tested units remain the same as the original PlayStation four chassis. What it could mean though is that manufacturing changes have been made to cut production costs for the new models compared to the original design.

Fingers crossed that could lead to the 500GB version coming out at a lower price with the 1TB model remaining at the current price. Though that'south mayhap simply wishful thinking...

But if you lot want to up the chapters of your existing PS4 there are already options.

And a new 3.five-inch difficult drive dock is simply a week away from release. For $40 you tin pick up the Nyko Information Bank (opens in new tab) dock and fill up it with pretty much any erstwhile iii.5-inch difficult drive you have lying effectually to bulk up your PS4's storage.

Information technology's certainly non going to lead to a svelte design, with the dock sticking out of the top of the panel, but it's a lot cheaper and quicker than waiting for an updated panel.

Currently it's available for pre-club in the U.s., merely nosotros're hoping it spreads.

via Dualshockers