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First PS5 devkit photo: Valid Verification or Very Vexing Vents?
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Wtf is that V for??
If it doesn't have a practical application, then I hope we get a quiet system. Been a while since we've had one on the Playstation side
If it doesn't have a practical application, then I hope we get a quiet system. Been a while since we've had one on the Playstation side
V for 5. Also could be for cooking. Plenty of vents to keep the sucker cool and quiet.
V = 5 in roman numerals plus I bet it's to help airflow when stacked.
Devkits aren't monolithic. Particularly before a console is released, they go through many iterations which look wildly different. Example, someone above posted A PS2 dev kit. That's not the only one. For example, here is the pre-release PS2 devkit:
Pre-release Dev Hardware is usually radically different than the release hardware, specifically because the specs are up in the air and also because they need room for the equipment to run the overhead. For example, Sega Katana devkits feature a motherboard much bigger than the stock Dreamcast motherboard because they populate much more additional RAM, which allows them to hold things like the debugger in memory while still using the rest of the system. This means the that the early case usually looks very different.
Regarding "generic, PC cases" -- this usually is NOT true of pre-release dev kits. They might look like actual boxes, yeah, but they are almost never just a generic PC case. They are almost always some sort of bespoke box, precisely because the hardware isn't fabricated with form factor in mind. This doesn't mean they are always ugly boxes of exposed wires, either. Depending on the company, they might use brushed steel or polished designs even for their unfeasible devkit box. Examples of early Xbox dev kits:
VS the debug kit they sent out to commercial devs post-launch:
Which actually became the basis for the "Xbox Halo 2" model.
Pre-release Dev Hardware is usually radically different than the release hardware, specifically because the specs are up in the air and also because they need room for the equipment to run the overhead. For example, Sega Katana devkits feature a motherboard much bigger than the stock Dreamcast motherboard because they populate much more additional RAM, which allows them to hold things like the debugger in memory while still using the rest of the system. This means the that the early case usually looks very different.
Regarding "generic, PC cases" -- this usually is NOT true of pre-release dev kits. They might look like actual boxes, yeah, but they are almost never just a generic PC case. They are almost always some sort of bespoke box, precisely because the hardware isn't fabricated with form factor in mind. This doesn't mean they are always ugly boxes of exposed wires, either. Depending on the company, they might use brushed steel or polished designs even for their unfeasible devkit box. Examples of early Xbox dev kits:
VS the debug kit they sent out to commercial devs post-launch:
Which actually became the basis for the "Xbox Halo 2" model.
I'd rather the final retail console be boxy and big but have a V shapped vent like Xbox One S on top, not a V shaped indent in the whole unit
I know they already named it PS5 but I wonder if they would be bold enough to go all iPhone X and call it PlayStation Five but also have it written on boxes as PSV. Yes, I know PSV was Vita. I doubt they do that but the dev kit having a giant V shape for air isn't a coincident.
I know they already named it PS5 but I wonder if they would be bold enough to go all iPhone X and call it PlayStation Five but also have it written on boxes as PSV. Yes, I know PSV was Vita. I doubt they do that but the dev kit having a giant V shape for air isn't a coincident.
One more the Dreamcast dev kit
To which it's worth noting, that, like i mentioned above, this isn't the only dreamcast dev kit. The Katanas are the most well known, as they were highly publicized prior to release. They are mainly the very early DC dev kits. This is another, later dev kit:
I don't care what the final design is. Just give me a quiet console with some backward compatibility and a very good controller.
SCSI connectors? I might have to warn you for NSFW imageryTo which it's worth noting, that, like i mentioned above, this isn't the only dreamcast dev kit. The Katanas are the most well known, as they were highly publicized prior to release. They are mainly the very early DC dev kits. This is another, later dev kit:
Yes, super frequently. And their documentation usually is covered in "CONFIDENTIAL" across the pages.
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Ah yes it's dev kit time.
Can't wait for the thread comparing the looks of this one to the eventual Scarlett dev kit that leaks
Can't wait for the thread comparing the looks of this one to the eventual Scarlett dev kit that leaks
Lowkey I miss designs like this, especially with the advent of RGB. Fuck form, give me functionSCSI is how the GD-Rom writer connects:
that angle, a towering behemothOne more the Dreamcast dev kit
my god
A new thread and still we have class clowns acting like the system will look anything like this. You all don't get tired of shit posting?
The Katana dev kit is actually really small, like the size of a mini-tower. Compared to it's contemporaries, it's really small. I actually think, by area, it might be smaller than the commercial Xbox.
the BOM cost of an early dev kit usually isn't considered. they're bespoke hardware, not really fabricated in huge quantities.
Lol, uh... based on what? Might wanna look through the thread.
Half the responses in this thread about this thing looking good or not are the reason why platform holders have a strict no photos of devkits rule.
People read so much into this stuff.
People read so much into this stuff.