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The new PlayStation 5 hasnt come out yet it doesnt even have a specific release date but a few YouTubers have gotten their hands on it, including Dave Lee from the Dave2D channel. Lee posted his teardown of the console yesterday, and if youve been curious about how that detachable disc drive works, this is the best look youll get at it without buying the $499.99 PS5 yourself later this month.

After Lee pries off the PS5s plastic side cover, you can see the drive sitting there with three screws staring back at you. I thought they were pentalobe screws at first, but a later zoomed-in shot shows theyre just standard crosshead screws. Phillips head, if you like. Okay, no surprises there. Good.

It cant be that easy. But it is! Clip: Dave2D / GIF: The Verge

But then it just pops right out. The screws were a red herring! Such sleek modularity!

The PS5 disc drive connector. Screenshot: The Verge

When Lee pulls the drive aside, it reveals a port framed within an oblong hexagon where the drives connecter settles. This is what I loved about so much of the design of machines like the Power Mac G5. You see the part, you grab it, and you take it out theres no hard, angular plastic connector to stab your sweaty fingers as you wriggle it free. Very tasteful.

The drive aside, the new PS5 is a nice-looking system if youre into the pointy Dracula collar look of the first one. And when Lee puts it next to the original, the size disparity is more drastic than past comparisons have made it seem, even if theyre really not that differently sized; its still larger than the Xbox Series X, after all. Lee says it feels significantly lighter, too great for when you take your PS5 out for its afternoon walk (or over to your friends house).

Heres the full video, if youd like to check out the rest of the teardown.

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