The Sony Playstation 5 Pro is the most advanced home gaming console to hit the market to date. But you’ve likely never had a look inside at what puts it atop the current generation’s console wars. WIRED breaks it down so you don’t have to: this is every piece of a Sony PlayStation 5 Pro and DualSense Edge Controller.
Want the kit we used for this teardown?
_When you buy something through our affiliate links we earn a commission._
Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►►
Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►►
Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►►
Follow WIRED:
Instagram ►►
Twitter ►►
Facebook ►►
Tik Tok ►►
Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV.
ABOUT WIRED
WIRED is where tomorrow is realized.
@jopo7996
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 pm
This technical information is great, but will it have Pong and Minesweeper?
@Adde-hy7wx
March 31, 2025 at 12:18 pm
Would actually be a great idea if playstation had a free “classic games” game like a Astros playground. Just to make the ps5 feel a bit more free with games like pong, minesweeper, maybe pacman, 2048, solitaire or stuff like that. Nothing much. Just the very basics
@donnierussellii4659
March 31, 2025 at 4:04 pm
It’ll play Minesweeper, but with garish graphics and it’ll set you back $6.
@SipofOrangeJuice
March 31, 2025 at 12:13 pm
With $700, in my country, I’ll just get a gaming PC and and food to last me 2 weeks.
@axioms22
March 31, 2025 at 12:21 pm
overpriced garbage
@RadioactvPanda
March 31, 2025 at 12:21 pm
Please post more teardowns like this! It’s really refreshing to have media make content that helps bolster repair culture. Thank you guys!
@josher887
March 31, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Watch @ifixit
@KushAidMan
March 31, 2025 at 12:23 pm
I remember when consoles used to be so comparable. Now it’s clear that PlayStation made the best one
@clarencethomas01
March 31, 2025 at 12:27 pm
Microsoft has the better software and interface tho. But yeah playstation definitely has them beat in hardware (i own both btw)
@RadioactvPanda
March 31, 2025 at 12:32 pm
Wow, easy and removable joysticks is a huge win for gamers. Im shocked to say, good job Sony! Someone’s actually listening to the mass audience’s woes! That’s huge for repair!!
@tracydick9808
March 31, 2025 at 12:32 pm
One Game
@donnierussellii4659
March 31, 2025 at 12:55 pm
This seems a little too much like an ad. Sony make great stuff, but the company is off-putting to some people. They also make really cheap crap sneaking it by on brand name, and their movies tend to be very stupid.
@z.ngaming2681
March 31, 2025 at 1:01 pm
0:28 the frame
0:31 side panels
0:48 cmos battery access
1:05 cmos battery meaning
1:15 connectivity
1:18 wifi + bluetooth antenna
1:28 i/o board
1:32 i/o board meaning
1:50 M.2 expansion slot
2:02 M.2 expansion slot meaning
2:07 cooling system
2:20 jst connectors
2:42 *screw map*
2:51 the fan
3:07 heat sink fins
3:15 inner plastic shell
3:23 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
3:33 heat sinks and inner components
3:46 heat sink
3:51 thermal putty
3:58 metal shield
4:04 motherboard-to-port board interconnector cable
4:26 front and back heat sinks
4:36 power supply
4:42 motherboard
4:51 accelerated processing unit (APU)
4:57 APU meaning
5:02 liquid metal
5:21 *etchings*
5:25 foam padding
5:34 Playstation spectral super resolution (PSSR)
5:39 PSSR meaning
5:50 I/O controller
5:58 Nand flash storage 1
6:02 Nand meaning
6:18 512 GB chip storage
6:22 USB-C components
6:33 bidirectional linear driver meaning
6:46 Multi-Phase controller
7:02 compacitors and conductors
7:11 wireless card
7:24 DDR6 Ram
7:34 DDR5 Ram
7:39 DDR5 Ram function
7:44 Nand flash storage 2
7:49 M.2 connector
7:55 HDMI retimer
8:04 DualSense Edge controller
8:16 Paddle/Function buttons
8:25 Adaptive triggers
8:43 *front trim*
8:50 Removable joysticks
9:00 *rear trim piece*
9:17 battery
9:23 vibration motors
9:35 ribbon cable
9:39 microphone
9:44 *battery bracket*
9:47 controller motherboard
9:50 speaker
9:51 *mid frame*
9:56 button map
10:01 *gaskets*
10:06 touchpad
@gabrieljablonsky417
March 31, 2025 at 1:32 pm
“It’s faster”…
@animovhere894
March 31, 2025 at 2:01 pm
Nice edit, love it.
@wburger2178
March 31, 2025 at 2:45 pm
APU or JABOC? (Just A Bunch Of Capacitors) on the back of the board?
@Curts_videocassette
March 31, 2025 at 3:04 pm
Wow more of these
@jackharvey5499
March 31, 2025 at 3:07 pm
Way too expensive
@markedis5902
March 31, 2025 at 3:15 pm
Some really good design choices specially for use maintenance
@AldrianCG
March 31, 2025 at 3:39 pm
I thought about the liquid metal for a while, when they started to sell the vertical stance separately they must have enough data to conclude that placing the ps5 vertically can cause troubles because of the liquid metal. So, in order to deter such practice(without saying they messed up) they started to sell the accessory apart.
@reenachauriya4931
March 31, 2025 at 5:32 pm
No, liquid metal is never a problem because it’s under pressure and sealed like water cooled pc don’t have problem with orientation or leaking. They’re just greedy to sell the stand seperately because it looks much better
@NoFucksToGiveAnymore
March 31, 2025 at 3:42 pm
I just got me a pro last week Thursday and it only cost me $360 I was surprised of the massive discount I got I traded in my original PS5 So honestly so worth it
@mikewilliams6025
March 31, 2025 at 3:55 pm
The sfx in this video makes me want to puncture my own ear drums.
@invox9490
March 31, 2025 at 5:08 pm
I own a PS5 Slim and that thing heats up ALL the time. It’s even shutdown at least once without any warning… Is that normal? Should I contact tech support?
@reenachauriya4931
March 31, 2025 at 5:27 pm
Glad people are still using the Taiwanese flag and not the Chinese Taipei bs
@silversurfer8818
March 31, 2025 at 6:04 pm
If I had disassembled a PS5, It would remain disassembled, forever!
@AkaiWarai
April 1, 2025 at 6:41 pm
Ok
@trevordavidjones
March 31, 2025 at 6:34 pm
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@3monsterbeast
March 31, 2025 at 7:58 pm
What a great video!
@viniciusnoyoutube
March 31, 2025 at 8:47 pm
4:51 You got it wrong. This is not the APU, it’s the filter capacitors. The part you called the back of the APU it’s the APU really.
@chr1998is
March 31, 2025 at 8:56 pm
So a T-1000 cools a PS5/ PS5 Pro. 😂
@BetoSmith89
March 31, 2025 at 10:05 pm
Amazing video! Well done wire! Please don’t stop doing videos like this! Can’t to see the Xbox Series X and Switch 2!!
@briangoldberg4439
March 31, 2025 at 11:38 pm
OMG though it’s so ugly
@carlosmarto9375
April 1, 2025 at 12:23 am
games are still running at sub 1080p native resolutions even on this console, look at ac shadows or monster hunter wilds
@mn3438
April 1, 2025 at 3:00 am
Really nice video 👍🏻
@AprilReid-z6j
April 1, 2025 at 3:59 am
“Tonnes of heat” = less than 250w, how much hyperbole you wanna put into your script?
@ElvydTanner
April 1, 2025 at 6:08 am
Every time I see another video about the market crashing, I feel like a king because I’m always in profit with Moonacy Protocol. You won’t find APRs like this anywhere else!
@ireboren11
April 1, 2025 at 6:36 am
And yet my Xbox 360 gave me way less problems than my ps5 😂
@aakashkapoor8933
April 1, 2025 at 6:52 am
Just waaoo
@kristiarto7ers
April 1, 2025 at 7:09 am
Pulse elite need to do this
@Mysticism030
April 1, 2025 at 10:05 am
You’re only missing 48GB of storage when mentioning the ships of 512GB (not 500)
@Mysticism030
April 1, 2025 at 10:05 am
You’re only missing 48GB of storage when mentioning the chips of 512GB (not 500)
@BendjiKeith
April 1, 2025 at 10:07 am
I recently got into DuckChain and Moonacy Protocol, starting to make big plans for this year 😎
@ninreck5121
April 1, 2025 at 12:12 pm
it’s really cool how much of this is easily taken out to fix or replace
@RafaelAsensio-e9n
April 1, 2025 at 12:22 pm
Xbox dejará de fabricar videoconsolas para dedicarse a fábrica pc
@ericcarabetta1161
April 1, 2025 at 12:36 pm
There’s a surprising amount of empty space on the motherboard. My guess would be for cooling and temperature management but idk.
@AnalogFoundry
April 1, 2025 at 5:42 pm
7:24 – correction: that’s GDDR6, not DDR6.
@McKuc
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 pm
The fan is not bigger then the PS5 fan. 02:45
It is smaller but runs faster = louder = not so pro 😂
@irfkaptan
April 3, 2025 at 6:42 am
WRONG
@McKuc
April 3, 2025 at 6:48 am
@irfkaptan you are talking to the ps5 fan guy my uninformed friend 😄👍
@Aaron-B09
April 1, 2025 at 9:04 pm
When graphics cards are pushing 4k this thing is a steal
@那人冷靜一點
April 1, 2025 at 10:44 pm
Fun fact, ps5pro is running recent games at under 1080p😂😂😂
@yiitAy
April 2, 2025 at 7:09 am
did you use this thing built quilty perfect, no noise , works around 200-300 watt whole system, no coil whine etc.
@Dan-si8fp
April 2, 2025 at 8:25 am
@@那人冷靜一點 Useless remark, they upscale 1080p to create an image that looks like 4K. I play on PC and know what native 4K looks like, PS5 Pro displays 4K well. You’re not fooling anyone fanboy.
@aichan5235
April 2, 2025 at 7:31 pm
@@那人冷靜一點cool, still enjoying my ps5 pro at upscaled 4k resolution.
@那人冷靜一點
April 2, 2025 at 8:02 pm
@@aichan5235 enjoying inferior upscaler like pssr? No thanks😅 enjoying dlss + frame gen + 2.5x the raw power of your ps5pro on my 4080s
@那人冷靜一點
April 1, 2025 at 10:46 pm
It looks so bad on the inside 😂 the motherboard prob will only cost $30😂
@Rsmith420
April 2, 2025 at 1:56 am
One has to ask themselves, “why is this being posted now, all of a sudden?”
@iPh1l1pp
April 2, 2025 at 6:35 am
Look way cheaper built than the 2020 Modell lol
@itsvariii
April 2, 2025 at 7:41 am
7:25 That’s wrong – it’s GDDR6, not DDR6. GDDR has higher bandwidth but higher latency than DDR. The specifications for DDR6 haven’t been officially confirmed by JEDEC yet, and no DDR6 RAM is commercially available.
@Mr.R0ug3
April 2, 2025 at 8:13 am
can you do pc next?
@toobers1234
April 2, 2025 at 8:16 am
The more you know 💫
@geoafe66
April 2, 2025 at 9:00 am
I enjoyed this
@INTEL_CORE_INSIDE
April 2, 2025 at 10:10 am
Wow
Bunch of NPC people in here
@Enemyofthematrix45
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 pm
99% of every yt comment section
@GPQMeIRLpleasesomeone
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 pm
99% of every yt comment section
@anton_king_romanov
April 2, 2025 at 11:56 am
*Gddr6 7:00
@romanovdast
April 2, 2025 at 11:56 am
*Gddr6 7:00
@soukkhanhsila134
April 2, 2025 at 2:22 pm
I dont have a ps5, im watching this in case someone gives me a broken ps5.
@IBelieveInTheGYAT
April 2, 2025 at 2:37 pm
This is 4 months late better tear down the better pro model launching 2026.
@NomeIndeciso
April 2, 2025 at 6:27 pm
I’ve seen a good amount of tear down videos for different devices, and I’ve heard plenty of times to the effect of “but be aware, removing this sticker will void your warranty!” And to my memory this is the first I’ve heard that doesn’t actually apply in the US 😦
@IsaacTorres
April 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Guys you said the liquid metal is on the back of the CPU but it’s the front
@Krypterium
April 3, 2025 at 2:34 pm
awesome tear down
@ОгурцыТыквенные
April 4, 2025 at 4:02 am
Cool video
@ikephipps2696
April 4, 2025 at 7:32 am
Pretty cool vid….props
@ThePrivateGamer19
April 4, 2025 at 8:53 am
Now do the same thing, but with the ps2 phat, please!
@TuyetMeiiFarm
April 4, 2025 at 11:56 am
<3
@smittywerbenjagarmanjensen3059
April 4, 2025 at 2:17 pm
No, it’s positive negative and signal wires at 2:00
@xboxone47
April 5, 2025 at 4:20 pm
Do series x pls
@AmirGameShow2
April 5, 2025 at 4:27 pm
Ps5 Pro is the Best Playstaion I ever had. I sold my old fat one for 350 (I was shocked people are paying that much money for that) and bought my 2Tb Ps5 with 350. more power. better cooling and great performance.
@essadakkam
April 6, 2025 at 4:43 pm
Informative 👍
@mohamedirfan7158
April 7, 2025 at 6:15 am
This video is absolute brilliance. Now that I’m gonna buy an Ps5 pro to know more..
@tri.wicaksono
April 7, 2025 at 8:05 am
why i just found this channel, very satisfying teardown video!
love with explanation on every components!
@kiisseli1337
April 7, 2025 at 1:39 pm
My PS5 Pro with disc drive makes horrible noise when reading the disc. It goes away when I press the drive to the console, but comes back the moment I let go. I even have the official vertical stand. Reinstallation doesn’t help.
@mynameisharsha
April 7, 2025 at 2:53 pm
This was such an interesting video!
@gtleshow
April 7, 2025 at 5:50 pm
There’s something oddly satisfying about watching someone take apart a PS5 Pro like it’s a LEGO set for tech nerds.
@mdvidz7416
April 8, 2025 at 2:00 am
Video feels like it was posted too late. That is why it has so little views in 7 days. If this teardown was filmed and posted a couple months ago, it would have millions of views.
@frogstock2597
April 9, 2025 at 3:29 am
Why do you use the annoying sounds every few seconds… Unnecessary
@georgesmith5201
April 9, 2025 at 3:29 pm
So many different companies make those chips. No wonder the tariffs are going to make this console’s price reach the heavens.
@realhuman4396
April 11, 2025 at 9:47 pm
Impressive engineering, worth the price is debatable
@irfkaptan
April 12, 2025 at 6:56 pm
I think by the amount of thermal putty holding majority of the heatsink together you definitely compromise the cooling once disassembled and put together without carefully removing and reapplying all contact points with a similar putty.