The rumors about the future console that Sony is going to launch on the market are quite long-lasting. Always, since the launch of PlayStation, we have found that within a few years a revision of the system with the nickname "Slim" has been launched, except in the case of the first edition, which was called PlayStation One. In short, This photo that you can see in the header would supposedly belong to the PlayStation 4 Slim that the Japanese company would be willing to launch this coming September or mid-October, to take advantage of the last pull of the PlayStation 4 before launching the PlayStation 4 Neo with 4K video playback capabilities.
Let's take a look at this new PlayStation 4 Slim starts by reducing the upper part, as far as the lower part is concerned, we have the same thick edge as the previous edition. However, if we look at the upper edge (remember that the PlayStation 4 is divided into two blocks) it is much thinner in these photographs, to the point that it is enough space for SONY and PS4 screen printing. This, it would make the console about 25% thinner than the other time.
On the front we forget the touch buttons of the first editions of the PlayStation 4, two physical buttons, one round and the other oval, the first to run the game and the second to turn the console off and on (or put it to sleep) . As we could hope, it is common for Sony to remove touch buttons In the reissues of the console, they are details that only remain for the first consoles launched on the market, as happened in the case of the PlaySation 3.
In the original version, as you know, the front USBs are located next to each other, on this occasion, we assume that for cooling reasons, one USB is located next to the CD output, while the other is located on the other edge of the console, we suppose that this way they achieve a more stable cooling, especially when we are charging one or both DualShock 4 at the same time.
The back and bottom of the PS4 Slim
We go to the back, where we can find the same connection panel as in the previous edition of the PlayStation 4, although we are missing a component. Sony would have decided to remove the optical audio connection on the PlayStation 4, limiting the sound to your only available HDMI connection. On one side the maintenance connection and the Ethernet cable, while on one edge we find its now classic power connection. The serial number this time is located just below the power connection port, it will be difficult to read if the console is running, although we could easily do it from the settings menu.
The other aspect that has drawn our attention and a lot is the details of the base of the console. At the bottom, we find eight studs, the ones for a small elevation of the console that allows better cooling, and the guys from Sony have been detailed, since The eight studs represent the four buttons on the DualShock 4 controller, twice each of the buttons. In the center, it shows the PlayStation logo, although it is the base and in principle no one should see it. The truth is that the detail of the rubber studs is quite curious.
Box contents and storage
It seems that the contents of the box will be exactly the same Of the previous occasions, the PlayStation 4 Slim will come with a power cable, a headset, an HDMI cable, a microUSB charging cable, the DualShock 4 controller and the instruction manual.
It is the storage that draws attention, Sony eliminated the 500GB consoles from its catalog a little less than six months ago, however, this PlayStation 4 Slim that we have seen today has well highlighted the capacity of 500GB in its box. We remember, however, that this leak must still be taken with tweezers, since we do not know for sure if the PS4 Slim that we see will be launched this year or is the design of the Neo.