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News hardware & software 06 May 2021, 18:53

author: Martin Nothing

PS5 May Get Cheaper CPU and New Design in 2022

The previous generation of consoles set a new trend with refreshed versions of hardware and the current generation may continue it. However, no one expected that a new version of the PlayStation 5 with a cheaper AMD processor could go into production so soon.

According to a report by Taiwanese website DigiTimes, it appears that Sony plans to begin production of a new version of PS5 as early as the turn of the second and third quarter of 2022. The Japanese corporation is looking for a way to reduce expenses associated with the console. As is known, the production costs of PS5 are higher than the price of the device, which makes the company incur loss on each sold copy.

According to informants, a remedy is to use a new processor AMD, designed in 6-nanometer technology called TSMC. It is to be cheaper in production than the currently used in PS5 chip, Zen 2 (7 nm), which seems to be confirmed at least by this source, and also much less expensive than the chip planned, according to older rumors, in 5 nm lithography.

This change could add to PlayStation 5's currently severely limited resources around the world. However, despite the ongoing problems, it's fair to say that the console has been a huge success, with Sony not expecting so many units to be sold. However, the company seems to understand the current situation and its representatives themselves have admitted that PS5's supply problem will not be resolved by the end of the fiscal year due to a general shortage of chips. Possible creation of a new design of the console would probably allow the company to correct some inconveniences, such as overheating of the device.

At this point it's unclear whether a refreshed version of PS5 will see major design improvements, or whether the changes will be limited to the processor. Hopefully we'll know a little more about that soon. Perhaps the availability of PlayStation 5 will improve, and we'll finally be able to buy Sony's hardware without a problem.

Martin Nothing

Martin Nothing

He began his writing adventure in the now non-existent Mobilny Swiat. Then he wandered around various technology services. Although he is not a typical gamer, and has only Football Manager on his computer, he finally ended up on GRYOnline.pl. There is not a day when he wouldn't watch reviews of new smartphones, that's why he initially wrote about all kinds of technology. Over time, however, he shifted his interests more towards cinematography. An NBA fan who believes that Michael Jordan is better than LeBron James, and that basketball from the 90s was more pleasing to the eye.

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