Sony working on a redesign Playstation 5 to be lighter and more efficient and thus improve the profit margins it gets on both production costs and logistics. The new models, which have so far only been seen in Australia, the CFI-1200A (with optical drive) and CFI-1200B (without optical drive), do not appear to be a simple modification, but rather a complete redesign of the internals. machines.

With over 5 million subscribers, American YouTuber Austing Evans managed to get hold of a PlayStation 5 CFI-1200 unit and showed the differences with the CFI-1000 and CFI-1100 models. The conclusion he reached is that the proposal The CFI-1200 is more efficient and lighter, which could indicate that Sony is already working on a suitable redesign for the anticipated Slim version. PlayStation 5.

If the CFI-1200’s design was indeed better in every way, it would also benefit users who would have a product that is a bit easier to carry or carry in the hand, and which would contribute, however slightly, to lower power consumption. . The CFI-1200A variant with an optical drive weighs 3.9 kilograms, compared to 4.2 for the CFI-1100A and 4.5 for the CFI-1000A, with the reduction for the non-optical variants not as significant as for the CFI-1200B. 3.4 kilograms compared to 3.6 for the CFI-1100B and 3.9 for the CFI-1000B.

In addition to the improvements that the PlayStation 5 CFI-1200 models will bring to Sony and apparently to users, the Japanese company recently released system update 22.02-06.00.00, which is notable for introducing 1440p resolution support over HDMI. Although it’s not the most popular resolution, some studies have seen an increase in its use recently, so it’s a little surprising that the console didn’t support it, at least officially.

The latest system update for PlayStation 5 also added social features such as the ability to ask a party member to share your screen, easily view new friends’ profiles, and receive notifications to help you join the game. another friend quickly via chat.

The PlayStation 5 CFI-1200 models are only available in Australia so far, but seeing Sony’s motivation for creating them, they will surely gradually expand to the rest of the world, unless the company has plans for a global launch. (and that’s assuming you have the ability to do it).