YouTuber Posts In-Depth Look at the PS5 Dev Kit - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 September 2022 / 3,390 Views
YouTube content creator Macho Nacho Productions has posted a video providing an in-depth look at the PlayStation 5 development kit. The model he has is the DFI-D1000AA.
The PS5 dev kit he has does not come with an optical drive, so he wasn't able to test any PS5 or PS4 disc games running on it. It is noted that some leaked images of the dev kit do show some models do include an optical drive.
The front of the PS5 dev kit includes the text "Development Kit for PlayStation 5" and "Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc." There is also a power button, a reset button, a USB-C port, one USB 2.0 port, four USB 3.0 ports and more.
The back of the unit includes the model number, other information, a power port, two ethernet ports, an HDMI port, and the last high speed USB 3.0 port.
You can view the in-depth video below:
Once the PS5 dev kit is turned on it lets you adjust the display area size before entering the main menu of the console. It has a Sony crossbar menu system and at the top of the menu there is text that reads: "This DevKit/TestKit is Expired." this means the dev kit is not activated and limits how much the YouTuber can do with the console.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
More Articles
I remember when pics of the dev kit leaked and some people thought the PS5 was actually going to look like that lol
I liked it, but yes no way it would be that, and a lot of people hated how it looked.
In some ways, I actually prefer it to the final design. I like that it's designed to sit horizontally.
Well I liked the final design better as well, but just want to point I was one of the few that liked that bizarre devkit design.
Fair enough. Either way the PS5 is pretty bulky and could definitely use a slim version.
Can't deny the fact =p
Maybe for some people. Mine site nicely vertical near my tv, doesn't get in the way. I actually like the big form factor, looks premium.
I have no problem fitting in my cabinet, but there is no denial it could be smaller.
Surprising to me as dev kits but esp early dev kits rarely look like the final product. Early 360 kits were just Power macs. E3 2005 the demos were running off power macs. PS3 dev kits were this massive server blade-looking thing. Early Wii kits were brown Gamecubes with a thing sticking out the top. Some dev kits would get revised of course. PS4's was just a big silver thing with an unfinished design controller.
It's probably the same people that saw the GTA6 leak and thought the final game will look that bad lol
This past week someone from SSM put an early build of GoW 2018, I think it had a mockery on people that believe the early tests indicates the final product.
Oh really? I heard a lot of devs have been putting out early footage in response to the leak.
Seems like it also contain source code for Matrix =p
Essay Pro