The tech heads over at Digital Foundry seem impressed with the PlayStation 4 Slim, stating that it's generally far, far quieter than standard PlayStation 4 models. It also consumes much less power, its surface doesn't get near as hot, and it boasts 5GHz wifi. Not bad for a console that's currently being shoved aside for the PlayStation 4 Pro in terms of media coverage.
According to Digital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter, who hosts the video that we've embedded above, the Slim is "whisper quiet". Putting the new system to the test with a 4v4 game of Rocket League, the report highlights just how loud old PS4 models can get; the original PS4 launch model hits a rather worrying 63 decibels, while the slightly improved PS4 CUH-1200 model reaches a better 51 decibels. However, the Slim measures just 43 decibels when background ambience is 40 decibels. In other words, the Slim barely makes a sound.
Pushing the Slim even further, Digital Foundry slapped Assassin's Creed Unity into the disc drive - a title that's notorious for making the PS4's internal fans go nuts. The publication measures 55 decibels from the Slim on this one, and although that's a marked improvement over the 65 decibels of the launch PS4 model, it would seem that even the Slim isn't safe from Ubisoft's mess of a release. Still, if it takes Unity to actually force the Slim into making a noise, we reckon that's quite impressive.
What do you make of the Slim? Are you thinking about nabbing one? Tell your PS4 to keep it down in the comments section below.
[source eurogamer.net]
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guess that put pave to the noisy and over heating rumours that were spreading about the leaked consoles
I kind of want to trade my old ps4 just for the extra space! 500 gb is not working for me
Noise is never an issue I always play with headphones on.
@dryrain same here with my XB1 but it's still a problem that's going to affect the console, just glad I'm getting my XB1 S in a couple of weeks time then I can sell it.
I'm sure Sony wishes that the secret of the console's design was kept quieter though.
@Neolit I agree my fatty PS4 who incidentally now has a inferiority complex since the announcment of the Slim.Is also whisper quiet.
My WI-FI is crud I wire mine through my laptop.
Sorry Sony tell a Friend Slim shady.
My PS4 does vary in noise. If i am playing most games and movies its pretty quiet but if Uncharted 4 goes into my playstation then its goes crazy with the fan. Guess its because its more intensive on the machine.
Yeah, I'm currently playing Uncharted 4 and it seems to be one of those games that puts the fan into overdrive. I always play my games through headphones so it doesn't really bother me.
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Bloody hell, good job you pointed that out, I've changed it to a pic of the Slim.
That'll teach me for saving all of these pictures in one file.
Would be nice, since my PS4 can tend to sound like an industrial sander when it boots a game from disc. Slight exaggeration but you get my point.
Btw my PS4 only makes loud noise when it's summer and my rooms lights on fire! The rest of the year is pretty smooth
Wow he sold me the slim making it more quiet and it does look nice with proper pictures. So when the Scorpio releases we get a slim PS4 Pro. I would get a PS4 slim after this but I have to get the PS4 Pro.
Sony should have upgraded to 5Ghz a long time ago. My PS4 has really poor network performance, but in sleep mode it seems to download faster strangely. I recently bought a used Xbox One 1TB unit and was surprised to find that MS has been doing 5Ghz for years...
@ShogunRok May I speak for all the members of the 7% club and thank you for not forgetting about us. I may still buy a Pro, but I like having all the facts so I can make an informed decision.
@Neolit I'm with you. Since the warranty having expired I dismantle mine once a month and blow all the crap out that collects in there. It stays whisper quiet and takes about 5 mins to do.
@AFCC Easy enough to change out the HDD and cheaper!
My PS4 is pretty quiet - it was loud a while ago so I opened her up and gave her a good polish and then back to how it was as new. No doubt this new hardware will get loud after 2 or 3 years of solid use.
PS4 vs. PS4 slim vs. PS4 Pro vs. Xbox One vs. Xbox One S vs. Scorpio there's only one indisputable winner.... Digital Foundry!!!!
Are there actual games that ruin systems. Rocket League was the first game to make my ps4 go crazy and it hasn't been quiet since
@ShogunRok: This video definitely won me over, thanks!
@DLB3 I've always been shocked by people who say the OG PS4 is loud, too. I think mileage varies, but I too am lucky enough to have a console that doesn't make much noise unless it's installing a new game.
@dryrain Mine was exactly the same. Time for a clean out of the dust from the inside. You'll be impressed with the difference.
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