{
  "id": 11679686,
  "title": "PS5 Slim Gets Silent Hardware Update; Another Cooling System Change",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/ps5-slim-gets-silent-hardware-update-another-cooling-system-change",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-03T12:16:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/406221/ps5-slim-silent-update-cooling-change/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The PS5 Slim has undergone a silent hardware update, as revealed by console technician @Modyficator89 from the Marvel’s Wolverine Limited Edition Bundle. Changes include a new EDM-051 motherboard layout, which simplifies repairs and allows for a more cost-effective and efficient HDMI retimer implementation. Additionally, this update incorporates a PS5 Pro-style liquid-metal interface, with a cooler, redesigned heatsink that allows for better heat dissipation. The revisions in the cooling system are reminiscent of the Pro console's system, suggesting PlayStation's efforts to miniaturize the superior cooling technology for the Slim form factor. Notably, weight has not been mentioned in either update, indicating that the Slim model represents the culmination of weight-reducing technologies applied to the original console.",
  "summary": "Over the course of the current console generation, the original PS5 has gone through at least two silent hardware revisions, both resulting in less weight. Of the two updates, the first one even came with a different cooling system, featuring a smaller heatsink that, interestingly, provided better cooling. The colloquially named Slim model also got […] The post PS5 Slim Gets Silent Hardware…",
  "key_points": [
    "PS5 Slim receives silent hardware update",
    "New EDM-051 motherboard layout simplifies repairs",
    "PS5 Pro-style cooling system improves heat dissipation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}