Removable optical drive, Sony modular PS5 game console patent exposed

CTOnews.com April 27 news, Sony PlayStation 5 game console currently has "digital version" and "optical drive version" two kinds. According to the latest patent, Sony is about to introduce a modular design for the PS5 host, and its optical drive uses a removable design.

According to the new patent exposed by foreign science and technology media segmentnext, PlayStation 5 optical drive adopts detachable design. The patent section of CTOnews.com translation is described as follows:

The new optical drive adopts transfer roller position control mechanism, centering mechanism and clamping pulley operation mechanism, while allowing the number of parts to be reduced.

Another purpose of this patent is to reduce the degree of vibration transmitted from the host to the housing. The base is fixed in the inner shell by the first damper, and the inner shell is fixed in the shell by the second damper.

Although the patent itself does not mention PS5 game consoles, only "game consoles, personal computers and AV devices", the patent draft looks very close to the CD-ROM version of PS5.