The PlayStation 5 may very well be the largest game console in modern history
After months of speculation and teases, the PlayStation 5 console was unveiled late last week.
The console's design is a major departure from the last several generations of PlayStation consoles, and has Beyond the design, the sheer size of the PlayStation 5 has become a point of contention. By all accounts, it is one of the largest game consoles ever made.
Beyond the USB and disc drive comparison, some folks are taking the gamepad's d-pad dimensions – presumably similar, it not identical, in size to the PlayStation 4 d-pad – and extrapolating the console's size. Depending on the source, the console ranges in height from 15 to 16 inches tall. That height would make the PlayStation 5 the tallest console ever made. It's said to be about 3.5 inches wide.
To contextualize those numbers, some folks have put together graphic comparisons with previous consoles:
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