Gallery: See What's Inside the PlayStation 4 With These Exclusive Photos

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    Sony engineering director Yasuhiro Ootori looks over a PlayStation 4 -- after taking it apart, piece by piece.
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    The PlayStation 4 -- in one piece -- and its controller, the DualShock 4.
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    The underside of the PlayStation 4, whose look and feel was overseen by Sony design guru Tetsu Sumii.
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    The rear of the PS4, where you'll find an AUX port (for a PS Camera), an HDMI out port (for TVs and other audio-visual devices), an optical digital audio out port (for audio devices), and a LAN port (for connecting to a network).
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    The eject and power buttons on the front of the system.
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    The two USB ports on the front of the system.
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    Another view of the back of the console, where you can also connect power.
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    A closeup of the rear ports.
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    The DualShock 4 controller, designed in the image of the DualShock 3 (with a few new additions, including a touch pad and a button for sharing your game play with others).
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    A rear view of the DualShock 4.
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    A front view of the DualShock 4, where you can see the iconic Sony light bar.
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    Ootori holds the console's optical drive, which plays DVDs and Blu-ray disks.
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    The PS4's internal parts, after the teardown. The motherboard is the large green piece on the right.
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    The PS4's central frame.
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    Sony's specially designed centrifugal fan (top).
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    The PS4 heatsink, used to draw heat from the central processor.
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    A closeup of the green motherboard. The central processor is that big thing on the right, surrounded by eight memory chips. The other eight memory chips are on the other side of the board.
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