Sony quietly redesigned the PS5 Slim with better cooling and a replaceable battery

A teardown reveals Sony quietly redesigned the PS5 Slim with a replaceable CMOS battery, PS5 Pro style cooling, a simplified ...
TweakTown

Sony quietly revises PS5 Slim with better liquid-metal cooling and easier-to-replace CMOS battery

A teardown reveals a revised PS5 Slim motherboard with updated liquid-metal cooling and an easier-to-replace CMOS battery for ...
PlayFront

New PS5 Slim 2026: Model revision simplifies CMOS battery replacement

Starting in September 2026, the CMOS battery can be replaced without disassembling the motherboard, just like on the PS5 Pro.
Ars Technica

When do you replace the CMOS battery on your laptop?

I've got a 7 year old Lenovo Thinkpad x230 and my gf has the same year Dell Inspiron. Thinking of replacing the CMOS batteries. They both work just fine after replacing spinning rust with SSDs. The ...
Softonic

PS5 Slim quietly updated: better cooling and easier battery replacement

Sony seems to have slipped a new internal revision into the PlayStation 5 Slim without saying much about it. A teardown of ...
PlayStation LifeStyle

Revised PlayStation 5 Slim Model Comes With Major, Welcome Change

Sony Interactive Entertainment quietly rolled out a revised PS5 Slim model in September 2026, featuring several changes.