Building a portable console is hard, right? You have to do lots of wiring, maybe trim a few PCBs, and learn all about the finer points of high-end motherboard design! Or, you could keep it simple. That’s just what [Francesco6n] did when he built this portable PS4.
The aim for this build wasn’t to build the smallest, sleekest, or prettiest portable PS4. It was just to build a functional one that worked. To that end, the guts of the PS4 was installed in a 3D-printed case decorated with the usual square-circle-cross-triangle motif. A 1024×600 Acer Aspire One laptop display was installed in a clamshell configuration to act as the screen for the build. Inside the case is a large GPU-style cooler which helps keep temperatures down. As for power, there’s no need to plug this thing in everywhere you go. Instead, it’s capable of running for up to 90 minutes continuously thanks to a battery pack consisting of eighteen 18650 cells. In a beautiful touch of cross-platform cooperation, an Xbox 360 supply is used to power the thing when mains power is available.
It’s a neat build, and one that doesn’t overcomplicate things. Projects like this are a great way to get your feet wet with portable console hacking, letting you learn the ropes without too much pressure. More pictures after the break.
Try Noctua sileny fans.
The noise in background is the 3D printer!
It’s not, if you look none of the fans on the hotend are spinning. Usually one will spin constantly when powered.
Man, i’m the one that build it!
In the right side, i have an elegoo neptune 4 max that was in preheat!
Look at the youtube video:
https://youtu.be/wdFjuvVqVi0?feature=shared
Still your only option for playing Bloodborne on the go.
“Ahhh, poor Grimley! Stuck in a building with no phone, tablet, or PC to play games on! For 7.5 whole hours !”
“Horrors! What happened to him?”
“Drove him utterly mad. Has a landline and writes…letters to communicate!”
Honestly the Steamdeck has killed the necessity for a lot of these handheld console builds.
Wow…. can’t believe this. everybody giving some kind of stupid criticism instead of appreciating the fact that he built a hand-held console by hand had a big website publish the story… this is a very big achievement big ups bro congrats…..🥳🥳
Many thanks man!!!
For anyone who wants to try building it, I’m leaving the link to the repository:
https://github.com/Francesco6n/Simple-Portable-PS4
Inside, you’ll find the links to the 3D files, the necessary parts, and the guide.