
Originally Posted by
ArsTechnica
Even at maximum heat dissipation, the PS4 is much quieter than its predecessors. It's not outright silent, but from across the room the system produces a faint, low-level hum that's much less noticeable than the tiny jet engine whine of my launch-era PS3. The PS4 gets a little louder when a disc is spinning, but since all games run directly from the hard drive, this is really only an issue when watching disc-based movies. As I write this, I notice the gentle fan whir of my 2010 MacBook Air much more than I notice any noise coming from the PS4 running a game.