It Only Takes Sony 30 Seconds to Build a PS4

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How long does it take to build a PS4? 30 Minutes? An hour? Nope, and nope.



According to the Nikkei Asian Review, which has published an interesting story on Japan’s unassuming Kisarazu plant – otherwise known as the PlayStation factory – it takes only 30 seconds for Sony to put together its best-selling console.



Not surprisingly, the entire assembly is done through a sophisticated network of robots that have seen steady improvements since the plant’s humble beginnings in 1994, when it was initially tasked to produce the original PlayStation. Now, there are only four pairs of human hands involved in production: two to put motherboards on the line, and two to package the completed systems.



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[Zarathustra]

This has to be a bit disingenuous.

They must only be talking about final assembly.

You know, place the main board in the bottom of the clamshell, add the top clamshell, tighten screws, place in bag, in box, done.

The individual components take much MUCH longer to assemble.

Still 30s is pretty good for that.