Official PlayStation 4 Development Kit (Hardware)

Edit on Github | Updated: 21st December 2025

This post covers the hardware used to develop PlayStation 4 games by major studios back in the day, for the software side see the post on the Official PS4 SDK.

Pricing Information

The PS4 development kits were split into “Testing Kits” for QA and “Development Kits” for software developers. With both having an alternative Bundle version.

The prices for standard PS4 testing kits and the PS4 Pro testing/development hardware are listed in the table below in Euros (€), currently we don’t know the price of the standard PS4 Development kit.

DUH-D1000AA - Original PS4 Development Kit (DUH-D1000AA)

The development kit details were known about as early as July 2013 due to the FCC white papers that are available to the public ¹. These included sketches of the front and back of the unit and low level hardware details including the new intake fan.

devkit provides a detailed overview of an early PlayStation 4 development hardware unit (model DUH-D1000AA), highlighting physical differences such as additional USB/Ethernet ports and debug LEDs.

The video demonstrates the system’s “expired” state, explores the extensive debug settings menu, and showcases the Neighborhood desktop software used for remote console management and package installation.

Thanks to WorldUponAString over on Reddit we have a photo of the rear of the Unit ²:

DUH-T1000xA - PS4 TESTING KIT

The PS4 Testing Kits look almost identical to the standard retail PlayStation 4 apart from the text “TEST” written on it along with a “Kensington Lock”:

DUH-D7000AA - Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Development Kit

The PS4 Pro development kit DUH-D7000AA was made by Foxconn ³ and had a stackable design ideal for rack mounting which would be useful for connecting to the hardware from developers machines over the network.

Front Panel

Here are some specifications about the front panel of the development kit:

• Material: Thin brushed aluminum plate.
• Debug: Row of LEDs numbered 0–7 (likely for binary debug codes).
• Controls: Standard Power/Eject plus Dev-specific buttons (Reset, System/Memory access).

I/O (Connectivity):**

The hardware provided the following ports:

• Front: 3x USB ports.
• Rear:
  • 2x Ethernet (RJ45): One standard, one labeled DevLAN.
  • 1x USB Type-B (“Dev USB”).
  • 1x Standard Rear USB.
  • Aux port (likely for Camera/VR).
  • HDMI & Optical Out.

Internal Hardware

Gamers Nexus performs a detailed teardown of a the DUH-D7000AA PlayStation 4 Pro development kit. The analysis reveals a unique, robust cooling system with massive 12mm heat pipes that potentially influenced the later PS5 design, alongside a doubled memory capacity of 16GB GDDR5 compared to the retail version.

Here are the internal hardware components shown off in the video:

• SoC (Processor):
  • Model Number: Sony CXD90044GC.
  • Die Size: ~23.0mm x 14.9mm.
• Memory (RAM):
  • Total Capacity: 16GB GDDR5.
  • Configuration: 16 x 1GB modules (8 on each side of the motherboard).
  • Note: This is double the 8GB found in the consumer PS4 Pro to assist with debugging.
• Storage:
  • Drive Type: 2.5-inch HGST HDD.
  • Specs: 1TB, 5400 RPM, SATA 3Gb/s.
• Power Supply:
  • Output: ~330 Watts on the 12V rail.
  • Features: Modular design with accessible external probe points for technicians.

Here is a screengrab of the board from Gamers Nexus’s video:

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