Playstation 5: this is a technical drawing, you should not adjust the PS5 vertically

Since its launch on November 12, 2020 in the US, Canada, Australia and Japan, followed by the rest of the world on November 19, the Japanese giant Sony’s PlayStation 5 has been much talked about. As soon as it was released, it was out of stock, so it took a lot of patience to get it. Last week, several articles, including Le Parisien, announced that the popular console was already sold out. An announcement made by Sony at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. So two and a half years for the console to be “over the counter”! If you already have a console, you may have decided to place it vertically on your furniture. Wrong! This was reported by a French expert that it was not intended at all for this purpose and as a result, it can leave you prematurely, says jeuxvideo.com. We explain why.

Why shouldn’t the PS5 be placed upright?

If you had older PlayStation models, you would of course have placed it vertically to save space. For PS5, it’s a different story! This console is heavier and bulkier than its predecessors, it was not optimized to work like this. Anyway, this is discovered by a French repairman with the nickname “Console System”. @68 Logic on Twitter. He simply explains that this will be the cooling of the console designed to work horizontallybut he also explains that using it vertically can damage some of its components!

“Don’t put the PS5 upright, the bottom line is, the liquid (thermal paste) moves and the gels are there. ” Photo credit: Twitter screenshot

A disturbing statement

According to the repairer, the cooling method of PS5 will be based on liquid metal technology. equivalent to thermal paste it slides between the cooler and the processor. The famous liquid would be in perfect quantity to ensure metal contact and therefore it was impossible to “overflow”, a joint is provided to avoid such problems. The problem is that Sony apparently forgot to plan for the resistance of this famous stamp to time. Planned obsolescence?

Collective response: I'm just warning, all the PS5 I've opened, liquid moves very often and sometimes can damage the surface of the CPU. In some cases, this affects the operation. I'm not the only techie to notice this. — “Answer collective: I only warn, all the PS5 that I open, the liquid moves very often and sometimes it can damage the surface of the CPU. In some cases, this affects the operation. I’m not the only techie to notice this. » Photo credit: Twitter screenshot

Still, according to the French expert, there will be repairmen is experiencing more and more liquid metal leakage moreover, it causes short circuits in the console due to electrical conductivity. By questioning their customers, they realized that most of them use their console vertically, like with the PS4, for example. This problem is becoming more and more apparent, but also and logically depends on the time spent on the console. Cannot profile itself on a lightly used console.

Sony may be aware of the problem

Even if no official press releases were made, liquid metal leakage issues would be expected for future versions of the PS5 Slim. Must be Sony consider its cooling system with a classic thermal paste. In the meantime, and because you are aware of the potential malfunction of your console, it is recommended that you place it horizontally. The repairer notes that the return for this failure is not recurring, but may increase in the coming months or years. At first glance, Sony’s after-sales service provides this type of repair, but what happens after the manufacturer’s warranty expires? Prevention is better than cure, right?