Console orientation has not been shown to affect console performance or cause hardware failure
Already at the end of December it was announced that by the beginning of 2023 the supply problems of playstation 5, a shortage that has been dragging on for two years, that is, since the console went on the market. Since then, some users have been disappointed by this new generation of consoles due to the lack of exclusive games and other types of information that are not always true.
The most recent concerns the placement of the PlayStation 5, which like its predecessors PS2, PS3 and PS4, It can be placed vertically and horizontally. Since PlayStation 2, there have always been rumors about which position could shorten the life of the console or the disc player, and the new generation could not be less.
In fact, last week social networks were filled with concerned users, because they had read or seen a video, in which it was commented that the PS5 in vertical position it could be damaged by spilling the liquid metal, which acts as thermal paste, covering the processor.
The short answer is that the position of the console does not affect its performance, According to Yasuhiro Ootori, one of its engineers, protagonist of the video shared by Sony in which the console is disassembled, piece by piece. Ootori himself confesses that he prefers the vertical position because of the console logo, which is oriented for this purpose, however, the performance is similar.
liquid metal leaks
The long answer begins with the origin of this comment, about the danger of placing the console vertically, which went viral. It all started with some videos posted by an independent technician, specialized in consoles, hecalled TheCod3r. In the full video titled ‘You Won’t Believe WHY This PlayStation 5 Stopped Working! Can I Fix Sony’s Catastrophic Mistakes?’ (translated as: You won’t believe WHY this PlayStation 5 stopped working! Can it fix Sony’s catastrophic errors?), published in September 2022, the technician managed to discover the most common reason why consoles stop working.
The problem occurs from the spillage of liquid metal, which acts as thermal paste, which covers the console’s processor and which is theoretically in a sealed system, precisely to prevent leaks. This substance extends, even more, inside the console due to the effect of gravity, by having the device in a vertical position, thus causing electrical problems by damaging the motherboard or simply difficulties when it comes to dissipating heat.
The cheapest repair
It should be noted that, as explained TheCod3r, this is one of the cheapest console failures to fix. The misunderstanding arose from a specific statement made by the technician in the video. He points out that liquid metal leaking from the console is something he’s seen in, at most, one in 10, or even 20 PS5s he’s repaired.
The technician refers to one out of every 10 damaged consoles that have been sent to him, not one out of every 10 that are manufactured, so the proportion of devices that suffer from this problem is lower. However, the confusion led to the belief that Sony was selling defective consoles. The place Wololo website He even wrote a post about the video in question, misunderstanding the technician’s words, believing that when he said that some of the consoles with the liquid metal leak had not been opened, he was referring to the packaging and not to having been opened by users or others. other technicians. Information that he denied shortly after, clarifying the true message of the video.
Therefore, until proven otherwise, placing the PS5 in a vertical position does not bring any negative consequences. Being an electronic device, it can fail for multiple reasons, such as the power supply itself, and even in a small percentage, the device can come with a manufacturing defect for which the warranty itself is responsible.
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