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[sachos]

Come on guys, no need to resort to ad hominem attacks... dude is just reporting an issue he has found with some of the PS5 he gets in his shop. It would have been cool though if he gave actual numbers to the ammount of units he receives with this kind of issue. Of course there is no need to go paranoid about it, if you can, use it in horizontal position just in case and if you like it vertical or dont have space for horizontal just use it vertical, chances are that you will never see an issue with it.

 

[saintjules]

Fair play but he knows his stuff.

Indeed. He's live now doing random repairs:

 

[deriks]

My PS4 only worked at vertical stand. PS5 is huge as fuck, and keeping at horizontal is a travesty

 

[skit_data]

Oh geez, who would have thought?!

Edit:
Gotta say I’m surprised he’s still going on about it ”still being an issue” because unless he somehow figured out a way to verify that these consoles had no history of getting damaged due to external factors (which is impossible) it’s a pretty bold claim to say it’s a design flaw.

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[DeepEnigma]

Oh geez, who would have thought?!

 

[Kvally]

No idea if this is true or not, but I have zero issues with mine. All I see here is the typical social media creating F U D.

 

[jaysius]

This was a good video. It's always nice to see you tubers doing better journalism than gaming "journalists."

I put a timestamp on the most relevant part.

That channel looks like cancer, all the thumbnails are clickbait with large brightly colored words, like one of those budgety feeling channels.

Her research is calling some repair shops... yea that's an idea, but it's not real proof that it's not an issue.

This fugly tubing guy is trying to make wave and make a name for himself because his personality is shit and his video production is typically low.

Who knows if it's a real issue, maybe there'll be some more thought on it from engineers.

 

[skit_data]

No idea if this is true or not, but I have zero issues with mine. All I see here is the typical social media creating F U D.

It’s probably true that someone got the liquid metal leaked out on the board etc but wether it was done by their own hand, the repairman saving his face, got a damaged console because of bad delivery service/shipping, any other type of external cause or a very very very stupid and improbable design flaw is anyones guess.

Out of these many options I find the latter the least likely, especially in context of the amounts of sold consoles and never hearing of this before.

 

[saintjules]

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Oh geez, who would have thought?!

Edit:
Gotta say I’m surprised he’s still going on about it ”still being an issue” because unless he somehow figured out a way to verify that these consoles had no history of getting damaged due to external factors (which is impossible) it’s a pretty bold claim to say it’s a design flaw.

 

[Murdok]

Oh geez, who would have thought?!

Edit:
Gotta say I’m surprised he’s still going on about it ”still being an issue” because unless he somehow figured out a way to verify that these consoles had no history of getting damaged due to external factors (which is impossible) it’s a pretty bold claim to say it’s a design flaw.

Thx, fixed

 

[Ansphn]

Of course another BS lie. Happens every time good PlayStation news comes out.

 

[ReBurn]

I like to watch his repairs. But the way he makes judgments and jumps to conclusions is so obnoxious that I often watch with the volume off. Dude does fix a lot of broken consoles, though. .

 

[diffusionx]

People really need to stop believing what they read on the internet.

 

[Gudji]

 

[remember_spinal]

Of course another BS lie. Happens every time good PlayStation news comes out.

It’s almost a guarantee at this point. At least the CMOS issue was somewhat of a concern

 

[lh032]

what is the next narrative?

 

[remember_spinal]

what is the next narrative?

PSVR2 is a time bomb, once you load fantavision on it, its set to explode.

 

[DinoD]

Not really worried about my PS5. It's been vertical since the launch day. Haven't noticed any sagging yet . I don't think we will ever see the repeat of XBOX360 and PS3 era. I had two 360's RROD-ed on me and my original/launch (phat) PS3 YLOD-ed in the 3rd year of its young life. Managed to reflow it once, but soon after died again and I CBF-ed 'nomore.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Ahh so that's clarified then. Another false rumor put to rest. No RROD situation for the PS5 then.

 

[//DEVIL//]

I have a friend who works at Walmart and every month they get 1 day where they get 20% off on anything. Asked if I want a PS5 from the online store ( GOW bundle ), So I said sure ( I do not think it will ever get a 20% discount anyway anytime soon so what the hell why not ).

But what is the verdict of this thread? are all PS5s doomed because of the liquid thermal paste or only if it's Vertical?

 

[Imtjnotu]

I have a friend who works at Walmart and every month they get 1 day where they get 20% off on anything. Asked if I want a PS5 from the online store ( GOW bundle ), So I said sure ( I do not think it will ever get a 20% discount anyway anytime soon so what the hell why not ).

But what is the verdict of this thread? are all PS5s doomed because of the liquid thermal paste or only if it's Vertical?

Just read the thread. No one in here has issues with a vertical console

 

[kurisu_1974]

Liquid metal... what will they think of next.

 

[Johnny Concrete]

I don't know what's best anymore, so I'll keep mine diagonal. Best of both worlds!

 

[Skifi28]

But what is the verdict of this thread? are all PS5s doomed because of the liquid thermal paste or only if it's Vertical?

Just grab an ouya to be safe, no reason to risk buying a ps5 that will later melt.

 

[Imtjnotu]

Liquid metal... what will they think of next.

Solid gas

 

[JawaSaysUtinni]

Ooof what a big waste a time all of this was then.

Rushed so quick to get the news out, and didn’t actually bother to review the evidence until afterwards. Excellent.

 

[Dick Jones]

I don't know who to believe... the retraction or this

 

[Tomeru]

I don't know who to believe... the retraction or this

The ps5 is so powerfull. The fan is threatening to create a black hole with all the torque its creating, and the br drive is do powerful that it's vibrations can create massive seismic spikes that could tear a hole into another dimention. Its MASSIVE copper heatsink can't be helping, as it can't fight the force the cpu is exerting.

Liquid metal is the least of our problems.

 

[Skifi28]

I don't know who to believe... the retraction or this

#concerned.

 

[Dick Jones]

The ps5 is so powerfull. The fan is threatening to create a black hole with all the torque its creating, and the br drive is do powerful that it's vibrations can create massive seismic spikes that could tear a hole into another dimention. Its MASSIVE copper heatsink can't be helping, as it can't fight the force the cpu is exerting.

Liquid metal is the least of our problems.

 

[ReBurn]

It's not unreasonable that there could be conditions where the foam barrier that prevents liquid metal from escaping could fail, such as the occasional incorrect application during assembly or someone drops the console and it dislodges. I would bet most instances where it happens are from people mishandling consoles and not manufacturing defects.

I read a reddit post some time back where someone had their PS5 vertical but weren't using the stand. The console toppled and fell and the shock caused a liquid metal leak. They were blaming Sony for their own negligence. I tried to find it but it looks like it was deleted. People were blasting him for it and he was responding that the base is wide enough to not need the stand. It was a good roasting.

 

[phil_t98]

It's not unreasonable that there could be conditions where the foam barrier that prevents liquid metal from escaping could fail, such as the occasional incorrect application during assembly or someone drops the console and it dislodges. I would bet most instances where it happens are from people mishandling consoles and not manufacturing defects.

I read a reddit post some time back where someone had their PS5 vertical but weren't using the stand. The console toppled and fell and the shock caused a liquid metal leak. They were blaming Sony for their own negligence. I tried to find it but it looks like it was deleted. People were blasting him for it and he was responding that the base is wide enough to not need the stand. It was a good roasting.

if you watch some of his videos often when he opens PS5's Liquid Metal is spilt onto the foam. he does say a lot of the time dropped consoles. am sure there are cases were the foam has failed to. the guy knows his stuff and like he says it could be a bigger problem down the road.

one question nobody seems to of asked is the consoles he says have had spoilage because of vertical standing, how many hours have the console been played on?

I suspect its more people mishandling the consoles

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I don't know who to believe... the retraction or this

Lmao, what a turd circus.

 

[LordCBH]

The issue was fucking inexperienced repair techs opening the systems and not reassembling them properly. Who would have fucking guessed? (Most people who aren’t dumb could have guessed)

 

[DeepEnigma]

Ahh so that's clarified then. Another false rumor put to rest. No RROD situation for the PS5 then.

And all those usual's in here jumping through hoops to try and explain why this is a dEsIgN fLaW.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

what is the next narrative?

This is a tough week already with TLOU TV show being more than great, PS VR2 already winning awards, etc...i'm sure they will think of something.

 

[Thirty7ven]

I don't know who to believe... the retraction or this

Such a weird fanbase.

 

[Dick Jones]

Such a weird fanbase.

I always go to a competitor's support group for my unbiased news on my gaming choices. They definitely know what's going on

 

[DeepEnigma]

Such a weird fanbase.

They need damned games to play, is what they need.

 

[Dick Jones]

They need damned games to play, is what they need.

They just need a boot up the arse is what they need. Utter bollocks spewed for 2 minutes.

Horizontal PS5s are faulty too. I dropped mine horizontally from the top of the London Eye into the Thames and it wouldn't work. I'm confident when I can buy another, a dropped vertical PS5 would work after...

Stay tuned

 

[MasterCornholio]

And all those usual's in here jumping through hoops to try and explain why this is a dEsIgN fLaW.

According to some people my PS5 will explode at some point and burn my house down.

New PS5 is more explosive!!!!!!

/S

 

[DeepEnigma]

According to some people my PS5 will explode at some point and burn my house down.

New PS5 is more explosive!!!!!!

/S

 

[skit_data]

I don't know who to believe... the retraction or this

Physics major here suggesting torque from the fan is driving the liquid metal out of the seal.
Pack up your shit folks, PS5 is doomed.
I’m happy youtube wasn’t a thing back when I used to get stoned.

Edit: I’m struggling to create a picture of how this guy is painting the picture. Is the angular velocity of a… is the APU connected to… Ok, I got it: The APU is attached to the heat sink and spinning around with the fan. Sounds about right, your heat sink is standing still and…. No I lost his train of thought again.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Physics major here suggesting torque from the fan is driving the liquid metal out of the seal.
Pack up your shit folks, PS5 is doomed.
I’m happy youtube wasn’t a thing back when I used to get stoned.

It's back baby.

 

[skit_data]

It's back baby.

That was some serious shit, I’m happy PS3 launched a bit later because otherwise we’d probably seen similar issues affecting it (and we still did to some extent).

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

I don't know who to believe... the retraction or this

So engineers spent 2 years elaborating a cooling system and random guy *believe* he found a design flaw because of the fan which almost no vibrate and the bluray drive which only spin for long when installing a game.

Science is based is on reproducible facts, not beliefs.

Physics major here suggesting torque from the fan is driving the liquid metal out of the seal.
Pack up your shit folks, PS5 is doomed.
I’m happy youtube wasn’t a thing back when I used to get stoned.

Edit: I’m struggling to create a picture of how this guy is painting the picture. Is the angular velocity of a… is the APU connected to… Ok, I got it: The APU is attached to the heat sink and spinning around with the fan. Sounds about right, your heat sink is standing still and…. No I lost his train of thought again.

You're too weak, don't you see all how all everything is connected ? That's so obvious and proven believed.
We were already doomed by all the vibrations during transit of our consoles: boats, planes, trucks, cars... even by the vibration caused by the unboxing.

 

[damidu]

aw they are still at it, cute.
sony finally doomed?

problem with these stupid fuds are they don’t actually happen to anyone for the concern trolling to stick.
so these morons are exposed for what they are again and again.

 

[remember_spinal]

I don't know who to believe... the retraction or this

I’ll never understand the point of obvious fan boys with xbox avatars and green fonts telling you to click a very important video, like if you’re gonna concern troll at least disguise yourself better.

Its like robbing a bank with a big burlap sack with a dollar sign on it