It was first talked about yesterday that keeping your PS5 console in the vertical position could damage it, and today we are going to be going over why and how this all got started. Experts who work on hardware such as the PS5 have claimed that a design flaw in the Sony console could lead to it being permanently damaged. The PlayStation 5 is now about two years old, with there being very few changes made to the consoles in that time between them being out of stock from the pandemic. Consoles are now in stock, and many people are talking about this console issue.
Keep Your PS5 Safe
The PlayStation 5 console, as well as many other consoles like the Xbox Series X, can be used in both horizontal or vertical positions…however, with the PS5, it can apparently cause damage. This could even cause it to break completely. A Twitter user 68Logic owns a hardware repair shop and has claimed to have seen multiple of these issues happen before. There is a thing called liquid metal inside the console, which is used to cool the APU instead of thermal paste. Liquid metal is meant to not dry up, while thermal paste can and will need to be reapplied after using and owning other consoles for a while. However, this liquid metal could ooze out and affect its cooling, and/or drip and pool on the components and short out the board.
If the console was to have a short circuit, it could brick the console. However, if it only affects the cooling of the APU, it could make the PS5 run louder due to the fans trying to keep it from getting too hot. Expert Ben Montana has reported the issue many times over the course of a few months, and he has seen it multiple times at his repair shop, with damage coming from the console being kept in the vertical position very likely. Another site said the issue was showing up in the physical edition with the Blu-ray drive and everything in it, but it is supposedly happening on all models of the PS5.
Another thing to consider if you decide to risk it and keep your console vertically is using the stand. The stand is made to be used with the console standing up or on its side, and it needs to be used. The stand is to help the console from not overheating, and it can easily do so if it’s not being used.