Stories emerged final week that an alleged design flaw might irreparably injury PS5 consoles positioned in a vertical place, each these which have been in use for some time and people which have been saved for months model new in field. Nonetheless, a follow-up report has now been launched clarifying there isn’t any proof that new in field consoles are affected by the problem.
Does the PS5 design flaw have an effect on new in field consoles?
The design flaw reportedly occurs when the APU seal has been broken and the liquid steel inside can reportedly change into uneven and even spill over time when the console is saved vertically. Preliminary studies had mentioned that this design flaw may even occur with PS5 consoles which can be new in field and have been saved for a number of months in a vertical place, however now this has been declared to be false.
Wololo, who initially reported the issue, has blamed “a important misunderstanding on our finish” and that “unopened, in-box PS5s” truly referred to “PS5s that had not been opened (the precise console!) by different restore retailers previous to him”.
The issue continues to be actual AFAIK, however there may be *no proof* that it occurs on consoles which have been sitting of their field. That half was an entire misunderstanding on our finish.
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— Wololo (@frwololo) January 9, 2023
We’ve got requested Sony for a remark concerning the allegations however they’d not replied on the time of writing.
