When Sony launched the PlayStation 5, it clearly stated that the console can be placed upright or lying down, depending on the needs of the players, and there is no restriction, such as the weather, but recently foreign repair shops have come out to ask for the PS5 console When placing it vertically, do not place it too long, otherwise it may cause the APU metal liquid inside to leak out and then permanently damage the host.
Foreign repair shops urge not to place the PS5 console upright for a long time, it may be permanently damaged
According to a report by Wololo.net, Sony PlayStation 5 has a major design flaw, that is, placing the host vertically over time will cause serious damage, and the problem lies in the APU metal liquid inside. After a few months, French retail store owner ILoverMyConsole explained this situation and even shared a YouTube video, which has APU metal liquid leak clip.
Metallic liquid leakage phenomena occur above and below:
When the PS5 is placed vertically and used for a long time, the heat generated may cause the APU metal liquid inside to leak out, and this situation is not limited to one model, the current PlayStation 5 has this problem, including the version digital and disc version. If the PS5 is changed to lie down, the metallic liquid will remain flat and there will be no risk of it leaking.
The owner of ILoverMyConsole also said that he has received many repair cases, not just one, and these players have been standing the PS5 upright for a long time. In addition, some people also speculate that the probability of the CD release may be higher, due to the vibration generated when reading the CD, which makes the APU metal liquid more likely to leak.
The video shows the new PlayStation 5, which is not the version sent by players for repair, this was placed vertically in the box for several months, and then he verified that it could not boot normally, then he opened it to check why , and the result was also an APU metal liquid leak:
This also means that even if you don’t play it very often, if you put the PS5 upright and view it silently, there is still the possibility of encountering metallic liquid leakage, which is really a bit worrying.
In the second half of the film, he even used international hand gestures to scold Sony, he looks really angry.
Sony hasn’t released any response for this, but if so, PlayStation 5 gamers should be very careful, I personally suggest that it’s best to start from now on, and ground your console first, especially if yours is a disk version, seems more risky. Wait for Sony to take any action on the matter before deciding whether to go back to vertical placement – it will be much safer, after all, nobody wants their console to have to be sent in for repair.
Don’t put your Ps5 upright, here’s the result the liquid moves and the blocks are there pic.twitter.com/A4Do3TkcXk
— Console System (@68Logic) January 4, 2023
In any case, if your PS5 is still functioning normally, don’t worry too much. It has been more than two years since the PS5 launched. At the moment it doesn’t look like a major disaster and it could be some of them If it’s true It’s a design flaw and there should be some fixes from Sony.
