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PS5 Pro just got even more expensive as Sony admits these accessories won't work.
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this post was submitted on 31 Oct 2024
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~~Why would you want a vertical stand? They can cause damage to the system.~~
Edit: I was mistaken. Back in 2023 it was said that the heat of the ps5 could cause an issue with the thermal paste and with it being vertical there would be cooling issues. I do not have a place for my ps5 to be vertical so I never kept up with the issue. I went to look for an article about the issue, but all I found today was stuff safe it is safe and was a non issue.
They can? My PS5 has been on the included vertical stand the entire time I’ve owned it, what risk am I ignoring?
I remember with the Xbox 360 the only issue was if you switched from vertical to horizontal or vice versa while the disc was being read.
There's no risk for a factory condition unit. This rumor started after people with units that had been dissasembled and reassembled had issues with vertical orientation. It turned out that it's very easy to mess up the seals that keep the liquid metal thermal interface in place. So units that had been previously taken apart had liquid metal slowly leak, causing overheating and/or shorting.
If you haven't taken the cooler off the mainboard, using the vertical stand is just fine. I haven't seen any evidence of factory assembled units suffering leaking. It does imply that user servicing of ps5's is a bit risky, and you might need to be wary of used units where you don't necessarily know the service history.
To avoid unnecessary confusion, taking the covers off to add an m.2 ssd does not add any risk.
Explain how please. Unless it's blocking vents, I don't see how electrical components (non mechanical) would care about its orientation.
The concern was that it uses a "liquid metal" thermal interface, and that if the system overheated while vertical it could migrate away from the hot zones. This is a potential issue with thermal grizzly's liquid metal product, requiring occasional maintenance. Apparently the ps5 doesn't have that issue.
The one with the regular PS5 is incredibly stable.