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Similarly clueless doesn't mean the exact same thing. There will be people who just don't get it.
Guys, I plugged up the holes on my PS5. Just trying to prevent dust from getting in there. But it keeps overheating.
I wish I had known that the PS5 had such major overheating issues, I would have gotten something else.
I wish I had known that the PS5 had such major overheating issues, I would have gotten something else.
I don't think it is, there is no blue light coming from the top of the ps5 in the glass case. The actual console being used is probably stored somewhere with absolutely zero airflow as well though.
I now understand the design philosophy of the PS5...when it overheats and starts to deform the plastic case, you will never notice...
Seriously though, do the people setting up store displays not realize the product they are dealing with? These are demanding electronics...let them breathe...
Seriously though, do the people setting up store displays not realize the product they are dealing with? These are demanding electronics...let them breathe...
I bet it was supposed to have a PS5 that wasn't actually being used in that case, with one that could breathe somewhere else.
Probably, but why even turn it on with all the embargoes and COVID? Just put some trailer compilation on the TV and let it off.
they are probably ventilated and the ventilation for that kiosk didn't worked for whatever reason.
True. Haha my mind slipped about covid for a bit. Nobody can even play the thing, they might as well had a usb and a tv that could play videos on loop right from the USB. What the heck were they thinking? How many PS5's will die in this torture box?
Was about saying that! I remember clearly the same things happening to PS4 kiosks according to pictures, but didn't hear about the Kiosk problem after launch anymore.
It's hard to see how deep the white part of the kiosk is with these head on pics(where the PS5 label is behind the displayed system) There could be enough room to shove a system in there.
I thought it was established that the PS5 doesn't have a particularly large volume, so surely volume of that case should be ok.
I doubt it was Bestbuy though. Doesn't Sony have reps that go in to stores to set these up?Mark Cerny: We've cautiously engineered PS5 to maximise airflow as to ensure optimal temperature. We're also using liquid metal instead of thermal paste to keep the processor cool.
Best Buy:
Yeah, it probably wasn't their decision, and they didn't build the kiosk.
It was just for the joke.
Haha. They probably never had an XSX preorder to begin with.
didnt these have trouble too at launch? so weird
All of the PS demo kiosks have had heat issues. Technically, all the kiosks do. I remember setting one of these up:
And boy did that thing get lava-hot within an hour of being turned on.
You would think they'd build ventilation into these things, but the actual console (not the dummy prop in the acrylic casing) is literally always in the bottom enclosure that has, like, one 80mm fan and a few shielded holes for "ventilation". It's basically an oven...
The very first PS4 units were like this too. You could even look behind it and see nothing was connected. The real unit was a PC-like box in the cabinet underneath, with even less ability to verify the ventilation etc.
TBH it's rare that I see working console kiosks even today with consoles that have been out for years. This isn't even the least bit worrying.
There's no evidence that the model in the case is being used... I mean, the one in the photo is still working!