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Do you have any of the following problems with your PS5? (Poll)
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Mine has coil whine, but it doesn't bother me since I can't hear it unless there's a quite section in a game.
I had one strange issue with rest mode a couple weeks after launch but it's not happened again since.
PS5 was in rest mode, it beeped and turned on. then quickly shut itself down completely and wouldn't turn back on until I unplugged it from the wall and plugged it back in.
Like I said though, not happened again since so I'm not too concerned.
I had one strange issue with rest mode a couple weeks after launch but it's not happened again since.
PS5 was in rest mode, it beeped and turned on. then quickly shut itself down completely and wouldn't turn back on until I unplugged it from the wall and plugged it back in.
Like I said though, not happened again since so I'm not too concerned.
Zero on all fronts.
My daugher has like 170 hours of astrobot, for context.
I finished Spiderman. And played FIFA heavily.
My daugher has like 170 hours of astrobot, for context.
I finished Spiderman. And played FIFA heavily.
I have a slight coil whine and a very very small amount of drift, which I can only assume will get worse as time goes on.
Mine definitely has coil whine and when I tried to use external storage, it was more trouble than it was worth.
I'm usually very sensitive to coil whine across all types of devices, but for the PS5 it's so quiet that it doesn't bother me at all.
What my PS5 suffers from however is green flickering across the TV screen sometimes. TV, AV Receiver and cables are fine, the problem definitely comes from the PS5 or its HDMI port.
What my PS5 suffers from however is green flickering across the TV screen sometimes. TV, AV Receiver and cables are fine, the problem definitely comes from the PS5 or its HDMI port.
No hardware issues for me - no coil whine, no issues with the controller.
I do have a software issue with rest mode not working well. Miles Morales and Demon Souls will often either crash, or be closed when I turn the console on after being in rest mode
I do have a software issue with rest mode not working well. Miles Morales and Demon Souls will often either crash, or be closed when I turn the console on after being in rest mode
DualSense controller that came with the system is drifting badly in both sticks.
Otherwise I use rest mode all the time with no issues, and no issues with coil whine as well luckily.
Otherwise I use rest mode all the time with no issues, and no issues with coil whine as well luckily.
No problems here, had a couple glitches in SM:MM and that is it really - I seem to have dodged - for now - a lot of the issues people seem to be experiencing. Had some problems with upgrade path for games like FIFA initially but those have been ironed out too.
None of these issues, but my PS5 will consistently disconnect from the Wifi when it is downloading something. The current network will stop working, and the PS5 will be unable to connect to or find any network.
I've read about this issue happening to many others online, so I'm surprised it's not listed here.
I've read about this issue happening to many others online, so I'm surprised it's not listed here.
No noise whatsoever. No problems with the controller whatsoever. External storage had one issue with one game file being corrupted when I first plugged it in and I had to download the game again. It's worked perfectly ever since.
It's been a fantastic three months with this system.
It's been a fantastic three months with this system.
No drift here. Mine has coil whine but not noticeable as it's just a quiet hum on par with the fan spinning. Having a hell of a time with external storage/rest mode.
At first I had random rest mode shutdown with a no brand VIA chipset enclosure with 1tb ssd. I tried with different chipset drive docks but both Jmicron and Asmedia ones did the same thing. After giving up on external drives, the console sometimes shuts down in rest mode even without an external drive plugged in. I've just given up on rest mode for now. At least there are no problems when actively using the console.
At first I had random rest mode shutdown with a no brand VIA chipset enclosure with 1tb ssd. I tried with different chipset drive docks but both Jmicron and Asmedia ones did the same thing. After giving up on external drives, the console sometimes shuts down in rest mode even without an external drive plugged in. I've just given up on rest mode for now. At least there are no problems when actively using the console.
The coil whine seems to have gone down in my case so I'm considering it as not an issue for now, and besides 3 crashes (2 on Miles Morales, which seemed to be a software fault and 1 while playing Control), it's all been good so far and I've been using rest mode since day 1.
-Haven't noticed coil whine, though I haven't really put my ear up to it to recognize it.
-Haven't noticed any stick drift with either of my two dualsense controllers.
-Have not used rest mode since I didn't want to take any chances after others' experiences.
-Have not tried using external storage.
The only issues I've encountered so far are some PS4 physical games cause the system to get pretty loud periodically while reading the disc, and at one point when turning the console on, I had a blank screen with the background, but no icons. Holding the power button to turn it off and then on again fixed that.
-Haven't noticed any stick drift with either of my two dualsense controllers.
-Have not used rest mode since I didn't want to take any chances after others' experiences.
-Have not tried using external storage.
The only issues I've encountered so far are some PS4 physical games cause the system to get pretty loud periodically while reading the disc, and at one point when turning the console on, I had a blank screen with the background, but no icons. Holding the power button to turn it off and then on again fixed that.
Mine has coil whine but I can only hear it from right beside it. From where I usually sit the console is silent. The latest update fixed my rest mode issue. I was having an annoying issue where it wouldnt wake up from rest and I'd have to unplug it and plug it back in.
Only issue I have is my LAN connection flapping at random. It was annoying enough that I had to play Demon's Souls in offline mode for a bit because the problem would kick me out of the game whenever it happened.
I threw my votes in for the poll. Stick drift is the only issue I really had, and I partially attribute that to Fortnite as it happened on the right stick. I played at least 30 hours of Fortnite on PS5 so I really hammered R3 in the process.
The process to try getting a replacement from Sony was awful. They want you to provide your own box, pay for shipping, and offer no advance replacement options.
I just opted to go buy a new controller from Best Buy and then return my drift controller in the box. It feels pretty sad that I had to rely on Best Buy here but what can you do... No issues since I got the new controller, but I've also stopped playing Fortnite for now.
The process to try getting a replacement from Sony was awful. They want you to provide your own box, pay for shipping, and offer no advance replacement options.
I just opted to go buy a new controller from Best Buy and then return my drift controller in the box. It feels pretty sad that I had to rely on Best Buy here but what can you do... No issues since I got the new controller, but I've also stopped playing Fortnite for now.
Yeah it's really annoying. Hoping another patch or two take care of it as I really don't want to have to send it back/in for repairs, etc.
I have problems with rest mode and external storage. It's not 100% reproductible (although it always happens after an update). It's more stable than on Series X, though. In that case I had to reformat my drive twice already as it stopped launching some games. The external SSD is fine, I checked it on my PC with HD Tune.
No stick drift, no noticeable coil whine and no issues with rest mode. I don't have an external plugged in at the moment and only using internal storage.
I did have issues with external storage and rest mode during launch but I'm thinking it was the external SSD I used and failed. Rest mode has been fixed with subsequent updates because I've been using it for months without issue now with both PS4 and PS5 games suspended.
I did have issues with external storage and rest mode during launch but I'm thinking it was the external SSD I used and failed. Rest mode has been fixed with subsequent updates because I've been using it for months without issue now with both PS4 and PS5 games suspended.
I have coil whine but it's only noticeable when you're pretty much sitting right next to the console. Everything else has been good đź‘Ť
Mild coil whine, but otherwise my main issue is the loud disc drive. Demon's Souls has also crashed more than once, which I don't think I've ever seen with a console game before.
Though when I first took it out of the box, I did have an issue where doing basically anything, even scrolling around the UI, would cause the system to constantly reset and rebuild the database, but a total factory reset seemed to solve that issue.
Though when I first took it out of the box, I did have an issue where doing basically anything, even scrolling around the UI, would cause the system to constantly reset and rebuild the database, but a total factory reset seemed to solve that issue.
Mine is just a LITTLE louder than I would like. Smooth sailing aside from that. Aside from multiple Cold War crashes.
No coil whine. Console is insanely quiet (I sit about 8 feet from it). No drift. No rest mode issues. Been using an external since day one. Only a couple of crashes, but none since the first week or two. Only controller issue is one of my controllers has an X button that's mildly sticky, but I bought some WD-40 contact cleaner for it. Need to use it.
Hopefully in the first big update.
Hopefully in the first big update.
