Ps5 Disk spinning every hour?
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Same here. It's also very loud in general when reading disks, like its trying to take off the runway :P. Even playing non-related games or media, it will randomly spin up and since its so loud, it is super annoying. Especially when compared to XSX which does non of that non-sense and even when reading disks is very quiet.
Yeah the disc drive is MUCH louder than I was expecting. When I was installing Demon's Souls I thought my system was faulty. The random spin ups are annoying but I expect Sony will address them. If it's a hardware thing, then I'll chalk it up to a risk of early adoption.
It does it with PS4 Discs as well. How long are your sessions? I notice it spinning up after an hour or so.
Hours. I installed No Man's Sky from disc and played it for a good while to just to confirm that it wasn't (noticeably) happening for me. I've also left a disc inside while streaming shows or while the console was idling for hours without ever noticing it spin up.
Of course, now that I've said this, the disc drive started making a lot of noise while it was automatically reinstalling NMS after I deleted it. Shouldn't have pushed my luck. 😅
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It does it with ps4 and ps5 disks. Its really annoying bc its also doing it if ur watching netflix or youtube. Hope sony adjust and fixes it soon bc i dont want to eject the disk everytime im watching a movie on ps5
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It seens like this thread and the one on reddit got some media attention
www.vg247.com
stealthoptional.com
wccftech.com
Some seems to say that some people factory resetted their ps5 and it was gone but that seems to be BS from what im seeing.
PS5 bug causes disc to spin every hour for seemingly no reason
The PlayStation 5 appears to have a strange bug that causes the disc in the drive to spin periodically.
www.vg247.com
PS5 disc spinning at random times: How to fix the loud disc drive noise on PlayStation 5
There seems to be a bug where a disk in a PS5 spins at random occurrences..
stealthoptional.com
New PlayStation 5 Bug Causes Disc to Spin Seemingly At Random
Some PlayStation 5 users are being plagued with a frustrating issue that causes discs to spin at random even while not in use.
wccftech.com
Some seems to say that some people factory resetted their ps5 and it was gone but that seems to be BS from what im seeing.
Yeah mine will happen when I launch the console and at random periods when playing.
It's the only time the console is audible over the TV volume.
Otherwise I can hear the fans when the TV is muted and I'm sat about 7 feet away from the console in the TV stand.
Kinda disappointed with the noise when compared to the series X, which is dead silent.
But it's hard to be too upset after going through Tlou2 on a PS4 Pro during the summer 😂
It's the only time the console is audible over the TV volume.
Otherwise I can hear the fans when the TV is muted and I'm sat about 7 feet away from the console in the TV stand.
Kinda disappointed with the noise when compared to the series X, which is dead silent.
But it's hard to be too upset after going through Tlou2 on a PS4 Pro during the summer 😂
of all the stuff people have been seeing, i think mine has been doing this
haven't had a single crash or loud coil noise or anything else
edit: ahh very glad it's just a bug. we need stability! give my son the stability!
haven't had a single crash or loud coil noise or anything else
edit: ahh very glad it's just a bug. we need stability! give my son the stability!
You can literally only hear it for like 15 seconds, yeah it's not optimal but some of you are being a bit dramatic.
It happens to mine, and I don't think its a bug... hope they change the behavior though
I've been playing digital games mostly with no disc inserted, and definitely happier
I've been playing digital games mostly with no disc inserted, and definitely happier
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Nope still unknown what causes it, and yea its a software bug bc its also doing it when watching youtube and netflix when a disk is inside.
Its not, if it where a security thing they would do it when watching netflix or youtube.
What do you think it is then? i dont think its a security thing. There is 0 benefit to know if my spiderman disk is inside the system when watching netflix or youtube.
And why would they need to check every hour? you cant eject a disk from the system without the software hardclosing.
Even less.
I don't care at all, just few seconds and complete silence after that. If Sony address it fine, but there's more important things to care about.
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sure there are more problems than that, luckily i havent had one problem since launch. But still in a quiet game like assassins creed or in the future resident evil 8 it could get really annoying in quiet moments in the game. The problem is not that it spins persé, although i dont see a need for it to spin every hour. Biut more that its goes in max overdrive when doing so, if its really a new verification system on ps5 than please do it at the lowest speed possible.
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Think thats mostly due to thr pandamic, thats why there where problems on launch. But yea its a weird bug. Luckily its the only thing thats annoying me. I have a console with almost inaudible coil whine and i havent had one crash since i connected the system.
My second console had a blu-ray problem because it was insane loud for no reason, I can tell you this was a blu-ray problem because the new PS5 is way quieter. Or another lottery for Bluray player ?
Sorry for the bump, its just that this is still the most annoying about the PS5. I get no other issues like coil whine etc but having the discs randomly sound like it will take of for 15 seconds every hour.
They've always done that. In fact, that's when it's supposed to check the disc, to verify that you "own" the game you're about to play. It's pretty much every other time it spins up that's sick and wrong and needs to be patched.
Yup. But it's a small amount of time.
It seems like it is by design. I don't know anyone who doesn't have this happen.
I was asking because I didn't notice it the last time I started No Man's Sky, which is the disc in my system.
I just noticed this recently when I've gotten up late at night to pee. I'm glad I'm not the only one.
This is annoyingly real, and really annoying.
OP is right, I will be streaming Netflix, and the game will start spinning. I have noticed when I am not playing anything, start to watch TV, waiting for the PS5 to go into rest mode, i will hear the disc start spinning. This wouldn't normally be a big deal, but the disc drive is loud/noisy. Probably just a cheap drive.
HOWEVER, when I watch UHD Movies, it spins up in the beginning and is kinda loud for like 30seconds to a minute, just loading the disc menu and stuff. But by the time I start the movie, the disc drive is pretty quiet throughout the entire movie. I never hear it. So I would argue that when you have a UHD Disc in, it isn't doing these disc checks at all (which it shouldn't be really) and that UHD movies are quieter than game discs just when spinning up in general.
OP is right, I will be streaming Netflix, and the game will start spinning. I have noticed when I am not playing anything, start to watch TV, waiting for the PS5 to go into rest mode, i will hear the disc start spinning. This wouldn't normally be a big deal, but the disc drive is loud/noisy. Probably just a cheap drive.
HOWEVER, when I watch UHD Movies, it spins up in the beginning and is kinda loud for like 30seconds to a minute, just loading the disc menu and stuff. But by the time I start the movie, the disc drive is pretty quiet throughout the entire movie. I never hear it. So I would argue that when you have a UHD Disc in, it isn't doing these disc checks at all (which it shouldn't be really) and that UHD movies are quieter than game discs just when spinning up in general.
Yeah it's annoying. I take discs out unless I'm playing a disc based game because of this. The drive is really loud.
makes me ok with not having a PS5 yet, the XSX has been quite as mouse since I bought it
hopefully Sony can fix this soon
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No problem. The bump is appreciated tbh.
Lets hope sony sees this and fixes this. No need for varification after you started a game, and completely useless when watching netflix.
If only it was at a lower rpm it wouldnt stick out as much, but thats only applicable if its indeed some sort of DRM.
My guess is that this is an intentional security check since it happens with every console. I doubt Sony will change this behavior - and if they do so it will only be for when the game is actually running.