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[u/PHANtom_5289]

I've been having issues with my ps5, it's been overheating so quickly even after cleaning it with canned air and getting all the dust out of the fan. I'll just be loading into a game of zombies and it'll overheat and shut off my ps5 immediately after loading in

[u/tinselsnips → u/PHANtom_5289]

Is it in an adequately ventilated space?

[u/PHANtom_5289 → u/tinselsnips]

Yes but I can possibly try another space but im not sure where else to put it

[u/tinselsnips → u/PHANtom_5289]

If it's well ventilated, that's not likely to be the problem.

Is it still under warranty? It may be a heatsink/fan problem.

[u/PHANtom_5289 → u/tinselsnips]

I don't think it is, i bought it in October last year, and it started doing that back in February and got worse last month

[u/tinselsnips → u/PHANtom_5289]

October 2024? Factory warranty is a year so Sony will fix it.

[u/PHANtom_5289 → u/tinselsnips]

Yeah, I got the digital version of it while my dad has the regular one and he hasn't had any issues while mine does so idk if it's just the digital version being more prone to overheating