Uh oh.. PS5 already is having problems.

[The_Mighty_Ducks]

Anyone have more info on this? 

I'm wondering when they're going to send an update to fix this issue. 

 

"Your storage is corrupted" 

Man lol this is why I never buy launch consoles.

 

EDIT: THIS IS NOT A HARDWARE ISSUE. 

Edited November 12, 2020 by The_Mighty_Ducks

[N1NJ4_V4MP1R3]

He probably dropped it ?

All my launch consoles are still working so I wouldn’t panic over 1 reviewer having hardware issues. 

[FFATMA]

Yep, I buy all my consoles at launch and I've never had an issue.  There very well may be an issue with the PS5, I won't dispute that, but until we hear from more than 1 or 2 people, I'm not terribly worried.  

[Dry_Plumbus]

I mean that's the risk you take when you put your entire career in the hands of platforms like YouTube and a single piece of hardware both of which are 100% outside your control.

 

It's completely true that early adoption has it's pros and cons, and cons in this situation could take awhile to get resolved due to lack of product.

[Wavergray]

Not uncommon for a few defective units to pop up during launch. It happened with almost every other console launch. 
It's one of the cons of being an early adopter, but as long as you report it you will get it replaced so you won't lose your money.

Edited November 11, 2020 by Wavergray

[Raidou Kuzunoha XIV]

I haven't gotten all my consoles at launch, but I've gotten like half of them at launch: PS2, Gamecube, NDS, 3DS, PS4, Xbox One and Wii U.

 

All of these consoles are still working except my original PS2, and that's because my cat pissed on it like a decade later. The NDS also has weird screen issues now but still works.

 

There's always gonna be a few faulty consoles at launch, and well, there's always gonna be faulty consoles no matter what. I got a super slim PS3 that randomly died in 5 months, and a slim Xbox 360 that died in less than 2 weeks, both brand new, got replacements under warranty for both which still work fine.

 

I wouldn't worry about this unless it becomes another launch Xbox 360 situation (doubt).

[AK-1138]

Must have hit some bad luck and been assigned this deliveryman

 

[shakie19]

Mentions external storage... If it's just that then its easily remedied. Don't use it

[ShahinMiah]

One review doesn't mean shit. I mean both my PS3 and PS4 are still in excellent working condition that I bought on launch day and not once did they have an issue

[Rias Gremory]

I guess delivery people should label "Fragile" before delivering it to people's houses.

[ARobinGaming]

Acg is kinda anti sony from watching some of his content in the past anyways so this doesn't surprised me hes jumped on this

[BlackSquirrell1]

Like others have mentioned, all my consoles have worked at launch, so someone crying in their soup is pretty meaningless.

[MatThaRiPP3R84]

i think people need to understand the gravity of this situation.

 

firstly just because x or y console works since launch does not automatically mean this one does, nor does it mean the same quality team of engineers who worked on previous consoles, worked on this and it definitely doesn't account for all the technology inside this thing.

 

a ps2 as good as it was back then, was a mouse in a wheel compared to this thing. So the chances of their being some fault or flaw or even a firmware problem is just as likely as this entire situation being a one-off.

[DragonSpear2462]

Whether it's at launch or a few years down the line, defective consoles (or any electronics for that matter) will always exist. Assembly lines are not 100% robots, so you got the human error factor. Then, you got potential shipping damages, both from manufacturer to retailers and retailers to customers. 

So, like some have mentioned here, you should wait and see if this issue is widespread once the millions of consoles get to gamers/customers' hand before you panic. 

 

[BlackSquirrell1]

Wait for it....wait for it.....4....3.....2....1.....first post with the Debbie Downer slam about a console.  We should of had a tote board taking bets on this one.

[MidnightDragon]

This is why you don't buy systems day 1...give them time to iron out the bugs.

[The_Mighty_Ducks]

1 hour ago, N1NJ4_V4MP1R3 said:

He probably dropped it 

All my launch consoles are still working so I wouldn’t panic over 1 reviewer having hardware issues. 

Multiple reviewers are having the same problem. The one I know who is reliable is yongyea. 

 

But it seems like its not a hardware issue which is why I'm not freaking out. 

 

Just wondering if they figured it out or even have a clue. I LOVE learning about problems being fixed. I don't know why its satisfying. Like what was wrong? How did they figure out the problem, how did they fix it? Etc..

Edited November 11, 2020 by The_Mighty_Ducks

[EightBitArtist]

 

[Infected Elite]

15 minutes ago, DragonSpear2462 said:

Whether it's at launch or a few years down the line, defective consoles (or any electronics for that matter) will always exist. Assembly lines are not 100% robots, so you got the human error factor. Then, you got potential shipping damages, both from manufacturer to retailers and retailers to customers. 

So, like some have mentioned here, you should wait and see if this issue is widespread once the millions of consoles get to gamers/customers' hand before you panic. 

 

exactly. doesn't matter if you get it day 1, or day 5000, electronics always have risk of failure. Again that's why i paid 120 for 2yr extended warranty through said store i purchased from. of storage issue happens, i just text the manager and he'll come swap mine out. 

[Salt_AU]

Didn't watch it, won't watch it, won't give him the views, don't care.  As many have said already, individual problems may happen on a day one purchase but they also (and do) happen if you wait and purchase on day 573.  Sometimes issues will happen in delivery, in transport, you may get the odd unit that 'may' slip past pretty stringent QA, I'm pretty sure we all know that.

 

It is also a great way to get clicks on YouTube.  Post some dramatic photos, get some fancy graphic art and huge font in there and watch the clicks roll in.  Oldest trick in the book, legit or not.

 

Edit: Check out the smoking Xbox YouTube video posted above as a perfect example of click baiting. (which I didn't bother watching)

Edited November 11, 2020 by Salt_AU

[Helyx]

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[grimydawg___]

The success rate is going to be 99.9%. There's bound to be some poor soul who gets a defect.  That's with anything.  Out of 1 million consoles that will sell, 1000 will probably be defective, 99.9%. I'd imagine the failure rate being smaller.  I don't think Sony can afford a 360 RROd issue

Edited November 11, 2020 by grimydawg___

[sephiroth4424]

My ps4 shutdown after 2 hours of playing from overheating the first day i bought it. I returned it and within 10 minutes the tech support told me that the HDD had problems and they gave me a new ps4 instantly. So yeah. Shit happens

[Dauersack]

Between this and the claims that some of the new XBox consoles are having heat related issues to the point of the console getting damaged by it, the new generations indeed seems to be off to a promising start

[FilmFanatic]

I’ve been using my PS5 for a few hours now. When should I expect it to fail?