PS5: Does the Playstation 5 cool less when it is lying horizontally?

Sony clarifies

Created: 2022-12-20 04:53

By: Omer Kayali

The Playstation 5 can be placed vertically or horizontally.

©Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Playstation 5 can be placed vertically or horizontally.

But does this affect the cooling performance of the fan?

Sony clarifies.

After Sony unveiled the PlayStation 5*, gamers had mixed feelings about the design.

The white color was definitely the most striking feature as recent consoles have mostly been black.

But that's not the only detail that stands out.

The sheer size of the PS5 is almost reminiscent of a desktop PC.

The console rises a full 40 cm with the frame.

The reason why the next-gen Playstation has to be so big is the huge fan, as reported by the colleagues from

.

Many gamers are now wondering whether placing the console horizontally under the TV instead of vertically affects the cooling performance of the console.

Sony clarifies: Do you prefer to put the PS5 up or lie down?

For reasons of space, Playstation fans have to ask themselves how best to position the PS5 in the apartment.

Anyone who does not have enough space next to the TV table will certainly consider arranging

.

But can the fan still provide

when the console is positioned

?

Yasuhiro Ootori from Sony's hardware design department explained

to the Japanese portal

(via

“From the designer's point of view, there is

.

I think some people think that the heat dissipation efficiency

should be higher in the vertical installation because of the

However, in a cooling system with an active fan, the chimney effect is at the measurement error level.

It works according to the specifications in both horizontal and vertical installations.”

PS5: The fan works the same whether the console is placed horizontally or vertically.

©Sony

PS5 fan draws air from both sides

Originally there were considerations to install two fans in the PS5.

However, a

with a diameter of 120 mm turned out to be cheaper, since no additional control unit had to be integrated.

The fan has the advantage that the

.

In addition, the fan has two dust collectors.

From the designer's point of view, there is no difference in cooling capacity between vertical and horizontal installation.

Yasuhiro Ootori

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