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[DragoonKain]

I hope this is just a fluky unit and this isn't going to become "a thing"

After the RROD with the 360 and the YLOD with the PS3 I'm hoping that the days of common hardware failure are long behind us.

Has anyone heard of this happening to anyone else? Hopefully this is an anomaly.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Ooof. I'd imagine QC would be the HIGHEST on these units sent out early?

 

[Edgelord79]

/s

 

[Bladed Thesis]

He said its not a console warring thing. No need to create a thread about it.

 

[MiguelItUp]

And this is why I don't mind not having a console on launch, these chances are pretty high....

 

[IntentionalPun]

It happens.. a significant number will be outright DOA, even more than that will die fairly quickly.

Within the first year a 5% failure rate is totally normal for electronics. Considering Sony will sell like 10 million units in it's first year, that means by 2022 it would be normal to have 500,000 dead PS5s in the wild.

The internet just multiplies what we hear about these issues..

In the end that's what warranties are for. If something has a major problem, typically companies respond by extending warranties automatically, particularly in the internet age.. that's what MS did with Xbox 360 and it's why a lot of people never abandoned them.

 

[Edgelord79]

I hope this is just a fluky unit and this isn't going to become "a thing"

After the RROD with the 360 and the YLOD with the PS3 I'm hoping that the days of common hardware failure are long behind us.

Has anyone heard of this happening to anyone else? Hopefully this is an anomaly.

That seriously sucks. It's probably just a melon although it makes me a little nervous for my preorder. Hope you get it worked out though as I look forward to your review!

 

[R6Rider]

That seriously sucks. It's probably just a melon although it makes me a little nervous for my preorder. Hope you get it worked out though as I look forward to your review!

OP isn't Karak.

 

[Sethbacca]

Does anyone actually not buy the extra warranty they offer through the ps store? If you're already outlaying $500, spend the extra $50 people.

 

[Romulus]

To be honest, more consoles are being built this console launch than in decades. People are suckers buying a console right now, too many workers being rushed to get these things to store shelves. Wait another 2 months for the line to slow somewhat.

 

[Edgelord79]

OP isn't Karak.

Oops. Thanks. Sentiments still stand for Karak though.

 

[Great Hair]

Did he take some pictures¿

 

[jaysius]

Talk about burring the real lead here, reviewers are shitting on OTHER reviewers and stymying them from talking about BUGS in GAMES, that is seriously FUCKED UP.

I'm guessing because Sony is helping him out he didn't do a video showing what this dead PS5 actually looks like, and didn't go into details.

This was more of a COYA for why his channel won't have PS5 content on time. So the SDF doesn't shit all over his face for having Series X|S content but no PS5 content.

So it's a semi-missed opportunity here, but he needs to keep his content flowing from Sony in the future.

 

[anaphase]

hmmm, was gonna try and snag one on Thursday, maybe i'll wait a bit. Can probably get MM cheaper next year anyway.

Let you all beta test for me

 

[Night.Ninja]

 

[dano1]

All good. Of all the review units out. This is the first one that died.
There will be plenty more when millions are shipped out. Part of owning electronic. That’s why they have warranties

 

[Endless Fluff]

Wait... he's saying that he has had issues that others are having, like Yong... and this killed his console? What is this with the corrupted storage?

I wish he would've explained the issue in more detail.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

When I think of Angry Centaur I think of horse Samus. Heh.

ANYWAY, launch consoles were bound to have issues here and there. That is just normal for electronics in general. Nothing to see here people.

 

[NEbeast]

That's unfortunate, we have good protection laws here in the UK so if it dies they will replace it.

 

[Sw0pDiller]

oh my that's not great news, but with electronics it will happen...

 

[Edgelord79]

Imagine being a reviewer and not reporting bugs. That's just crazy.

I hope Karak doesn't go this route.

 

[dano1]

Does anyone actually not buy the extra warranty they offer through the ps store? If you're already outlaying $500, spend the extra $50 people.

Is it $50 ? I did for my PS4.

 

[MrS]

Wait... he's saying that he has had issues that others are having, like Yong... and this killed his console? What is this with the corrupted storage?

I wish he would've explained the issue in more detail.

Karak What's going down fam. You heard that this is issue is widespread?

 

[RoadHazard]

Does anyone actually not buy the extra warranty they offer through the ps store? If you're already outlaying $500, spend the extra $50 people.

Of course not, we have actual consumer protection laws here in the EU. If this happens to my PS5 Sony will fix or replace it for free (for 3 years).

 

[ColonialRaptor]

It happens.. a significant number will be outright DOA, even more than that will die fairly quickly.

Within the first year a 5% failure rate is totally normal for electronics. Considering Sony will sell like 10 million units in it's first year, that means by 2022 it would be normal to have 500,000 dead PS5s in the wild.

The internet just multiplies what we hear about these issues..

In the end that's what warranties are for. If something has a major problem, typically companies respond by extending warranties automatically, particularly in the internet age.. that's what MS did with Xbox 360 and it's why a lot of people never abandoned them.

where did you get that 5% number from is that an internet statistic or do you know this as a fact? I don’t have any idea about this for sure but I’m fairly certain it must be lower than that. 5% is just way too high.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Maybe calm your tits? Failure is expected for electronics, that's why you have warranties.

 

[jaysius]

Wait... he's saying that he has had issues that others are having, like Yong... and this killed his console? What is this with the corrupted storage?

I wish he would've explained the issue in more detail.

This video was LOADED with stuff that he just causally brought up and dropped off without really giving it proper space.

 

[GHG]

 

[Entroyp]

Uh oh ...

 

[bender]

Hopefully it's just the normal 3%. The external storage issue is more worrisome.

 

[M1chl]

Xbox Discord assemble!

He said its not a console warring thing. No need to create a thread about it.

You are not exactly new here right?

 

[PhillMeCream]

Does anyone actually not buy the extra warranty they offer through the ps store? If you're already outlaying $500, spend the extra $50 people.

I bought it on my Amex so I get protection from them but why buy store warranty if they’re not going to keep in stock

 

[isual]

just watched the video. i think it is necessary to note in the thread title or the initial post that the issue was with the external hard drive. everyone here is responding that there is an issue here, but not what the issue is exactly. lots of noise being spurred and not enough hearing.

 

[Endless Fluff]

Of course not, we have actual consumer protection laws here in the EU. If this happens to my PS5 Sony will fix or replace it for free (for 3 years).

You swedes have 3 years? Man, I thought we germans had it good with 2 years.

 

[FranXico]

Maybe calm your tits? Failure is expected for electronics, that's why you have warranties.

That example there is not a hardware failure.

The Series X requires an internet connection to be set up. So much so that failing to connect to the servers prevents the first boot from concluding. Or so I read somewhere.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

It happens.. a significant number will be outright DOA, even more than that will die fairly quickly.

Probably. The perils of being a first batcher.

 

[cormack12]

Wait... he's saying that he has had issues that others are having, like Yong... and this killed his console? What is this with the corrupted storage?

I wish he would've explained the issue in more detail.

Yeah that's not good especially as I intend to just plug and play my existing extended storage. I don't know how they've linked the router to it. Network connection doesn't matter for unlocking HDD encryption. Need to know more about this. Even worse because of the paltry 665GB space :/

 

[RoadHazard]

You swedes have 3 years? Man, I thought we germans had it good with 2 years.

6 months where it's on the manufacturer to prove that the issue is NOT due to a manufacturing defect or similar (although most manufacturers up this to a year), then another 2.5 years where the burden of proof is on the buyer. But with things like this Sony would definitely just accept the complaint for the full 3 years.

 

[Rean no Kiseki]

Incoming crowbcat video show casing every new console dying, like he did with Xbone/PS4/Switch before.

As i said in the preorders thread, if you care about your money and don't suffer from "fear of missing out" syndrome then always wait at LEAST 6 months before buying any new console, it always pays off.

 

[IntentionalPun]

where did you get that 5% number from is that an internet statistic or do you know this as a fact? I don’t have any idea about this for sure but I’m fairly certain it must be lower than that. 5% is just way too high.

I mean it's a very ballpark estimate that averages all consumer electronics from Consumer Reports from a long ass time ago. Source? I read it like 12 years ago when RROD was huge.. it was like 15% after 3-4 years overall average.

So not really a "Fact".. but there are products with much higher year 1 failure rates than 5%.

To be clear a failure can be user error too, it's impossible to really know because consumers always lie lol

 

[HarryKS]

That's unfortunate, we have good protection laws here in the UK so if it dies they will replace it.

That's everywhere.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

That example there is not a hardware failure.

The Series X requires an internet connection to be set up. So much so that failing to connect to the servers prevents the first boot from concluding. Or so I read somewhere.

Probably, but first report was this guy:

 

[Bryank75]

Well, he got a warning in rest mode and kept using rest mode from what I saw in the video.... if I got a warning like that I would have called Sony and used the full power down just to be safe.

It's only logical and would have probably made his life a lot easier.

 

[h0ghead]

I hope this happens to DSP just for the schadenfreude.

 

[NickFire]

I'm already two generations deep with launch units dying (360 and PS4). Please not again.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

I'm already two generations deep with launch units dying (360 and PS4). Please not again.

Man that's bad luck.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Does anyone actually not buy the extra warranty they offer through the ps store? If you're already outlaying $500, spend the extra $50 people.

Got a link to this?

 

[bender]

I hope this happens to DSP just for the schadenfreude.

He did nothing wrong, there was nothing he could do.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Getting it on a credit card that extends the warranty and crossing my fingers. Hopefully any defect would show up in the first two years.

 

[Hendrick's]

Probably, but first report was this guy: