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I actually had to do this with my Wii U or it wouldn't read discs properly.

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

The design doesn't tell you which side is up .. bad design language imo , but my opinion is that Sony did really bad anyway with this design.

Every PS console has the PS symbol/logo/name on the top, it's pretty straightforward I have to say. PS5 too, top has the PS symbol, bottom doesn't.
Also, it has the Sony name in the angle, if you put the console upside down you wouldn't be able to see it. Even the little words on the base like serial number, made in china, or the names/logos over the ports like hdmi, usb, etc would be upside down.
However design should prevent even distracted, poorly informed users. I would still think that you must have something wrong to put a console upside down, but designers should think about everything.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Conspiracy

 

[Nymphae]

The design doesn't tell you which side is up .. bad design language imo , but my opinion is that Sony did really bad anyway with this design.

The manual does

 

[TheMan]

My original Playstation would only work upside down, otherwise the disc drive couldn't read discs properly...

yup, upside down with a mini-fan on it.
later I learned you could tighten a screw to change the laser voltage and fix the issue.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

I remember I had a dream today where I had started to crack the white plastic of my PS5

 

[EverydayBeast]

Doesn't mean anything once again TMI

 

[Jimmyisback]

What a fucking idiot. This guy is the head of playstation. My god...

 

[Hawking Radiation]

What a fucking idiot. This guy is the head of playstation. My god...

A lot of people do dumb shit. If I tweeted an image of my PS4 Pro upside down, I doubt anyone would bat an eyelid.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Hermen Hulst is now the head of Playstation studios? When did that happen?

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Hermen Hulst is now the head of Playstation studios? When did that happen?

Months ago. Strange choice but they must see something we don't.

 

[Riven326]

The PS5 design is shit, you have to turn it upside down tho make it look semi normal.