All PS5 Consoles Will Sooner or Later Require Repair Due to Liquid Metal Degradation, Expert Says
Regardless of the console's position.
In PlayStation 5, Sony used liquid metal in the cooling system to ensure maximum performance without overheating at peak loads. However, this technology proved to be vulnerable: liquid metal leaks over time, forming dry spots on key components, which leads to failures and overheating.
Although Sony has made improvements in the PlayStation 5 Pro and some later models of the base console (for example, CFI-2100 and CFI-2116) - added ribs and grooves on the radiator to fix the material - the problems persist.
Service technician and modder Modyfikator89 disassembled a PS5 Slim model CFI-2016 less than 1.5 years old, which had been standing vertically since purchase. Dried and oxidized residues of liquid metal are visible on the APU core, gathered in a lump and lost thermal conductivity. The reason is not the position of the console, but the quality of application and degradation from time and temperature.
