Sony expects console shortages to be a problem well into next year as the pandemic and an ongoing global chip shortage make it hard for companies to produce and ship electronic devices. Obviously no reasonable person would be pushing their PS5 around deliberately, but if you have cats, dogs or small children, then you’ll definitely want to consider laying the PS5 down where at all possible.

In the vertical position, the base will be in a fairly standard position that sits directly underneath the console. You’ll know you’ve got it on the right side when the Playstation logo is situated on the front, top-right corner of the front panel.The trigger works normally without any of the mechanics active, making contact with a button on the blue ribbon cable. When you want to transition from vertical to horizontal, you rotate the top of the stand to close the compartment, locking the screw inside. Place the hooks in the squares on either end of the pattern and press the hooks into position, aligning the stand with the symbols. With a screw included, it’s an inexpensive way to acquire all the necessary pieces for an effective replacement.

These hooks, along with a raised section of the stand in the middle, keep the PS5 stable using only friction and the weight of the console. It’s a single unit that functions as both a vertical stand and a horizontal stand — but that’s just where its ingenious design begins. So the orientation of the console shouldn’t make any difference in the system’s ability to expel heat. The PS5 implements “omnidirectional” cooling, with this thick 120 mm squirrel cage pulling in cool air from both sides.So, replacing them could be a good option if you want your game consoles to be a little less eye-catching.

Inside you'll find the nail, which you can pull out, and a space to keep the screw cap, which you'll take from the back of the console. I’m fascinated by all the engineering effort that clearly went into this inventive piece of the PS5 puzzle. You’re finally taking the new console out of its big, gargantuan box, and you’re just in the process of working out how to attach the base to your PS5. Sometimes it lapses and then you do get to keep it — I bought my own PS4s, but nobody’s asking for the PS4 Pro back, and I don’t suspect anyone is going to chase that up any time soon. It also appears that these new models, which come in both digital and disc flavours, weigh about 300 grams less than the original PS5 consoles.Then, get your stand and align the two prongs on the back with the Playstation shapes/pattern on the back panel. Twitter user bdp2007 has tweeted photos of what looks like updates to the overall stand, with a new clamp design. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

Rotate the base of the PlayStation 5’s stand so that the raised section and the hooks are not aligned. To reach the screw, you need to rotate both the base and hooks of the stand till you can reach this compartment. So, when inserting a disc into a vertical PS5, make sure the printed face is pointing to the left — that is, toward the PS5’s centre.slots in the console’s rear port array, with the stand itself sitting beneath the system to, y’know, hold it up. Check the console’s base, where a small black circle may be found in the middle, surrounded on either side by a line of small outlets.