This previous weekend was the ever-popular Evo combating sport match for 2023, the place there are actually a number of experiences from attendees concerning the USB ports on PS5 consoles melting as a result of warmth.
There are a number of accounts from completely different individuals about these incidents (through Kotaku and engadget) highlighting what doesn’t look like remoted to only a few models. However somewhat a seemingly widespread variety of them throughout all the match. The difficulty it appears is that the USB ports had been getting so scorching in the course of the match that the receivers inside them had been melting. Inflicting them to get pulled out when attendees eliminated their controller’s USB cables from the port. This resulted within the receivers getting caught contained in the adapters of these controllers.
SabreAZ on X notes that this isn’t an remoted case. Mentioning it taking place to a different person. “EVO is proving that PS5 is NOT the reply. Usb ports are melting like craY. @Kyoku236HS usb on his controller melted. This isn’t remoted. We have to go PC or xbox atleast” SabreAZ stated. Apparently sufficient, one other person, Eduardo Cuervo, responded with an image of his personal controller’s melted USB port. Stating that “it solely took one set.”
That is my melted controller. It simply took one set. pic.twitter.com/EiG6OsdjeG
— Eduardo Cuervo (eacuervo @ threads) (@cloudraven) August 6, 2023
PS5 USB ports could have melted at Evo 2023 because of warmth from continuous use
There’s probably not a affirmation of what brought on the problems with USB ports melting. Nonetheless, a probable clarification is that PS5 consoles had been in fixed use all through the match weekend. Offering the bottom for 1000’s of tournaments between gamers all plugging in and eradicating their controller cables time and again. This paired with the truth that it will get fairly scorching at the back of the PS5 the place two of the USB ports are situated might be the offender.
It’s additionally speculated that some attendees had been utilizing USB converters that weren’t appropriate with the system so they may use an unsupported controller. Which might have had a hand in inflicting injury to the ports.