PlayStation 5 Fan Lottery Responsible for Noisier Consoles | Tom's Hardware
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It appears that not all PS5s are made entirely equal.
Sony has apparently installed cheaper fans in some PlayStation 5 consoles which is causing them to emit more noise. A French tech site uncovered this rather unethical practice after they had disassembled five different PlayStation 5 consoles and found five different fans inside. Tech site, Tom’s Hardware, writes that “this discovery is alarming” and that it puts PlayStation 5 cooling tests into question.
But this is unfortunately not a new practice as companies have been using this shady practice to cut costs for years in everything from monitors to storage drives.
If you feel like your new PlayStation 5 console is noisy, you can easily verify which kind of fan is installed by simply popping off the side panels.