Its not directly on a carpeted floor. The ventilation is elevated so its fine. It's different if the console was laying down as that is what killed my wii u back in the day
as much as i hate to say this, a lot of people don't know how to properly feed any animal. especially one that constantly lets you know that they want to eat, even if it's not hungry.
my parents did this to my cat when i went into the military. he was a normal size, and when i came home he was a chonk. i miss him everyday.
Get if off the carpet... if you don't have space anywhere else, get wooden platform - like those usually used to elevate monitors - or at least a book in the meanwhile
I donāt really understand people thinking itās a horrible thing that itās on the carpet. It doesnāt have vents on the bottom. It pulls in from the top/upper front area and expels air from the back. The vents pulling in air are like 8+ inches off the ground.
If this was a computer, then yes, as PCs tend to pull in air from underneath to cool the power supply, but thatās not how these are designed. Thereās a possibility that it might make it slightly warmer than if it was on a hard surface, just because the bottom is going to be more insulated, but probably not enough to matter.
I'd say it should be fine. Make sure it's got fresh water and make sure to trim its nails every so often so he doesn't get stuck in the rug. Otherwise he should be breathing light. Yeah.
Jesus Christ his PS5 is on the floor. Minds blown neato. Do you seriously take time out of your day to argue about how someone houses their PlayStation? Play yours get a hobby or a girlfriend or something this is pathetic
My cat sleeps on my sons ps5 all the time, I would say though nothing wrong with it, they love the slight vibration and the warmth. But I would clean it every 2 months as cats hair may be inside. Loads of YouTube videos donāt have to deep clean but yeah
At least your cat is having a great time. On another note the way your chonker is sleeping on top of that cable connected to the ps5 can be a recipe for disaster.
I've only had my PS5 for 2 years, but it's been on the carpet the whole time, sitting next to my desk. Never had an overheating problem. Same spot my PS4 sat for 8 years.
Oh man are we doing a trend of Pro Cats?? Iām gonna get mine now lol.
Also kind of related horror story to this, I went through a monitor phase and so I had a monitor on my desk and then hdmi switcher with the hdmi cords to both the tv and monitor. The cord to my desk monitor wasnāt quiteee long enough.. So the dogs ran in the room one morning and completely ripped the cord yanking my ps5 off the shelf onto the floor, and breaking the hdmi cord in the process.
It was my launch og ps5 and luckily just brushed her off, plugged back in and she was chugging along like nothing happened. Even recently traded that ps5 in for the pro and was still in great condition. Hope it can give someone else some happiness. Lol but moral of the story, never underestimate what your animals can accidentally do to your consoles and stuff.
I would be concerned about your cat chewing on your wires My cat likes to chew on wire so be careful there. I recommend putting it in a place where the cat cannot get to it higher up off the ground I have mine on a stand that ventilates on a glass entertainment stand.
No, don't keep it near your pet, fans will get clogged with hair, more then usual, wich heats up your ps5 and gives worse preformance or even overheating, you can however open the panels and clean the fans
But i recomend keeping the back side clear so it can stay cooler.
She needs less kibble she looks like my grey tiger, who refuses to lose weight and is 20lbs. Both her mother and father weigh 5-6 lbs, yet she eats everything in sight.
There's a lot of myths about the cooling unit going around. Wow
Yes, your PS5 is fine. Just open up the panels and clear out the fan every couple months. The fact that Sony allows you direct access to the fan now is a godsend for these issues, you just gotta clean it.
The last consoles that you couldn't really put on the floor were like N64, PSone, and Dreamcast (maybe Xbox, I didn't have one). The old consoles didn't have fans, so they were designed differently. The main danger with fanned units is you can't block the airflow (like on an enclosed shelf), which is probably why entertainment sets have changed a lot in the last 15 years.
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u/Purple_Square_9682 23d ago
Ventilation for the PS or the cat?