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![PS5 Has Serious Problem With Displaying SDR Image](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/354718672.jpg)
PS5 Has Serious Problem With Displaying SDR Image
According to Digital Foundry experts, SDR content on PlayStation 5 is not displayed properly. Dark colors blend together and details present in a scene are lost.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
March 29, 2021
![PS4 Won't Launch Games if Internal Battery Dies](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/354380726.jpg)
PS4 Won't Launch Games if Internal Battery Dies
A clock error can render the PS4 nearly useless. All it takes for this to occur is for the console's internal battery to die, effectively rendering it incapable of running games.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
March 25, 2021
![PS5 Overheating With Second SSD? Sony Wants to Improve Cooling](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/352037833.jpg)
PS5 Overheating With Second SSD? Sony Wants to Improve Cooling
Sony may soon make it possible to install an additional SSD into the PlayStation 5. According to Bloomberg, the new firmware will speed up fan operation due to the possibility of console overheating when a second drive is installed.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
February 26, 2021
![PS5's DualSense Can Fail After Just 417 Hours](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/351685946.jpg)
PS5's DualSense Can Fail After Just 417 Hours
iFixit investigated the problem of drift in Sony's DualSense controller for the PS5. The conclusions are not optimistic. The device can stop working after just 417 hours of use.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
February 22, 2021
![February's Windows 10 Update May Disable Your Webcam](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/351344088.jpg)
February's Windows 10 Update May Disable Your Webcam
February's Windows 10 update, which already caused numerous blue screens of death or gaming issues, among other things, may also disable your webcam.
hardware & software
Adrian Piotrowski
February 18, 2021
![PS5's DualSense Has a Problem With Stick Drift [UPDATED]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/350660848.jpg)
PS5's DualSense Has a Problem With Stick Drift [UPDATED]
PlayStation 5 users are crowding in to report another issues with the DualSense. This time, the problem is the analogs, which quite quickly began to drift, messing up control precison in games.
hardware & software
February 16, 2021
![PowerGPU: AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Highly Unreliable](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/351087385.jpg)
PowerGPU: AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Highly Unreliable
PC building company PowerGPU tweeted stat figures showing that the failure rate of AMD's latest CPUs can reach almost 20 percent. The tweet has now been deleted, but not before it made big waves on the web.
hardware & software
Adrian Piotrowski
February 15, 2021
![One of Xbox Series X/S Features is Harmful to Environment](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/348583737.jpg)
One of Xbox Series X/S Features is Harmful to Environment
It turns out Microsoft's next-gen console may be harming the environment with its instant-on feature. So says a study conducted by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
hardware & software
January 17, 2021
![Dirty Spots Are Definitely Not The Black PS5 Users Hoped For](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/344523313.jpg)
Dirty Spots Are Definitely Not The Black PS5 Users Hoped For
Some owners of Sony's next-gen platform report strange, dirty spots on their console. Worse still, the dirt cannot always be removed.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
December 1, 2020
![iPhone Not So Waterproof After All? $12M Fine for Apple in Italy](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/344514070.jpg)
iPhone Not So Waterproof After All? $12M Fine for Apple in Italy
The Italian consumer protection authority, AGCM, found that Apple was misleading customers about the waterproofness of its smartphones and imposed a fine of $12 million on the company.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
December 1, 2020
![PS5s Differ in Noise Volume Depending on Installed Fan](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/344509967.jpg)
PS5s Differ in Noise Volume Depending on Installed Fan
The editors of French website Les Numeriques have put several PlayStation 5 consoles together and discovered that some PS5 sub-models are equipped with a different, slightly louder fan.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
December 1, 2020
![PS5 Update Removes Spontaneous Game Uninstallation and Controller Issues](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/344164958.jpg)
PS5 Update Removes Spontaneous Game Uninstallation and Controller Issues
PlayStation 5 received update 20.02-02.26.00. Thanks to it, the console will no longer remove games from the drive without our knowledge. Also problems with charging the controller will disappear.
hardware & software
Adrian Werner
November 27, 2020
![Coil Whine in Your PS5? You Might Look for A Displaced Sticker](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/343747521.jpg)
Coil Whine in Your PS5? You Might Look for A Displaced Sticker
Are you having problems with the volume of PlayStation 5? There's a chance that the discovery of Frank Keienburg from Supercell might help. After dismantling the console the developer found a rather unexpected cause of coil whine.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
November 22, 2020
![Downloading Bug on PS5 Requires Console Data Wipe](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/343313533.jpg)
Downloading Bug on PS5 Requires Console Data Wipe
Players who already have a copy of their PS5 report a serious mistake that can permanently block the ability to download games and applications in some situations. One solution seems to be to restore the console to its factory settings.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
November 17, 2020
![iPhone 12 Launches; Users Report Problems](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/343227696.jpg)
iPhone 12 Launches; Users Report Problems
Another great hardware launch did not go according to plan. Users of the iPhone 12 family of devices report a couple of problems afflicting the new smartphones.
hardware & software
Bartlomiej Sagan
November 16, 2020
![Smoking Xbox Series X and Other Issues; Microsoft Investigates [Update #2]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/342813903.jpg)
Smoking Xbox Series X and Other Issues; Microsoft Investigates [Update #2]
With the release of Xbox Series X, the first information about mechanical failures appeared. The hottest (literally) thing right now is the case of smoking console. Microsoft is investigating the subject, and we've checked what other problems the users are facing.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
November 13, 2020
![First (Few) Dead PS5s Reported](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/342955541.jpg)
First (Few) Dead PS5s Reported
Shortly after the release of the PS5 in the USA and Japan, the first reports about the falling consoles appeared on the web. However, there are not too many of them, which gives hope that Sony has made sure the quality of its device is top notch.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
November 13, 2020
![PS4 Firmware Version 8.0 Update Breaks PSN](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/340388991.jpg)
PS4 Firmware Version 8.0 Update Breaks PSN
Sony released PS4 firmware update version 8.0, which integrates group and event tabs. Instead, communities and events were removed, and what's worse, access to PSN was broken.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
October 14, 2020
![Xbox Series X Has Heat Issues? True or Not, Rumors Persist](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/339756712.jpg)
Xbox Series X Has Heat Issues? True or Not, Rumors Persist
Information that has appeared in the impressions of some of the influencers testing Xbox Series X suggests that Microsoft's platform has a problem with the amount of heat it generates.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
October 7, 2020
![RTX 3080 Taking Flak for Significant Issues Reported by Users](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/339165585.jpg)
RTX 3080 Taking Flak for Significant Issues Reported by Users
Selected RTX 3080 models face serious problems. Owners report games crashing when the card reaches high clock. Manufacturers have aknowledged the issue and are trying to find a solution.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
September 24, 2020