PS5's Dust Catchers Will Make for Easy Cleaning

Good they included this, my base PS4 is extremely fuzzy around the vents.

Corporate way of saying ''we cheaped out on the plastic, and got refurbished stuff with holes in it''.

That kinda sucks...

@SwitchVogel I just use a q-tip and the fibers grab the dust and pull it right out.

@NickTheGeek
Turn on the close captioning (CC) and the subtitles should be in English, depending on your settings. I was able to read along.

It is nice that you can also remove the fan for some periodic deep cleaning.

Damn ppl will complain about anything Sony does these days 😂

@lacerz But you have to brake the seal to clean the vent, so do that only once the warranty has expired! 😉

I vacuum often and love this addition.

PS5 is a very smart console, i like that!

@SwitchVogel The PS4 has easily removable face plates for cleaning, i recommend looking into it if you haven't already!

This is a great feature, we only need to dismantle the faceplate rather than the whole system to clean the dust within 😃

I usually wrapped my console with cloth when I'm not playing it so it's not too dusty.

I mean if don't hoover your at least once a week no wonder your consoles sounds like jet engines, I hoover and clean my PS4 Pro every other day obviously hoover my house every day. Dust & smoke is the number killer of consoles, so glad Sony added this smart feature but like my PS4 I'll be looking after it.

@OmegaStriver How do you vacuum it? What vacuum you use? Where did you buy it? What is the link? Please and thank you.

@banacheck Where do you find the time to vacuum every day?!

I don't think I've ever vacuumed a console besides under the Wii dock. We don't have any pets and nobody smokes anything in the house so that may be why I don't feel the need. Maybe I'll think about it next spring cleaning.

@TheIdleCritic

I get up at six every day take the dog out for a walk clean the house all before 8:30 then off out, but I do go to bed around 9:30/10 at the latest.

@Octane That can't be a serious reply...

@Kavethan07 I unplug the system and at times I use 2 different vacuums. Sometimes a miniature hand vacuum and sometimes the smallest regular vacuum hose attachment I have. Nothing special.

Some people say this is bad for systems because of static electricity but i have NEVER had issues with any system in the past. All of my day 1 systems still run well.

I use a hand duster as well.

@OmegaStriver Do you know the specific model/brand of yours? I want to purchase one that's good.

I’ve never vacuumed my PS4 and I’ve had that since just after it launched and it still works...

@Octane ok jokester.

"These can then be easily vacuumed out to keep the console clean and operation quiet."

Sony are opening themselves up to class action here, vacuuming a console is a good way to destroy it quickly.

You guys dismantled the teardown video and made everything a headline XD

vacuumed out 😂 great way to kill your console with static.
Besides the heatsink will have a nice coating of dust after a year , I'll tear down mines before any big releases after the year.

Love this idear should be a useful way to help keep the console clean but will have to see how effective it is when the console launches.

@BrandNew098 I was talking about the opportunity of cleaning the fan itself. To do that, you have to disconnect it from the console (unless its cable is long enough). Removing the plate one can still blow on the fan some air to clean it as one can do with a PS4, but it's way less helpful.

@HammerKirby3 I'm usually one of the complainers and I don't see anything to complain about here, seems like it will make the console easier to clean so that's all positive.

At worst its a couple of holes in the inner casing and at best it will work! win/win really

I'll just wrap a plastic bag over the console, that way no cleaning required.

I wouldn't mind an article on how to clean PS5 once it's in our hands. Kinda interesting that they put some thought on this.

@andreoni79 no you don't?

@710King Panic when you vacuum the dust catcher holes and you hear something other than dust being sucked up LOL

I have used a vacuum on my Ps4 Pro for years.......... doesn't hurt the console......... doesn't get all the dust either

I like the very much. They designed it in the way that would be very easy for everybody to add extra storage, to change the look (by replacing the side panels) and keep it clean. I believe they did an impressive work. The cooling system is huge and this time we get a very quiet and fast console. Can not wait to get my hands on it.

@BNAG_Gamer Vacuum's build up so much static electricity that running one over the PS5's internals would almost certainly damage it. This is one of the most widely known things that you shouldn't do when cleaning a computer because it destroys them very often, I am surprised your PS4 Pro didn't brick the first time you did it and I would recommend never doing it again.

@andreoni79

That's not true. You can remove the whole fan without removing the warranty sticker. All you have to do is remove a plate next to the warranty sticker to reveal the power plug and remove the black vents/fins on top of the console. After that, it's a case of just unscrewing 4 screws and popping out the entire fan. You'll only have to void warranty if you want to get to the motherboard of the console.

Static in a vacuum hose isn't so much caused by the hose, as it is caused by the surroundings where it is being used. The actual hose will conduct static electricity from other objects, and things like carpeting and dry households are static magnets. The process is created by the friction between a vacuum hose and everything else it is rubbed against, which is particularly the case during vacuuming. This could create a static electricity charge that can be transferred to you or any other object the hose touches. Since you change the attachment you'll could be shock before your console ever will be, also plastic is a poor electricity conductor.

@Heurtaux305 I hope so, but I'm still scared by the creepy sound made by the black "thing" near the little warranty seal (at min. 3.09 of the original video). It sounds like a sticker to me so I supposed it was part of the seal since it covers essential components.
It will be great if we can properly clean the fan after few months, but it also sounds strange to me that they consider such an action as ordinary administration...

Beautiful bit of engineering, the whole thing.

Sounds like a Film - The Dust Catchers I will get it on 4K Blu-ray then

@TheIdleCritic I'm glad you used the word vacuum

After 6 years, I finally disassembled my PS3 to vacuum it out and there wasn't more than a spec of dust. I've never done it to my PS4. Doubt I'd do it to the PS5.

@J2theEzzo Is that because Hoover is a brand lol?

Overall I was very impressed with the cooling design and how you can maintain it, they have thought about it being kept clean. And access is really good to the fan. With the Series X it’s restricted and a big box to collect dust and the only way to clean it is take it apart. To me this is a win for Sony.

@Heurtaux305 If you look it was a large sticker he removed to get to the plug, this was removed after the warranty sticker from what I could tell.

@TheIdleCritic precisely!

@Cycologist I had a few issues with my old ps3, but I've had my ps4 (standard) since about 5 years ago, keep it on a stand off from the floor and with enough room to vent, and I've not had any issues. I give it a wipe down, semi regularly, but otherwise, it's been very minimum maintenance.

I’ve never cleared dust out of a single console ever (well, unless you count blowing in the 8 and 16bit days). How dusty are these peoples houses!
To sneer the question, I guess it’s good. Sounds like a quality of life improvement for people who do this.

I wouldn't be too optimistic about those dust catchers, the end of Sony's tear-down video says, "The dust catcher does not guarantee the hardware clogging from dust". That doesn't sound reassuring.

@J2theEzzo opening it and cleaning with a can of air can help a lot after 5 years. Combined with a clean install of the OS and you'll definitely see some performance improvement. Even more so when you take the opportunity to replace the harddisk with a SSD

I like it. It is obvious they listened to their customers about PS4 flows and tried to avoid having the same problems with the new version. To be honest, my PS4 Pro is still an awesome console, graphics is modern and sharp on my 4K HDR tv, the only flaw is that it is too loud when I play games like God of war or RE2. I am glad that won't be the case with PS5.

@Flurpsel I can see your point. I'll certainly consider it, if I'm not rushing to the next generation in a couple of months' time. Thanks for the tip!

Until I saw this video I wasn't aware people had to open their consoles up to clean them often, although I do remember those stories about the ps4 having roaches getting in the first model, so I guess a periodic check for any reason would be necessary for some people.

My OCD wants to vacuum this always.

I actually made the best purchase ever years ago for an electric dust blower and that thing gets rid of every particle of dust around my pc and ps4, but with that dust hole I am going to have more fun cleaning that.

@710King Esd is actually caused by a combination of dust going up the hose and it hitting other particles and the tube walls and the nozzle rubbing on surfaces. As long as these are mitigated enough esd is not a problem. Also helps if the Humidity is higher since Esd is more likely to occur in dryer conditions. Don't just spew nonsense on here scaring people, Sony's engineers know what there doing and if it were a risk to the console, it wouldn't be a design feature of the console. In the ps4 manual they recommend using a low powered vacuum to clean the vents of dust.

@Mad001 Esd is actually caused by a combination of dust going up the hose and it hitting other particles and the tube walls and the nozzle rubbing on surfaces. As long as these are mitigated enough esd is not a problem. Also helps if the Humidity is higher since Esd is more likely to occur in dryer conditions. Don't just spew nonsense on here scaring people, Sony's engineers know what there doing and if it were a risk to the console, it wouldn't be a design feature of the console. In the ps4 manual they recommend using a low powered vacuum to clean the vents

@bronson_r3aps I didn't need three replies lol

As for vacuuming your PS5, do it at your own risk. I personally will not.

@banacheck Esd is actually caused by a combination of dust going up the hose and it hitting other particles and the tube walls and the nozzle rubbing on surfaces. As long as these are mitigated enough esd is not a problem. Also helps if the Humidity is higher since Esd is more likely to occur in dryer conditions. But don't listen to idiots on here, Sony's engineers know what there doing and if it were a risk to the console, it wouldn't be a design feature of the console. In the ps4 manual they recommend using a low powered vacuum to clean the vents.

@710King Just saying, don't you think
the engineers behind the design of it took esd damage to the hardware into account if they were to put something like that in the console for that purpose? Pretty sure all the shielding surrounding the board is there for that, and a lot of other purposes. Also the shell, housing and casing are all probably esd safe as well. I personally have vacuumed my pro out once a week for almost 2 years now. Just to keep the dust level at its lowest. That's the key I think. As long a hole crap ton of dust isn't coming out and there's enough humidity in the air, esd is at its lowest point of happening. Also mind the rubbing of the nozzle because that builds up static as well. Though any build up can be dissipated quickly since esd is relatively short lived. As long someone is careful enough no damage will occur. Not to say id advise using a vacuum either(on a ps4), but to each there own. I did it before I had any idea about esd. Now I know how to build a computer because of it. That happening made me study and learn the ins and outs of all tech. As long as you mitigate you will not kill your hardware. Yes, latent damage can occur and your hardware could fail months or years down the line. But repeated damage causes outright immediate failure(bricking) after enough damage has occurred.

@bronson_r3aps
Hi buddy theres lots of subjects on this , although our technology has improved still people has been unlucky , electro static charge builds up on the nozzle, I repair and maintain pcs,laptops,iPads,tablets I use compressed air .I'm an i.t technician just how I was taught , I'm sure there will be to YouTube videos on this lol