For several days now theres been a fairly pervasive rumor that I cant even figure out where it started but has been perpetuated by the likes of Marcus Beer and others that the PS4 is having issues and this is why they are not being given to the press. It had me worried so I started asking around to just about everyone I know in the industry. Like most rumors there does seem to be a tinge of truth to it; the PS4 does create a lot of heat. There wasnt a single developer who had a story about a system overheating, however.
According to one dev who is not working on a PS4 game Trust me, I know guys who are working QA on PS4 kits its not overheating. Take a guess where the rumor is coming from
Ok, ok. But he isnt actually working with the system. I talked to several people at Sony. They all said there was zero issues that they knew of. The reason, they say, the review consoles are going out late is because the firmware is being worked on until the last-minute, not because of the console overheating. Also PSN testing is happening this week and is going very smoothly. Braggarts.
Alright
but they work at Sony. Still not good enough. Is there anyone who will be bold enough to stand up with the fearless Marcus Beer and bring us some hot, hot truth(!)? The PS4 produces more heat than you would think AH HA! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SONY, I LOVE YOUR GAMES BUT YOU ALWAYS MESS UP SOMEHOW AND THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING FAR TOO POSITIVELY. He continued but we havent had a single unit overheat. OH COME ON! Another dev told me Not sure I even need to confirm this, but the PS4 does not have any glaring overheating issues. It gets kinda hot, but even being 9 hours on every day doesnt phase it. It stays cool if its idle in the UI. Its quiet at all times as well, Marcus Beer is making stuff up for clicks, as usual. It gets kinda hot when in-game, especially in the back on the side it sits on horizontally. It actually appears to remain cooler when its standing vertically, but it doesnt overheat either way.
So, thats as hot as this story is getting. A powerful videogame console creates a lot of heat. I wouldnt go shoving it in some snug little hole in your entertainment center, it likely needs room to breathe like, well, all videogame systems. But there doesnt seem to be a lick of truth to the idea that there are hardware failures. The firmware on the other hand
well see. Much like Xbox OS its being worked on till the very last-minute (and then immediately will begin work on the first update post-launch). Where there isnt smoke there isnt fire. I think thats how the saying goes
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