{"id":97262,"date":"2025-05-13T05:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T05:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/97262\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T05:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T05:45:09","slug":"hot-ps5s-cause-havoc-at-sonys-evo-japan-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/97262\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot PS5s Cause Havoc At Sony\u2019s EVO Japan Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Video game consoles can be prone to all sorts of issues and at EVO Japan during the Guilty Gear Strive<\/a> grand finale last weekend, one of the PS5 units at the forefront of the event allegedly collapsed under the pressure.<\/p>\n

The USA representative RedDitto managed to fight his way out of the losers bracket of this competition and make it to the grand final but it all fell apart when he started having some issues during the crowning match.<\/p>\n

While it could still be tied to controller and adapter problems, according to multiple claims coming out of the event, the PS5\u2019s were effectively cooked after a whole day of use. And this mixed with the hotter temperatures within the event venue led to the perfect storm.<\/p>\n

This completely took the wind out of not only RedDitto\u2019s game, but also detracted from what should have been a grand occasion against his Korean opponent Daru_I-No. It resulted in the match being paused for prolonged periods as the troubleshooting began. By the time the fight got underway again, the USA competitor had already dropped a few sets and the damage had already been done.<\/p>\n

You can see in the official video upload a user has tagged the 7:37 mark as the moment when the PS5 supposedly \u201coverheats\u201d and the match comes to yet another halt. Spectators also voiced their disappointment and further claims from fighting game fans note how it happened in other competitions at the same event. Over on social media, RedDitto joked at the time about the PS5 \u201cmelting\u201d<\/a> his adapter.<\/p>\n

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It’s led to some mixed responses from the fighting game community \u2013 with a lot of feedback suggesting the event should at least regularly swap out the units while demanding measures be taken going forward as it\u2019s becoming a \u201cvery common occurrence\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cTournaments should not be leaving PS5s with their terrible cooling system on for 10+ hours and expect no consequences. Measures need to be taken by TOS because this is becoming a very common occurrence,\u201d said one comment in response to RedDitto’s post about the match.<\/p>\n

Fellow professional fighting game player \u2018Punk\u2019, who won Street Fighter 6<\/a>\u2019s EVO Championship in 2024, also encountered some issues<\/a> at EVO Japan on the weekend after an alleged PlayStation 5 “malfunction\u201d. The same talent voiced his frustrations about “overheating” PS5s<\/a> determining the outcome of matches.<\/p>\n

If this PS5 problem consists and TOs just keep making players lose games to things that isn\u2019t them actually losing to the player and rather the console they make us play on because, they decide to run tournaments on this console i will personally stop attending tournaments. I\u2026\u2014 Punk (@PunkDaGod) May 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sony obviously owns EVO now<\/a> so this isn\u2019t exactly the kind of situation you want to see playing out at its own event or showing up at such a pivotal moment. These players often commit their life to make a career out of it, so it’s crushing to see a technical problem arise in a professional environment.<\/p>\n

What do you think though? How do you think Sony and EVO could combat or prevent issues like this going forward? Have you ever had any overheating problems with your PS5 after a prolonged gaming session? Does your current system run hot very often?<\/p>\n

As always, let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer across Hookshot Media. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n