{"id":27065,"date":"2025-06-30T12:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/27065\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:12:10","slug":"death-stranding-2-is-causing-some-ps5s-to-overheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/27065\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Stranding 2 Is Causing Some PS5s to Overheat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Death<\/a>Image: Push Square<\/p>\n

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach<\/a> is an absolutely outstanding game, and we\u2019re sure many of you are spending your weekend exploring Australia \u2013 perhaps with our handy Death Stranding 2 guide<\/strong><\/a> by your side.<\/p>\n

But not everyone\u2019s having a great first weekend with the game.<\/p>\n

A number of players have complained that the release\u2019s map screen is causing their PS5 consoles to overheat.<\/p>\n

A fairly active Reddit<\/a> post reports the issue:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been playing the game on a base PS5 and overall it runs great \u2013 the graphics are stunning and I\u2019ve had no issues during regular gameplay. But as soon as I pause the game and the map screen comes up, the fan suddenly goes into overdrive and I get an overheat warning. It\u2019s strange because everything else runs smoothly, even during long gameplay sessions. But the moment I bring up the map and start planning a route, the fan suddenly goes crazy and I get an overheating warning. I just cleaned the console recently and it\u2019s in a well-ventilated spot, so airflow shouldn\u2019t be a problem.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A new patch was released recently but it doesn\u2019t sound like that\u2019s resolved the problem, and this particular user doesn\u2019t sound like they\u2019re alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got the exact same problem,\u201d one player bemoaned. \u201cI\u2019m using an original PS5 digital version. Fans start screaming only on map menu.\u201d<\/p>\n

It sounds like the issue is isolated to the base PS5, with the PS5 Pro holding up better. It\u2019s perhaps worth mentioning that the weather has been particularly warm in parts of Europe and America recently, so that could also be a factor.<\/p>\n

\nDeath Stranding 2 \u2013 PS5 Overheats Only on Map Screen?<\/a>
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But it\u2019s possible there\u2019s some kind of memory leak or other issue here. The menu appears to run with an unlocked frame rate, so that could be what\u2019s kicking the fans into overdrive and causing the console to overheat.<\/p>\n

One user suggested sending a detailed bug report to developer Kojima Productions, so it has more information to work with and can quickly issue a fix. That sounds like a smart idea to us.<\/p>\n

Are you having any problems with the game? Is everything running as intended for you or are you also experiencing overheating issues? Cool down in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

\"Sammy<\/p>\n

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Push Square Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is an absolutely outstanding game, and we\u2019re sure many…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27066,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[19388,15610,19061,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-27065","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-death-stranding","9":"tag-ps5","10":"tag-sony","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114772256061679559","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}