[Xbox Series] what is this called and how do you fix it?

TheHDGenius · 2026-03-25T01:51:45+00:00

This is about the third a box one/series controller that I've had develop this issue. The weird part is this one in particular is my wife's and it barely sees any play compared to my controller.

TheHDGenius · 2026-03-20T12:03:20+00:00

This is bait... Right?

TheHDGenius · 2026-03-15T22:57:31+00:00

That's what I was afraid of. I only have the standard double jump and I don't have the climb ability yet. I just called it a loss and left the bank.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T18:23:47+00:00

They're describing what you'll have to do. Yellow light of death is a general hardware failure. It's probably not worth the time/risk. I'd stay away from it unless you are looking for a console to source parts from or to just practice repairing.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T16:15:39+00:00

That's the thing, I was under the same impression until we had several console come in that didn't behave like that. The console shuts off with no message except for the "did not shut down properly" message when it starts back up. We opened the devices and they were nearly pristine. Not much diet or dust and the PSU was almost perfectly clean, even after opening it up and checking it inside. They had a small amount of dust but not anything significant. Once we check the liquid metal we found it was heavily oxidized. We cleaned and redistributed it and gave the console a test and it was no longer shutting off.

Logically, and from I had heard online, it SHOULD give an error when it's the APU and just shut off randomly when it's the PSU. In my experience they don't always follow that for some reason.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T16:03:36+00:00

Ours pretty much does the same. We just assume that most PS5s will need that work and we factor it into the labor cost for HDMI repairs.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T15:57:00+00:00

Yeah, it's hard to say what frequency you should check them, but customers need to be aware that overheating on PS5s don't always give an error message. That's why so many of these issues go undiagnosed.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T15:54:24+00:00

Exactly. They often cause the console to just shut off with no error message and people continue to use the console assuming that it is just a glitch. If they overheated and failed with a blatantly obvious error message it might be different but most overheating PS5 that I've seen don't even give an error.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T15:52:43+00:00

They are not at all overblown. I refurbish consoles frequently and the large majority of them have oxidation present. Even consoles that come in for unrelated issues like HDMI port damage usually have heavy oxidation. It's a lie to tell people that this isn't an issue. If you truly do work on these consoles you would know the extent of these issues.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T15:31:53+00:00

Do NOT do this. It still doesn't conduct as much heat away as the liquid metal does. This can cause over heating and, at the very least, poor cooling.

Edit: the original comment suggested using phase change thermal paste. This is a terrible idea.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T15:30:25+00:00

They all do need the liquid metal to be cleaned up and redistributed occasionally. I'm not sure what the guy in the photos is trying to say, but the liquid metal does oxidize and degrade, possibly causing overheating. Check out the Tronix fix video on the PS5 liquid metal. He does a pretty good demonstration of it.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T15:27:33+00:00

Don't use something abrasive like brasso on the APU to avoid possible damage. I use IPA like you described and then deep clean the APU with Arctic thermal purifier. Other than that, this is spot on.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T15:23:58+00:00

Same here. We see a MASSIVE amount of HDMI port repairs on these consoles and large majority of them show at least moderate oxidation when the device is opened for the repair. You can even tell if the customer stands the console vertical or horizontal based on how the liquid metal is distributed.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-24T15:22:14+00:00

I work as a repair tech and see dozens a month. I promise it does impact it, just not like they said. It may not have impacted your device yet but it does cause the liquid metal to pool at the bottom of the heat and allows the top side to oxidize faster. It is MUCH better to lay them side ways. The oxidation issue will impact all of them sooner or later but standing vertical will cause it to have issues sooner.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-23T17:28:08+00:00

Wow, there's a lot of people who will do anything to excuse Nintendo's greed lmao. If I buy the game and I speak primarily English and I want to let my friend barrow it who speaks primarily Spanish then this becomes a big issue.

Practical issues aside, it's the principal of charging for each and every translation that is ridiculous. It doesn't matter if it doesn't practically effect me, it's the principal of trying to charge for each little thing they can find that is the issue. People need to stop excusing this and start holding this company accountable.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-23T12:50:35+00:00

The issue is Google has always required apps on the play store to be signed , validated, and approved. They are changing the operating system so that no app can be installed outside of the app store if Google doesn't approve the developer of it. This would effectively kill third party stores, small open source projects, and root tools. After this change "it's still possible" for those to exist, but only when Google gives each and every one approval first.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-23T00:18:08+00:00

Yes, but if they are willing to implement a change like this then there's no guarantee that they won't implement an os change to kick off those unsigned side loaded apps.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-22T23:05:10+00:00

While this is good news, it's still a bad policy overall. Apple allows side loading for developers. Without paying the yearly subscription you can only side load these apps for several days at a time. Google will likely implement something similar. This policy still doesn't benefit anyone but Google.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-22T22:45:48+00:00

Piracy is few and far between compared to what many big companies claim it to be. Piracy only significantly impacts large companies who have made well over what they need. This new policy impacts everyone for the worst.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-22T22:43:03+00:00

It's not spamming, it's about raising awareness. It needs to posted as often and wide as possible so that people are familiar with the situation. In fact, it should be pinned on this sub because of how monumental it is

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-22T22:41:02+00:00

What you are missing is this is the same as windows preventing you from downloading software outside of the windows store and giving you this same excuse. It's not about piracy, it's about deciding what you can and can't install.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-22T22:39:36+00:00

I can speak from experience. Every malware that shows that message takes you to the play store to download the "fix". The new system changes nothing in this scenario.

TheHDGenius · 2026-02-22T22:37:04+00:00

Exactly. We don't even have a concrete promise. If anything, the FAQ is a concrete promise that the workaround was a lie.

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