Interviewed by the Japanese site 4Gamer, the Vice President of the Mechanical Design department of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Yasuhiro Ootori, revealed that the cooling system of PlayStation 5 manages to maintain effectiveness regardless of the position of the console, confirming that Sony does not advise users to keep the new PlayStation in a recommended position.
Yasuhiro Ootori said: “From the designer's point of view, there is no difference in cooling performance between the vertical and horizontal installation of the console. I think some people believe that the heat dissipation efficiency should be higher in vertical installation due to the chimney effect. However, in a cooling system with an active fan (electric fan), the chimney effect is at a measurement error level. Works to specification using both a horizontal and vertical installation. Personally, I like the vertical placement where both the top and bottom of the 'PS logo' can be seen correctly ».
