Category: Playstation
Five fast checks for a console that won’t power on, won’t read discs, keeps switching off, or has drift — so you know if it’s a 2-minute fix or a real repair before you spend a penny. Five fast checks for a console that won’t power on, won’t read discs, keeps switching off, or has…
Direct Answer: A PS4 Slim with a noisy disc drive that won’t read discs properly and is hard to eject can often be fixed with a full internal service — cleaning heavy dust build-up from the drive, fans and heatsink, and refreshing dried-out thermal paste. No new parts always needed.Key Takeaways PS4 Slim disc drive…
Direct Answer: Silent Hill 2 (PS2, 2001) is one of the most revered and collected games in the survival horror genre, prized for its self-contained psychological story. Original discs now sell for well above their original retail price, and the PS2 consoles needed to play them are old enough that keeping one running properly is a…
Why you should service your PS5 annually We had 2 PS5’s come in today – both were overheating and shutting down from overheating. This is very common and can be avoided. Having called up it was pretty obvious they just needed servicing to solve the issue. Why does your PS5 overheat ? In almost all…
Your PS5 isn’t like a phone. You don’t replace it after a couple of years. You keep it, you use it, and you expect it to work flawlessly for five, six, even seven years if you want it to. That’s the dream. But that dream only works if you actually maintain the thing. Here’s the…
People are searching for PS5 prices right now. Not because they’re casually browsing. Because they’re actually thinking about buying one. The PS5 Pro just launched at £699. The PS5 Slim sits at £449. Used originals are floating around the market at wildly different prices. And somewhere in all that noise, there’s probably a gamer trying…
Direct Answer: A PS5 that keeps overheating and shutting down is almost always a cooling problem — dust-blocked vents, dried-out thermal paste, or a struggling fan — rather than a dead console. Saved Game diagnoses and fixes PS5 thermal and board-level faults by mail-in repair, and most overheating consoles are back to full working order…
Direct Answer: PS3 Yellow Light of Death (YLOD) is caused by dried thermal paste and cracked solder joints under the CELL and RSX chips, not a single failed part. DIY oven or heat-gun reflows can restart a dead PS3, but the fix rarely lasts more than a few weeks. Saved Game repairs YLOD properly at…
Direct Answer: A PS4 stuck on a firmware update loop is usually caused by an update that was interrupted mid-install, and a Safe Mode reinstall from USB fixes most cases without touching your saves. If the loop keeps happening after a clean Safe Mode update, the hard drive or power supply is the real fault…
Direct Answer: Whether a used console comes with a controller depends entirely on the individual listing — there’s no standard, and plenty of sellers leave it unclear. The only reliable way to know is a listing that states it plainly. Every console in the Saved Game shop lists exactly what’s in the box, so you’re…
