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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Launch PS5s Overheating Due to Design Flaw, Says Game Dev
It seems s are continuing to suffer from a liquid metal issue that kills the console after a few years. This is especially true of launch consoles and for consoles that are set up vertically. On a recent episode of the Moore Law Is Dead Broken Silicon podcast, Matthew Cassells, Alderon Games founder, discusses the previously reported PS5 liquid metal issue. Specifically, he found that when the console is placed vertically, the liquid metal that is set between the processor and heatsink that is used for cooling might leak down. In turn, this can cause dry spots on the Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), and cause overheating. Cassells looked into the issue when Alderon Games began getting feedback from its community for its MMO Path of Titans, where players reported the console would unexpectedly shut down while playing the game. He found that more demanding games had a higher chance of causing the issue. This has been an ongoing issue for years now. Back in 2023, repair shops started shedding some light on the console's liquid metal issue. Then, at the tail end of 2024, it seemed Sony potentially fixed the issue by adding ridges to the heatsink block to help keep the liquid metal evenly distributed. This was confirmed in Sony's own teardown video for the PS5 Pro where they mentioned adding grooves to where the liquid metal is applied. Although this may not be an issue for every single PS5 owner, it seems the potential is there, especially for those who have owned the console since its launch in 2020. Anyone worried this issue might occur with their console should probably just set it horizontally if they have the means. Let us know your thoughts about the PS5's liquid metal issue in the comments below. The post Launch PS5s Overheating Due to Design Flaw, Says Game Dev appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
IOL News
29-04-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Labour Court rejects George Municipality's bid to validate unqualified HR appointment
A former employee of the George Municipality was appointed as an HR manager under circumstances which amounted to an unfair labour practice as the person did not have the minimum qualification requirement. Image: File The George Municipality's Labour Court bid to have a now-retired employee's appointment declared lawful has been dismissed, with the court upholding that the appointment flouted fair labour practice. The municipality appointed the woman as a Human Resources manager in 2015 without having the minimum qualification requirement. A commissioner of the South African Local Government Bargaining Council found the municipality committed an unfair labour practice in shortlisting and appointing the woman without the NQF Level 7 qualification. This prejudiced two other employees who applied for the same position and held the required qualification but ranked lower in the interviewing process. The employee has since retired. The municipality sought the arbitration sanction to be reviewed and set aside, and for it to be heard afresh before a new commissioner. It was in 2019, during an audit of the municipality's Human Resources Department, that the two employees who held the qualification became aware that their now-former colleague did not have an NQF level 7 qualification when she was appointed, as she was missing one subject for her qualification. Acting Judge of the Labour Court, Glen Cassells, noted in his judgment that no condition was stipulated in the woman's appointment letter that she was required to obtain the qualification within a reasonable time. The arbitration award noted that the municipality, as a local authority, is expected to comply with the requirements stated in the advertisement and that if the provisions existed to accommodate a candidate who otherwise did not meet the minimum requirements of the advertisement, this should be recorded in all relevant documentation. 'The arbitration award notes that (the former) employee had a national diploma in library and information services and that her highest incomplete qualification related to post school education, and that accordingly it would have been reasonable to frown upon choosing her, as the qualification stipulated in the advertisement was relevant to the position and deviating from it to accommodate a qualification not close to the position was problematic. 'The arbitrator concluded that the shortlisting committee and the Municipal Manager would have acted differently if they knew that she did not possess the minimum qualification… In the circumstances, she should not have been shortlisted and accordingly not appointed into the advertised position, and by allowing her to be part of the process and to be appointed under the circumstances amounted to an unfair labour practice as it was based upon a wrong principle,' said Cassells.
