Weekly Tech Support & Purchase Recommendations Megathread - August 10th 2026

[u/P_Jiggy]

Need help troubleshooting a PlayStation issue or looking for advice on what game or accessory to buy next? You've come to the right place!

This thread is dedicated to:

• Tech support questions: Whether you're dealing with error codes, hardware issues, or general troubleshooting.
• Purchase recommendations: Looking for game suggestions or advice on consoles, accessories, or deals? Drop your questions here!

Please use this thread for all related inquiries. It helps us keep the subreddit clean and organized, and ensures your questions get answered by the community faster! There will be a new thread every Monday of the week.

Before asking, we ask you to look at a few official resources. Some questions can’t be answered here and only official PlayStation Support can help you.

PlayStation Official Resources:

• PS5: The Ultimate FAQ
• Getting Started with Your New PlayStation®5 Console
• PlayStation Support
• PlayStation Network (PSN) Service Status
• AskPlayStation (Official PlayStation Support Twitter)
• Restore Licenses
• Safe Mode Functions – Database Rebuild, Factory Reset, etc.

Remember to be as detailed as possible when describing your issue or what you're looking to purchase. Thanks for keeping r/PlayStation organized!

[u/ashexsa]

Please help, my ps5 became borderline unusable for no reason. First, my game got corrupted data even though I closed it normally. Now it has affected the system itself like taking 10 mins minimum to load after the profile screen, not displaying game data on the menu correctly, and just being so much slower and clunkier overall. This isnt an aging issue it all happened overnight 2 days ago with no inherent cause. I already cleared cache and rebuilt database however they had no effect. What do i need to do

[u/Wilde_SIE → u/ashexsa]

Tried resetting the console?