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How to Maintain Your Older Video Game Systems

We’re a few months away from the launch of Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X. As is the case with any new console generation, there’s a lot of excitement around the new machines, but their arrival doesn’t mean your current devices will immediately become obsolete. Plenty of games will continue to drop for both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and you’ll be able to keep playing them for years to come if you treat your console well.

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marioJP871819d ago

First and last rule:
Don't sell them!

Mulando1819d ago (Edited 1819d ago )

Well, actually, as the newer PS5 & xbsx are BC, you can sell your old systems. But don't expect you still get much for them.

Knightofelemia1819d ago (Edited 1819d ago )

Proper maintenance just like any other machine I pop mine apart every other month for a cleaning swapped out the shitty factory thermal paste. Cleaned the laser lense with ipa and a cotton swab lube the laser tracks with lithium grease and a cotton swab. I do that to current and last gen consoles. I recently bought an og Xbox from Ebay popped it apart cleaned the inside from the ground up removed the clock capacitor so it doesn't leak and ruin the board swapped out thermal paste cleaned the laser lense added a new disc drive belt so the disc drive opens bang done.

Maintenance is one thing but its also how you treat the console if it looks like a piece of shit it probably plays like a piece of shit. I worked at a pawn shop had to turn a guy away because his XB360 looked like shit a dog chewed on the cables the thing was dirty and the vents had enough dog fur to make another dog plus it stunk not of cigarettes or pot smelt like a dead body. Surprised the damn thing read a disc and played a game even more surprised the thing never RROD when turned on.

UltraNova1819d ago

Talking about going over and above!

Tapani1819d ago (Edited 1819d ago )

This! I've done two PS3 phat maintenances, including thermal pastes, Blu-ray drive replacement and cleaning up everything. I didn't do the under the CPU (IHS) and GPU repasting for PS3 because I don't have a heatgun (yet), and I'm afraid I might scratch the CPU particularly, but I'm looking into how I can do it to keep the PS3 quiet as whisper. I've teared them apart probably 30 times by now, and switched parts around and toyed with it. It's great fun, and really makes you appreciate how delicate and well designed they are, or you can also see where they saved the pennies.

Did PS4 Pro pasting and thermal pads change, changed a new cooler in it as well, and Switch, changed battery to Switch, didn't do the HDMI port change, again because I don't have a heatgun (yet). The parts are really cheap (the tools cost a bit, but less than the actual maintenance service and you can use them forever). Switch was tricky because the screws break easily, and they become stuck.

The most I like about it when you actually succeed in your projects (and they can take hours and days if you are a beginner like me) and you see how a disc reads better, the system is cooling itself better and stays quiet. But to get there, you need to study a lot and make mistakes. That's what you need to do to learn!

Necr0philiac1819d ago

You saved a lot of money. If you spent that time working another average job you could of bought new ones, and had money left over.

ManMarmalade1819d ago (Edited 1819d ago )

What a well-thought and well-put piece of advice that completely relates to this article.
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Stanjara1819d ago (Edited 1819d ago )

Changing thermal paste, I do that on my laptop also...every 2-3 years.
Edit: also when the prices go down, buy an ssd.

traumadisaster1819d ago

I tried to fix two x1 controllers but failed, it just looked easier on yt and I’m inexperienced. I’ve built several cpu systems and that was easy but anything with soldering and I’m inexperienced. I failed at replacing a tv chip, it was so small but on yt looked much bigger and easier.

Now my x1x hdmi broke in less than 2 years and it’s $250 to send to MS. I’m contemplating spending the time and money to figure it out but my confidence is low that I’ll succeed.

Another factor is being in the mood to repair or build systems. There are times I’m inpatient and just want to play games and not waste time repairing and sorting drivers etc. Other times I find myself sucked down a rabbit hole for hours getting an old game to work and get a rush in figuring it out.

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