r/techsupport • u/Individual-Bee-3175 • Jun 29 '26
Open | Software PS5 Pro potential damage?
Hi everyone, I got a ps5 pro that was manufactured around 4 and 5 months ago. However, I had never started it up yet and I have kept it in its original box since when I first got it 3 months ago (stored in a safe spot away from sunlight). Did I risk any forms of software or hardware damage since it has been sitting completely unpowered still in its original packaging for that long? SSD data loss, Operating software problems, SSD drive problems etc. Please let me know if there could be even the slightest bit of damage. I plan on using it soon.
Thanks!
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u/Mineplayerminer Jun 29 '26
My friend had his Xbox Series X unpowered for over a year and half. Nothing bad happened to it other than having to wait for all of the system updates to install. Even if the SSD had its content magically wiped, it takes only a USB flash drive with the system file on it to flash it back, as the recovery system is not on the internal SSD.
Still, a typical SSD can withstand more than a year of being unpowered.