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Well im not technologically retarded and first time actually using drive in my ps5 i inserted disc in a wrong way, but also i right away tried other way around.
That's only because PS5 has such a weird design that makes it quite hard to figure out which way is "up". On PS4, Xbox One and other consoles you could easily tell the orientation of the disc drive and thus insert the disc the right way. On the PS5 its not so clear.
Wow, this issue surprised me. Mine is horizontal anyway but still I’d assume the bottom of the disc should be facing the buttons on the console. I hope more people don’t damage their PS5’s like this.
@@HARBRINGERZERO yea I understand but the buttons on the PS5 are on the side of the disc label. Every other PlayStation generation the buttons were somewhat under the disc horizontally. Only exception was maybe the PS1
Well, you know, that every CD,DVD, Blu-ray player known to man, when laying horizontally, the disk is inserted, readable side down. It's sort of the standard, right ?
I did this first time, just because usually with consoles, the disc drive was always nearest to top side of the console when in the horizontal position. Along with the fact that usually the design was that whichever side of the disc drive had less space was typically the direction that the disc label would face
Think about it though even on the side you should realize where the top of the drive is I guess cause I work on computers for a living it was easy but still common sense
No, it's not common sense if a large portion of people don't know it. I don't think you know what common sense is. Remember the Wii? Disc Label faced outward. This is the standard. It's Sony's fault for making it backwards and not having proper indication arrows to alert users of it's backwards stupid design
I remember reading about this one. Feels bad man. To be fair to the new PS5 owners, the previous PlayStations had it that way for YEARS. Suddenly it's been swapped over in their eyes and they buy the thing expecting the disc to go in the way they have always put it in for over 10 years. The previous Playstations had the vertical base at the other end and the reader was at the top half of the console. The new design had a few new owners taken for a loop like this poor soul who figured out too late that their drive was working fine all along, but still had to pay.
The disc orientation has been the same for every PS since the PS2. Read side facing the right. There's only ever been 2 console orientations, standing on the left side or horizontal. Like every other disc reader, disc faces down.
@@PixelPioneer23-q5p As far as I am aware on the PS4, the disc is inserted with the label towards the top. the PS5's disc side is the bottom so horizontally you are once again putting it in with the label facing the top. it has been this way since the PS1.
As someone unaware of this I had accidentally put a game in facing the wrong way. I had assumed the disc reader would be in the center of the console rather than towards the outside of it. Since then I have thankfully learned my lesson and the PS5 actually has a text window pop up explaining the correct orientation for the disc. Thankfully it didn't take until I found this video to figure it out.
I think this is to do with the majority of people being right handed and the way to insert the disc incorrectly is much more comfortable. Like if you try to Insert the disc correctly with your right hand it feels like you are putting your wrist in an awkward position and most right handers don’t use their left for delicate tasks like this.
Remember this the label of the disc should always face you the shiny side is down. If your right handed hold the disc in your right hand keep the label facing up picture the console laying flat the label faces up so if the console is in it vertical position the label will face left shiny side face right
I saw this coming when they advertise the console to stand up instead of lying down flat. This has happened even back to PS3 owners because there is no longer a disc tray that pops out. For most of us that lay the console flat, you will never have a problem with which side up the disc should be in
The reason this happens is because we've built up a habit doing it this way with the PS4. (Disc label points outward/closer to the edge whereas the PS5 disc label faces inward to the center of the console).
@@NickBFTD No it doesn't lol. Horizontal it might look like it does but the disc drive is at the top of the ps4 (disc label is closer to edge). Vertical is where people will get confused as the disc label faces inward to the center and the ps4 disc label is closer to the edge/facing outward
@@ryanod9845 The disc faces either down or to the right on ALL playstation's 1-5 depending on horizontal/vertical use, Why would how close the label side of the disc is to the outside of the console make any difference ?, I can understand people making this mistake especially if they have not owned a console before and a little icon would be useful, but the disc orientation is the same as it has always been. Edit: the PS5 also has about an inch of space to the right of the disc drive, So wouldn't it be obvious that it was the reading mechanism ?.
Your reasoning makes absolutely zero sense. When putting a game in the system the disc’s label should always be facing where the physical top of system is, regardless if the system is placed horizontal or vertical. It’s always been this way. It’s even in the manual, but stupid mistakes like this still happen because people don’t bother to read it, so a person like John Glasscock has to make a “PS5 for Dummies” video.
I got my ps5 not long ago and this happened to me as well. My brother was convinced he was putting the disc correctly, but ofc it turned out it was put upside down. I was worried maybe the disc had an issue but fortunately not, it just took less than 2 minutes to realize what was wrong, and I'm thankful there was actually nothing wrong lol
I never even considered this could be a problem. I set my console up horizontally instead of standing it vertically on its side so it was always obvious what side was the top and bottom of the console and disc drive.
Out of all the years I've had Gaming consoles from the very first ps1 up to the PS5 I have never put a game disc in the wrong way...kind of feels like common sense to put the disc upright towards the buttons. Then again I have never laid my consoles vertically. Had a friend that had his consoles vertically and the discs would become scratched over time till they were unreadable
@@Jbluez1 yes the PS3 was different were the button would be below where you would put the disc in but that should of been easy to know that the disc label doesn't go upside down and for the PS3 slim the door on top slides open so I mean that's also common since to know a disc doesn't go upside down on the eye reader. I don't know of common sense would be the best wording for it per-say but I never had an issue telling which way a disc needed to be inserted. Although I do have issues inserting correctly into my girlfriend 🤔 lmao OOHHHH ZING!
This is actually quite easy if you placed the ps5 horizontal in the first place. Initially when I saw pictures of the ps5 and it stood vertical, you would assume the disc label goes to the outside. But then you place it horizontal and the disc slot is at the bottom, and then I thought, no way I would have to insert this disc upside down.
For me, I always remember it this way. The bottom of the disc tray, is where the bottom of the console is (without the PlayStation logo), and therefore the silver part of that disc always goes to the bottom of the console. With the PS5 Disc Edition, you can always tell which side you should put it in, because it's the silver part goes towards the stand you attach to the console if you're using it in horizontal orientation. In vertical, it's quite easy too. The disc drive, if you notice has a kind of a curved shape, and the bottom of the disc goes to that curved shape part and the disc label goes towards the black strip where the power and eject buttons are as John said.
That's the entire reason people get it backwards: In every single console, the disc label faces outwards relative to the console. The PS5's disc drive does not follow that convention because of the way it must be laid horizontally, the drive being at the bottom of the unit.
@@jordanking7711 I'm just pointing out that we've been conditioned to face the label away from the unit on every device known to man. The PS5 has the label facing towards the unit instead.
I inserted my black ops III disc wrong on my first day. Luckily, I waited for it to say Disc is unreadable. Then, I reversed it, and the disc worked. Thank goodness I was patient.
Yep it does I but I understand one thing the silver side of the cd should face the empty space in any direction that's my solution and it's working fine for me. Now my biggest problem is that power on/off button and cd ejected button I can assure you I never memories that I always get confused with it if I want the disk I turn of the ps5 if I want to turn it on I ejected it I turned it off its an infinite cycle for me really.
@2Nelly4 Yeah, I've done that a few times, it's really hard to see the black on black buttons, plus being glossy makes them blend in more 😅 so now I just slide my finger from the top/right until I feel the button because I know the disc eject button is the top one. 👍
Did this day one. The way it's shaped and how we've become accustomed to putting in disks with the reflective part facing towards the bulky part of the system is the issue. Everytime I switch out the few physical games I have (I hate to admit it but I'm starting to embrace digital) I always have to remind myself to put it in upside down if that makes any sense.
i dont feel like its so much that we are used to facing the reflection towards the system, but more so the fact that its the way you already naturally have the disc in your hand when you take it out of the game case. now you have to do this awkward disc flip in your palm every time you take a game out and want to put it in a ps5
@@Ronbotnik That's true as well! In my mind that's just how I perceive it as the reflective side towards the bulky part of the console because my mind is thinking there's no way the reader is on the cover side. Both great points!
Did it once a day or so ago but realised what I did. I figured that's what this was about, the person who got charged for this error, seems to me that the PS5 is badly designed when people put the disc in the wrong way.
@@jessealvarez3729 On PS4 the Disc part is in the Middle and on PS3 and PS2 it’s usually the part but on PS5 the Disc is on the bottom and if PlayStation is sideways it can get confusing for most People because of how the PS5 is designed,the curve part makes it look like Disc is supposed to be inserted the other way around
I understand why People made this mistake,it’s because the Disc part is usually on top or the middle on previous PlayStation but the PS5 is designed at the bottom which can be confusing plus most People probably had their PS5 upside down 😂 and it could be confusing sideways
I would have 100% made this mistake by assumption. Since the disc reader part is the smaller surface, it seems like that would be on top of the PS5, not below it. Mine stands vertically, but even then it seems odd to place a disc into the console with the surface facing towards the console. Sony really fucked up on this design. It's trivial, but you would not make the connection going from their previous consoles to the PS5 without the manual or a video like this.
@@TheStraightestWhitest imo its a massive design flaw. Just reading comments here its obvious that a solid 80% or more people did this just by nature because for the past however many years discs have been the standard the disc always faces the chunky side of the console or device, this is my first time seeing a design like this where the reader reads the discs from the “outside” side of the device. Most people seem to catch on quick which is good. But obviously not everyone is tech savy like the poor lad who paid to get his ps5 fixed when it was the fault of the poor design in the end.
It happened to me the first time when I wanted to insert a disc on my PS5. I wondered why Sony didn’t put a simple marking near the disc area to show the right way to insert it. It costs nothing
I mean….everything has a cost in manufacturing. They would have had to engineer the equipment specifically to add that marking as well. Lots of upfront cost. Plus you have to account for the maintenance cost.
@@futureelement924 Common sense would be to have the readable part facing the thicker side of the system, like it was on both versions of the PS2, all 3 PS3 models and the PS4 slim and PRO (the phat PS4 had the drive in the middle, so it doesn't really apply here either way) The PS5 is literally the first Sony system, where the readable side faces the thin part of the console.
I done this maybe twice, mostly due to the bottom of the PS5 facing out towards me. I now keep my PS5 horizontally. I think the PS5’s design is confusing, especially since the PS3 and 4 had their disc slot on the top right where PS5 moved theirs the opposite.
Process of elimination is the best first steps for troubleshooting for everything, ever! Also you are better off running any disc eater horizontal, since discs don't work amazingly vertical.
It is rather unintuitive. We remove the disk from the case with the upper side toward our palm, and always the "larger" portion of the console would be at the "down side". The PS5 design makes it so the down side needs to be towards our palm. I almost inserted it wrong the first time, and was scratching heads on why they designed it like this (the disk entrance should be at the upper half of the console, IMO)
I did everything this guy said on accident. Kind of ironic that I get suggested the video after the fact but he literally covered everything I went did and everything worked out. Great vid 😄
I've never had this problem with mine, if you compare the digital ps5 to the disc ps5, most of the bulge from the disc drive is on the right side of the slot. So obviously the shiny part of the disc (the readable part) would go towards that side.
I got my PS5 second hand and one the first thing the seller said to me was "be careful with the orientation of the disk!". never knew it was so prone to mistake.
I'm sure I'll eventually do this by accident one day (not the paying for repairs part but accidentally putting the disc in the wrong way). But for now all i do is just memorize the position I'm holding the disc in
Yup just got my PS5 the other day. Did this first thing and thought my drive was buggered. It felt intuitive that it the label should face outwards. Anyway worked it out for myself. Funny I see this video a day later!
This happened to me when I got my first disk game for ps5 because it looks like your putting it in the right way and then you think it is broken and you try it again but turn the disk the other way it works
I just got a PS5 yesterday. Thanks for the information. I’m playing mostly online games at the moment. This definitely helps cause I would of put it in the wrong way too.
It’s really no big deal, but I was really impressed with their foresight on this matter and how they added a distinct message for those who were unfamiliar
I actually thought about that. So one time I tried it, disc didn't read so I had it removed immediately. They could have had placed a caution logo on the case itself.
I did this at first myself when I first got it, then I googled my issue and Google then told me I was putting the disc in upside down. Logically speaking, it makes no sense why the disc reader is built the way it is on the PS5, but oh well
I'll admit that happened first time I tried it, but I just put it right way up, haven't had a problem since, handy to know how to eject the disc tho manually, I've always worried about a power outage midplay and having the disc stuck on previous consoles and the one before that, cheers heaps my friend, thanks heaps for these vids! There incredibly helpful to know, till the next one take care n keep well 👍
The very first time I inserted a disk I did that too, but I would never have guessed it was upside down because the way I inserted it felt natural. Thankfully I got a message on the screen telling me that it can't be read, check if it's damaged OR UPSIDE DOWN. Being my first day with the console, I didn't rule it out and hey what do you know.. 🤣 I still take a couple seconds thinking about it every time I put in a disk since then
still to this day I dont understand why Sony designed a system that was clearly aesthetically designed to stand vertically, then put the disc drive in backwards when its in that orientation. now everytime i open a game case i have to subconsciously remember to flip the disc around in my hand before i put it in. wtf were they thinking?
Glad I watched 😅In August I got the HFW bundle so I have not had a disc to put in yet. Thankfully by watching your video I saw that I placed my PS5 upside down. And would have put a disc in upside down in the future because of that. I blame the PS3 model and Sony. My PS5 is right next to the 3 both horizontally. The 3 has the disc port on top on the right side of the console. So I put the PS5 next to it the same way. Which is upside down and wrong. Thanks again for saving me a future headache.
That is what happened to me, but I realize I put it the wrong way. I think the common mistake is because that is how we put the PS4 disc inside and muscle memory.
Indeed. That is also my conclusion. The first time I inserted a PS4 game into my new console it almost took me for a loop. I was subconsciously expecting the reader to be the other way round like on the PS4 and 3, but then realised...the damn thing is spun over 180...
Yep, I made this mistake. During setup, they prompt you to put a disc in to begin installation while you finish with the settings. I put in Rift Apart, finish setting up, and there's no Rift Apart. I realized the mistake, flipped the disc over, then went into Astro's Playroom while the game installed.
I was guilty of this the first time I inserted a disc into my PS5. They always had the disc label facing the right on previous consoles. I wasn't expecting them to change it.
They haven’t changed anything 😂 disc always goes facing down . ( the readable part ) It’s just some basic heads have PlayStation standing and it confuses their single brain cell , so they end up putting it in back to front
I never placed the console vertically so I never remotely had this issue and if people actually looked at the instruction manual when unboxing the console they'd know which side up the disc drive is.
I’m actually picturing inside my head the way the laser reads the disc inside the PS5 when you have it set up vertically. Back end of the disc facing right & the label on it facing left. Got it. Excellent description. Thank you!
How? Seriously how do people make this mistake. I don’t know if it’s just me but I knew exactly which way to put the disc in the first time, honestly it wasn’t that hard to figure it out.
Did this yesterday thankfully learn my lesson thankfully nothing was ruined it's just really hard to train your brain to put it in on the left side now
I will admit, I find it amazing, almost mind blowing that anyone could put the disk in upside down. It's very obvious which way it should be facing when putting it into the drive?
Cant say ive ever had an issue with putting a disk in any system wrong. That being said, the PS5 is the first console ive owned that looks more appropriote standing up than laying flat, well because the "flat" part isnt even flat. Yes, we get the stand to make it lay flat but that leaves it to be a very (in my humble opinion) very unstable. The system which is probably 10 inches by 16 inches laying on a stand that is about 6 inches. Basically standing on one foot.
I have done the very first time I turned on my Ps5. I had ps4 pro and also had it in same orientation which was vertical and for ps4 its actually in the opposite direction
lol he said every ps5 user has most likely inserted the disc the wrong way. what he meant to say is that every ps5 user that doesn't have any respect for their hardware and physical media has most likely inserted the disc the wrong way. i couldn't imagine making this mistake with mine.
I am glad that i found this video. I didn't realize that the way i was inserting the disc into the ps5 was the other way round since i am used to inserting discs the way it is done on the ps4.
I got a ps5 yesterday and caught myself doing this same exact thing. It didn't feel like the disk was going in smoothly so I quickly pulled it back out and inserted it the correct way.
The first time I tried a disc in my PS5, I put it in upside down. Took it out, looked at, and put it back in upside down again. Figured I either had a faulty disc or disc drive. For kicks and giggles, I tried flipping it and that did the trick. It's counter-intuitive, I tell you!
I have literally never done this.... how I avoided this is, think about how you lay the playstaytion down on its side... the disc drive is always on the bottom, why would that change with the ps5 vertical ❓❓❓❓❓
They should probably put like a a shape indent indicator whenever they do another revision, i sometimes find myself accidentally do it if i haven't played on my ps5 in awhile
Yeah, new ps user here and first disk I used I got in backwards. Said it can't read it and flipped it around, but never crosses my mind it's broken :))))
Lay your ps5 horizontally so as to avoid this mistake. Also, there exist a design flaw in the ps5-- which can have a negative on your hardware just if it is set up straight. So stick to my advice and your hardware should be okay. 👍🏼, you're welcome.
Every time I put a disc in my PS5, I silently repeat the mantra, “don’t put it in upside down, DON’T PUT IT IN UPSIDE DOWN!!” So far, so good.
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Nice mantra dude 😂
i just put my dick in the disk drive to check
I need help some guy whom claim to be josh said i won a give away and asked me for to tell him how to send home btw he did not send the comment on his main
COWARD
You know we're living in a weird historical time 'cause we need videos on how to insert our discs in the drive...
Right?!
Well im not technologically retarded and first time actually using drive in my ps5 i inserted disc in a wrong way, but also i right away tried other way around.
SMH
That's only because PS5 has such a weird design that makes it quite hard to figure out which way is "up". On PS4, Xbox One and other consoles you could easily tell the orientation of the disc drive and thus insert the disc the right way. On the PS5 its not so clear.
Not gonna lie I did it wrong on the first try today lmfao
Wow, this issue surprised me. Mine is horizontal anyway but still I’d assume the bottom of the disc should be facing the buttons on the console. I hope more people don’t damage their PS5’s like this.
he didnt damage it, he just sent it to get repaired and still had to pay the fees even though it wasnt broken to make up for that poor worker's time
But Every other PlayStation was the opposite way.
@@robertlawrence9000 You’re kidding me?! 🤯 I’ve always had my systems horizontally so this was never an issue.
@@HARBRINGERZERO yea I understand but the buttons on the PS5 are on the side of the disc label. Every other PlayStation generation the buttons were somewhat under the disc horizontally. Only exception was maybe the PS1
Well, you know, that every CD,DVD, Blu-ray player known to man, when laying horizontally, the disk is inserted, readable side down. It's sort of the standard, right ?
I did this first time, just because usually with consoles, the disc drive was always nearest to top side of the console when in the horizontal position. Along with the fact that usually the design was that whichever side of the disc drive had less space was typically the direction that the disc label would face
Think about it though even on the side you should realize where the top of the drive is I guess cause I work on computers for a living it was easy but still common sense
No, it's not common sense if a large portion of people don't know it. I don't think you know what common sense is.
Remember the Wii? Disc Label faced outward. This is the standard. It's Sony's fault for making it backwards and not having proper indication arrows to alert users of it's backwards stupid design
I remember reading about this one. Feels bad man. To be fair to the new PS5 owners, the previous PlayStations had it that way for YEARS. Suddenly it's been swapped over in their eyes and they buy the thing expecting the disc to go in the way they have always put it in for over 10 years. The previous Playstations had the vertical base at the other end and the reader was at the top half of the console. The new design had a few new owners taken for a loop like this poor soul who figured out too late that their drive was working fine all along, but still had to pay.
The PS3 had it this way tho lol
He was just very stupid
The disc orientation has been the same for every PS since the PS2. Read side facing the right. There's only ever been 2 console orientations, standing on the left side or horizontal. Like every other disc reader, disc faces down.
@@IDiggPattyMayonnaise What? Read side faces left on PS4 and right on PS3.
@@PixelPioneer23-q5p As far as I am aware on the PS4, the disc is inserted with the label towards the top. the PS5's disc side is the bottom so horizontally you are once again putting it in with the label facing the top. it has been this way since the PS1.
As someone unaware of this I had accidentally put a game in facing the wrong way. I had assumed the disc reader would be in the center of the console rather than towards the outside of it. Since then I have thankfully learned my lesson and the PS5 actually has a text window pop up explaining the correct orientation for the disc. Thankfully it didn't take until I found this video to figure it out.
They really messed up having unintuitive design. If they didn't have such good games nobody would buy these hunks of crap
I think this is to do with the majority of people being right handed and the way to insert the disc incorrectly is much more comfortable. Like if you try to Insert the disc correctly with your right hand it feels like you are putting your wrist in an awkward position and most right handers don’t use their left for delicate tasks like this.
Best answer, need to be voted to the too
Remember this the label of the disc should always face you the shiny side is down. If your right handed hold the disc in your right hand keep the label facing up picture the console laying flat the label faces up so if the console is in it vertical position the label will face left shiny side face right
I can't believe Sony didn't put a little indicator next to the drive
I did the same thing on day one, even though I always have my systems standing up. Really freaked me out!
I saw this coming when they advertise the console to stand up instead of lying down flat. This has happened even back to PS3 owners because there is no longer a disc tray that pops out. For most of us that lay the console flat, you will never have a problem with which side up the disc should be in
Remember this label side of the disc should always face you if your seeing the shiny side it’s backwards
The reason this happens is because we've built up a habit doing it this way with the PS4. (Disc label points outward/closer to the edge whereas the PS5 disc label faces inward to the center of the console).
And the ps3, the same as ps4 how you are saying about the ps4
???? But ps5 discs go in the same way as PS4.
@@NickBFTD No it doesn't lol. Horizontal it might look like it does but the disc drive is at the top of the ps4 (disc label is closer to edge). Vertical is where people will get confused as the disc label faces inward to the center and the ps4 disc label is closer to the edge/facing outward
@@ryanod9845 The disc faces either down or to the right on ALL playstation's 1-5 depending on horizontal/vertical use, Why would how close the label side of the disc is to the outside of the console make any difference ?, I can understand people making this mistake especially if they have not owned a console before and a little icon would be useful, but the disc orientation is the same as it has always been.
Edit: the PS5 also has about an inch of space to the right of the disc drive, So wouldn't it be obvious that it was the reading mechanism ?.
Your reasoning makes absolutely zero sense. When putting a game in the system the disc’s label should always be facing where the physical top of system is, regardless if the system is placed horizontal or vertical. It’s always been this way. It’s even in the manual, but stupid mistakes like this still happen because people don’t bother to read it, so a person like John Glasscock has to make a “PS5 for Dummies” video.
I got my ps5 not long ago and this happened to me as well. My brother was convinced he was putting the disc correctly, but ofc it turned out it was put upside down. I was worried maybe the disc had an issue but fortunately not, it just took less than 2 minutes to realize what was wrong, and I'm thankful there was actually nothing wrong lol
I always imagine the console in a horizontal position before inserting the disc and it immediately becomes obvious how to insert it correctly.
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To me the wider part of the ps5 would house the mechanism to read the disc. But that's just me lol
I have mine on it's side
@@leogets2006 That's not just you, that's the PS4 way too that we are all accustomed to.
@@ryanod9845 absolutely mate
I never even considered this could be a problem. I set my console up horizontally instead of standing it vertically on its side so it was always obvious what side was the top and bottom of the console and disc drive.
Out of all the years I've had Gaming consoles from the very first ps1 up to the PS5 I have never put a game disc in the wrong way...kind of feels like common sense to put the disc upright towards the buttons. Then again I have never laid my consoles vertically. Had a friend that had his consoles vertically and the discs would become scratched over time till they were unreadable
Except the Ps3 doesn’t work that way.
“Common sense” says point the label “UP” and who would design a system where “up” puts a huge non symmetrical bump on the lower left side
@@Jbluez1 yes the PS3 was different were the button would be below where you would put the disc in but that should of been easy to know that the disc label doesn't go upside down and for the PS3 slim the door on top slides open so I mean that's also common since to know a disc doesn't go upside down on the eye reader. I don't know of common sense would be the best wording for it per-say but I never had an issue telling which way a disc needed to be inserted. Although I do have issues inserting correctly into my girlfriend 🤔 lmao OOHHHH ZING!
At this point "common sense" should be renamed to "uncommon sense".
it lays on its side, horizontally - vertically is up and down. :-)
This is actually quite easy if you placed the ps5 horizontal in the first place. Initially when I saw pictures of the ps5 and it stood vertical, you would assume the disc label goes to the outside. But then you place it horizontal and the disc slot is at the bottom, and then I thought, no way I would have to insert this disc upside down.
Yep I'm guilty of doing this myself but figured it out pretty quickly thank goodness😅
For me, I always remember it this way. The bottom of the disc tray, is where the bottom of the console is (without the PlayStation logo), and therefore the silver part of that disc always goes to the bottom of the console. With the PS5 Disc Edition, you can always tell which side you should put it in, because it's the silver part goes towards the stand you attach to the console if you're using it in horizontal orientation. In vertical, it's quite easy too. The disc drive, if you notice has a kind of a curved shape, and the bottom of the disc goes to that curved shape part and the disc label goes towards the black strip where the power and eject buttons are as John said.
That's the entire reason people get it backwards: In every single console, the disc label faces outwards relative to the console.
The PS5's disc drive does not follow that convention because of the way it must be laid horizontally, the drive being at the bottom of the unit.
@@Diandredofus What does that have to do with anything? It's the same process
@@jordanking7711 I'm just pointing out that we've been conditioned to face the label away from the unit on every device known to man. The PS5 has the label facing towards the unit instead.
I inserted my black ops III disc wrong on my first day. Luckily, I waited for it to say Disc is unreadable. Then, I reversed it, and the disc worked. Thank goodness I was patient.
What’s effort didn’t know you watch this guy too!
@@TRILLiMELO ayyyeeee Trilli !!!
Yeah, it really is this easy. I've heard of people panicking over this until they actually read.
it’s not being patient, it’s called having an IQ above room temperature.
@@Judefluff525 a little deep but okay.
Had my PS5 since day 1 and I can honestly say I haven't done this once. I think laying it flat helps prevent making this mistake.
Yep it does I but I understand one thing the silver side of the cd should face the empty space in any direction that's my solution and it's working fine for me. Now my biggest problem is that power on/off button and cd ejected button I can assure you I never memories that I always get confused with it if I want the disk I turn of the ps5 if I want to turn it on I ejected it I turned it off its an infinite cycle for me really.
@2Nelly4 Yeah, I've done that a few times, it's really hard to see the black on black buttons, plus being glossy makes them blend in more 😅 so now I just slide my finger from the top/right until I feel the button because I know the disc eject button is the top one. 👍
Did this day one. The way it's shaped and how we've become accustomed to putting in disks with the reflective part facing towards the bulky part of the system is the issue. Everytime I switch out the few physical games I have (I hate to admit it but I'm starting to embrace digital) I always have to remind myself to put it in upside down if that makes any sense.
i dont feel like its so much that we are used to facing the reflection towards the system, but more so the fact that its the way you already naturally have the disc in your hand when you take it out of the game case. now you have to do this awkward disc flip in your palm every time you take a game out and want to put it in a ps5
@@Ronbotnik That's true as well! In my mind that's just how I perceive it as the reflective side towards the bulky part of the console because my mind is thinking there's no way the reader is on the cover side. Both great points!
If you own a series X then it's going to be even stupider since the shinny part is facing the fat ass part
I do that twice on day one 🙄
@@adhistyafebryanto5175 lol don't feel bad! Pretty sure a high percentage of us also did it. I mean as you seen in my original post I did it too 😂😂
This makes me glad I immediately got my PS5 set _horizontally_ so confusion is much less likely. Thank you old school habits!!!
Did it once a day or so ago but realised what I did. I figured that's what this was about, the person who got charged for this error, seems to me that the PS5 is badly designed when people put the disc in the wrong way.
I agree, this is a bad design
I dont think is a bad design thats how you insert the disc on every play station before the ps5.
It is poorly designed
@@jessealvarez3729 On PS4 the Disc part is in the Middle and on PS3 and PS2 it’s usually the part but on PS5 the Disc is on the bottom and if PlayStation is sideways it can get confusing for most People because of how the PS5 is designed,the curve part makes it look like Disc is supposed to be inserted the other way around
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Lucky for me I've always put the disc the right way. But every piece of information helps - Thanks John.
I understand why People made this mistake,it’s because the Disc part is usually on top or the middle on previous PlayStation but the PS5 is designed at the bottom which can be confusing plus most People probably had their PS5 upside down 😂 and it could be confusing sideways
I don't like the design of the PS5, I also don't like how PS5 can't lay horizontally without a foot.
@@automation7295 the design is fine. The disc drive should've just been arrow labeled this side ⬆️
@@terrauncebowie6712 Design may be fine for you, but I don't like the fact that both sides of PS5 curvy.
I would have 100% made this mistake by assumption. Since the disc reader part is the smaller surface, it seems like that would be on top of the PS5, not below it. Mine stands vertically, but even then it seems odd to place a disc into the console with the surface facing towards the console.
Sony really fucked up on this design. It's trivial, but you would not make the connection going from their previous consoles to the PS5 without the manual or a video like this.
@@TheStraightestWhitest imo its a massive design flaw. Just reading comments here its obvious that a solid 80% or more people did this just by nature because for the past however many years discs have been the standard the disc always faces the chunky side of the console or device, this is my first time seeing a design like this where the reader reads the discs from the “outside” side of the device. Most people seem to catch on quick which is good. But obviously not everyone is tech savy like the poor lad who paid to get his ps5 fixed when it was the fault of the poor design in the end.
Lol I did this when I got mine and thought it was broken
i did that yesterday on mine
Great Video I’m actually going to order mine this week on Amazon and it will come next week.
It happened to me the first time when I wanted to insert a disc on my PS5. I wondered why Sony didn’t put a simple marking near the disc area to show the right way to insert it. It costs nothing
How about you use common sense that works just as well🤣🤣
I mean….everything has a cost in manufacturing. They would have had to engineer the equipment specifically to add that marking as well.
Lots of upfront cost. Plus you have to account for the maintenance cost.
@@futureelement924 Common sense would be to have the readable part facing the thicker side of the system, like it was on both versions of the PS2, all 3 PS3 models and the PS4 slim and PRO (the phat PS4 had the drive in the middle, so it doesn't really apply here either way)
The PS5 is literally the first Sony system, where the readable side faces the thin part of the console.
@@feartheolivebread PS5 also is literally Sony's first system that must be vertical.
@@automation7295 Actually, the console can be placed horizontally on the stand, it just takes up a lot of space so most people keep it vertical.
I got my ps5 for Christmas and wondered about this question thx bro u just saved my device and earned a sub
I done this maybe twice, mostly due to the bottom of the PS5 facing out towards me. I now keep my PS5 horizontally. I think the PS5’s design is confusing, especially since the PS3 and 4 had their disc slot on the top right where PS5 moved theirs the opposite.
i do it every once in awhile too but only when i'm not paying attention to how i'm holding the disc lol
Process of elimination is the best first steps for troubleshooting for everything, ever!
Also you are better off running any disc eater horizontal, since discs don't work amazingly vertical.
It is rather unintuitive. We remove the disk from the case with the upper side toward our palm, and always the "larger" portion of the console would be at the "down side". The PS5 design makes it so the down side needs to be towards our palm. I almost inserted it wrong the first time, and was scratching heads on why they designed it like this (the disk entrance should be at the upper half of the console, IMO)
did this the first time, it seemed logical that the disk reading stuff would be on the bigger side! noticed quickly enough though
Thanks I did not know about that manual eject feature, that's awsome. I did find myself making the same mistake though but I caught on quickly
i have a question
i have seen 2 types of ps5s classic and digital but my question is can i download games like i do on digital in the classic
I did everything this guy said on accident. Kind of ironic that I get suggested the video after the fact but he literally covered everything I went did and everything worked out. Great vid 😄
First time I put a disc in, I put it in the wrong way. Just sitting on my couch waiting on Mortal Kombat to load...it never did 😢
I've never had this problem with mine, if you compare the digital ps5 to the disc ps5, most of the bulge from the disc drive is on the right side of the slot. So obviously the shiny part of the disc (the readable part) would go towards that side.
I got my PS5 second hand and one the first thing the seller said to me was "be careful with the orientation of the disk!". never knew it was so prone to mistake.
I'm sure I'll eventually do this by accident one day (not the paying for repairs part but accidentally putting the disc in the wrong way). But for now all i do is just memorize the position I'm holding the disc in
Yup just got my PS5 the other day. Did this first thing and thought my drive was buggered. It felt intuitive that it the label should face outwards. Anyway worked it out for myself. Funny I see this video a day later!
This happened to me when I got my first disk game for ps5 because it looks like your putting it in the right way and then you think it is broken and you try it again but turn the disk the other way it works
I just got a PS5 yesterday. Thanks for the information. I’m playing mostly online games at the moment. This definitely helps cause I would of put it in the wrong way too.
It’s really no big deal, but I was really impressed with their foresight on this matter and how they added a distinct message for those who were unfamiliar
This goes against 20 years of console design. Thank you. You saved my weekend.
I actually thought about that. So one time I tried it, disc didn't read so I had it removed immediately. They could have had placed a caution logo on the case itself.
It doesnt work with me i waited for mins but still thay circle hasnt appeared yet what should i do
I did this at first myself when I first got it, then I googled my issue and Google then told me I was putting the disc in upside down. Logically speaking, it makes no sense why the disc reader is built the way it is on the PS5, but oh well
Yeah I had this happen to me but managed to figure it out in time before causing any damage to the drive. Super lucky
I'll admit that happened first time I tried it, but I just put it right way up, haven't had a problem since, handy to know how to eject the disc tho manually, I've always worried about a power outage midplay and having the disc stuck on previous consoles and the one before that, cheers heaps my friend, thanks heaps for these vids! There incredibly helpful to know, till the next one take care n keep well 👍
The very first time I inserted a disk I did that too, but I would never have guessed it was upside down because the way I inserted it felt natural. Thankfully I got a message on the screen telling me that it can't be read, check if it's damaged OR UPSIDE DOWN. Being my first day with the console, I didn't rule it out and hey what do you know.. 🤣 I still take a couple seconds thinking about it every time I put in a disk since then
This mistake is very common because we've had the printed side of the PS4 disc face us especially if the PS4 is placed vertically 😄
*What if my disc tray ejects fine but doesn’t take discs what now?* 1:42
Probably restart ur ps5 should work then
still to this day I dont understand why Sony designed a system that was clearly aesthetically designed to stand vertically, then put the disc drive in backwards when its in that orientation. now everytime i open a game case i have to subconsciously remember to flip the disc around in my hand before i put it in. wtf were they thinking?
imo it looks way better horizontally
PS2 and PS3 required discs to be inserted the same way.
Glad I watched 😅In August I got the HFW bundle so I have not had a disc to put in yet. Thankfully by watching your video I saw that I placed my PS5 upside down. And would have put a disc in upside down in the future because of that. I blame the PS3 model and Sony. My PS5 is right next to the 3 both horizontally. The 3 has the disc port on top on the right side of the console. So I put the PS5 next to it the same way. Which is upside down and wrong. Thanks again for saving me a future headache.
That is what happened to me, but I realize I put it the wrong way. I think the common mistake is because that is how we put the PS4 disc inside and muscle memory.
Indeed. That is also my conclusion. The first time I inserted a PS4 game into my new console it almost took me for a loop. I was subconsciously expecting the reader to be the other way round like on the PS4 and 3, but then realised...the damn thing is spun over 180...
My husband loves his ps5 but he has a question why didn’t they make the eject button and the power button coloured red for eject and green for power
so, instead of trying the disc multiple times and flipping it, he sent it to sony bc he thought it was broken.....what a sad world we live in
Seriously lol, simple fucking logic but logical thinking doesn’t apply with people these days apparently lol
Yep, I made this mistake. During setup, they prompt you to put a disc in to begin installation while you finish with the settings. I put in Rift Apart, finish setting up, and there's no Rift Apart. I realized the mistake, flipped the disc over, then went into Astro's Playroom while the game installed.
I was guilty of this the first time I inserted a disc into my PS5. They always had the disc label facing the right on previous consoles. I wasn't expecting them to change it.
They haven’t changed anything 😂 disc always goes facing down . ( the readable part ) It’s just some basic heads have PlayStation standing and it confuses their single brain cell , so they end up putting it in back to front
I just go my PS5 a few days ago, and your videos have definitely helped. Thanks a bunch.
I never placed the console vertically so I never remotely had this issue and if people actually looked at the instruction manual when unboxing the console they'd know which side up the disc drive is.
Idk why but when I put in the disk the reading logo doesn’t show up, I just got this PS5 today and I would hate for it to already be defective
I’m actually picturing inside my head the way the laser reads the disc inside the PS5 when you have it set up vertically.
Back end of the disc facing right & the label on it facing left. Got it. Excellent description. Thank you!
WOW NO WAY THIS VIDEO JUST HELPED ME ALL THIS TIME I BEEN PUTTING THE DISC IN THE WRONG WAY WOW SOMETHING SO SIMPLE
No I just read the instructions 😊
I got a PS5 for Christmas but haven’t inserted any disks yet. Thanks for telling me! 😊
I never have done this because I just imagine the ps5 sideways so it's facing up
How? Seriously how do people make this mistake. I don’t know if it’s just me but I knew exactly which way to put the disc in the first time, honestly it wasn’t that hard to figure it out.
What a clickbait title… most people are actually putting the disc in the correct way. Unbelievable.
Idk if you see this but u have great video editing skills, succinct and precise
GO TO 0:58 ...thank me later :)
Luckily u uploaded this video before I got my first ps5 disc, Tysm
So glad I’m subscribed
Did this yesterday thankfully learn my lesson thankfully nothing was ruined it's just really hard to train your brain to put it in on the left side now
That's exactly what happen to me when I got my ps5 but am glad I knew after the second attempt 😅
I will admit, I find it amazing, almost mind blowing that anyone could put the disk in upside down. It's very obvious which way it should be facing when putting it into the drive?
I just got my ps5 and this was the first thing I looked up so thank you for uploading this.
Cant say ive ever had an issue with putting a disk in any system wrong. That being said, the PS5 is the first console ive owned that looks more appropriote standing up than laying flat, well because the "flat" part isnt even flat. Yes, we get the stand to make it lay flat but that leaves it to be a very (in my humble opinion) very unstable. The system which is probably 10 inches by 16 inches laying on a stand that is about 6 inches. Basically standing on one foot.
I was about to do it wrong but then I remembered how it would be if I layed it horizontal. Makes sense.
I just did that today. felt so weird to put the disc in the opposite direction
Just getting a new ps5 so glad I watched this video beforehand thank you very much
I have done the very first time I turned on my Ps5. I had ps4 pro and also had it in same orientation which was vertical and for ps4 its actually in the opposite direction
lol he said every ps5 user has most likely inserted the disc the wrong way. what he meant to say is that every ps5 user that doesn't have any respect for their hardware and physical media has most likely inserted the disc the wrong way. i couldn't imagine making this mistake with mine.
Thanks a lot, man. I’m definitely saving this video for when I get a PS5. Perhaps I might turn it horizontally. 👍
I am glad that i found this video. I didn't realize that the way i was inserting the disc into the ps5 was the other way round since i am used to inserting discs the way it is done on the ps4.
I got a ps5 yesterday and caught myself doing this same exact thing. It didn't feel like the disk was going in smoothly so I quickly pulled it back out and inserted it the correct way.
The first time I tried a disc in my PS5, I put it in upside down. Took it out, looked at, and put it back in upside down again. Figured I either had a faulty disc or disc drive. For kicks and giggles, I tried flipping it and that did the trick. It's counter-intuitive, I tell you!
I did when I first got mine. I had it vertical at first then put it horizontal on its stand and realised what I was doing wrong lol
W video, helpful, quick and to the point
Thank you for the tip. You should also make a video for when we insert a USB stick upside down ...
Got to admit. I'm feeling pretty clever now I put the disk in the right way round first time!!
Thinking about buying a PS5 this is the biggest concern. I’ve had this video helped a lot.
I have literally never done this.... how I avoided this is, think about how you lay the playstaytion down on its side... the disc drive is always on the bottom, why would that change with the ps5 vertical ❓❓❓❓❓
They should probably put like a a shape indent indicator whenever they do another revision, i sometimes find myself accidentally do it if i haven't played on my ps5 in awhile
Great info,I didn't know there is a manual screw disc eject mechanism,nice
Yeah, new ps user here and first disk I used I got in backwards. Said it can't read it and flipped it around, but never crosses my mind it's broken :))))
Tbh this was very helpful 😂I bought 2k17 for nostalgia and thought it wasn’t playable on ps5
Lay your ps5 horizontally so as to avoid this mistake. Also, there exist a design flaw in the ps5-- which can have a negative on your hardware just if it is set up straight. So stick to my advice and your hardware should be okay. 👍🏼, you're welcome.
All these years and people still haven’t figured out that it’s supposed to go in with the label up?
L'v I have wrapped the USB c around the PS5 so when I'm putting a game in it doesn't stop me from putting the disc in