PS5 Freezing Or Crashing? Shutting OFF Randomly? PS5 Frozen?

PS5 Freezing Or Crashing? PS5 Freeze Fix?

Did you spend your whole day dealing with repeated crashes in PS5 and really tired of it?

If yes,

then you are on the right article because we have compiled a list of solutions to solve your PS5 Freezing.

Why does my PS5 keep crashing? Why is my PS5 Freezing?

Your PS5 keeps crashing/turning off because:

• Rest Mode is enabled:  Your PS5 leading to random crashes is due to the rest mode that is enabled by default so it’s best you disable it.
• PS5 Power Cord damaged: The damaged power cord of the PS5 will result in not proper power supply reaching the console leading to PS5 crashing/freezing.
• Outdated PS5 software: Your console may be running on outdated firmware so, it’s best to update PS5 to the latest firmware.

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This Rebuild Database feature allows you to clean up the data on your PS5 and sort out everything on the hard drive and fix PS5 Freezing.

1. Connect the PS5 DualSense controller to a USB cable and press the PS button on the controller to pair it.
2. Press and hold the power button until you hear the second beep and will boot in Safe Mode.
3. Now go down to option number 5 and select “Rebuild Database“
4. Wait for the process to complete and your Spider-Man Miles Morales Crashing problem will be solved.

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If rebuilding the PS5 database didn’t fix PS5 keeps crashing/freezing then continue to the next solution.

Solution 2: Restart Your PS5

This technique will completely shut down your PS5 making sure all the power is drained.

It will recreate all the configurations before starting up.

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So, here’s how to power cycle PS5:

1. Tap and Hold the power button on the console for at least 10 seconds until the blinking LED light turns off.
2. Unplug the power plug from the back of the console and after a minute click on the power button of your console which will drain all the power.
3. Now wait for 20 minutes and plugin everything back and Restart your PS5
4. And try a wired internet connection after restarting and make sure you reconfigure your settings to check if PS5 freezing is fixed.

If the above solution didn’t fix PS5 freezing then move on to the next solution.

Solution 3: Disable Rest Mode to Fix PS5 Freezing/Crashing

The next thing you need to do is turn off your rest mode in PS5 and if you have disabled it before then rebuilding the database will enable it automatically.

This will surely help you fix PS5 frozen/keeps turning off.

Here’s how you will do it:

1. Go to the PS5 settings menu.
2. Then go to Power Saving
3. Now select Set Time Until PS5 Enters Rest Mode.
4. And to turn off select Don’t Put in Rest Mode.

Another way is that you can Hold down the power button on your PS5 until it beeps twice and your rest mode will be disabled.

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Moving on to the next solution to fix PS5 crashing while playing games.

Solution 4: Reconnect The Power Cable to Fix PS5 Keeps Freezing/Crashing

This will power reset your PS5 and clear the corruption on your console.

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So here’s how you can reconnect the power cable and manually turn on your PS5:

1. Unplug the power cable from your PS5.
2. Wait for about 30 seconds.
3. Plug the power cable back into your console.
4. Press the power button on your console and check if it works.

And make sure the cable is not damaged and if it then replaces it with a new one.

Solution 5: Update the System Software Automatically to Fix PS5 Keeps Crashing

If changing the power cable didn’t fix PS5 frozen then you need to update your PS5 System software to the latest version.

Make sure your PS5 has a proper internet connection.

How do I update my PS5 software?

So, you will be updating the system software automatically:

1. On your screen with the help of the PS5 DualSense controller go to Settings.
2. Now select System > System Software Update and Settings.
3. Next set updates to download and install automatically.
4. Then select Update System Software and your PS5 will check for updates.

If there are any updates, then after that PS5 will handle all the worries and all you need to do is wait to get your PS5 frozen fixed

Solution 6: Delete and Reinstall the Game

If the above solution didn’t work for you then this will as this is the official solution that Sony recommends to do to solve PS5 games crashing. There could be some corrupted game data or files so why not delete and reinstall the whole game.

Here’s how to reinstall the game to fix PS5 frozen:

1. On the PS5 home screen select the game or application which you want to delete.
2. Press the options button and select Delete from the list.
3. Then select OK to confirm.
4. Now go to Game Library on the home screen.
5. Find the game which you want to reinstall, select it, and choose the Download option.

Solution 7: Initialize PS5 to Fix PS5 Keeps Crashing

How do you hard reset a PS5?

By initializing your console all the system settings will be restored to default or you can say factory reset and this is the least you can go to solve PS5 crashing

Make sure the external USB drive should be large enough to store your PS5 data and should be formatted to FAT

So lets back up on PS5 and initialize:

1. Connect your USB drive to your PS5
2. Go to PS5 Settings and select System
3. Select Back Up and Restore > Back Up Your PS5
4. Now select the data you want to backup and select Next
5. Assign a name to your backup and choose Back Up
6. Press the X button on your controller and your data will start backing up
7. Unplug your USB drive from the console after your data is fully backed up
8. Now go back to PS5 settings and scroll down to choose Initialization
9. Select Initialize PS5 > Full initialization
10. Then follow on-screen instructions to complete the process
11. Remember DO NOT turn your PS5 OFF during initialization as this will bring some irrecoverable damages to your PS5.

Solution 8: Contact PlayStation Support

If any of the above solutions didn’t work for you in fixing PS5 Freezing then the only thing you can do is visit Sony’s official website and go to PlayStation Fix and Replace

And I hope these solutions have fixed your PS5 Frozen.

If you got any questions just let us know in the comment section.

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