A man who found dead cockroaches in his Ps4 posted pictures of it to social media, and it turns out that it's a common problem.

Vito Gesualdi, a California-based YouTuber, posted pictures of his open console, which, if, we are perfectly honest, are enough to put us off gaming for life - no matter what Rockstar come up with to tempt us.

According to the UK gaming website Kotaku, cockroaches love games consoles because they provide them with dark, enclosed spaces.

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Recounting the moment she discovered how common a problem it was, Cecilia D'Anastasio wrote that Patrick Che, the co-founder of an independent repair store in Manhattan, has been so inundated with consoles affected by the problem that his store, XCubicle, now charges a $25 "roach fee".

This problem was also echoed by Steve Porter, the owner of TronicsFix, an electronics repair store near Portland, Oregon. He said that around 40% of the consoles brought to him for repair are infested with cockroaches.

The video below goes into horrifying detail about why PS4s are so attractive to cockroaches: 

However, while the problem is shocking in and of itself, to make matters worse, Sony will not repair consoles infested by cockroaches as a matter of course - even if they are under warranty.

Thankfully, a limited number of repair stores are willing to deal with the surprisingly common problem.

Recounting his own problem on Twitter, Vito wrote: "Decided to try cleaning all the dead roaches out of my PS4. Sony, please design smaller vent holes next time."

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However, as any repair shop will attest to, this isn't necessarily an easy problem for Sony to fix. Without suitably sized ventilation holes, their devices are at risk of overheating.

So I guess all you gamers can do is find a repair shop that caters to the problem, or, y'know, simply get rid of your roach-infested entertainment boxes!

A man who found dead cockroaches in his Ps4 posted pictures of it to social media, and it turns out that it's a common problem.

Vito Gesualdi, a California-based YouTuber, posted pictures of his open console, which, if, we are perfectly honest, are enough to put us off gaming for life - no matter what Rockstar come up with to tempt us.

According to the UK gaming website Kotaku, cockroaches love games consoles because they provide them with dark, enclosed spaces.

[[imagecaption|| Credit: VitoGesualdi]]

Recounting the moment she discovered how common a problem it was, Cecilia D'Anastasio wrote that Patrick Che, the co-founder of an independent repair store in Manhattan, has been so inundated with consoles affected by the problem that his store, XCubicle, now charges a $25 "roach fee".

This problem was also echoed by Steve Porter, the owner of TronicsFix, an electronics repair store near Portland, Oregon. He said that around 40% of the consoles brought to him for repair are infested with cockroaches.

The video below goes into horrifying detail about why PS4s are so attractive to cockroaches: 

However, while the problem is shocking in and of itself, to make matters worse, Sony will not repair consoles infested by cockroaches as a matter of course - even if they are under warranty.

Thankfully, a limited number of repair stores are willing to deal with the surprisingly common problem.

Recounting his own problem on Twitter, Vito wrote: "Decided to try cleaning all the dead roaches out of my PS4. Sony, please design smaller vent holes next time."

[[imagecaption|| Credit: Twitter / @VitoGesualdi]]

However, as any repair shop will attest to, this isn't necessarily an easy problem for Sony to fix. Without suitably sized ventilation holes, their devices are at risk of overheating.

So I guess all you gamers can do is find a repair shop that caters to the problem, or, y'know, simply get rid of your roach-infested entertainment boxes!