The white light of death can be beaten.

Consoles like the PlayStation 5 are sophisticated enough to let the users know when something is wrong. Many light colors on the PlayStation 5 let users know what the system is doing or if there are any issues.

Normally, there’s no light until you turn it on, which is when the console goes from blue to solid white. When the orange light blinks, the PS5 is heading into rest mode, and a solid orange light means it is in rest mode.

Users should usually only worry about the red blinking light on the console since that indicates it is overheating. Some users have reported getting what they call the blinking light of death, which is reminiscent of the red ring of death experienced by many Xbox 360s.

The blinking light normally comes with the console freezing.

Most of the time, experiencing an issue or two with a console is not really the cause for any alarm. The important thing to remember is that sometimes these problems come and go, and it will only time a fix or two. The solutions below are all possible fixes, but be warned, the solutions become more drastic as we go through the list.

It’s essential to save your PlayStation 5 console instead of worrying about data because you can download games and game saves from the cloud.

Also known as a “hard shut down,” you need to have the console shut itself off.

Normally, you should give a console a soft shut down (telling it to turn off), which lets it take its time to turn off, but forcing it into a hard shut down will give it time to recognize what is happening and prepare itself.

You can do it pretty easily, but you should only use it when necessary:

The best thing to do is to restart your console and let us see if anything is wrong and if anything can be corrected.

If the PS5 doesn’t do any beeps, you’ll have to skip all pleasantries and force shut it down. Force shutting down anything is another way to say “cut the power source.”

Unplug it from the outlet and wait until all the power goes out. In most cases, this takes only a moment, but you should only do it when you have no choice and the PlayStation 5 is not responding.

The hardware consists of physical parts that you can touch. There are a few issues that can cause your PS5 to freeze. Below we have a list of issues and what they do to your PlayStation. A lot of these issues are very easy to fix:

Start by seeing if your console turns on and works as it should. Consoles freeze, which has been a common problem since the first consoles came to the home. There are times when the freeze is just a one-off, and nothing is wrong internally. If the problem persists and you can’t load the console without it happening again, then you’ll need to use Safe Mode.

Safe Mode is just a way to use your console with the most basic functions, but it is only used to fix it. To activate it:

When Safe Mode starts, it will want you to tell it what to do. We’ve got a list of things that work, but the further down you get, the more it will affect your PlayStation 5. There are only a few ways to fix this kind of error but if none of the above work, these are your last options. Try these in order:

If none of this works, you’ll need to contact PlayStation’s Customer Support or take your PS5 to a shop.