Right to Repair

Score breakdown

Why this grade

iFixit scored the PS5 7/10: modular, tool-less outer covers and easy fan/PSU access, but it loses points for security screws used throughout, sealed liquid-metal TIM, and software locks (notably the optical drive cannot be swapped without Sony re-authorization). Hardware is genuinely repair-friendly, but Sony sells no official replacement parts or service manuals to consumers and runs no self-repair program, so owners/independent shops depend on third-party aftermarket parts. The 7/10 teardown is dragged down on a right-to-repair axis by near-zero official parts/schematic availability and component software locks.

Sources

• iFixit PlayStation 5 Teardown (7/10, security screws, optical-drive software loc
• iFixit PlayStation 5 repair device hub