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User: What's this mean?

What's this mean?

Assistant: That screen is showing severe video artifacting — basically the signal between the PS5 and the TV is breaking down.

That screen is showing severe video artifacting — basically the signal between the PS5 and the TV is breaking down.

What it usually means (from most common → worst case):

🔌 1. HDMI cable or connection issue (most likely)

• Damaged or low-quality HDMI cable
• Loose HDMI port on the PS5 or TV
• Cable not rated for PS5 bandwidth (needs HDMI 2.1 ideally)

Try first:

• Power everything off
• Reseat the HDMI cable on both ends
• Try a different HDMI cable
• Plug into a different HDMI port on the TV

📺 2. TV-side problem

If:

• Menus flicker
• Green static bands appear
• Image repeats or tears like this

Then the TV’s HDMI processing can be glitching.

Test:

• Plug the PS5 into a different TV
• Or plug a different device (Blu-ray, console, laptop) into the same TV port

If the issue follows the TV → TV problem.

🎮 3. PS5 GPU / hardware failure (worst case)

This kind of repeating tiles + green static can be a failing GPU or VRAM.

Signs it’s the console:

• Happens on multiple TVs
• Happens even in Safe Mode
• Gets worse over time

If so, it usually requires Sony repair or replacement.

🧪 Quick diagnosis checklist

• Does it happen only in games, or also on the PS5 home screen?
• Does it change when you move the HDMI cable?
• Does Safe Mode look normal?

TL;DR

• 90% chance: bad HDMI cable or port
• 9% chance: TV HDMI issue
• 1% chance: dying PS5 GPU

Start with the cable swap — it fixes this exact look a lot.

If you want, tell me:

• Is it a launch PS5 or newer?
• Does sound still work?
• Does it happen immediately on boot?

I’ll help you pin it down.