PS5 Overheating Issues Lead Major Tournaments to Switch to Xbox
Texas Showdown organizers have dropped the PlayStation 5 for their Street Fighter 6 tournament, opting instead for the Xbox Series X because of overheating issues and input latency on Sony’s console.
Texas Showdown will take place in Houston from April 2 to April 4, 2027. The main Street Fighter 6 competition will run exclusively on Xbox Series X consoles equipped with Brook Wingman XB3 converters.
According to Gfinity Esports, older PS5 models encounter overheating that can introduce extra input lag. Major fighting game events have also documented overheating USB ports. During the Guilty Gear Strive finals at Evo Japan 2025, competitor RedDitto experienced a melted USB cable, forcing tournament officials to swap the controller and reboot the console.
Esports competitor PunkDaGod voiced frustration after running into his own hardware troubles:
If they keep holding tournaments on this console, I personally will stop participating in them.
Evo organizers continue to run tournaments on the PS5 for now, as Sony remains one of the premier organizers and sponsors of the event series.
Source: iXBT.games
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