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A television game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, also known as PS4. First announced February 20, 2013 and released November 15, 2013.

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Why does my ps4 keep on saying unrecognized disc?!

Recently my ps4 has been acting up everytime i put any game in it makes a weird noise inside and after about 30 secs it sounds like i just put a disc inside when its already in and another 20 secs it stops and on my tv shows its a unrecognized disc. Help me!! Ive tried doing the software update hard resetting it and cleaned the dust off from the sides and also ive tried standing it up and put the disc in but nothing works!!

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Just a suggestion but sounds like your DVD drive is faulty. Does it do it with every game disk you insert?

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Yes every game i try

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Mine does this too but just with my new game I bought today

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Well I how do I fix the dvd part. Every time I put a disc in, it says unrecognized disc.

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Like as in a dvd

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It's not the laser. If you tap above where the disc goes a couple seconds after you insert the disc it will work and read the disc. If it was a bad laser it would never read. And on the other hand my system is less than a year old how can my laser already be bad. Plus I've owned PS my whole life(28yo) and this is the first real problem that seems to have no answer to why it does this. I atleast hope the tap tip

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&&^&^$^ Genuis !

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i cant believe the tap worked, thank you dude

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Why does the tapping work!?!?!?!? I've been having this problem for over a year. Dirty insides? Something jamming?

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I made an account just to say I love you haha thanks bro

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Thank you!! it helped first time i tried! :D

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Your PS4 most likely needs a new laser. The lasers go bad over time and they just won't read anything. From your description of the problem that's probably what's causing it.

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Tap the drive area it'll work I know it's not a permanent fix but will get u by

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Having the same problem won't read ANY DICS, tried your little tap method and VOILA!! LOL I'll work on the full issue later, but this will get me through tonight lol Thanks!

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If it reads when you tap on it, it’s probably not a broken laser, but a dirty/misaligned one.

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but for me it reads other games but not rocket league

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when i tap on it it reads it but then it's says to close application and remove disc

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I have the same problem it will read my red dead but not my GTA

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My PS4 slim will take in the disk and make a weird clicking noise like the rollers are still grabbing for something, but the disk will never spin and the unrecognized disk notification pops up. I’ve tried opening it up and cleaning the dust out, cleaning the laser with a q-tip, tapping over the disk, and even putting the disk in vertically while tapping and nothing works.

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Tried all of that cleaned out the PS4 stood it up vertically and horizontally then inserted the dics got a cd cleaner also. And put my PS4 in safe mode and tried all of that aswell and even unplugged it all out still saying unrecognisable disc even tapping soft and hard to get the disc to read and still nothing any other suggestions please to fix this problem

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did you ever figure out a solution? I have the exact same problem as you.

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Having the issue of no discs reading at all. Can just play digital downloaded games. Also have 1st gen 2nd series so have to settle til ps5 bc not spending 300 on another ps4. Sell physicals and buy digtal (buy same game twice) only other option i guess

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No cpmmect comes up it not reading the disk at all

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Yow men, i also disassembled my PS4 Pro. I follow each and every step on a youtube video tutorial. I never missed one. After cleaning it, i assembled it again, tried to open my PS4 Pro, now it says, unrecognized disc. What do u think is the problem? I dont think i broke something because im careful as fck.

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Did you find a solution. I opened mine as well and now it is not reading any disc

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So basically my PS4 is driving me &&^&^$^ crazy with all its $@$*!& &&^&^$^ hardware AND software not to mention it; turn on and back off by itself from time to time, it just shuts down by itself while in game, the disc ejects by itself, unrecognizable disc, it just doesnt stop reading and a bunch of &&^&^$^ software ERRORS TOO cheap SONY CRAP once again time to switch up.

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did you try this?:

https://appuals.com/how-to-fix-ps4-plays...

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Turning it vertically worked for us! Thanks

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My PS4 doesn't eject disks, but after doing manual eject it says disc unrecognizable… please help how do I fix this…

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All you have to do is turn off your ps4 for 10 minutes then turn it on

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Sure, will help all the problems xd.. its a problem with the laser, reading the disc lol.. Tap it when u load a disc and it works. turning it on 10 minutes after will just waste 10 minutes of your time :)

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If tapping it doesn’t work, replace the laser. If it does work, then it probably needs a new spinner or new magnet.

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