Let’s Clean Those Filthy Consoles & Accessories!

When was the last time you cleaned your gaming console? We’re not talking just about running a cloth over the exterior or blowing some of the dust off it. We’re talking about giving it a proper clean because you’d be shocked by just how dirty it actually is.

In short, your game console is filthy. Congested with dust and covered with bacteria smeared fingerprints. It’s a horror show and not just a personal health issue. It is also an issue for the lifespan of your hardware. Overtime the accumulated gunk and dust can affect the performance of your game consoles and accessories.

How many times have you found your controller buttons starting to stick or becoming unresponsive? How often have you noticed your system beginning to overheat or cable connections become less secure? This is all often because of the lack of regular cleaning.

Don’t believe us? Just check out the experiment Online Casino Betway conducted. Where they analysed 12 sets of randomly selected consoles and computers, as well as a kitchen table and toilet seat. Shocking stuff, right?

The answer isn’t just to throw away the infested piece of equipment though! No, a simple bit of cleaning will vastly improve things. Beginning with obvious take of not allowing the console and accessories to get so filthy to begin with!

Of course, that’s not what you’re here to read. Your console and accessories are a health hazard and you need to clean things. So, what are we looking at? Let’s start with some of the most common ones.

Dusting

The most common issue as no matter where you are, dust happens. Dead skin, hair, pollen, fibres, dust mites… no-one can avoid it. However, the solution to keeping your console dust free is actually pretty simple. It just requires you to grab a dusting cloth and use it on a weekly basis. It’s a monotonous task but a simple one and will get rid of most of the accumulated dust.

Wiping

Again, this seems obvious. As you go around touching the console and controllers, you’re leaving marks and residue. However, the answer isn’t to grab the nearest bottle of spray and go to town on it. After all, liquid and electronics are not friends.

No, what you need to do is get a tiny amount of bleach-free, plastic friendly cleaning solution on a cloth and carefully wipe things down. You don’t want a soaking wet cloth here, just slightly damp.

In regards to controllers, being the console accessory handled more, regular use of antibacterial wipes will really help get rid of those germs. An ear-bud (Q-Tip for you Americans) will help you get into those tight corners and ports.

Wiping is also important when it comes to inserting discs and cartridges. If what you put inside of your game console is dirty, the inside of your game console will get dirty.

Deep Dusting

Now, we’re getting into the more hardcore side of cleaning. Were things have gotten out of hand. Here, we’re looking at really getting into the insides of your console. Which does mean taking off the cover to really get rid of the dust that has gathered.

Using a powerful hoover (just the hose) you can shoot in compressed air and blow it away. You might want to do this outside as all that dust has to go somewhere!

Washing

No, we don’t mean putting your console in for a quick 40-degrees spin.

What we mean is breaking it down and cleaning individual parts with warm water and soap. Taking the console apart and washing the plastic bits thoroughly. It sounds quite daunting but as long as you take your time, be careful and allow everything to dry thoroughly before putting it back together, it will be golden.

This is also the method to really get those dirty controllers clean. Seriously, you’d be horrified to find out just how dirty those things get.