# PS5 Buffering Problem (Direct Stream /Direct Play not working)

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/ps5-buffering-problem-direct-stream-direct-play-not-working/675402>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [January 7, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ps5-buffering-problem-direct-stream-direct-play-not-working/675402 "2021-01-07T06:32:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![alexander8989](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@alexander8989](https://forums.plex.tv/u/alexander8989)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ps5-buffering-problem-direct-stream-direct-play-not-working/675402/128 "2022-06-26T21:52:40Z")

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This post basically describes what happens when the PS5 doesn’t stop buffering :

> [@Black Screen: PS5 playback error](https://forums.plex.tv/t/black-screen-ps5-playback-error/779738/22):
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> Hello everyone, I also rolled back the server version to 1.25. Today I tried to install the newest version 1.27 has not yet been fixed. Below in the photo of the reason why the video stops playing, one of the reasons is the .ass format subtitles. (If the server version is higher than 1.25.5) Also, if you disable the two items in photo 1, you can watch all the movies that hang because of the bitrate size or long time. The comparable quality will be the same as when transcoding. [3] [4] [5]

Changing to an older server version seems to fix the problem.

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