PS3 Broken. Epic Fail.

[Mr. Spencer]

You need to watch that film. Also, just send it back to Sony and see what they can do with it. Chances are you'll get away scot-free, and earn yourself a brand new console if they can't fix it. Nothing to lose by trying.

[FeurMensch]

The fan problem is really easy to fix. It only takes a few seconds to install and there really is no skill required. The drawback is that you will invalidate any warranty you have on the system.

The HDD fail is just a constant blinking orange light. So your system doesn't have that.

[Sephiroth]

Man I know how must have felt it suck's haveing to taking your PS3 back the day after you bought it finger's crossed that woint happen again.

[Biohazard EX]

Well, you fell into the 0.03% of the PS3s that do break down. Statistically speaking, it's sensible, that doesn't make Sony a bad company.

[Darkmoon]

I know. My second one has given me no problems.

However, I have been talking to the folk in the shops here and apparently a lot of the 40 and 60 gig models have started failing now. The 60 gig is having a disc drive failure (which looks like what hit me) and the 40 gig is having some other issues.

So...while not nearly as bad as the 360 the PS3's aren't as tough either, it appears.

Only Wii shall survive in an urban brawl!

[Carnivol]

However, I have been talking to the folk in the shops here and apparently a lot of the 40 and 60 gig models have started failing now. The 60 gig is having a disc drive failure (which looks like what hit me) and the 40 gig is having some other issues.

Pretty much as expected. Though, it happened sooner than I though with the PS3, or well, after less use than expected (assuming that this is not just happening to those who've somehow managed to keep that drive spinning 24/7 since launch.)

We'll surely be seeing more and more reports of this coming now. I've already noticed an increase in forum topics about the issue in various corners of the web.


Not sure if anyone's nailed the source of this problem yet, but I guess a good blind guess theory could be:
A cheap drive, maybe mixed with way too early adoption of a new format... Or maybe it's some odd thing that happens through heat? (heating of some substance, maybe the protective layer of some BR discs, creating a "mist"-like substance of some sort that ends up sticking itself to nice surfaces, such as the lens, maybe?)

[Biohazard EX]

I know. My second one has given me no problems.

However, I have been talking to the folk in the shops here and apparently a lot of the 40 and 60 gig models have started failing now. The 60 gig is having a disc drive failure (which looks like what hit me) and the 40 gig is having some other issues.

So...while not nearly as bad as the 360 the PS3's aren't as tough either, it appears.

Only Wii shall survive in an urban brawl!

The Wii might not break down, but it's still glitchy. There were so many instances where it said it couldn't read the disc, or started up the disc then started lagging. Not because of the disc or anything, simply because it booted it wrong or something. I had to restart it. Sometimes unplug it and plug it back in. It crashed a lot too.
My PS3 (60 gig) has never given me any problems. They should've just kept that model on the market.

[Darkmoon]

Oddly, the only time I had a problem with my Wii is when my daughter fed it some pennies. Once I got the disc that was now destroyed out along with the pennies it worked perfectly.

Still, my PS3 has given me few problems since I got the new one. Only the odd crash or glitch. As has the new 360. The Wii is simply the only one never to give me any problems that weren't caused by pennies.

[Chris_Redfield8]

lol ur wii was rich for awhile lol

but i feel bad for you id be pissed if i got a ps3 and it just crapped out like that but at least ur new one is working right

[ZERO]

my 40GB unit never gave any problems,maybe its because i rarely play on it,but my best console is my 39001 ps2,when i got it i played a whole month for about 5-8 hours a day and it never failed me.

[VirusPunk]

You're one of the 0.5% of people that have a broken PS3, I feel sorry for you.