PS3 Problems Thread

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Got a broken PS3? Discuss it here

[Azzaman]

My controller went kaput, the L buttons are no longer working and the up down and left buttons on the d-pad packed it in. Shame too, I went to play Killzone2 for the first time in ages and was wondering why I couldn't get behind cover.....

[Barefooted Hobo]

My white import PS3 is still going strong after two years.

[Slippery]

My R2 on my Dualshock has lost its springyness - it rests right on the "trigger" and so the slightest tap sets it off :(

Constantly running around with an ability turning on and off spasmodically in inFamous

[McChimp]

Does Sony fix pad issues, or is it a matter of doing it DIY style or having to buy a new one?
The bastards aren't cheap, so I hope to god there's an easier/ cheaper way.

[Zzz]

My R2 on my Dualshock has lost its springyness - it rests right on the "trigger" and so the slightest tap sets it off :(

Constantly running around with an ability turning on and off spasmodically in inFamous

You can do the repairs for this yourself - this seems to be a fairly common problem for the Dualshock 3, according to Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=dualshock+3+fix&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=).

I'll give you a heads up, though - the innards will be tiny, fiddly and very difficult to put back together. I really wouldn't suggest you do it unless (a) you are familiar with pulling things apart and putting them back together successfully, and (b) you can afford to destroy your otherwise fine controller.

DING: 10 posts! That's 0.00 ppd, suckas!

[Afrogamer]

My playstation dosent read discs anymore :mad:

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My white PS3 doesn't read blu-rays still, don't want to spend anymore money after paying $200 to fix the problem which lasted for 6 months. Games are fine however

[FatFace]

sony's customer service is less than spectacular. Seems unethical of me they expect us, the consumer to lay down our dollars for the less than quality workmanship or quality of their hardware. A one year warranty on a $700nz appliance is a joke

[Slippery]

Signal strength of about 80% yet my downloads are running like absolute balls.

I want to play the Arkham Asylum demo goddamnit!

Edit: its at about 5mb a minute at the moment, which is less terrible

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Signal strength of about 80% yet my downloads are running like absolute balls.

I want to play the Arkham Asylum demo goddamnit!

Edit: its at about 5mb a minute at the moment, which is less terrible
I'm downloading that now, trying to finish it with 13min remaining in offpeak time :( Its at 500mb, downloading at roughly 1mb every 2 seconds (or 30mb per min). Should be going 4 times faster than that! How do you check the signal strength?

[Slippery]

Its under network settings I think - whos your isp that goes that fast?

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Found the signal strength, its only at 70% (but my console is on the opposite side of the house)

whos your isp that goes that fast?
Exetel (http://www.exetel.com.au/a_plan_pricing_adsl2.php) :D I pay $55 a month for 60gb offpeak & 24gb onpeak, since I'm close to the exchange my top speed is 2.1mbps. Speed sometimes fluctuates though since its being fed from Sydney to Perth

[Nic Xtreme]

Hahahaha my PS3 is dead. I was downloading the 3.00 update today, that finished, then my sister was watching Friends (****ing lol) when it turned off. Now it won't turn on at all - a yellow light flashes when I try - and Friends S1 Disc 2 has been eaten up :(

A quick Google search points to overheating, which is bullshit considering how little it was doing :( I blame 3.00 and reckon it bricks when Friends is on. Guess I'll have to call Sony to find out... FFS Uncharted 2 is out soon, finally something to play on the damn beast...

[Starscream]

Hahahaha my PS3 is dead. I was downloading the 3.00 update today, that finished, then my sister was watching Friends (****ing lol) when it turned off. Now it won't turn on at all - a yellow light flashes when I try - and Friends S1 Disc 2 has been eaten up :(

A quick Google search points to overheating, which is bullshit considering how little it was doing :( I blame 3.00 and reckon it bricks when Friends is on. Guess I'll have to call Sony to find out... FFS Uncharted 2 is out soon, finally something to play on the damn beast...

Yup, the Friends series does that. <_<

[Jay]

It's Monica's fault. Everything is ****ing Monica's fault.

[nkbswe5]

My PS3 makes this clicking noise every few seconds. Like something inside was spinning and hitting the edge of the case. It's not loud or annoying or anything like that, it's just not normal. Has done it since I got it... second hand a year ago.
Should I be looking into this problem? Is there anyway I can do so without sending it of to Sony?
(I have googled this by the way, I can't see any others with my issue. Others say it happens when playing games, or when turning PS3 on/off... mine just happens as long as the PS3 is on. Doesn't need to be doing anything)

[Super Sleuth]

I've got a 60GB Australian PS3 (I got it 2 weeks after it was released) and the only problem I have is sometimes the TV doesn't recognise the signal to the HDMI channel (when I first turn on the PS3, it doens't randomly dropout). I have to turn the tv off and back on again to get it to work.

I'd say it's the tv's problem though.

But...has anyone else had this issue?

[bulkerking]

I just got a PS3 slim and having troubles trying to get online with it...

BTW I'm using a D-Link DSL-302G Modem
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Lovely Wendie99 (http://www.lovelywendie99.com/)

[Zzz]

I just got a PS3 slim and having troubles trying to get online with it...

BTW I'm using a D-Link DSL-302G Modem

No internet connection at all, or no PSN connection?

If it's no connection at all, try these steps (http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/connectwired.html). You're connecting via ethernet cable, right?

[JubeiSaotome]

If you're connecting via Wi-Fi, make sure you're not sharing a key with another Wi-Fi device. Or alternatively, make your WEP key shared.

[bulkerking]

No internet connection at all, or no PSN connection?

If it's no connection at all, try these steps (http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/connectwired.html). You're connecting via ethernet cable, right?

I have Internet via ethernet just not PSN...

I have tryed your link no joy :( .. It just times out on the first step every time I have a 56k internet plan pro too slow :(


{Update just got it working just had to do it a few times}
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The cigar boss (http://thecigarboss.com/)

[JubeiSaotome]

Yeah, it needs broadband. (Which it says on the box and manual.)

[Super Mario]

Is there some way I can make my PS3 read my 500GB NTFS External HDD?

[freeradical]

Format your 500gb drive to FAT32. This will, of course, wipe anything that you have on this drive, so you will have to transfer this material to your pc or whatever.

[Super Mario]

Dammit, this may be a problem seeing as my external HDD is full and my Pc HDD is only 80GB

[Creedy]

Format your 500gb drive to FAT32. This will, of course, wipe anything that you have on this drive, so you will have to transfer this material to your pc or whatever.

It's not that simple, correct me if I'm wrong but can't FAT32 only read up to 10gig or so?

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Don't mind me....

[SOX]

It's not that simple, correct me if I'm wrong but can't FAT32 only read up to 10gig or so?

*edit*
Don't mind me....

That's not a limitation as you just found out but one that I have found though is you can't have a single 4GB file on the FAT32 format. I'm not sure what the precise limit is but that was the first size I ran into I couldn't put on my HDD.

[JubeiSaotome]

Solution, grab a 14inch Notebook HDD for your PS3. I got a 250gb one for 99, this time last year. Simple process of backing up, installing and reinstalling.

[Sweating Bullets]

My PS3 sometimes begins to flicker then I get some static on the screen. Then its goes black and 5 seconds later the XMB is working fine. wth. It's happened about 3 times now.

[Creedy]

Are you using HDMI?

[Sweating Bullets]

Yes I am using HDMI. An el cheapo cable.

[Creedy]

If you have any other HDMI cables give them a try. Sounds like something is wrong with the cable, might not be handshaking with the TV properly.

[Sweating Bullets]

Thanks Creedy. Will give that a try!

[Australian Ninja]

Don't have a PS3 yet, bought a few cheap games and will pick up machine in the next few months now that they are selling for a reasonable price.

At least I don't have to worry about the dreaded RROD the 360 is plagued with, being it's a PS3 and all, oh no, guess again! The PS3 has it's very own, very fashionable Yellow Light of Death. But I think Yellow Light of Doom sounds better though... read it and weep tears of confusion.

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/index.html

[pasted from hg101]:
Why isn't this plastered all over the news, like the RROD was?

"Because it's not as widespread as the 360's issues. That beind said, a quick search on Google will result a significant number of people with the problem (or even check out this thread on Sony's own forums) - not nearly the 30%+ failure rate that Microsoft ran into, but more than enough to notice it's a persistant problem. But with Uncharted 2 being heralded as The Game of the Year, and with more PS3s being put through the rigors this holiday, you'd damn bet this will be cropping up a lot more often. It can only get worse from here."

[buckstwits]

Not really problem but I have few US games. I can download the patches for them on my AUS PS3, right?

[borgster101]

Yeah patches can be downloaded for your import games, you just can't use DLC from the store.

[consoul]

My launch PS3 that I camped out overnight on the streets of Shinjuku for is dead. :(

The RSX melted down under the sheer weight of Uncharted 2's graphical awesomeness the other night. I was just thinking "Wow. That looks amazing" when it went tits up and died. Now has the Yellow Light of Death, but unlike most YLODs, this one is completely unrecoverable.

Reflowing the chips didn't work and I have since had it confirmed that the GPU is toast. Being a day one Japanese model, replacements for that revision of the RSX are impossible to come by. So there goes my trusty fully-hardware-backwardly-compatible, 4 USB port, all-card-readers PS3. It took all my 50+ save files with it, which is the real kick in the nuts.

I do have a backup of the HDD somewhere but it's a good year and a half old, making it pretty much useless. Will buy a Slim sometime in the next few months, but aside from Uncharted 2 I don't think I'll bother restarting any of the other games I own.

Moral of the story:
BACK UP YOUR SAVE FILES TO USB STICK REGULARLY.

You never know when your PS3 might cark it. Still, I had a good run. My launch 360 was dead in 2 weeks. My launch PS3 endured three years of solid punishment.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Time to upgrade to a Wii

[JubeiSaotome]

My launch PS3 that I camped out overnight on the streets of Shinjuku for is dead. :(

The RSX melted down under the sheer weight of Uncharted 2's graphical awesomeness the other night. I was just thinking "Wow. That looks amazing" when it went tits up and died. Now has the Yellow Light of Death, but unlike most YLODs, this one is completely unrecoverable.

Reflowing the chips didn't work and I have since had it confirmed that the GPU is toast. Being a day one Japanese model, replacements for that revision of the RSX are impossible to come by. So there goes my trusty fully-hardware-backwardly-compatible, 4 USB port, all-card-readers PS3. It took all my 50+ save files with it, which is the real kick in the nuts.

I do have a backup of the HDD somewhere but it's a good year and a half old, making it pretty much useless. Will buy a Slim sometime in the next few months, but aside from Uncharted 2 I don't think I'll bother restarting any of the other games I own.

Moral of the story:
BACK UP YOUR SAVE FILES TO USB STICK REGULARLY.

You never know when your PS3 might cark it. Still, I had a good run. My launch 360 was dead in 2 weeks. My launch PS3 endured three years of solid punishment.

Can't you just remove the HDD and put it in a new PS3? There may be a way to remove the HDD and set it in an enclosure, hook it up to a PC and see if it's possible to recover stuff.

[Stevorooni]

Can't you yank the hard drive and access it via PC to get to save files? You can buy caddies to access laptop hard drives via USB

EDIT pwned by Jubei

[McChimp]

Time to upgrade to a Wii

And have zero to play in comparison.

[consoul]

No.
There's no way to transfer the HDD into another PS3 or recover content via a PC. I knew that before it happened. As part of the PS3's (rather successful) security measures, the content of the internal HDD is encrypted with a key that is specific to the the individual PS3 hardware. If you put your PS3 HDD in another PS3 it will not be recognized and you will be prompted to reformat it.

No recovery is possible in this case.

[JubeiSaotome]

Ah well, at least you still have your psn account and games.

[consoul]

True. Having my PSN account and its trophies is better than nothing.

Ironically the one bit of "save data" that will survive is the one I care least about: my Home apartments will still be fully furnished next time I log in (as that data is backed up to the Home servers automatically).

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

my Home apartments will still be fully furnished next time I log in

phew

*wipes forehead*

[Starscream]

My launch PS3 that I camped out overnight on the streets of Shinjuku for is dead. :(

The RSX melted down under the sheer weight of Uncharted 2's graphical awesomeness the other night. I was just thinking "Wow. That looks amazing" when it went tits up and died. Now has the Yellow Light of Death, but unlike most YLODs, this one is completely unrecoverable.

Reflowing the chips didn't work and I have since had it confirmed that the GPU is toast. Being a day one Japanese model, replacements for that revision of the RSX are impossible to come by. So there goes my trusty fully-hardware-backwardly-compatible, 4 USB port, all-card-readers PS3. It took all my 50+ save files with it, which is the real kick in the nuts.

I do have a backup of the HDD somewhere but it's a good year and a half old, making it pretty much useless. Will buy a Slim sometime in the next few months, but aside from Uncharted 2 I don't think I'll bother restarting any of the other games I own.

Moral of the story:
BACK UP YOUR SAVE FILES TO USB STICK REGULARLY.

You never know when your PS3 might cark it. Still, I had a good run. My launch 360 was dead in 2 weeks. My launch PS3 endured three years of solid punishment.

How much punishment though, if you don't mind me asking?

Shame to have the launch model die on you, especially a 60G Japanese PS3.

Going to wait and import a different cololured PS3 or buy locally?

Good news as well as the PS3 slims have Universal Power supplies.

[consoul]

Well, by punishment I just mean heavy usage. I treated it with care, kept it well ventilated and dusted, but it did get played a lot. Most nights it was on for 3 or four hours, longer on weekends.

Basically after three years the thermal paste had burned off and the RSX wasn't dissipating heat effectively anymore. It just cooked itself.

Haven't quite decided on importing or not. On one hand I'd like to import a Japanese model due to my large Japanese PS1 game collection and my existing library of Region A Blu-rays, but a local model would allow me the convenience of buying/hiring local Blu-ray releases. It would also give me a valid warranty and the option to have it repaired/replaced by Sony even if it's out of warranty.

I do like the look of the white FFXIII Japanese Slim 250GB, but tbh the more I see of the game, the less interest I have in it. Think I'll just get a cheap Aussie 120GB Slim and throw a 500GB drive in it. I still have a Japanese PSone and PS2 that I can use for my Japanese collection.

[Starscream]

I'd better look after my 60GB PS3 then. ;)

Occassionally used for gaming but mainly for watching Blu-rays. And I've cut down on importing region A Blu-rays.

[Super Mario]

So I've always had a problem logging into facebook in my PS3 web browser and it hasn't really bothered me because I have a laptop, but now with the new firmware update I set it up so the PS3 would post my trophies but I'm getting nothing. Anyone know how to fix this?

[borgster101]

Maybe you need to sync your trophies? Not sure .. I haven't tried this feature.

[McChimp]

Mine are showing up on Facebook, but my trophies aren't synced. Not sure what the problem would be.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Apparently the PS3 iView is out now, but I don't have it even with the latest firmware, possible issue with my PS3 being a US one?

[Barefooted Hobo]

Apparently the PS3 iView is out now, but I don't have it even with the latest firmware, possible issue with my PS3 being a US one?

At first I thought that was the problem with my PS3 being Asian. Then I updated MW2 and played it, then exited and iview was there. All it is, is a shortcut to the iview website though. :(

[Ad-Rock]

If I were to buy a new PS3 which version should I get? Does it matter? Are there still multiple versions of the machine available? Is it possible to upgrade the HDD space?

tyia

EDIT: are they all Blu-Ray and DVD compatible?

[Stevorooni]

You can easily swap out the hard drive for a bigger one (it uses a standard laptop drive), they all play dvds (and upscale them) and blu rays and I think the current models are 120gig and 250gig

So just buy whatever

[Ad-Rock]

You can easily swap out the hard drive for a bigger one (it uses a standard laptop drive), they all play dvds (and upscale them) and blu rays and I think the current models are 120gig and 250gig

So just buy whatever

Thanks mate :)

[Super Sleuth]

I've noticed over the past few weeks that when I have my PS3 switched on, the channels OneHD and 7Two lose signal. Well, OneHD is jumpy and 7Two loses it's shit altogether. I've heard the PS3 generates 'static' that can interfere with the signal quality. Does anyone know about this, or have a similar problem?

Also, I bought PlayTV and connected it all up. One HD and 7Two obviously still don't work properly. Does anyone know what I can do...without moving the PS3?

Tbh, they are the only channels I actually want to record anything off. (NBA and AFL).

Annoyed/

[Allick]

My PS3's data became corrupt and I lost all my save games.

[Creedy]

So does anyone know any third party repair places for PS3's?
I woke up this morning with a yellow light of death. I was considerably pissed off.

:'o(

[Gutsman Heavy]

Check the classifieds in the paper, that's how I got my D.O.A PS3 fixed.

Yellow light of death? common?

[Lex]

So does anyone know any third party repair places for PS3's?
I woke up this morning with a yellow light of death. I was considerably pissed off.

:'o(

Beautiful.

[Creedy]

Check the classifieds in the paper, that's how I got my D.O.A PS3 fixed.

Yellow light of death? common?

It is indeed the yellow light of death and I have an original 60gig USA model with PS2 backwards compatability. I can't give this baby up.

Lex, do you ever contribute anything useful to any thread or are you just an empty useless shell?

[Stevorooni]

His empty shell is filled with many different chemicals

[Creedy]

Well I found a place to get it repaired, will cost me about $160 which I'm fine with, as long as I can keep my baby alive.
:)

[HiredMan]

Well I found a place to get it repaired, will cost me about $160 which I'm fine with, as long as I can keep my baby alive.
:)

That's not a bad price... that's actually cheaper than the official Sony repair costs for Aus delivered consoles yeah?

[9warbane]

There's a guy in Perth (if you're there) who does it for $150. His website is http://www.ausmodchips.com/ . Just for future reference.

edit: well it WAS $150, now it's $160 as well.

[Creedy]

www.beetronix.com.au

That's where I'll take my PS3 to, it's in Sydney.

[borgster101]

There's a guy in Perth (If your there) who does it for $150. His website is http://www.ausmodchips.com/ . Just for future reference.

edit: well it WAS $150, now it's $160 as well.
He must read this thread!

[Lex]

Lex, do you ever contribute anything useful to any thread or are you just an empty useless shell?

hahaha, nice. nah mang, I just like seeing your sad fanboy world fall apart.

[pauljdavidson]

www.beetronix.com.au

That's where I'll take my PS3 to, it's in Sydney.

Please post your experience with them when they fix your PS3, in case one day I might need to fix my Jap PS3.

[REQUIEM]

My launch model 60gig ps3 YLOD today :(

The only bitch is that I hadnt backed up for a long time so my 4 years of game saves are a thing of the past. (or so the internet reports are stating)

The only good things I have to say is Sony gave me a slim ps3 for free when I bought my Bravia so I still have a ps3 but its not my classic 60gig :( The other good thing is that I phoned sony 2 weeks ago claiming my DS controller had broke out of warranty and they wanted me to send it back to them as the fault I explained was not due to misuse and since I CBF sending it back I hadnt bothered and this morning I recieve a new DS controller in the mail. Fantastic work but I would have rathered a working Ps3 fat. Karma maybe?

edit: Being sent off to beetronix

http://www.beetronix.com.au/

$160 inc return postage anywhere in Australia YLOD fixed with a 95% chance of saving my game saves (will notify me first if not possible) and returned generally within 7 days from when they recieve it. Sony are you listening?

[Tonez]

Having issues with PSN.

It won't connect for some reason and it keeps timing out. Funnily enough, the internet browser in the PS3 works fine but it just won't connect.

XBL is working fine as is my net connection to my PC.

Any tips?

[Natrak]

Wait it out? I tried connecting to the PSN earlier this evening and it wasn't working for me either.

[Tonez]

Wait it out? I tried connecting to the PSN earlier this evening and it wasn't working for me either.

Thought it may be this. I was hoping to leave Yakuza downloading overnight.

[Natrak]

Yeah, I was signing in for the Yakuza demo as well. Seems like 9 times out of 10 when I actually fire up the PS3 and sign in there's either a big chunky firmware update or the PSN is down. :P

[Antwandemarco]

Anyone else having trouble connecting to PSN?

[Sweating Bullets]

Anyone else having trouble connecting to PSN?

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/02/psnerror.jpg

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/03/ps3s-suffering-from-global-network-lockdown/

Global issue that is being looked into by Sony. Will move this to the problem thread.

[Almighty Beanchild]

So is there actually any way to make a PS3 reliably detect a media server over wireless or do we just have to suffer the random roulette of sometimes it finds it, sometimes it doesn't?

At the moment, sometimes it finds the media server (windows 7 pc) fine and other times we have to restart the PS3 like, 5 times.

[consoul]

Got Phat PS3? You probably don't even want to turn it on today then.

The aforementioned "PSN problem" isn't even a PSN problem. It's a problem with the system calendars of some Phat units. The problems connecting to PSN are symptomatic of the issue, but trouble can occur regardless of whether you attempt connection to PSN or not.

My advice is to keep your non-Slim PS3 switched off today. As it appears to be a Feb 29 based screw-up, the issue may cease to be a problem from tomorrow onwards.

[HiredMan]

Got Phat PS3? You probably don't even want to turn it on today then.

The aforementioned "PSN problem" isn't even a PSN problem. It's a problem with the system calendars of some Phat units. The problems connecting to PSN are symptomatic of the issue, but trouble can occur regardless of whether you attempt connection to PSN or not.

My advice is to keep your non-Slim PS3 switched off today. As it appears to be a Feb 29 based screw-up, the issue may cease to be a problem from tomorrow onwards.

Yeah, I've been keeping an eye on the neoGAF thread on the problem, thread has totally exploded, posts coming up way faster than can be read. Link. (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=388872)

Non-Slim PS3's dropping like flies all over the world, and like you mentioned consoul, doesn't matter if they're connected to the PSN or not, appears to be callendar and/or hardware issue.

[Jay]

I just unplugged mine from the wall in case one of my housemates tries to use it while I'm out. Here's hoping it rectifies itself tomorrow.

[Stevorooni]

and this shall forever be known as Worldwide PS3 Death Day

[Lazlow]

Dear god... I don't want to ever got to NeoGAF again D:

EDIT:

Though they did lead me to this wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_timer).

:D

[HiredMan]

Though they did lead me to this wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_timer).

:D

Oh wow.... :D probably bullshit but funny nonetheless.

[Lazlow]

I've never had a Sony product fail on me. My PS2 phat is 10 years old, and only issue it has is reading passed the layer shift on a DVD movie; my discman only got retired because I got an MP3 player: PSP still going strong.

[Stevorooni]

and my Sony Pacemaker is going grea.. GAK!

[Tonez]

hahahaha This is awesome.

It's like Y2K.

So I can't play Slightly Overweight Rain today?

[Natrak]

Imagine if the problem persisted until/beyond GoW3's release. ********************************. *sits in the corner shivering*

[Antwandemarco]

Ahh christ all i wanted to do today was try out that GOW demo :(

Thanks a lot Sony you retards

[Sweating Bullets]

http://i46.tinypic.com/15qp8y9.gif

[Ashmaran]

Yeah my PS3 is hosed, even tried manually setting the date to today's date but no dice. I guess I gotta wait til they release new firmware to fix it.

[Zace]

Hhhmmmm my PS3 fat still seems to be working fine. Played the DLC for Heavy Rain all a-ok.

[Starscream]

So it's the Heavy Rain patch that's the problem?

EDIT: My bad, just read the other thread.

[Shorty]

Hhhmmmm my PS3 fat still seems to be working fine. Played the DLC for Heavy Rain all a-ok.

They did say it was most "phat" PS3s, not all of them.

Either way, it's a good enough reason for me not to turn on my PS3 today.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I'm secretly hoping my trophies get wiped so I can start a new account, I don't like my PSN name.

[Jay]

I'm secretly hoping my trophies get wiped so I can start a new account, I don't like my PSN name.

d1ckmvnchr was always going to be a bad choice... :p

As for the 'issue' is there any word on when we might be able to switch back on in safety?

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I've always regreatted not going with c0KLuv3r

[Jay]

That would be awesome.

[Starscream]

Xbox fanboys must be rejoicing the apocalyPS3.

Haven't turned on the PS3 since Saturday to watch a BR movie. :/

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Xbox fanboys must be rejoicing the apocalyPS3.

Haven't turned on the PS3 since Saturday to watch a BR movie. :/

I'm pretty sure the whole RRoD thing keeps them quite reserved when it comes to these matters.

[Starscream]

True.

Damn. I have to update the FW now. :/

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

It's like the guy with a baby dick laughing at you because you have shrinkage

[adam_91vn]

So is there actually any way to make a PS3 reliably detect a media server over wireless or do we just have to suffer the random roulette of sometimes it finds it, sometimes it doesn't?

At the moment, sometimes it finds the media server (windows 7 pc) fine and other times we have to restart the PS3 like, 5 times.


I use Tversity for the 360 and PS3 never have any problems.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aimPRKfqKGw&feature=player_embedded

Seriously could not stop laughing.

[Lazlow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aimPRKfqKGw&feature=player_embedded

Seriously could not stop laughing.


The Baron should be more concerned with trying to topple House Atreides

[Natrak]

Anyone else think that this could possibly be a glimpse at what using a PS3 could be like years down the track when everything's moved onto PS4/whatever?

[buckstwits]

The Baron should be more concerned with trying to topple House Atreides

LMAO. Awesome.

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Wow, its a good thing I haven't bothered to switch my Phat PS3 on today!

[HiredMan]

Sony have issued a statement regarding the ApocalyPS3, advising owners not to switch on their "phat" PS3's until they have fixed the problem, which they hope to have resolved within 24 hours:

As you may be aware, some customers have been unable to connect to the PlayStation Network today. This problem affects the models other than the new slim PS3.

We believe we have identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system.

Errors include:

*The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000.
*When the user tries to sign-in to the PlayStation Network, the following message appears on the screen; “An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)”.
*When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; “Failed to install trophies. Please exit your game.”
*When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the Internet, the following message appears on the screen; “The current date and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)”
*Users are not able to playback certain rental video downloaded from the PlayStation Store before the expiration date.
We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data.

As mentioned above, Please be advised that the new slim PS3 is not affected with this error. We are doing our best to resolve the issue and do apologise for any inconvenience caused.

[Tonez]

Calm down Hiredman.

Four times is bordering on crazy haha

[HiredMan]

Yeah sorry about that :) Sony forum bricked as I was posting!

[Cobla]

I seem to have lost all my Heavy Rain trophies, but I'm mostly annoyed that I can't even play the game offline. Curse you, Sony timer!!

[Tonez]

Yeah my trophies are gone as well.

Turns out my little brother, who saw me playing Heavy Rain on the weekend, was interested in seeing what it was like and tried to play it.

He told me when I got home and when I checked it out it indeed had wiped my trophies and reset the system to 01/01/2000.

[Stevorooni]

This is just phase 1 of Skynet taking over

[aubergine]

Wow, PS3 apocalypse!

Maybe they are hoping to buoy sales of the Slim, or of the xbox 360..,

I'd expect this to be very expensive in the end for poor Sony. Did vengeful Ken leave a Kutaragi Doomsday Code?

[consoul]

Actually it was the dumbass programmer of an off-the-shelf syscon chip who left this "doomsday code". The chip used in the affected models (most of the Phats) thinks 2010 is a leap year. The PS3 operating system knows that it isn't, indeed it knows that Feb 29 2010 is impossible, and so the fundamental disagreement between the hardware clock and the OS clock leads to the operating system resetting to 01/01/00 which causes the kind of failures we're seeing here (DRM/trophy registration/etc).

As the hardware clock is GMT based, this problem should cease to occur from 11am today onward (local AEDST).

[Stevorooni]

29th of February 2010 shall forever be known as PS3 Death Day. Mark it on your calendars people (after adding the extra day in pen)

[HiredMan]

So it's fixed now, yeah? 12am GMT 2 March and all that?

[consoul]

Yes, it's all good.

If you were affected and some trophies appear to be missing, boot up the game in question, quit back out to the XMB and resync your trophies.

[Zzz]

It's "squashed" - just in case someone wants a source. (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/01/ps3-clock-bug-apparently-squashed-games-are-playable/)

I wonder if the issue is actually fixed or it has just resolved itself for the time being.

[buckstwits]

From Playstation Blog:

We are aware that the internal clock functionality in the PS3 units other than the slim model, recognized the year 2010 as a leap year. Having the internal clock date change from February 29 to March 1 (both GMT), we have verified that the symptoms are now resolved and that users are able to use their PS3 normally.

If the time displayed on the XMB is still incorrect, users are able to adjust time settings manually or via the internet. If we have new information, we will update you through the PlayStation.Blog or PlayStation.com.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

so yeah, it's fixed

[jawsy]

I'm back, baby, I'm back!

[Cobla]

Yeah I can play Heavy Rain again and got most of my trophies back by syncing them with the server. I'm guessing my console didn't go online in between getting the missing ones and the glitch... :confused:

[Stevorooni]

Creedy felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of PS3's cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced

[Cerebral]

The Baron should be more concerned with trying to topple House Atreides

****ing why don't we have pep

[borgster101]

Whoa, pretty crazy ... didn't turn on the PS3 yesterday so I've just read this stuff now. It hit the mainstream news in London.

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2010/Mar/Week1/15564270.jpg

Also I read this on GAF, thought it was pretty funny :p

Due to an internal clock issue, the PS3 was sent back in time to 1999 for exactly one day. During that day it successfully killed the Dreamcast, guaranteeing the success of the Playstation 2 and ensuring it's own existence.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Looks like the rich, young, attractive ps3 fans are a bit devastated.

[Creedy]

Creedy felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of PS3's cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced

My PS3 is still broken, I was unaffected. lol

[HiredMan]

Quality workmanship.

[Shorty]

Maybe it was those dastardly Xbox fanatics (http://www.sonydefenseforce.com/2010/03/01/xbox-fanatics-hacked-psn/). :p

Also, Digital Foundry's done some number crunching (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digital-foundry-vs-apocalyps3) and calculated that 8 out of 11 phat PS3 models were affected by the problem and that Sony were lucky the problem resolved itself so quickly because they could avoid having to repair millions of consoles.

[Creedy]

I forgot to mention that I got my PS3 back from Beetronix, it only took them a day to have it fixed, it only cost $160 (cheaper then Sony's $250)to fix and it's working perfectly fine.
I'd say they are a very reliable site.

[Lex]

Ms would have fixed it for free if it was an xbox ;)

[Australian Ninja]

Okay, so I was playing my PS3 on an HDTV and that is all good. Then when I went to play my PS3 on my CRT at home with AV cables and there is no picture signal. No sound, no picture, nothing. Hooked it up to an HD TV again, console works fine. There is no options to change the setting the HD vs SD with AV cables - I can see (only reset /format system).

Anyone know what to do or why when I go back to my CRT TV (that I have previously been playing my PS3 on) after playing it on someones elses HDTV - I get no sound/picture? Any help would be appreciated, I'm off to the googles...

- dick comments will be ignored, so don't waste anyone's time -

[Creedy]

I you want to try your PS3 on the CRT hold the power button in for 4 or 5 seconds. That should reset video/audio settings.

[Lazlow]

Heh, I don't even own a PS3 and I knew the solution to that :p

[JubeiSaotome]

When in doubt, always refer to the system manual first.

[Jay]

Irrespective of the solution it is still one of the more retarded 'features' of the system.

[JubeiSaotome]

From what I've heard the 360 and Wii don't even have a display reset option like this.

[Jay]

They don't need one. Why do they need one? You can adjust the settings from the menu.

[Stevorooni]

I thought the 360s was automatic depending on the cable plugged in

[Lex]

From what I've heard the 360 and Wii don't even have a display reset option like this.

Nope, they don't need one, they magically do it by themselves. Must be some kind of sorcery.

[texta]

Kid put my usb flash drive into the disc drive of my PS3. Won't come out with gentle shaking. What do?

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Texta, wasn't there another case where your kid put stuff into your ps3 and my advice was to keep it higher up? Well you didn't ****ing do it and now this is happening.

[texta]

That doesn't solve my immediate problem.

I asked her where my flash drive was yesterday and she said she didn't know and today she said she'd put it in the ps3 and I said that when you know you're in big trouble, you still tell the truth and I am so proud of you. Then I put her new kitten in the blender because children don't learn if there aren't consequences.

[Stevorooni]

There's guides on the net showing how to take apart the drive but obviously that voids the warranty

[texta]

Managed to get it out with a bit more shaking. Huzzah. Just putting a game in now to make sure it still works.

[Starscream]

Six-axis controller is playing up. Seems to be battery failure.

If the Wii and 360 controller can use "normal" (off the shelf) batteries why can't Sony implement this in their PS3 controllers with AA or AAA batteries is beyond me.

[texta]

Because Lithium rechargeable batteries are vastly better than Ni-MH batteries and Lithium AA/AAA batteries aren't readily available.

[Starscream]

For minimum PS3 game downtime, it's faster to obtain AA/AAA (alkalines, rechargeable, whatever) battteries than to have send your PS3 controller with busted battery to Sony for repair and wait for it to be returned.

Or I could just get a new PS3 controller..........but not at local RRP.

[JubeiSaotome]

Is there a replacement you can buy? Gut the thing and chuck in a new one?

[texta]

I'm pretty sure there's 3rd party replacements out there. That said, if you look after your battery it should comfortably last you many years.


Anyway, my PS3 steadfastly refuses to connect to the Internet. It's happy to connect to my wireless network and I can stream stuff off media server, but no Internet. I'm not really sure what to do about this.

[bradlaw]

i believe mine died the other week. i was just about to walk out the door in my gta iv game when it turned off and had the flashing red light. now when i turn it on the power goes from green has a flash of yellow then flashes red. Can't get my game out. It's out of warranty. It's the original 60gb model. i assume its a send to sony job? Quite annoying.

[/backslash]

i believe mine died the other week. i was just about to walk out the door in my gta iv game when it turned off and had the flashing red light. now when i turn it on the power goes from green has a flash of yellow then flashes red. Can't get my game out. It's out of warranty. It's the original 60gb model. i assume its a send to sony job? Quite annoying.

2 things you can try to get the game out:

- Holding down the EJECT and POWER BUTTON at the same time for 10 seconds ejects the drive and resets the machine.

- Get hold of a plastic spatula, stick double-sided tape to it, switch PS3 off and disconnect from power. Stick spatula in the drive slot, pull spatula out along with which ever disc gets stuck to it. (solution I found on Whirlpool forums, apparently works well)

--------------------

A 'send to Sony' job when its out of warranty costs an estimate of $250 for repair, or maybe even $300, its one of the 2. To get the game out you might want to take it to a modshop if there's one in your area & get them to get the disc out for you, probably about $20-50 to dissect it & up to $200 if anything needs replacing which'll include labour costs

Quite expensive anyway you put it but it may be worth it if you want to keep on using it for PS2 playback. Other option would be to dissect it yourself & buy a PS3 slim

[bradlaw]

@/backslash

Bah! Sucks that it's so expensive! i had a read up and it seems to be a overheating problem or whatever. Thanks for your advice; i tried the power button and eject button thing but it just dies.. i might try that second step though sounds interesting. and I don't know. i didnt really use it for ps2 playback...too often. So I may have a look around the area for people that fix these consoles. see what they say. I only really want it working for the new f1 game out in September. Looks like i might have to save for a new one. /sigh. It's just really annoying. money money money. thanks for your help! i'll see if i can get this disc out hahaha!

[/backslash]

Don't worry, my $400 standalone bluray player died last night & I've barely owned it for 2 years (warranty only lasted 12 months but really does anybody plan ahead?). It'll play DVDs but not blurays and I've tried about 10 & its pretty useless now aside from being region free for DVDs. Dunno whats going on there & buying a new player is actually a cheaper & better option.

My jap PS3 almost died too & I owned that for just over a year, laser died & cost $215 to replace ($130 for part + $85 labour at modshop). Combine both of them & that's like $600 down the drain :( Better than a car accident I suppose

[texta]

Anyway, my PS3 steadfastly refuses to connect to the Internet. It's happy to connect to my wireless network and I can stream stuff off media server, but no Internet. I'm not really sure what to do about this.

Still not working. I tried using a wired connection instead and it still didn't work. Now just going see what happens if I update via USB. Otherwise any ideas?

EDIT: That didn't make a difference. My connection to my router seems fine, it's just actually accessing the Internet that isn't working. The net meanwhile works fine when connecting with the netbook, pc or iPhone.

EDIT2: Set up mac filtering and that fixed it. This is not a great solution though.

EDIT3: Removed the mac filtering and reinstated putting the ps3 IP outside of the firewall (ie put all settings back the way they were) and it's still connecting. No idea what the problem was now.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Maybe you entered the wrong wep key

[Zzz]

Still not working. I tried using a wired connection instead and it still didn't work. Now just going see what happens if I update via USB. Otherwise any ideas?

When I used to have connection trouble, I would disable internet connection under Settings > Network Settings > Internet Connection, then enable it and then run a test. That usually got it working, but I haven't had to do that for a while.

I also found that attempting to run a media server and the internet on the PS3 caused all sorts of wierd issues. Have you tried connecting to the internet with the media server disabled?

Also, I assume that when you're trying to access wirelessley that there is a decent signal reaching the PS3.

[Blob]

So is sonys repair fee still rediculous or are they more resonable now?

[/backslash]

I don't see why they would be any cheaper, 99% sure they're still ripping us off :p

[Blob]

I don't see why they would be any cheaper, 99% sure they're still ripping us off :p

Has to be said, out of all the of the travesties this gen* the $350 repair fee sony charges has to be, in my mind fighting for top spot. No wonder im being offered a $50 ps3 I could buy a new one for an extra $40 after repairs.


*Bad motion controls, rrod, constant stream of average FPS games and the overhyping of almost 90% of games.

[Creedy]

Beetronix is your friend.

[Blob]

Beetronix is your friend.

What kind of cost can I expect from them for a blu ray drive replacement?

[/backslash]

What kind of cost can I expect from them for a blu ray drive replacement?
It'd probably be a laser issue. If you get it done at the same place as mine it'd cost ~$200 (or $90-110 for the part itself & DIY)

[Creedy]

What kind of cost can I expect from them for a blu ray drive replacement?

I have no idea, it cost me $160 to have the yellow light of death fixed.

[REQUIEM]

I have no idea, it cost me $160 to have the yellow light of death fixed.

They save your save games? I still havent sent my fat ps3 to be fixed by them.

[Creedy]

I received my PS3 back with everything still on the hard drive.
Save games, trailers, photo's, porn, movies, games.

<_<

[Creedy]

How ironic..............
My PS3 got the yellow light of death again.....

[/backslash]

Jinxed yourself :p

I'm still hoping for mine to die because of the 'O' & 'X' swapping. There should really be an option for that

[Super Sleuth]

How ironic..............
My PS3 got the yellow light of death again.....

Stop downloading Asian porn then.

[/backslash]

*copied & pasted from neg thread*

Might have to buy a new PS3 soon, its overheated & refused to let me to anything (incl ejecting the disc) - just displays a flashing light even after turning it off & on again. Also gave it a 20min cool down break, started up fine, 2 min into the game & it freezed again! :(

The weird thing is, it'd only been turned on for about 5 hours before I had any problems & the room its in is normally freezing cold so its a bit weird for it to overheat like that...

[Slippery]

I received my PS3 back with everything still on the hard drive.
Save games, trailers, photo's, porn, movies, games.

<_<

How ironic..............
My PS3 got the yellow light of death again.....

That's not irony, that's a coincidence.
/Vin

http://sub2change.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/the_more_you_know2.jpg

[Spazzallo]

I didn't know where to put this but I'm getting myself a PS3 either tomorrow or Friday (depending on work decides to pay me) and I was wondering if there's some kind of list or database of games you shouldn't import from overseas due to problems with DLC. At the moment I'm looking at getting Little Big Planet, GoW 1&2 + 3 & UFC 2010 from the UK.

[Starscream]

I know Disgaea 3 DLC content is region to locked to the version you're playing.

I think PAL DLC both covers Europe & Australia.

[Zzz]

I didn't know where to put this but I'm getting myself a PS3 either tomorrow or Friday (depending on work decides to pay me) and I was wondering if there's some kind of list or database of games you shouldn't import from overseas due to problems with DLC. At the moment I'm looking at getting Little Big Planet, GoW 1&2 + 3 & UFC 2010 from the UK.

I know Disgaea 3 DLC content is region to locked to the version you're playing.

I think PAL DLC both covers Europe & Australia.

I think Starscream's right.

In any event, the only game you list that has any notable DLC is Little Big Planet, and I've heard that the UK game accepts Aussie DLC.

It seems as though a workaround for the issue is to buy your DLC from the same store as region the game is - as in make a PSN account for the region that the game is from and buy/download DLC from that account. Once it's installed it should work on any account on that machine.

[Spazzallo]

Thanks to both of you :) puts me at ease. Figured I'll grab Little Big Planet tomorrow locally anyway so I actually have something to play.

[Lex]

Uncharted 2 has locked dlc, as I remember my friend cracking the shits when he bought aus dlc for his US copy.

[Spazzallo]

Uncharted 2 has locked dlc, as I remember my friend cracking the shits when he bought aus dlc for his US copy.

Cheers for the heads up, Uncharterted 2 definitely on the to-buy list (after I get the first one).

[Spazzallo]

Installed PlayTV tonight but I've run into an issue with the screen flickering every now and then. It flashes white for a millisecond and happens randomly. Now the obvious answer is my reception (using an indoor antenna that is admittedly not the best ) but it's happening on the main menu screen too. So is it still the reception? Tried googling it, found bugger all :(.

[/backslash]

Tried updating the firmware? Are you using a double adapter for the antenna, not just 1 lead going from the PlayTV into the TV with the antenna unplugged?

[Spazzallo]

What do you mean by double adaptor? The antenna is plugged into the TV if that's what you're referring to o_O. Tried to update the firmware but I have the latest version, may have to just wait it out until I move back into my normal house in 7 weeks time :(.

[Ad-Rock]

I've been trying to download/install update 3.4 to my ps3 but get an error message when it is about 76% complete. Can't remember the error code off the top of my head, but has anyone else experienced a similar problem? Can I download it onto my PC and transfer it to the PS3 or something?

[/backslash]

What do you mean by double adaptor? The antenna is plugged into the TV if that's what you're referring to o_O. Tried to update the firmware but I have the latest version, may have to just wait it out until I move back into my normal house in 7 weeks time :(.
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4c45257d0110f08c2740c0a87e01067c/Product/View/P2277

Its a little tiny adapter, it has 3 ports, 1 for connecting it directly into the tv giving it an additional 2 antenna ports, the tv antenna plugs into the back of it & and PlayTV plugs into the other port. See? :p

I've been trying to download/install update 3.4 to my ps3 but get an error message when it is about 76% complete. Can't remember the error code off the top of my head, but has anyone else experienced a similar problem? Can I download it onto my PC and transfer it to the PS3 or something?
Yes you can, go to this link:

http://au.playstation.com/ps3/support/system-software/detail/item289071/Update-features-(ver-3-40)/

Make 2 folders on your USB thumbdrive (ex: F:PS3/UPDATE/). Put file into update folder & follow the instructions

[Ad-Rock]

Yes you can, go to this link:

http://au.playstation.com/ps3/support/system-software/detail/item289071/Update-features-(ver-3-40)/

Make 2 folders on your USB thumbdrive (ex: F:PS3/UPDATE/). Put file into update folder & follow the instructions

Thanks bud :)

I tried it on my usb but didn't realise that I need to create a folder /faceplam

[Blob]

So for some reason when I put God Of War collection into my PS3 it has audio but no picture. Anyone know why this one game would have an issue like this? The rest of my games work fine.

[/backslash]

A dud/scratched disc is all I can think of. Are you using the latest firmware?

[Blob]

A dud/scratched disc is all I can think of. Are you using the latest firmware?

Disc is pretty much perfect on the underside. As far as I know im using the latest firmware. Shouldnt it auto download when Im trying to load the game?

[/backslash]

Disc is pretty much perfect on the underside. As far as I know im using the latest firmware. Shouldnt it auto download when Im trying to load the game?
I meant the system firmware, not the game patches ;)

[Creedy]

Yep, I have the YLOD for the third time now.
Can I win something?

[REQUIEM]

Yep, I have the YLOD for the third time now.
Can I win something?

YEP this years Biggest Sony Fan with the Biggest Sony Repair bill goes to
Creedy.

edit: You have won sympathy PEP from me.

[Stevorooni]

Yeah a trip to the store to buy a new slimline PS3 and kiss your backwards compatibility goodbye

Bad luck Creedy.

[Creedy]

I can get it fixed again for free since it's under warranty again, which I'll do.
But if it happens again I'll leave it be, buy a new PS3 and put my current one to the side.
I spoke to a woman at Beetronix today and she said that if it gets the YLOD for a 4th time, maybe the RSX chip is on it's way out. She also said that maybe one day the RSX chips will be more freely available and so I may be able to replace it. Here's hoping that is a possibility.

[REQUIEM]

I can get it fixed again for free since it's under warranty again, which I'll do.
But if it happens again I'll leave it be, buy a new PS3 and put my current one to the side.
I spoke to a woman at Beetronix today and she said that if it gets the YLOD for a 4th time, maybe the RSX chip is on it's way out. She also said that maybe one day the RSX chips will be more freely available and so I may be able to replace it. Here's hoping that is a possibility.

I must send my fat ps3 to Beetronix is it still $160 with memory not deleted?

[Starscream]

I can get it fixed again for free since it's under warranty again, which I'll do.
But if it happens again I'll leave it be, buy a new PS3 and put my current one to the side.
I spoke to a woman at Beetronix today and she said that if it gets the YLOD for a 4th time, maybe the RSX chip is on it's way out. She also said that maybe one day the RSX chips will be more freely available and so I may be able to replace it. Here's hoping that is a possibility.

Was she selling swamp land and snake water as well?

[freeradical]

Karma?
The ghosts of 360's past (which live in Silicon Heaven by the way) are extracting their revenge for all the hurtfull comments that you have made towards them!

[Ad-Rock]

Ok, so my PS3 is telling me that the 3.4 update data is corrupted. I've tried installing it via my usb and the internet several times. Is there an easy fix or has my ps3 kicked the bucket already? I've tried googling it, but not with any real success.

[Lex]

Yep, I have the YLOD for the third time now.
Can I win something?

And how many times has your xbawks broken?

[Starscream]

Karma?

Funny you should mention that.

I vaguely recall around the PS3 console launch date where on one gaming forum board a member X asked member Y where would they be getting their import PS3.

Y said to X if they told them where they would be getting their PS3, there be none left for them. Clearly, Y did not want to share the information.

X had to get their import PS3 from another place.

Fast forward to present date.

As far as I know, X's launch PS3 console is still working perfectly.

;)

[Creedy]

And how many times has your xbawks broken?

My X360 has broken twice now over an extended time period. My PS3 has broken 3 times in the past 6 or 7 months which is infuriating!!!



Was she selling swamp land and snake water as well?

I'm confused by this saying? Are you implying they'll never be able to get brand new RSX chips? I know they have refurbished RSX chips.

[Lex]

Man, what a piece of crap.

[Super Sleuth]

My 60gb PS3 died last night. There is a sadness that roams the shadows of my heart.

If this had happened 2 months ago, I would have bought a bravia for the free PS3. fml.

[REQUIEM]

My 60gb PS3 died last night. There is a sadness that roams the shadows of my heart.

If this had happened 2 months ago, I would have bought a bravia for the free PS3. fml.

I did that :)

Edit: Didnt mean to rub it in.

[Super Sleuth]

So I called Sony and they said to get it repaired it woud cost $250. That includes shipping etc. It comes with a 3 month warranty....meh.

[REQUIEM]

So I called Sony and they said to get it repaired it woud cost $250. That includes shipping etc. It comes with a 3 month warranty....meh.

And they wipe your GAME SAVES FOR FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why arent you jumping at the deal. I tell you why

http://www.beetronix.com.au/gaming-consoles/ps3-ylod.html

These guys are really good and dont wipe game saves unless needed and will phone BEFORE they do so all for $160 and you have control of the decision UNLIKE SONY NAZI HQ that dont give a fk regardless and rape you financially at the same time.

Edit: I dont work for or am sponsored by them in any way.

[Cubby]

Does anyone else here use Entropay to buy stuff off the US store? I've used this method for a couple of years, the last time I added funds to the wallet was in March. Anyway, I went to add some more today, and all it says is "The funds could not be added to you're wallet". If I try to buy something that requires more funds added, it errors with 80023102. I googled that and tried re-entering my details to no avail.

So, does anyone else use the entro pay method, and does it still work for you?

[Creedy]

I think Sony started banning Entropay cards outside of America. Regionalised bullshit and all that.

[/backslash]

Better to buy US PSN cards off ebay where they email you the code

[Cubby]

Mucho annoyed. Why do they create these stupid rules, don't they want my money etc.

EDIT: What's with the inflated prices of the cards on ebay? A $20 card for $24 etc.

[/backslash]

EDIT: What's with the inflated prices of the cards on ebay? A $20 card for $24 etc.
US price conversions (US$ into AU$) + a small additional fee for their services so they can make a bit of money at the same time which is understandable really since they're probably paying the full price

[Shorty]

Mucho annoyed. Why do they create these stupid rules, don't they want my money etc.

Price discrimination (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_discrimination).

[Cubby]

Who's the guy at the top of Sony, I'll stab him like I would Steve Jobs. :P

[HiredMan]

Who's the guy at the top of Sony, I'll stab him like I would Steve Jobs. :P

Sony is actually run by the ghost of Toyotomi Hideyoshi projected through 5 million Cell chips.

[Cubby]

Wow, he must almost be in HD.

[freeradical]

He would be, but he's been hooked up with 'composite' cables.

[Super Sleuth]

shutupshutupshutup

[REQUIEM]

Who's the guy at the top of Sony, I'll stab him like I would Steve Jobs. :P

Stabbing mr jobs wont work as his turtlenecks are made from Kevlar.

[Cubby]

I'll make sure to get him in the face then, his mouth is usually open yapping about something right?

[freeradical]

If you want to hurt Mr Jobs, stab him in the "i"!

[Cubby]

The iSocket?

[Ad-Rock]

Ok, so my PS3 is telling me that the 3.4 update data is corrupted. I've tried installing it via my usb and the internet several times. Is there an easy fix or has my ps3 kicked the bucket already? I've tried googling it, but not with any real success.

Fixed it with a full format. Bit of a pain in my asshole.

[Cubby]

My bloody RB2 game keeps freezing, I can't see any marks on the disc though.

[Super Sleuth]

So, a conclusion to my problems.

I got it fixed by the guys at acegamestore.com. Cost me $150 and it comes with a 1 year warranty.

Done and done.

[Super Sleuth]

Ok, first of all, this was happening before my PS3 died....

My PS3 remote drains the batteries really fast. As in I put brand new Eveready Gold batteries in it last night (as the batteries I put in it 1 day before my PS3 died had gone flat) and today they're dead.

Anyone else had this problem?

[Gutsman Heavy]

mine eats batteries quick, but not that fast...

[Bob the Destroyer]

Whats the best way to get game save files from a console that's died? My old phat carked it just as I was finished the tutorial for FF13 and cbf playing through those 25 hours again. I tried putting the hdd into a friends PS3 but soon as it booted it wanted to format the drive and lose all the data :(

[/backslash]

You're pretty much stuffed I think. I had the same problem & aside from actually trying to fix your current dead PS3 there's not really any alternatives :(

I know how it feels, I've already lost my data 3 times thus far

[Princess Sakura]

Bump. Oh hi :)
My beloved PS3 is being an ahole. I've only had it back for about a month but it refuses to turn on the first time. I have to hold down the power button, wait for it to beep and hope that it stays on. It doesn't. I have to battle with it for ages before it decides to play fair and even then sometimes it just turns itself off without warning within a few minutes of powering up. I blamed my friends gf who I'm convinced treated it roughly cos she hates me and she 'put it away' for me when he finally bought his own. Buuut he claims it was doing that for him before she touched it. I'm scared it's going to die and never come back to life :(

[Australian Ninja]

Not so much a problem, as a minor inconvenience - but when I watch movies on my slim PS3 it no longer seems to want to "Resume" movies when I turn the machine off, and back on again.

It used to resume pretty much anything, but now it keeps loading all the logos and bullshit from the start.

I don't think there is anything wrong with it, but has anyone else encountered this?

The "not resuming" whatever you were watching thing.

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@ Princess Sakura

If I were you I'd do a backup straight away in case it dies. Could try getting it repaired but that can easily cost half the price of a PS3 Slim. Is it a Phat or Slim console? If its a Phat, it might be worthwhile upgrading anyway since they use less electricity & generate less heat

@ Australian Ninja

I find that it only resumes if its coming from standby mode although I haven't used it enough to make a proper observation. Could be a firmware issue too

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@ Bob

If you can get the PS3 repaired (like taking it to a modshop for $170-250) then you'd be able to keep your save files. But any transfers to another PS3 & it formats it

Yes, Sony does suck balls

[Cubby]

But at least you can use your own hdd, which is more than M$ allows.

[/backslash]

Thats 1 point up but the unexpected failures of PS3 consoles can be equally as annoying as not being able to use your own HDD if you're not the type of person to remember doing regular backups

[Cubby]

Hows does the backup option work? Does it create a file rather than just copying the data?

[/backslash]

You just hookup an external HDD device & back it up. If there's not enough space on the HDD to do it it'll let you know so you can try & delete stuff that isn't important. I'm guessing it copies everything into 1 big file whereas by a regular copy + paste method for save files it'll create more than 1. Tbh I've never had the luxury of a backup ever working :( First time I got corrupted save files (despite doing it properly) & 2nd time my PS3 died haflway through my backup

[Australian Ninja]

@ Princess Sakura

If I were you I'd do a backup straight away in case it dies. Could try getting it repaired but that can easily cost half the price of a PS3 Slim. Is it a Phat or Slim console? If its a Phat, it might be worthwhile upgrading anyway since they use less electricity & generate less heat

@ Australian Ninja

I find that it only resumes if its coming from standby mode although I haven't used it enough to make a proper observation. Could be a firmware issue too

Thanks, I'll try some other things and if it still don't resume then I'll blame it on the firmware, because it the most likely cause seeing as there no other issues whatsoever with my PS3.

[Super Sleuth]

Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet (http://www.hyper.com.au/forums/showpost.php?p=1238376&postcount=5867)

[Creedy]

Did you leave it on idle at all during that period?
If you literally never turned it on, it would have to be impossible to get the YLOD aagain.

I only leave my PS3 on for 2 hours at a time these days, then I turn it off including the power switch at the back. I wait until it's fully cooled down again before turning it back on.

[Lazlow]

Improbable, not impossible.

[Shorty]

I'll often leave mine on for a few hours at a time when it's streaming media over the network and (so far) it hasn't YL'd again.

[Super Sleuth]

Did you leave it on idle at all during that period?
If you literally never turned it on, it would have to be impossible to get the YLOD aagain.

I only leave my PS3 on for 2 hours at a time these days, then I turn it off including the power switch at the back. I wait until it's fully cooled down again before turning it back on.

Sorry, I didn't elaborate.

I've watched 3 or 4 films on Blu ray and a few episodes of The Wire on dvd. My girlfriend watched a couple of films from her external hdd and I recorded the Collingwood v Hawthorn match on playtv.

I was just saying that I hadn't even played any games on it since..seeings as that's what I use it most for.


Also, I'm not going to limit how I use my PS3.

I'm thinking once I get it back, I may sell it on eBay and buy a slim.

[Creedy]

PlayTV, I guess your PS3 would be on quite a lot then?
Unfortunately once you get YLOD, limiting your PS3 use is your only option apart from getting a new PS3.
I'd get a new slim if I didn't have an original American 60gig unit.
:(

[Super Sleuth]

Nah, I never watch tv, let alone record it. The only reason I got playTV was to record the NBA, and that's obviously not on at the moment.

I have a 60gb Australian model, btw.

[AnTrAxX]

My 60GB got the YLOD today. Bought Dead Rising 2 on Thursday, didn't get time to play it until yesterday (Monday) and an hour in it s***s itself. Don't think I was meant to play this game.

Would it be worth getting it fixed or buying a slimline and switching the HDD? I'd lose the backwards compatibility but I can suck it up if I must, but I'm just worried if the HDD would work in the new PS3 (It's no longer a 60gb I upgraded it a while ago to a 320gb).

[freeradical]

The 60GB models are slowly dying off :(
I recall Creedy having his repaired and then needing another repair shortly after (correct if wrong). He may have been unlucky though, so it pays to use a reputable repairer who offers backup service.
I'd hold onto the 60GB (for the backwards compatability).
If your keen, Catchoftheday.com.au are having a sale today (starts 10.00am AEST), where a PS3 can bought for $199-but i imagine they would only have a handfull of units at this price, and only available withinin a limited time window.
http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/news.php?article=494

[Super Sleuth]

Since my last post, my PS3 has YLOD'd twice.


I got it fixed both times under the warranty....and 2 nights ago it shut down whilst playing Uncharted 2 with the red light flashing. It has booted back up each time I've turned it on since then, but 3 out of those 4 times it's shut down with the same problem.


Time to get a slim.

[Xanafalgue]

So basically the old PS3's are as reliable as a 360 Zephyr (i.e. they will all die eventually).

[freeradical]

Seems that way.

[Cubby]

****ING ****Y SLUT ****ERS!

I don't want to have to import another one.

[AnTrAxX]

Ok, after some extensive research it seems that the YLOD fix is temporary, only enough to give you a special few final hours with your console. Thats all I need to back up everything. I'll keep the bog ol' thing but it's unfortunately time to upgrade. Catchoftheday.com are selling a GHD now, hope I didn't miss the PS3's.

[Super Sleuth]

****ing catch of the day.