HELP! My PS3 won't play the games.

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#1 miltiadous
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My PS3 doesn't read the game CD's. My brother was playing Resistance when the game froze. After that it doesn't read any discs. I tried putting CoD4 and Resistance in but it won't start the game. The rest of the PS3 (like the Internet) seems to work fine.

What's the deal? How do I fix this?

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#2 Kage1
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Call Sony
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#3 Dawson82
Member since 2007 • 926 Posts
thats odd!is your ps3 set up[menu]
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#4 miltiadous
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thats odd!is your ps3 set up[menu]Dawson82

What do you mean the PS3 set up?

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#5 miltiadous
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Someone? Has this happen to anyone?
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#6 ituarte84
Member since 2004 • 25 Posts
that happened to me on sunday, but I was playing COD4, and some people have had this issue as well, call sony they will send you a new PS3, I think!.
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#7 WMDfreeman99
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do you have the 60gb?
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#8 Dawson82
Member since 2007 • 926 Posts
ooh,you'll recive a 20gb,i should hope not,[sounds seriouse,i hear a few complaints about the 40gb version,my 60gb purrs like a kitten
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#9 miltiadous
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I've got the 40 GB one. Isn't their an easier solution?
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#10 dstryr13
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CALL SONY
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#11 KratosKratos
Member since 2005 • 203 Posts
That happened to me. It wouldnt play any disks after it froze when i was playing Gundam.I called Sony but they weren't that much help. They said to format the system and update it. Did that, didnt work. I then went to Circuit City where i bought it and they gave me a new one.
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#12 miltiadous
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OK, thanks. I'll contact the place I got it and use my warranty I guess. This is really I shame though, I can't believe this would happen to my PS3...
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#13 yellowflash89
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my ps3 is doing the same thing now i was playing GTA4 and they kept doing glitches and at first i could play gta but then it kept on frezzing so i thought it was the game and then the ps3 wouldn't read the games so i stpped playing 4 a day and its doing the same thing the best thing to do call sony or ask gamestop if the fix systems or if they could see what the problem is

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#14 Zidaneski
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The blu-ray diode laser thing is fried. The only known way to fix I think is to send it to sony to fix it. That or get a replacement. If you still have warranty then it won't cost you anything. My warranty expires in October and it already happened to me once. But my fixed PS3 hasn't had any problems...not even freezing.
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#15 SollidSnake_
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Call SonyKage1
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#16 PS3fanatic79
Member since 2008 • 25 Posts

Same thing happened to me.....i decided to call Sony rather then fix it my self.......my warranty expired w eek after i called do i gto lucky

 DONT AND I REPEAT DONT try to open it ur self or sony wont take it.

 I waited two weeks and got it fixed....apparently the thing that reads the discs was fried

 

so in conclusion just send it to sony ( IF UR WARRANTY IS STILL ACTIVE) and it wont cost u a thing worst case they will send u a new one no charge...... 

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#17 Darks0ldier
Member since 2004 • 35 Posts

it may just be too much dust in the way of the lazer of the drive.  thats what happened to my ps2 and i fixed it by cleaning it.  and ive heard this has worked on

ps3s also

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#18 smeags11
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this happened to mine as well, the only thing you can do is call sony. And is it a 60GB? the 60s are failing nonstop now for some reason..
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#19 theMarshell
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God why does all this happen when I want to buy a PS3.
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#20 polishkid99
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God why does all this happen when I want to buy a PS3.theMarshell
it usually only happens to the people on gamespot, because i have only heard problems from here :?
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#21 theMarshell
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I have bee n on PS.com which is y I said this.
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#22 deactivated-5ea874e06483b
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Contact Sony about your problem. Sorry to hear tho.:(
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#23 MasterFreinz
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Very important: Make sure you've put the disk in the right way round! ;)
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#24 Coldhound7
Member since 2008 • 123 Posts

Did you put the disc in on the right side?

If that doesn't work check the disc. Or maybe your PS3 has a case of "GetMeFixeditis"

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#25 Darth_Sibbs
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When in doubt call Sony That or you can hit it with a hammer, whatever floats you boat.
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#26 9ichance9
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Check if it still plays normal Dvd's, cause if it does, your blu-ray is screwed. If you send it back to sony, I think they will fix it for like $150, thats just what Ive heard from other people. But try taking it back to wherever you bought it, they will probably give you a new one.
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#27 oOKlassicOo
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Sony will fix it for free if its in warranty and you have your receipt,otherwise they charge $150. Mine froze while playing dead space and wouldnt read any discs, sony fixed it no problem, got it back in about 10 days from when i sent it, the funniest part was my 360 had fried two days before worst luck ever!!
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#28 lilaznfreak
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I Have A 40GB And I Have This Problem Right Now. And I Need Someones Help. I dont want to restart on all the games i already passed. i dont want to send in my ps3 into sony becuz i may not have a free fix on it. i've been having this ps3 for a year now and i dont know. some can you help me.
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#29 hippnfunk
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Reformat the system it happened to mine and it worked fine. although i lost all my data and my memory was lost ( i did have 26 gb before and then i reformatted and i had 3345 mb left) on my 60 gb ps3
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#30 Siilverfoxx
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i called sony, costs 150$ to get a new ps3 if your 1 year warrenty is up(i know bs right?) I've been on atleast 13 other forums with ALOT of people having the same problem....on one forum there was 32 pages of people saying there ps3 wont read disks and i see alot of people saying "call sony" like that is a fix...and its really annoying
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#31 TehSonofUgly
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i called sony, costs 150$ to get a new ps3 if your 1 year warrenty is up(i know bs right?) I've been on atleast 13 other forums with ALOT of people having the same problem....on one forum there was 32 pages of people saying there ps3 wont read disks and i see alot of people saying "call sony" like that is a fix...and its really annoyingSiilverfoxx

Well thats what you got to do, unless you want to replace the Blu-ray laser yourself.

Next time make a new thread, this is a couple months old...

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#32 boomdigga227
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I bought my PS3 off of ebay and i'm not sure if I have a warrenty on it. The same things has just started to happen with me and COD5. If I don't have a warrenty on it will it cost me anything? If so what am I looking at?
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#33 MURDA_B
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your blueray is gone on your ps3 just call sony

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Re file mi mou peis oti eisai Ellinas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#35 CanadianReject
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My problem is that, I just got the internet hooked up on it, and I wanted to play GTA4. It said I needed an update or should update it. I already had the required stuff for GTA4(I could play it before) then it wen't through the two rockstar insignias and then went black. Just today at lunch I was able to play Warhawk. When I got home, it wouldn't play. I tried with all my other PS3 games, but they won't play either. The Internet works fine.
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#36 evanrbk
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mine just did the exact same thing Have you found a way to fix it?
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#37 darksongbird
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OK, thanks. I'll contact the place I got it and use my warranty I guess. This is really I shame though, I can't believe this would happen to my PS3...miltiadous

You're right. It is a damn shame. For 400+ bucks, the damn thing should work perfectly! :(

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#38 darksongbird
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I bought my PS3 off of ebay and i'm not sure if I have a warrenty on it. The same things has just started to happen with me and COD5. If I don't have a warrenty on it will it cost me anything? If so what am I looking at?boomdigga227
Everyone else in this topic is saying it will cost 150 US dollars to fix if you are NOT under warranty.

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#39 DBI_Inc
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Yeah this is happening to me right now. What it is is a Media Server thing for the Ps3. It's broke and It's about a $149 repair If its not under warranty. At least that how much it is for Model CECHK01. So yeah. That's what's wrong w. it.
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#40 chaplainDMK
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[QUOTE="miltiadous"]OK, thanks. I'll contact the place I got it and use my warranty I guess. This is really I shame though, I can't believe this would happen to my PS3...darksongbird

You're right. It is a damn shame. For 400+ bucks, the damn thing should work perfectly! :(


You do know that sony is still loosing 39 bucks per console right? Be happy they are selling it for 400 bucks anyways

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#41 punisher1
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Mine just stop playing my games to. It is a 60 gig I bought 2 years ago from a store not open anymore. Worst part is I don't even play it enough for a problem to have occured.

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#42 C-WiZzLe18
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same thing with mi 40gig ps3 it wont read discs but will do fine on the internet!!!! if there is an easy fix and u know post it!!!!! i wanna play codmw 2 :(((((
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#43 damnet
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same thing with mi 40gig ps3 it wont read discs but will do fine on the internet!!!! if there is an easy fix and u know post it!!!!! i wanna play codmw 2 :(((((C-WiZzLe18

well, no there is no easy way to fix this.

unfortunetely it seems the 40GB version is nm ore prone to this kind of problem... and mine is a 40GB... I just hope it holds for at least a year more..

if your warranty is already out you could try and replace the laser module yourself, you can buy them on dealextreme for example and here's a tutorial I found

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#44 Chri5123
Member since 2004 • 25 Posts

Yes this seems quite common however you can fix this you just need to readjust the laser lens it comes off key a little.

Of course you can send it in for repair i used this guide to fix it and got it done in 30 mins! :)

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#45 MassiveKaos
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Someone? Has this happen to anyone?miltiadous
Yeah your going to have to send it to sony to repair. If its been over a year since you bought it then youll need to pay $150+ to repair it.

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#46 blakenshake42
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It happened to me yesterday and i dont know what to do?
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#47 neostriker11
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Hey! I was just playing the new Medal of Honor game the other day, well yesterday to be exact. And today, when i went back to play it, my internet wasn't working, so i turned my ps3 off, and fixed my internet. After that, I went to go play MoH, and the game wouldn't load. Like it wouldn't read the disk at all. And when i put it in, it purred, and beeped a couple times, then it sounded like it ejected, but it didn't. So i went up to it and ejected it, then i put MW2 in, and it worked fine. What's wrong? Is it the Medal of Honor game, or my ps3?
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#48 KILLLA86
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ya bro, My COD Black op's and Fifa 11 wont load either, Just them 2 games load when they feel like it......
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#49 Mondrath
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The problem is your blu ray drive. luckily, you have several options. 1) if it's still under warranty, have sony replace it.

2) Buy a replacement blu ray drive and have it installed by somone who knows what their doing. Some independent game shops or electronics maintanace places provide this service.

3)Sometimes only a specific part of the drive need replacing, most often the lens unit. you can have that replaced by itslef

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#50 Pokeybeyy
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What is the number from the uk?