PS3 Just Died

Was in mid-game for Modern Warfare 2 and the system just shut off and beeped a few times. Then it started blinking a red light lol. I turned it off then on and thankfully I got my game out in time but it still wont turn on. Did it overheat or what happened here? I have a new one being shipped to me on Saturday anyways so it's all good and money isn't a concern but anyone else had this happen to 'em??

Never had that happen to me but it sounds like it might have overheated. I stand mine up vertically and give it enough room to breathe and it barely even gets warm.

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I thought it must be an older model.

Mind is about a year old get a few hours almost every day. Often play several hours at a time. Once 17 hours consecutive and it was still cool to the touch.

just to be safe though I keep it dust free, I have had problems in the past from dust clogged fan or board in my computer and don't want that to happen here. I believe the most common problem with a PC or console is the good old "user error/operator malfuntion" :wink:

I bought my 80 Gb PS3 in Dec. of 2008 so its had a good amount of use for not having any problems till now. I guess stuff just happens lol. Mine was well ventilated and saw a few hours a day and a good amount on the weekends so, like I said, I guess it just had its wear and tear and overheated.

that sucks man

i was playing a little modern warfare 2 this past sunday, and my ps3 died. it froze up, and restarted. then when i tried to play the game, i got message saying something about error. so i restarted my ps3, and that was it. the machine didnt read anything. so now i use as a stream machine. i just bought a slim on monday evening...

I went to about 12 different places where I live and all were sold out, I had to get Saturday shipping on amazon.com just to be content with myself lmao. It's a 3 day weekend for me, I GOTTA HAVE IT!!! lol

Was it the fat model?

I bought my 80 Gb PS3 in Dec. of 2008 so its had a good amount of use for not having any problems till now. I guess stuff just happens lol. Mine was well ventilated and saw a few hours a day and a good amount on the weekends so, like I said, I guess it just had its wear and tear and overheated.

KC_Chiefs_4Life

Yes its the fat one and yeah im about to bury it lmao. I still have it but its $150 to send it in to get a refurbished one plus state sales tax so like $175 or so I think. I already ordered a new one so I might as well see if someone wants to buy this one for like $20 lol.

YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH

YLOD

You got the Yellow light of death aka red blinking light of death and you have to send it to sony to fix it it happened to me when Madden 10 came out however good news you will get your console bak in 2 weeks tops!

Yes its the fat one and yeah im about to bury it lmao. I still have it but its $150 to send it in to get a refurbished one plus state sales tax so like $175 or so I think. I already ordered a new one so I might as well see if someone wants to buy this one for like $20 lol.

KC_Chiefs_4Life

dude $20?? sold....for real

I'm getting a new one anyways and I'm not sending it in for $150. It's pointless now, I might as well sell it or just keep it and let it collect dust.

i ordered a slim from amazon too as that was the only place that still had units. i also got a squaretrade 3yr warranty. my 40g died on feb 8th i got it in august of 08. i didnt order overnight or next day shipping so it should arrive this monday.i went to gamestop today and traded in my broken ps3 and they gave me 50 store credit.the ps3 in working condition for my size model(20-40) is 80 store credit and there is a 30 dollar restocking fee. the 80 and 160g models trade in for 120.with my store credit i got a playstaton eye a vertical stand and some real triggers.

i forgot to add my unit was a ylod also; and if sony does not catch a lawsuit they probably will not extend the warranty to cover ylod.

So I could trade in my old broken ps3 into gamestop? I had the YLOD happen to mine.

Nevermind, I just called Gamestop and they said the model that I have that I could get about $100 store credit :-D

Yipppee!!!

It just goes to show you that "anything" can break down and not work anymore. Stuff happens but I just hope this doesnt happen again for another 2-3 years for me. Would hate to have this happen anytime sooner. That would suck!! lol

It's ylod. you can fix it yourself, youknow.Dogswithguns

Just tried to fix mine tonight, ...I feel sick now because mine is still broke. All that hard work for nothing!

the ps3 main board is the problem as it does not accommodate soldered cpu gpu well. i dont know if the 360 main board is not socketed also but this fault should have never been part of the systems. i have never worked on a mac book; but any computer system i have worked on in the past 20 years or so has always had sockets for cpu and gpu.i suppose they viewed the ps3 as just another electronic device like a clock or coffee machine in which case they have no cpu gpu and the testing for the 360/ps3 would not fail quality checks from this perspective. in older technology excluding tubes but more circuit based the higher quality of metal based conductor the greater the current can pass unimpeded with less heat being created in the process of this passing.the ps3 line of products advertise about being eco friendly; but, in honesty eco friendly attempts at business has a greater toll on environment than just using more expensive metals or cheaper conductive metals that are deemed environmentally hazardous.

the funny thing is even if you bought a 360/ps3/wii that was dipped in gold; the internal circuitry is still equal and cheap. if you could have the main board retrofitted with that gold, that would be something of awe.

I hope my Ps3 doesn't suffer from these problems, its an 80 gig model with a 350gig HDD.

If something were to happen to it I'd freak!

I am getting more and more nervous. :( I have had my 60gb PS3 since launch which I think was late '07. So far no major problems but the older it gets the more worried I become.

That is really weird, my dads friends ps3 died yesterday mid-game playing MW2 as well. And guess what, today mid-game while my dad was playin MW2 on my ps3... it died. Can it be possible a virus may have been sent through MW2 servers or something? That is just too weird.

Personally, I think its just a one of those things that happens. I dont think it has anything to do with MW2 the game. It's the console. Mine was 2 and a half years old so I guess it was due. Plus it was one of the first ones out so maybe not everything was done right and now when they build them, they know the issue ..... somewhat lol. Hopefully the new PS3's last a lil longer.

im glade you just bought a new ps3 because theres no yous to sending it to sony for a refurb one that eventually will break down again

Yeah that's good you bought a new Slim one because I keep on reading even if you fix it yourself or have Sony send you a refurb Fat, they will break again later on.

Yeah, I bought a new one mainly cause financially I'm not hurting. Work is full time and paying very well so I'm good there. I see no point in sending in this ps3, 80 Gb w/backwards compatibility, for $150 basically plus tax. I am gonna trade it back in tomorrow which Gamestop has already told me I'm looking at around $100 store credit for trading in the unit and a controller. What's funny is that I'm good on games and just traded in a few games for new ones so I don't really know what to do with the 100 dollards or so lol. Oh well, I'll save it for later. Thanks for the posts, hope everyone's ps3's last a long time.

so u can trade in a broke ps3?

Never had that happen to me but it sounds like it might have overheated. I stand mine up vertically and give it enough room to breathe and it barely even gets warm.

aptrapani

PS3s don't break by themselves. You need to take better care of your PS3s. Don't use switch in back to turn off the system unless it wont turn off any other way, Plenty of ventilation in front and in back, do not interrupt it when it's downloading content or installing content, don't drop it/abuse it, don't install things on it improperly, and keep the front and back vents dust free and plenty of room around them.

Me, my nephews, and brother in laws all keep ours where our PS3s have plenty of ventilation from front to back and we don't do strange things with them or disrupt them when they're installing or downloading, and we only use the back switch when it wont turn off any other way and none of us have had any issues whatsoever with ours.

[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]It's ylod. you can fix it yourself, youknow.SmokenAshes

Just tried to fix mine tonight, ...I feel sick now because mine is still broke. All that hard work for nothing!

You guys have got to be doing inappropriate things and/or not putting them where they get plenty of ventilation.

PS3s don't break by themselves. You need to take better care of your PS3s. Don't use switch in back to turn off the system unless it wont turn off any other way, Plenty of ventilation in front and in back, do not interrupt it when it's downloading content or installing content, don't drop it/abuse it, don't install things on it improperly, and keep the front and back vents dust free and plenty of room around them.

patriots7672

the ps3 is piece of electronic equipement. they can be treated very well, but sometimes electronic equipement breaks down.

Yeah just because you dont give it proper ventilation doesnt mean its NOT gonna break down or die lmao. Stuff happens. I think in my case it was just wear and tear cause it's been on top of a desk with pllllleeentttty of ventilation. Like someone stated, its an electronic device, things break down, things go bad, things wear out and you can treat it as good as possible but your still gonna get that YLOD one day, I guarantee it ;-)

I have another question for people though. I have the new 120 Gb ps3, the slim lookin one. I came today and my ps3 was on for no reason. Anyone ever have that happen to them?? I went in and manually set it to turn off after an hour, regardless of whats on or being used, so that way when Im gone for the 12-13 hours in a normal work day, it'll shut off hopefully and not be on when I get home. It wasnt hot to the touch, not too bad so hopefully it wasnt on too long. Kinda scared the crap outta me.

came home*

....I should say lol. That didnt' come out right lmao.

Same thing happened to my old 20GB, I got YLOD and had to send it in... now I'm bored out of my mind...

Yeah this happen to my Second Gen Ps3.