Is Call Of Duty making anyones system SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY??

Ok.....My friend is having issues with his PS3, and It's kinds wierd. For some reason, whenever he plays COD4, at random times it will COMPLETELY shut down his PS3. It doesnt just put it on StandBy mode....it completely shuts it down, red led light and all. We dont think its his system, because he watches Blu Rays and plays Rainbow 6 all the time and not once has it ever happened. Only with COD4. Does anybody know anything about this??

COD4 gave your system herpesperalta775

this is a power problem not a game problem

you really need to call sony on this one

there is no way a game could shut the system all the way down like that

maybe put it in standby mode but not completely off

this is a power problem not a game problem

you really need to call sony on this one

there is no way a game could shut the system all the way down like that

maybe put it in standby mode but not completely off

dstryr13

What he said, it is a power problem.

First try plugging it into a different outlet in your friends house. If it still happens, try a different power cord (many PC monitors and sometimes computers use the same type of power cord as the PS3).

If it still occurs, call Sony. There is something wrong with the system. Games cannot shut off the system completely.

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this is a power problem not a game problem

you really need to call sony on this one

there is no way a game could shut the system all the way down like that

maybe put it in standby mode but not completely off

LtColJaxson

What he said, it is a power problem.

First try plugging it into a different outlet in your friends house. If it still happens, try a different power cord (many PC monitors and sometimes computers use the same type of power cord as the PS3).

If it still occurs, call Sony. There is something wrong with the system. Games cannot shut off the system completely.

do you have a pet cat... i ask this because my cat likes to chew power cables. the ps3 may be hauling to much power through there and it trips a circuit breaker???? idk just thinkin out loud. but call sony they may be ur only hope if its still under warranty

Ok.....My friend is having issues with his PS3, and It's kinds wierd. For some reason, whenever he plays COD4, at random times it will COMPLETELY shut down his PS3. It doesnt just put it on StandBy mode....it completely shuts it down, red led light and all. We dont think its his system, because he watches Blu Rays and plays Rainbow 6 all the time and not once has it ever happened. Only with COD4. Does anybody know anything about this??

Gage_Creed

i havent had a problem so far, but thats weird because for call of duty 3 some many months back my friends PS3 was doing that same thing and he was fien wiht everything else...lol must be a problem wiht the call of duty franchise haha

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Ok.....My friend is having issues with his PS3, and It's kinds wierd. For some reason, whenever he plays COD4, at random times it will COMPLETELY shut down his PS3. It doesnt just put it on StandBy mode....it completely shuts it down, red led light and all. We dont think its his system, because he watches Blu Rays and plays Rainbow 6 all the time and not once has it ever happened. Only with COD4. Does anybody know anything about this??

JAMES_L_BROOKS

i havent had a problem so far, but thats weird because for call of duty 3 some many months back my friends PS3 was doing that same thing and he was fien wiht everything else...lol must be a problem wiht the call of duty franchise haha

If any franchise would have these kinds of problems it would be Incognito due to there huge glitch machine they call Warhawk lol sry 2 get off topic

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Ok.....My friend is having issues with his PS3, and It's kinds wierd. For some reason, whenever he plays COD4, at random times it will COMPLETELY shut down his PS3. It doesnt just put it on StandBy mode....it completely shuts it down, red led light and all. We dont think its his system, because he watches Blu Rays and plays Rainbow 6 all the time and not once has it ever happened. Only with COD4. Does anybody know anything about this??

JAMES_L_BROOKS

i havent had a problem so far, but thats weird because for call of duty 3 some many months back my friends PS3 was doing that same thing and he was fien wiht everything else...lol must be a problem wiht the call of duty franchise haha

YES!!! Finally, there is someone else who is having the same issue as me. First of all, I have the 60gb model. I recently just got the ps3, however, it is out of best buy's 30 day policy.

When I first bought this game and played it, I was able to play single player with no problems. Then I tried playing online and it worked for like 1-2 minutes of game play while online. Then it shuts down the ps3 to where it shows no red, blue, or green lights to show any power indication. You have to go to the back of the ps3 and flip the switch off, then back on. It kept happening everytime.

I then called up Sony in order to resolve the issue. I read a couple of forums that people were having problems very similiar, and they would return the ps3 to sony and it would be a 4 day turn around time. I thought I would go ahead and listen to the technical advice from these level 1 guys. they first told me to reset default settings of the ps3. Did it, and did not work. They then told me to try and do a full system restore that was a 4 hour process. After doing this, i tried playing the game, and it allowed me to play the game for 20 minutes. I then exited the game and went to the ps3 menu, and back into the game. Once again, I am back to where I was.

Also, just for reference, my PS3 is able to play bd/dvd movies with no problems, as well as every other game i own/downloaded. I did notiice, however, that in one game I had the same issue only once. This was for the game, Toy Home. For this game though, it was not during gameplay, but during the initial load up of the game.

I know that there has been issues of overheating with others. My Ps3 is not shutting down due to heating issues, unless there is some kind of under powering, which can cause over heating in some components.

At this point, I am thinking it is one of the 3 things:

The power cable (as one of you suggested)
The game itself ( I will see if I can get my hands on another ps3 to see if it does the same thing)
The console

Any other suggestions will be very helpful. I am trying my hardest to avoid sending in the PS3, considering that there may be a sluggish return late due to holidays.

YES!!! Finally, there is someone else who is having the same issue as me. First of all, I have the 60gb model. I recently just got the ps3, however, it is out of best buy's 30 day policy.

When I first bought this game and played it, I was able to play single player with no problems. Then I tried playing online and it worked for like 1-2 minutes of game play while online. Then it shuts down the ps3 to where it shows no red, blue, or green lights to show any power indication. You have to go to the back of the ps3 and flip the switch off, then back on. It kept happening everytime.

I then called up Sony in order to resolve the issue. I read a couple of forums that people were having problems very similiar, and they would return the ps3 to sony and it would be a 4 day turn around time. I thought I would go ahead and listen to the technical advice from these level 1 guys. they first told me to reset default settings of the ps3. Did it, and did not work. They then told me to try and do a full system restore that was a 4 hour process. After doing this, i tried playing the game, and it allowed me to play the game for 20 minutes. I then exited the game and went to the ps3 menu, and back into the game. Once again, I am back to where I was.

Also, just for reference, my PS3 is able to play bd/dvd movies with no problems, as well as every other game i own/downloaded. I did notiice, however, that in one game I had the same issue only once. This was for the game, Toy Home. For this game though, it was not during gameplay, but during the initial load up of the game.

I know that there has been issues of overheating with others. My Ps3 is not shutting down due to heating issues, unless there is some kind of under powering, which can cause over heating in some components.

At this point, I am thinking it is one of the 3 things:

The power cable (as one of you suggested)
The game itself ( I will see if I can get my hands on another ps3 to see if it does the same thing)
The console

Any other suggestions will be very helpful. I am trying my hardest to avoid sending in the PS3, considering that there may be a sluggish return late due to holidays.

king98027

Yup.....EXACT same trhing with my friend. Butr you better be careful dude.....now his PS3 doesnt turn on at ALL . And it still has Cod4 IN the machine

Ok, so I tried a new power cable, still no luck. Sony is sending me a box and a prepaid shipping label. They said turn around time will be between 10-15 business days for me to get it back. They said the closer you live to Texas, the faster the transaction will be. I haven't tried using the game on another console, so I will try that later on.

As far as the game being locked in the system, they said they will be able to take it out for him.

IYou can add another to the list of victims...

I was playing COD4 online this weekend when all of a sudden my PS3 turned off and wouldn't turn back on.

Welcome to the group! I actually just left a message in the Activision support section. They will give me some kind of answer by tomorrow, so we will see what they have to say. I also lended my game to one of my friends, as they will test it out to see if it is for sure, the game or the system. We shall see....king98027

Here is the response from Activision

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Yeah I playedA CREED and my game froze on me the frist time but it was not my system it was the game itself I took it back and got warhawk!!!!!!!

Ok.....My friend is having issues with his PS3, and It's kinds wierd. For some reason, whenever he plays COD4, at random times it will COMPLETELY shut down his PS3. It doesnt just put it on StandBy mode....it completely shuts it down, red led light and all. We dont think its his system, because he watches Blu Rays and plays Rainbow 6 all the time and not once has it ever happened. Only with COD4. Does anybody know anything about this??

Gage_Creed

hmm... i know ! feed it some beer =D

im there EXACTLY with king up there. same thing happened to me (no red light or nothin). i called in sony and theyre sending me a box to put my ps3 in and they are gonna exchange it. im kinda bummed out about it! well i actually happen to live here in texas so how long do u think itll take?

First it happened to me in cod4, then it started happening in resistance during load up. then it started happening on the XMB bar area. *My ps3 is out in the open, so its not a heat problem* I also sent a message to activision but noresponse yet.

Yes, this exact same thing happened to my nephews PS3 on Christmas morning. He put the brand new COD4 disc in the ps3, started the update, then suddenly the ps3 shut off and has not turned on since...the disc is still stuck inside.

'''' im really glad to hear others are having the same problem. I was going crazy over this. This has to be more than a coincidence with COD4. Can we sticky this thread?

well my problem is similiar(had my system since jan07 btw), but it only restarts not completely shuts down. but since the first time its happened(with cod4 as well),its been doin screwy crap and it has also been runnin louder than normal.im callin sony tomorrow before my one year warranty is up.Dirty3rdTex

I had a 60GB, which My one nephew has. And I have a 80, Lucky my 80 is awhile to a year. Because we want to test the Cod4 online thing out some. Only way your gonna really dig that disc apart, is to open the files up one at a time. Problem is you need a BR driver on PC to do it. Like I said before, im starting to wounder about how that game runs.

Need to contact Sony on that specific game.

Input Lag LOL :P the movie do out in 08 sometime. EA maybe IW??? Who esle? Will see :)

oh man this is really scary stuff, because obviously we don´t really know exactly what´s happening

i just hope Sony says something like ´´ issues with the issues will be fixed with the next firmware update´´ and then they will give us all a KZ2 demo :] and our PS3s will be like inmortalgods

This is a warning for everyone!!! if ur having that problem, dont do wat i did!!!

I kept on restarting it every time it happened, just to see if it would (by some miracle) work again. It didnt. It just crashed and wont restart again. I cant turn it on or nothin. Good thing im getting a new one!!! hope it works tho! And please someone sticky this!

im there EXACTLY with king up there. same thing happened to me (no red light or nothin). i called in sony and theyre sending me a box to put my ps3 in and they are gonna exchange it. im kinda bummed out about it! well i actually happen to live here in texas so how long do u think itll take?

First it happened to me in cod4, then it started happening in resistance during load up. then it started happening on the XMB bar area. *My ps3 is out in the open, so its not a heat problem* I also sent a message to activision but noresponse yet.

just_blind_21

Who knows wit Ike coming down upon u.

Mine will randomly freeze when I am playing online. It doesnt shut it all the way down just freezes. So you are not the only one with COD4 PS3 problems. I can play any other game all I want with no problems. It is just COD4 that give me trouble.

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