Sony secretly raises PS3 repair costs...

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Infinity on 20 December 2009

Porcupine_I said:
why is this "secretly" ?

did they expect sony to have an ad campaign for it?

LOL

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kunaixhaku on 20 December 2009

Porcupine_I said:
why is this "secretly" ?

did they expect sony to have an ad campaign for it?

LOL ^

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Webstar70 on 21 December 2009

got the yellow light of death a little while ago. when i called sony they said it was gunna cost $149 american and $169 canadian. i saw eb games will give me a 250 gig ps3 slim for $150 if i trade my 80 (60 works too) gig system and a 8 dollar game, i think thats a way better deal

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tedsteriscool on 21 December 2009

$179 for a refurb with a 90 day warranty that can possibly break again...
$299 for a brand new, slimmer, quieter, cooler console with a 1 year warranty...

Hmmmmm....

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makingmusic476 on 21 December 2009

Well this bites. If my 60gb dies again I'm screwed. I need my BC. ;_;

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makingmusic476 on 21 December 2009

Attoyou said:
how Dare Sony Build A High quality Console that Rarely Breaks and then raise repair cost that you will most likely never need

It's not wise to tempt fate.

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ps3_jrpg_gamer on 21 December 2009

i payed 145 euros for repear from yellow light of death never regreted having a 60 Gb launch model

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lestatdark on 21 December 2009

Well, they haven't raised the price here in europe, it depends on what type of repairs your PS3 needs.

Mine's had a burnt Blu-Ray unit, two weeks ago, I sent it to Sony for repairs, and got it back for 150€.

It's a 60 Gb B/C from the first batch in March 2007, I rather have that repaired than to buy one, to me, it's the best model of the PS3 :D

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