My ps3 has broken...AGAIN!!!

[Pristine20]

Crazymann said:

Username2324 said:

Pristine20 said:

It's been only 8 months after sony sent me their refurbished console and now I have to go through the pocess again and they tell me I have to pay $149 again. The first time they told me I was one of the few unlucky ones, now they're saying the same thing again and I can't believe it. The 60gb is defective...nuff said. I've had the same exact problem: green light---turns yellow---flashes red twice now and I won't be paying for another cosmetic work.

If anyone knows alternate repair centers that can help me out (one in Philadelphia that I can visit especially), please let me know. The most important thing now is my data. I just can't start my kz2 profile all over again. I just want this ps3 repaired long enough for me to back up my data then I'll buy one of the new ones and take a 3 year store replacement warranty this time.

The funniest part of the story is that my ps1 never broke...I threw it away and my ps2 still works. Now my devil summoner 2 disc is stuck in the ps3 and I can't play even play that on my ps2 either. So much for the great "suck-disc" technology. It's almost like consoles are now engineered to fail and we're expected to take it as what it is.

To my fellow VGCz KZ2 clan members, looks like I'll be out for a while. Hopefully not too long. My respect for sony just droppped to zero. If not for kz2, I wont even repurchase a ps3. At least with RRoD, you get 3 years of warranty service. Sony won't admit they have problems.

 

I can almost gaurantee with 99% certaintity that the failure is due to you having the console in a poorly ventilated space without regularly cleaning the dust off/out of the console. Of course you'll deny that and try to blame it on Sony.

You know, I was just about to write how happy I was that everyone was being supportive of the GAMER and not the FACELESS CORPORATION, and then I saw this.  Thanks, I knew someone would say this, the only uncertainty was who and when.

I am on my second 60 GB PS3.  When the first one died, the drive just stopped reading ANYTHING.  All other functions were usable.  Well, I went on the Sony US forums and posted for help.  I was immediately labled a stealth X-Bot and a troll.  Nobody even offered to help.  Hell, nobody offered me anything except accusations.  My PS3 was barely (1 month) out of Warranty, but SONY would do nothing.  I eventually tracked down one of the last few 60's in the region, bought it, and sold the other one on E-bay as a broken unit.

If this one breaks, then I am done with Sony.  Screw them.  "Sony" used to mean quality, but my Sony RDR-GX7 DVD-R unit failed due to optics as well.  Before some Sony warrior comes in here and tells me it's my fault here are a list of consoles I have used and their current status.

Atari 2600 - bought in 1982 - STILL WORKING

ATARI 5200 - bought in 1984 - STILL WORKING

NES - bought in 1986 - STILL WORKING

GENESIS - bought in 1989 - STILL WORKING

SNES - bought in 1991 - STILL WORKING

N64 -bought in 1998 - STILL WORKING

PS2 - bought in 2001 - STILL WORKING

PS3 - bought in 2006 - REPLACED in 2007

Wii - bought in 2009 - STILL WORKING

I assure you, it is not a case of user error.

 

I agree man. People seem to take console breakage like its a normal thing ever since the RRoD became popular...it's not.