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WilliamWatts said:
Reasonable said:
WilliamWatts said:
According to a couple of developers I've heard speak out about the issue most/all early PS3s are pretty doomed to failure so if you've got a 60GB I suggest you get rid of it and get a slim model instead.

I think that's basically my problem.  However, I'm kind of locked in now.  I have a refurbished 60GB which fails after a while and get's replaced by another refuribished 60GB, which itself probably has a decent chance of failure as some of its components could be 3 years plus old.

But, I'm paying £5 a month for the privilage of changing it whenever it fails, which works out pretty cheap over time.  So I guess I either need to accept that being locked into getting refurbished launch models is going to entail ongoing swaps, or quite the insurance and simply get a new one - and loose the BC capability.

Anyway, new one arranged and will swap soon.

That means you're not really a statistical anomoly. A lot of developers reported that every single 60GB dev kit died within a couple of years of hard use. Its quite ironic that such information is coming out now because a lot of people (including myself) bought an equally doomed console because the other one was so overt about dying.

Btw you're paying more than Xbox Live ZOMG!!!

 

Yeah, but technically I'm getting the same online access and unlimited warranty for roughly the same, so I figure I'm actually still ahead. 



Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...