I've just had my 3rd PS3 die on me

[Squilliam]

Icyedge said:

Squilliam said:
Almost all 60GB PS3s will die before the generation is out. Get a slim, may as well wait and get a 45nm RSX/Cell version for lower heat/power use and higher reliability.

Im not sure, I play a lot, have it since release and works perfectly fine. Most people wouldnt play as much as me, I also use it for blu ray and music, its on all the time. The other person I know with 60 GB, still doesnt have any problem. The time my PS3 was on would probably represent at least 10 years for a normal gamer who doesnt use it all the time for movies and music. Your assumption doesnt seem right. Actually, considering the data we have (about 1% failure rate), the best assumption to make is the contrary. What is the point in making extremist comment like that?

Just based upon some developers I PM'd at Beyond3D.com who said between most and almost all (depending on the person) PS3 SDKs (based closely off launch PS3s) failed, but it took a lot longer than the walls of early Xbox 360s they had. In addition to this hardware surveys like the ones in the U.K. place PS3 failures quite a bit higher than Wii failures and thats with relatively fewer 60GB PS3s sold in that region due to the late launch and quick replacement with the 40GB model.