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kingofwale on 02 May 2008

I have a 60GB PS3 sitting at home with 3 years warranty on it... and it just WON'T Break. DAMNIT!!!

GTAIV runs great on mine.



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Domo-Kun on 02 May 2008

20 hours in on my 20 GB, no problems yet.



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Dogs Rule on 02 May 2008

I thought the most they will charge to fix an out of warranty PS3 was 150$. And when I called customer service a few months back, they said that they will always make sure that a fully BC model will be replaced with a fully BC model. Paying 150$ does suck, but paying full price sucks even more.

Good luck with your issues Jandre.



ssj12 on 02 May 2008
FishyJoe said:
How common is this problem?

 I have a launch PS3, no issues at all.



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Coca-Cola on 02 May 2008

I'm a 360 fan and I wouldn't laugh at you. I had mine RROD on me once and it's not funny at all.
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Chrizum on 02 May 2008
kingofwale said:
I have a 60GB PS3 sitting at home with 3 years warranty on it... and it just WON'T Break. DAMNIT!!!

GTAIV runs great on mine.

How did you get 3 years of warranty? I only have 1 year on mine...



eliasg on 02 May 2008

wish, they replace you the console mate



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SaviorX on 02 May 2008

My Wii messed up too. It turns out the leprechaun inside the Wii that spins the CDs to make them load had a heart attack. I played Smash Brawl for e few weeks and it killed em' IT KILLED EM!

But seriously, those 5 days without my Wii were BOOOORING.



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smbu2000 on 02 May 2008
Chrizum said:
kingofwale said:
I have a 60GB PS3 sitting at home with 3 years warranty on it... and it just WON'T Break. DAMNIT!!!

GTAIV runs great on mine.

How did you get 3 years of warranty? I only have 1 year on mine...


Maybe he got it through the store he bought it from? For example, in the US stores like Best Buy and Circuit City always try and sell you an extended warranty through their store (for a price $$$ of course)

@jandre: damn, that sucks about your PS3. Have you tried calling up Sony Customer Service to see what they say about it? See about the possibility of getting it repaired/replaced?




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Jandre002 on 02 May 2008
Soriku said:
trestres said:
Disc error =/= bricking consoles.

 

This. How a regular game disc (error) can brick a console is beyond me O_o You're PS3 may have been defective all along...or something REALLY is up. Either way, that sucks :(

 Its not just my console. And its not an error with the game itself. I can play fine on my 20gb. I think the 60gb have an issue somewhere with the hardware. I am no hardware expert so I couldn't explain to you what it is, but theres always been an issue with Bluetooth headsets freezing PS3's. When you turn on a BT headset during the game the game will freeze up for a few seconds then respond. That is NOT normal. 

I really believe something was wrong with the PS3 launch 60gb, and GTAIV pushed the PS3 to expose that weakness. Its not bricked like it wont turn on. Excuse my wording. Its "bricked" to me because every time I turn it on and try to do anything the whole console will freeze. It didnt happen before GTAIV. Im not the only person its happened to.

I think if you give this a few days youll see more and more reports of this if you look. The reason my console broke so early is because of me being stubborn. But GTAIV definitely was the cause IMO. The PS3 wasn't overheating, it wasn't even making that beeping sound when I reset the console.