Uncharted2 froze on me once, on the first of 2.5 complete play throughs. Call of Jaurez froze once, and a couple other games froze once, no big deal.

Mine hasn't frozen at all yet, but I'm still worried.

A flash drive is your friend. Save your files. 60GB models have been dying at a much higher rate than usual in the past 6 months or so.

*cough get a slim cough*

Will your PS3 become a brick? It's already the size of a cinder block.

lol, these are jokes I used to make about the xbox. You could use the thing as a bludgeoning weapon.

dude use the backup utility....

So far I wacuumed it at the wknd and it did wonders. The fan has always been quiet but now you can hardly hear it even after playing for 4-6 hours non stop. Still got to open PS3 and clean inside+use a new thermal paste if necessary.

Freezing has not necessarily something to do with over heating.

The consoles in the past where simple and so they had almost no Software problems. Snes PS1 had no problems. Are you worried if your PC freezes ? The more complex a system is the more problems it has. Most of the times it has nothing to do with the Hardware. Its just a software problem. my PS3 freezes often If I use the browser. If I dont use the browser almost never. The freezing can be caused by to much heat. But quite often its caused by Software.

Ofcourse it has something to do with the sorrounding the system is. In Hot Countrys (without AC) or Countrys with a high Humidity the Hardware has more to suffern. And ofcourse Dust can be a problem so if you are for your console and it stands in a place without dust too much heat and dry air Consoles (and PCs) can have a long life.

u can save the games on a USB and also ps3s only do everything with the exception of bricking u nub lol and dont turn the ps3 off by just switching it off from the back always turn it off with the turn system down thingy or hold the shut down button but never i mean NEVER from the back lolz

In the three weeks Ive had a 120Gb Slim it has frozen three times on me.

Once watching iPlayer, once playing Uncharted 1 and once trying to install Pure. I have the system in an open shelf about 12 cm from the wall end. Even at this distance the wall is hot to the touch after a couple of hours of play. I also have the latest firmware (3.1 I believe).

As someone said most of the freezes that can't be easily attributed to heating are due to the complicated software states the machice finds itself in, much like a pc. Sometimes I do yearn for the toy like simplicity of generations past (in this regard my good old Wii has been rock solid over the past two years).

However if i experience more than another couple of freezes in 2009 I have a good mind to return it to the shop and get another one.

Anybody got any tips for treating your ps3 with care, i.e. keep well ventilated, dont turn the machine on from the controller, etc ?