Friday, Nov 17th 2006 by Benjamin Nied
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So, if you’re going to brave the lines for a PlayStation 3 (and from what we hear, bring a baseball bat and a full body armor), there are a list of things you should know about regarding various issues the console has at this time. These are normal, especially in the first-generation of a piece of electronics as complicated as the PlayStation 3, and most of these issues should be resolved in future System Updates (we hope). Until then, it’ll help all you early-adopters decide as to whether your console is worth a round of real-life Mortal Kombat:
- Lack of upscaling: Simply put, if your HDTV does 1080i but not 720p, then expect to play your games in 480p, as the PS3 will not upscale the graphics to 1080i. Bummer.
- Overheating: While it’s not as bad as the Xbox 360’s issues (read: no dead consoles), a lot of retailers are reporting test boxes overheating. We’ll chalk this up to the semi-airtight plastic enclosure until more users get to use the console in the open.
- Backwards-compatibility: Several PSOne/PS2 games don’t work correctly with the PS3 yet; this should be remedied with upcoming System Updates. Until then, check out IGN’s backwards compatibility list here.
That’s all the issues we have so far. Stay tuned to Slashgear; we’ll get more information as more people receive their consoles. Until then, happy hunting!
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I am on my third ps3. The first one quit with a flash of light and would not turn on again the second one quit displaying a picture on my tv however it would still turn on. I am of coarse extremely worried that my third ps3 is going to become a useless 600 dollar paper wait. Anyone else have a similar experience with there ps3?
dude i had a problem with mine.. my first made a ticking sound (but i think thats normal cuz my second one did too) My second one after like 11 days of using, started Freezing like crazy, while playing gnames, and while not (so in main menu even) Also the bigger problem (or as big) the screen was pixelating using HDMI or even Composite cables… so like screen wuz supposed to be black with say saying resistnace in the center, but on the bottom o fthe screen it would be pixalating (large blue boxes of messed up picture) and now im on my thrid one and EB games manager is mad at me cuz like hters been no ps3 problems before an dim the only one to return two consoles… i hope this one works out fine.. but i think that Ninja Gaiden Sigma messed up ps3…:S
Hey, since 2 days my ps3 started not loading games anymore, i put in disk of motorstorm or COD4 and nothing happends i’m really getting tired as first i had alot of problems with connection… if someone can help me plz do :)
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I just got ps3 used it for 3 days started making a noise and finally shut down and would not turn on again. There are no lights on we also had a problem loading call of duty 4 while the console was working. Did anyone faced the same problem?
Thanks.
Ive had my ps3 4 about 3 months now and all was fine till a week ago. it started not reading discs. now it doesnt read any playstation games, funny thing is it reads all dvds and cds fine. as soon as i place a disc in the slot, you can hear it clicking over as if the lens is faulty or isnt reading the disc properly. now sony say i have to wait up to a month for it to be fixed. anyone had the same problem, and if you were able to resolve it lemme know.
signed : pissed off ps3 owner.
Hi i just bought my ps3 the day after christmas and i also bought nfs pro street and it was working fine for the first 2 days then on the 3rd of playing it as i loaded the race it counted down 3, 2, 1, and then froze on the spot. I took it back thinking the console is stuffed and it was working perfectly with sum other games they had there (Juiced 2, and F1 2007) i then changed the same game with another disc brang it home, connected it up turned it on and it now doesn’t even load at all but i can hear it working just not showing nothing on the screen. What in the world is wrong with it, its pissing me off from 1 problem to another. I previously owned a PS2 and i actually had no problems with it.
Please help me cos i feel like smashing it with a hammer lol :(
Hi,
I have had a ps3 since the launch date in the UK, and the only major problem that I have had from it is the ability to play game published by EA, with the exception of the Godfather every EA title I have owned had caused me a problem these include, NFS carbon, NFS pro street, Fight night, Skate, Fifa 08, The Simpson’s & Def & Jam: ICON. This problem however is not just with ps3 games made by EA also affected are Ps2 titles like, Fifa 07, The Sims. All other titles that I own with the exception of Assassins creed (Fixed with firmware) work perfectly these include, Resistance, Motor storm, Ninja Gaiden, Heavenly Sword, Conan, Uncharted, Fear, Splinter Cell, Genji. Furthermore on a complaints website ran by EA regarding the problems with Fifa 08 messing up consoles they openly acknowledge the problem and have stated that they are not prepared to act on the problem, as the issue only relates to a small minority of systems. My opinion is small minority or not a company with this much regard in the gaming world should endeavour to release top quality games rather than the garbage they have lately.
My other problem consists of the wifi connection, at first I could only get a connection working at 12 to 15 percent however this was also the case with my laptop and psp, I was with ntl/virgin media at the time using a router I bought myself. I have now switched to Sky broadband and haven’t had a single problem with my connection since.
Stay safe, enjoy your console & avoid EA
i want 2 no plane and simple wat is better ps3? or xbox 360? wat has a better chance of lasting longer?
I bought an xbox 360 elite just towards the end of summer and immediately had problems with it, within 2 weeks it had destroyed all the games I had for it and some DVDs too it also developed the ring of death, as my post above states I have had minor problems with my Ps3, so overall Ps3 is better value for your money and in my opinion will last a lot longer.
i have had my ps3 over a month then yesterday my ps3 wud nt read my discs and i am peed of about it y does it do it its scrated all my games up for a child £299 is a lot of money wish i had neva bought it i shud of gt axbox 360 elite
same problem as many. discs wont read. had it 4 days. its a disgrace. how can these things pass tests? any ideas of how to fix it
I have a ps3 and at first I played it on a normal tv [not plasma or anything].
It worked fine then I played it on a plasma screen and connected the hdmi cable. It worked fine then I decided to connect it back up with the normal tv and it wouldn’t work. I firgured out that it must be the hdmi cable because the sound and video only pass through it. I went to settings and tried to change it but it doesn’t work the screen just goes black and after 30 secs and returns to the original screen. Does anyone know how to fix it.
ok i got ps3 i was useing call of duty 4 online and everything was working after 3 days at night time i try loading a room it says OW session create error 102-BD EXPETION_IN_0B
some 1 please tell me how to fix if u need to tell me on email mine is skilled_player_hot@hotmail.com
I’ve had a ps3 since september and its been working fine then all of a sudden the ps3 shut itself down i turned it back on and it would read any kind of discs. Does anyone now why and can help because its getting really annoying if so email me at: Jac_Clapson@hotmail.co.uk
i just got my ps3 about 4 weeks ago. It was working just fine up til now. recently while playing tiger woods 07 my tv will just shut off. I own a toshiba plasma 720p. the tv works fine with everything else only when im playing games. any ideas?
The PS3 connects to the internet and I can play online but when I invite friends or they invite me to join a game it says “NOTICE, Unable to join game session.”
Why is this happening, can you help please?
Hi I’ve got Fifa 08 and for some reason a few days ago when I’m playing the fans have gone from the stadium. Is it normal or do i need a new Fifa 08? Anybody no how 2 fix it?
NFS Pro Street… carear mode, a couple frozen races, no big deal. Compleated 47% of races had about 200 k in the bank, was buying parts for my cars, it started saying I had no money, then the money in my account went from 200 k to reading ” $./*..,; ” or priety close to that, and yet still lets me buy repair markers or total markers. I sucsesfully entering some money cheats about 3-4 of them, and still the account hasnt changed, I’ve also raced in other races trying to win back the money, to no avail. I have about 25-30 hours on my ps3. So far other games seem to be just fine, Motor Storm, Sonic, and Uncharted, are others that I still play. I’ll keep an update on futor problems.
i have a 40gig and the only problems i have come across is that it fails to load some graphics in time or at all. sega rally, you could only see the track 10metres in front of you, very annoying. and assassins creed whole cliff faces and plains would be missing, i’d walk out into thin air and bam, it froze
I had my PS3 for less than a week. All worked fine until I tried to get online with Call of Duty 4. It would update 5% and stop. After repeated tries it crashed the wireless network in my house and froze while exiting the update screen. Since then i have repaired my network but i have these problems: longer than normal load times and sometimes it will freeze in the loadscreen on Oblivion and Motorstorm.
I have the same problem!!
none of my games load anymore.. not evem blue ray movies!!!
help me ;/
I have the same problem. If any one knows how to fix this problem pls e-mail me @ mark_macmaster@hotmail.com
Same thing happened to me. I was playing COD4 then the video just went out. After restarting the PS3 started making this really annoying high pitched “sqeal”. I figure it’s one of the fans, as I finally got the video back up and running by disconnecting my HDMI and using the A/V cables thet were supplied with the system. But now all I get is a “the system is running too hot and will be shut down” message. God, I’m getting pretty pissed. Methinks I shall be exchanging my unit in the AM :(
I got my ps3 right after christmas and had no problems till last week. I have been playing it on a regular tv and went to play madden one day and noticed a humming noise comming from the tv. The next thing i noticed is lines going from bottom to the top of the screen. well my first thought was the tv is messing up, so i tried another tv with the same results (humming and lines). It was so bad for a day so i kept playing it just thinking it might go away. Two days later i cant even play a game because the screen goes in and out and the humming is louder and the screen is shaky. I know for sure its not the tv and i have searched the web for ansewers with no results. if anybody has a suggustion please help. i would hate to know i just wasted $600 on a ps3 80g
yeah i’ve had my ps3 for about a month and it isnt reading ANY disc i put in….
ps3 ****** suckss
ps3 is the biggest ******* rip off ever
i’m on my second ps3 since christmas. first lost all power and would not power up at all. second one started locking up out of the box. third one is on the way.this must be the most expensive peice of #@*& i bought.
I’ve had my PS3 for almost a year and was problem free until I downloaded the update for Folding at Home. When I turned it on the next day I coud hear it but half the screen was green and the other a glitch. What the hell?
ive read a couple of comments and im like wow! most you guys have to admit that your burning out your ps3 either buy playing to long or having it sitting somewhere with other electronics not allowing your ps3 to breatheand when a problem happens you leave out the main reason why it happened, i fix computers and most the time the problem is because a lot of people are slow in the brain and doesnt avoid the littlest thing thats common sense..so your either burning out the ps3 or turned it off during an update or you have kids in the house that mess around with your system while you are gone or you might have had a defective one from the start which is very rare, it funny how sony has it that none were defective but you guys care claiming you had to buy a new..why didnt you send it in to sony to avoid buying a new one…sony gives you a year without from the purchase date to return it so they can fix without paying(maybe just shipping and handling and dont take out the warranty sticker by opening it up then they wont fix nothing it becomes voided)so whats up guys i smell idiots and lies, you destroyed your ps3 and for the guy who said he had it on a regular t.v then put it on a plasma with the hdmi then switch it back to the regular t.v and it did not work..duuuhhhhh read your manual which came with the ps3..when switching back to a regular t.v when turning on your ps3 keep your finger on the power button so the settings a switch back to the t.v..try reading once in your life, another comment ive read was about the lines going up and making a humming sound which mine did , the problem stop when i brought a plasma and a hdmi cord so it is not your ps3 , i think it either had to be either the regular ps2 cord or the port for the cord or maybe the ps3 to strong for a lil cheap t.v so i dont care how big your t.v is if you dont have a real hdtv(plasma or lcd) to me its not even worth playing the ps3 due to lack of details in the graphics that you would notice on a big screen and p.s i dont want to hear about my use of grammer and vocabulary this is just a post that ive decide to post as quick as possible not english 101..and stop bashing the ps3 some of you dont even own a ps3 and are just xbox lovers so you claim you brought 3 or 4 ps3 due to a burnout just to bash the system.
another thing, how is the ps3 a total rip off, did you see how much the cheapest name brand of a blu-ray disk player cost you got to be kidding me plus you dont pay to go online and a bluetooth can be brought cheaper that a xbox headpiece ..put it this way, to have a xbox with almost (hddvd)the same features the ps3 has is a rip off cause that all adds up buddy..it cost sony more money to make the system to sell for less which is a steal believe it or not…just make sure you keep your ps3 updated because i know a lot of people who have a ps3 and dont have the internet so that may be another reason why your system messed up…what you think the updates are there for to fix all the bugs and make the machine better!
Mike does the same thing and im trying to figure it out
i have had a few problems with mine any problems you encounter you should ring sony and they replace it, at irst myn wouldnt load the discs this is because of update 2.00 i think, everything went wrong as soon as i updated it, after it was replaced it wouldnt play in hdmi soo it also had 2 be sent back, thankfully my new 1 wokrs fine
get a laser cleaning disk that usualy makes it work again
same problem as everyone else, worked great for about 2 weeks, it just stopped in the middle of watching planet earth series, then it only played dvds for little while then stopped playing anything all together. Called sony and gotta wait for the new one to show up. The only thing that pisses me off is that the warranty from sony is only 90 days , come on sony people are forking out a lot of money for your system and your giving us something that you obviously didnt test the hell out of. At least gives a 1 year warranty.
Seriously, i’m a huge fan of ps3, as i’ve always been with sony. i’ve even dedicated a website to it. But in all honesty, i recommend you guys to just get a cheap blue-ray player, because thats the only positive thing i have to say about my ps3. I’m on my 3rd unit, and just can’t stand the continuous problems i have had with it regarding overheating/runtime errors. My friend has a 360 and we compared the graphics/animation/framerate, etc on the exact same games and the 360 just absolutely dominated.
In conclusion: ask for a full refund and go buy a 360 and a cheap blue-ray player. The best move you’ll make.
OK so I have sent my ps3 back 2 times I have my 3rd Ps3 dead on the floor right now…. Ok heres what its plugged into , I have a panasonic 32″ 480i , a directv reciver and a dvd/home audio unit. I plug into the front of the TV ,it plays fine. It seems that when you unplug it without powering off the ps3 the yellow wire sparks and it kills the vidoe card. WTF , you think I would learn but somone in the house didnt get the memo and unplugged the ps3 while it was on… so I then check it to see if it was really fried by plugging it into my directv unit and the yellow cable touches the dvd player and sparks like crazy.( the ps3 was off) WTF . so I try another tv and confirmed the ps3 video was dead, well nothing to lose I go back to the livingroom and try one more time plugged into the dvd player an to the tv through a svideo cable and I get freakin shocked. Real nice.
iam on my 2nd ps3 its gunna be my third 1 to moz on my second it loads up fine and then wen u actually get into the gameplay its freezes and i am gettin pissed of wish i gt a 360 nw but dnt like the controls of 360 has any1 elce had this problm its happed to all of my games cod4 moterstorm pro street accessns creed fifa 08 so enoyin
i bought my ps3 the week it came out and ive had it over a year now. it was workin fine until a few days ago. now when i play a game it will freeze sometime within an hour. i will turn it off and go back to the title screen and it will freeze in a different way. the audio is fine but all that shows up on the screen is a buch of random green and black colors. if it isnt doin that then its doin somethin tht looks like the codes in the matrix. anyone havin similar problems???
Just got the new PS3 80G for my anniversary gift. Opened it up, plugged it in and it won’t recognize any CD’s, DVD’s, BD’s or Games. LAME!!!
On the Spider Man 3 game I get to play the new goblin but I keep going upin the sky when i press R2. an anyone gives stepon to play the new goblin.
i have had my ps3 for about 2 months and just yesterday i put in MOH and then took it out and then tried to watch a dvd and the console hasn’t been reading discs for the past 2 day