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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!
[via IGN]
228 Responses to “Complete PS3 Problem List”
bill June 14, 2007
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?
+69lawmony July 13, 2009
please help. my ps3 just shut down last night while playing Proevolution Soccer 2008, the red light is still on so when i press the on/off button it switches on for a couple of seconds and switches off again. it won’t even eject the disc inside.
+84lexlie September 5, 2009
hello
did you get any info for the problem of your ps3 because i have the same problem
please e-mail me at
lexlie@videotron.ca
tx in advance
PAT
+7papajohncarter October 8, 2009
i have the same problem what do i do ?
+6TRANCE_COWBOY November 11, 2009
LOL, well it looks like i’m not the only one with this problem!
+2SIMSIR November 12, 2009
Hi, i have the exact same problem…
Did you find a solution??
Can you please notify me, at sim4@otenet.gr
thanks in advance
NeutralDrewcrew34 November 17, 2009
i have the same problem with mine i was in the middle of modern warfare 2 if any one could let me know what the problem is and how to fix it that would be great thanks
+1Mohsin November 19, 2007
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
+19Thomas November 20, 2007
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 :)
Greetz
+222Harry williams December 27, 2007
the fan noise
+13Max December 28, 2007
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.
+22AusRoach December 29, 2007
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.
+102Angelo December 30, 2007
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 :(
+45KG1404 December 31, 2007
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
+8hoopla inc December 31, 2007
i want 2 no plane and simple wat is better ps3? or xbox 360? wat has a better chance of lasting longer?
+9KG1404 January 1, 2008
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.
-2james January 1, 2008
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
+12stephen January 2, 2008
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
+43Lachlan January 2, 2008
I have a ps3 and at first I played it on a normal tv [not plasma or anything].
+31It 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.
luke January 4, 2008
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
+3Jac January 6, 2008
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
+25joshua' January 6, 2008
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?
+5Tim January 7, 2008
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.”
-5Why is this happening, can you help please?
GTgamer13 July 24, 2009
this is simple when u get invited and it says could not join game seesion it means that before u could join the lobby u were invited to became full and there was no space for u
-2Rowlyz January 8, 2008
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?
Neutralkevin January 12, 2008
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.
-1blake January 12, 2008
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
+2Q January 14, 2008
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.
NeutralLeonardo January 14, 2008
[quote comment="31320"]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 :)
Greetz[/quote]
I have the same problem!!
+16none of my games load anymore.. not evem blue ray movies!!!
help me ;/
Mark January 14, 2008
[quote comment="31320"]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 :)
Greetz[/quote]
I have the same problem. If any one knows how to fix this problem pls e-mail me @ mark_macmaster@hotmail.com
+7Kirk January 15, 2008
[quote comment="33103"]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.[/quote]
+1Same 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 :(
Michael January 16, 2008
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
+7Mike January 20, 2008
[quote comment="33160"]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.[/quote]
yeah i’ve had my ps3 for about a month and it isnt reading ANY disc i put in….
Neutralkyle January 20, 2008
ps3 fuckin suckss
-12kyle January 20, 2008
ps3 is the biggest fucking rip off ever
-12superstar January 20, 2008
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.
+6DBrown21 January 23, 2008
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?
+1shanko January 24, 2008
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.
-1shanko January 24, 2008
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!
NeutralMikey January 25, 2008
[quote comment="35132"][quote comment="31320"]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 :)
Greetz[/quote]
I have the same problem. If any one knows how to fix this problem pls e-mail me @ mark_macmaster@hotmail.com[/quote]
Mike does the same thing and im trying to figure it out
+5Petee January 27, 2008
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
+4j January 27, 2008
get a laser cleaning disk that usualy makes it work again
-3bradley January 27, 2008
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.
Neutralps3fanboy January 30, 2008
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.
-9drsatanxxx February 3, 2008
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.
Neutraljames February 3, 2008
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
+3luckafrei0117 February 7, 2008
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???
+5yumyumxyz October 2, 2009
my just started doing that a week ago (9-26-09) and if you have fixed it yet can you tell me how you fixed it , email me at lamanna_chris@yahoo.com
Neutraldakrusha February 9, 2008
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!!!
+3money February 9, 2008
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.
-2twincammini February 10, 2008
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
NeutralChristos February 14, 2008
I tried to install Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 but things went wrong!Then PS3 didn’t do anything and the screen was black.I removed the HDD and connected it with my PC.It was working but there was no available partition, so I decided to create one and as a result the HDD was complitelly erased!When I inserted it inside the PS3 and turned it ON there was nothing on the screen!(I almost had a heart attack!)I’m BEGGING YOU give show me the way in order to reverse the SPELL and have my PS3 back
+2craig February 17, 2008
[quote comment="33160"]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.[/quote]
the exact same thing has happend to me twice, 1st time it happend it fixed itself after playing on a few demos but happend again last night and wont work this morning, took it back to the shop (woolworths) and they wont return the playstation for me i have to find a sony helpline number which isnt even on their own website how shit is that!
+2craig February 17, 2008
still though its miles better than the 360 there just so common and not half as good
NeutralGTgamer13 July 24, 2009
so true
NeutralChris February 18, 2008
Hi,
When i play a blu-ray dvd on my console it displays in black and white!
+4I don’t have a hi def tv, is that why?
Jerome February 18, 2008
I have the same problem as most people, I put in COD4 was playing a chapter and the sound went out so I finished the chapter thinking that I’d reset after but it froze on the loading screen so then I quit game and it froze again except on a black screen so I ejected the disc and it reset immedeitly so I put the disc back in and it wouldnt come up on the games menu and now it wont read any discs!!!!
+4Some Guy February 19, 2008
I have a huge problem and it is really pissing me off! When I turn my PS3 on it starts up and says “Sony Computer Entertainment” like normal right? So, that goes away and I wait for the menu to come up…and nothing happens. I just sit there waiting for my PS3 to let me play my freakin’ game, and it doesn’t. It just has those floating lines on the screen. Please try to help me out here.
+9travis February 19, 2008
i had my ps3 no time and all and it started freazzing then about a week later the pice of shit compltely stoped reading ps3 games but i can still play ps2 games on it ITS A FUCKING SKAM
+6NOW ime stuck with a stack of usless games
Graham February 20, 2008
are these problems happening on the 40 or 80 gig ps3s?
NeutralYizzur February 20, 2008
do you guys know how to read the manual about taking care of the ps3??
it talks about not playing it for long hours as it will overheat
and also keep it in an open space, but not close to the ground, and not near sunlight
i’ve had my ps3 problem free for the last 4 months, plus i’ve taken care of it, and when i play, at least every 2 hours or so, check if its heating up
you just have to know how to take care of shit and problems dont happen
-3yumyumxyz October 2, 2009
4 months that nothing try three years and now its is breaking
Neutralrouxel February 21, 2008
my ps3 has been fine for nearly a year to be fair but now trying to play online cod 4 it sits on downloading game settings when i try to find a game. it loads up fine and connects fine online but cant play anygames any one with any suggestions
+1Jamie Stally February 23, 2008
Hi
I got my second PS3 now.
My first one has to go because my CD was snapped in half and it scratched the red-eye laser inside the pS3.
Okay, but now my second one, jus keeps going off, i see a flashing red light ever since it goes off, i press it, den turn it bak on …. i was happy to play it again but then again it turned off and had those red flashing light, what is the problem? How can i fix this problem?
Please help me because i love playing the PS3.
Jay x
+3Siraj Memon February 29, 2008
Hi,
NeutralI got my ps3 last year in february 2007 and mashallah its working fine…..
kyle March 6, 2008
dude ive had my for a year now and have never had problem with ne thing i think alotta ppl on here r jus mad cuz their xbox 360 blew so they bitch about ps3 to feel better about their system lmao
-2Tobias March 8, 2008
I am a little disturbed with Shanko’s comments. Here I sit looking for common problems with other PS3’s as mine is loading and still loading Madden 08. Looks like I’ll still be loading when I am done writing this note. And this is not the only game doing this. Don’t give me a line that I don’t take care of my equipment and that I am an idiot. Shanko these people have legitimate complaints. We are all comparing our PS3 to our PS2. None of us had this much trouble with the older unit. None of us would have bought the PS3 if it hadn’t been for the success of the PS2. Plain and simple Sony went too fast in production and the PS3 hardware is not ready for the street users. What Sony needs to do is find a way to help out the folks that are frustrated with their units. I can’t send my unit back to the store, it was a gift with no receipt and sending it back to Sony is half the price of the unit itself. So I am stuck with the problems I have. Also I am not an Xbox guy, and will never be one. So here I sit waiting for my game to load up and I’ll continue my internet search for solutions about the PS3.
+5By the way Shanko grammar does count when writing even the smallest of emails. It is what makes you look intelligent. Good luck working for Sony!
Eric March 10, 2008
I have a 40 gig PS3 for about 2 months and noticed it cannot read ps1, dvd’s, cd’s and some ps3 games “uncharted” called sony and they are sending me a box to repair/replace :( Bummer never had bad luck with Sony products in the past
+3scott March 10, 2008
IVe had mine 2 days, and for some reason the AV wont work at all, ive done the 5 second thing to get the tv working to the appropriate settings etc and it just doesnt work! However yesterday it was working fine! its so confusing! Has the scart got something wrong with it or is their a fault with the PS3:S
Any help would be great
-1Andrewski March 10, 2008
i would have to agree with tobias, about Shanko’s comments, the people on here are just voicing their problems about their PS3 and the disappointments they have in them, and many of them treat their consoles as one of the kids, i treat my consoles with care and guard them with my life(figuratively:) i had a lot of optimism about the PS3 based on the fact that it had wireless card, blue tooth and blue ray capabilities all included in the price, and the controller is way light in weight, my problems come when i haven’t even played my that much and yes like everyone else my PS3 after a few minutes of even being ON shuts off. I’ve only owned it for maybe a month and have only beat one game(when most people have beat many more than that in a months time of owning a console) and besides the fact that it doesn’t work any more is the fact that the new 40g isn’t even backwards compatible. shanko doesn’t realize that by allowing a console to be backwards compatible makes the gaming industry better! why, its the fact that companies have to come out with much better games for the systems for consumers to be wiling to fork out the cash to buy them, thus making games in the future better, now i am an xbox fan in the fact that xbox payed for me to send mine in and fix it for free, now that i know that there are problems with keeping the systems cool i bought an inter cooler and have had no problems with my xbox, now if the PS3 gets so hot how is sony going to fix the problem so we dont have to come on forums to complain about it. also the xbox is backwards compatible for many games not all but many. ninja gaiden is one of my favorite games, which was an original xbox game and works on the 360, but after seeing the new( by new i mean better graphics and more options but pretty much same game) ninja gaiden game really would like to buy it, it is the same game play but better. when gaming companies can do this they make money because people want to buy them. i really hope that sony realizes the console has problems and do what is necessary to fix the problems like xbox did, and for the reason that the competition between xbox and PS3 will only make them better for future game play. i’m sure many will want to bash and tell me i’m wrong but i don’t care. this is my opinion. all in all SONY GET YOUR S#$T IN LINE!!!
+5Polo March 10, 2008
my ps3 started to stick with assasins creed and after i beat it i went back to wwe smackdown vs raw and that was it. no cds reading. my problem is will sony fix mine
+11) i live in trinidad and tobago (in the caribbean)
2) its a japanese edition (got it as soon as the ps3’s were released
Yukio March 10, 2008
[quote comment="33235"]i want 2 no plane and simple wat is better ps3? or xbox 360? wat has a better chance of lasting longer?[/quote]
First off im not a fan or dislike of either PS3 or XBOX 360. I like both. People wonder weither or not to buy PS3 or 360. It depends on what you want. XBOX has better games and better graphics yet has many prolems regarding their ram chips and other things. The XBOX has a bad Cooling system. My friend succesfuly fixed his 360 after its RROD incident. 360’s have a 33% failer rate. On the other hand PS3’s have a better cooling system, slightly less graphics, and only a 3% failer rate. As of now PS3 only has a couple excusive games out but will have more in this year. Plan and simple like you want it is get a PS3 if your looking for the longer lasting system.
P.s. My freind that fixed his 360 said microsoft and all its fan boys can go get F#C#E#,(fill in the numbers signs ;)……) because their scaming their customers. The only reason his never breaks anymore is because its MODed for better cooling.
-1fos March 11, 2008
I had my ps3 for about 4 months and it stopped playing all disks. In australia we have a 1 year warranty. first month of the warranty is replacement with a new console and the other 11 months is repair of console or replacement with a refurbish console what ever is easier for sony. I didnt pay $1000 australian for a refurbish console. The way sony treats its customers is rubbish
Neutraltom March 11, 2008
[quote comment="33103"]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.[/quote]
+2yes
how did you fix it
Scott March 15, 2008
My Ps3 wont play games.Eny of them.I tried about 6 Games and it dont work.i have had it for 3 months and 2 weeks ago it stopped working.There is no scratches on eny of my games either.Lucky I didn’t get a xbox 360 elite it would catch fire by the sound of things.
Message for sony: your better than xbox but make it work longer!!!!
Who ever fixed this problem get back to me.
+3Thanks
Jonathan March 17, 2008
I have the ps3 for about 3 months and now it doesn’t read any discs!
+1also it freezes when finally reads one game then freezes…
someone can pls help me?
Vergara March 21, 2008
I got one in Shoptime (Brazil) and it can’ be turned on for more than 5 minutos. The screen display a message:
“the system is running too hot and will be shut down”
Neutralpjsinhoutex March 22, 2008
Wow……….am I glad I stumbled into this forum. I had no idea the PS3 was so trouble prone and unreliable. I bought a PS3 40gb two days ago and was stunned to learn it was not downwardly compatible with PS2 and PS games and promptly returned it………….what a crock of sheiss!
Video games are simply software. Playstations are simply computers with simple operating systems with lots of graphics acceleration and a peripheral or two (Blue Ray, Shmu Ray). If each new version MS Windows or Apple operating system software required users to purchase a new library of application software, how rapidly do you think desktop computing technology would have evolved? (a rhetorical question) Downward software incompatibility by design speaks loudly of a shamefully exploitive marketing attitude at Sony. The 60gb model Sony produced was downwardly compatible with their earlier games but was intentionally discontinued.
Thankfully in my situation the retailer (Target) was willing to take my PS3 disappointment back and provide a full refund. I’m now sitting on the sidelines, money in hand, waiting for a clear leader to emerge in this goofy gaming industry. Sony and its competitors should well understand that in a market economy, consumers vote with their wallets. As in politics, it’s difficult to hide a history of poor performance from the electorate.
Neutralandrew March 25, 2008
STOP COMPLAINING
-4ive had my ps3(and i have a wii) 4 over a year- i got it when it a little after first came out and ive had no problems whatsoever exept it freezing(mabe it happened like 3 times) so it sucks 4 u guys i dont know how i can help i mean my system is backwards compatable and everything so now i know from reading thei that i (and some of my friends) are happy ps3 owners
Chad March 25, 2008
my PS3 is F#CKED i have no idea what the problem is it wont play my games my ps3 games it just cut me off durying online gameplay, i got home turned it on it told me to upload 2.20 i did played 20min of online gameplay , and now nothin, blue light wont come on, and doesent sound like fans running and its in the most open area possible its diffenitly not overheating , this is F@UC^KED
NeutralChad March 25, 2008
hey ppl with same problem my email fairo_9@hotmail.com , if youve found any solutions to this let me know
NeutralChad March 25, 2008
LOL….so everything is running fine still though my games aint working , ive been reading over the internet that most ppl had this problem till they upgraded there “firmware” and then there games played fine. Well ive upgraded to 2.20 and my games stoped working so i guess maybe , hopefully i wont have to wait to long for an update and my games will work again,
Neutraljuan pineda March 26, 2008
my ps3 is telling me the hard disk is corrupted it dosnt play anything what can i do
NeutralRudy PSN accaount ChemicalRMH March 29, 2008
my ps3 wont read GH3 and im wondering if anybody can help
-1JAMIEsniperproSHAW April 1, 2008
SAME IS HAPPENING TO ME ANY SOLUTION AT ALL????
was going through these forums trying to figure out whats wrong with my PS3 some of you say you had the same problem “ps3 started not loading games anymore, i put in disks and nothing happens”
Just wondering if you ever got this fixed???
Any help would be great my email is jamieleeshaw@hotmail.com
Cheers
Jamie
NeutralTomislav Pesa April 1, 2008
I had my ps 3 for 2 weeks now. All new…now it wont read any discs. Same as lots of people here. Really is a shame. I’m really pissed now. Waste of money…
NeutralTommy April 1, 2008
I got my ps3 within a month of USA launch.
recently (right outside the expiration of my one year warranty) i’ve been having what appears to be GPU problems. weird needle-y and triangle glitches and holes in the images, but only on ps3 games, and only on some ps3 games
devil may cry 4
assassin’s creed
condemned 2 bloodshot (the downloadable demo)
and MAN it pisses me off, even though it doesn’t happen to all the stuff and it doesn’t happen all the time…
i’m still using it, in fact i replaced the 60gb hard drive with a 250gb hard drive, but i fear the problem is escalating…
-1Tommy April 1, 2008
[quote comment="38599"]Wow……….am I glad I stumbled into this forum. I had no idea the PS3 was so trouble prone and unreliable. I bought a PS3 40gb two days ago and was stunned to learn it was not downwardly compatible with PS2 and PS games and promptly returned it………….what a crock of sheiss![/quote]
Dude, just get an 80GB model. the 80s are basically the same as the 60s. and don’t complain because you didn’t do your market research
-2PaladinFire April 1, 2008
Yeah, I’m so sick of people complaining about the 40GB model not being back compatible. It IS a well known fact.
Get mad at sony when your PS3 breaks down, don’t get mad at sony when you bought the wrong model due to improper market research on your part.
-3Justice April 2, 2008
LOL
X-BOTS with PS3 flame algorythm.
Same x-dude with different names.
LOL
PS3 is the far stable system.
-1Barton April 2, 2008
[quote comment="36981"]I have the same problem as most people, I put in COD4 was playing a chapter and the sound went out so I finished the chapter thinking that I’d reset after but it froze on the loading screen so then I quit game and it froze again except on a black screen so I ejected the disc and it reset immedeitly so I put the disc back in and it wouldnt come up on the games menu and now it wont read any discs!!!![/quote]
The very same thing happened to me
NeutralKevin April 2, 2008
K heads, I have a sixty for a while now, the only problem is with the memory while surfing online, but i dont care, All you fuckers watch too much porn on your playstation, thats why your having issues, Get a girlfriend head.
-2Pantera_421@hotmail.com
Kevin April 2, 2008
But i now live in fear of my ps3 way to go heads, look what all your whining did
Neutralmikegh323 April 5, 2008
Hey guys, i read just about all your postings and here is what happend to mine, 40gig strip down model. I Actually bought an external cooler for the ps3 thinking just in case it had over heating problems. Well one night i left in on overnight, ten hours, and the very next day i booted it up, 2 minutes of it being on it made a strange beep, as if coming from inside the case, not to be confused with the normal beep when u turn it on, and a clicking noise or two. A week later the wifi and network card just straight up stopped working. Called sony and they said to me ” sounds like hardware failure” and said that ship me a new one right away. They did so with little complaining from me, which leads me to believe that the 40gig maybe having hardware issues. I mean, why would they just send me a new one before even trying to fix mine? Im sure Sony is taking a big hit, meaning it cost more to make them then what they sell it for, and they just send me a new one no questions asked? Sounds like they are trying to weed out deffective models to avoid what happend to xbox360 where people had to ship numerous consols before fixing the problem.
+1Hey and for those guys that think people are abusing their systems are being dooped. If you think Sony would let the public know they are having problems your just plain stupid, there are billions at stake here and if they were having hardware issues?? you would be the last to know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hamid April 7, 2008
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 :)
Greetz
+1HELP PLZ PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ese79 April 9, 2008
this whole thing with my ps3 not reading ps3 games nor blue ray disc sucks but it will play regular dvds and ps2 games. it started on the fifth of this month. i called tech support and since my ps3 was out of warranty its gonna cost me 150 bucks to replace it, but i am geting another 60gb. now the only thing is the “new” one has only 90 days warranty not the 1 year. not only that, i have to get a memory stick with enough memory to back up all my data. they dont recommend using cd’s. but i learned if you have any questions tech support is helpful as long as your not an ass when you call.
+2calum April 14, 2008
[quote comment="23413"]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?[/quote]
+2i have the same problem, it wont display on the tv what did u do?
Paul April 18, 2008
PS3, sucks! Love the blu-ray, hate the Mother Fu(king system! XBOX 360 good system but sucks cuz it don’t have blu-ray or anything!!! WTF!! Don’t understand the console war! Buy a PS3 cuz it a upconverting dvd player and blu-ray player that happens to play games! MY PS3 sucks pe#is and b@lls! HaTe It! OH well, beware though360 has many many many many many many problems1
+1ian April 27, 2008
yeah i have been having this weard video problem with mine this is not my vedio i got my ps3 around christmas and i was working fine till 5 days ago but now its all fudged up and i cant fix it i think i need to return it will it cost me anything
+1FoxSound April 30, 2008
[quote comment="33160"]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.[/quote]
yeah the bluray is broken they arent gona fix it… at least they dident fix mine.. they give u a new one.. pissed me off i had to w8 3 weeks for a new one that i could get the same day.. now i gest got it back and i play it gest 3-5 hours max.. coz i m afraid.. this new gen console are starting to piss me off.. pay soo much for a bag of sh1t? WTF?
Neutralthat one guy May 2, 2008
ya my ps3 just now broke on me after about four months. it was freezing up to the point where i had to turn the console off to get it to work again. the next month is when it just stopped on me. it will start up and everything but the icons on the menu screen wont come up but my back round is still there. whats up with that?
+1James May 11, 2008
[quote comment="33160"]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.[/quote]
Dude mine just did the same thing today and its my second ps3 along with four ps2’s that had the same issue it starts the game saying playstat… and then quits with a error message same as what’s happening to you. Sony is paying for shipping and everything but its going to take 5 days to send the system in and then 10-14 days to get it back. Bul…… i’m so pissed off about this. Screw sony i knew i should have bought a 360 but my ps3 fanboy side of me came out.
+1marie May 18, 2008
Hi I have a very BIG problem whith my PS3 I hope that some one can help me…
well my playstation was bought in russia and it work very well over there, but then I took it to Denmark and then it didn’t work.. the menu did’nt pop up when I turned it on, and some the of my games did’nt work and the blueray player did’nt work.
so please help me :)
+1Marius May 21, 2008
Hi!
I have some problem with my ps3.. When im playing gta 4 online, im falling aut all the time.. its comes up: The connection to one or more players has been lost. Returning to singelplayer mode. Can somebody help me..?
Marius
NeutralLisa May 24, 2008
I have had 2 PS3’s and 2 t.v.s blow up in the last 2 weeks. The first time it happened we thought it was just a freak accident but now that it has happened a second time I am mad. I can probably get Sony to replace the PS3’s but I guess I’m just S.O.L. as far as the t.v.’s go……it happened while the video/audio cords were being plugged into the t.v.. I have searched online and found other people that had the same problem and most people are telling them it must have been the t.v. but I don’t buy it because it happened to 2 different t.v.’s for me. Anyone else have this problem or know what the cause could be?
NeutralGrimal May 27, 2008
Ninja Gaiden sigma seemed to kill mine. I have had this system for three months, nothing went wrong with it, it was fine and dandy. Then just yesterday as I was playing ninja gaiden sigma (playing as the awesome rachel) I ran to a save point and bam the whole thing froze, I could’nt do anything, so I turned it off, just thinking oh it might have just frozen and will work fine when I turn it off and back on (via the main power switch on the back) I was terribly wrong! It came up fine as anything. The only problem, it would’nt play any of my games (Ps3, Ps2, Ps1). Not even music Cds or DvDs. Makes me really sad, cause I have been a Playstation fan ever since the first one came out. I’am having really big doubts about the whole thing. I’am really just thinking of getting a Wii or something and forgetting about Ps3 altogether. :/
Losing hope PS fan. :(
Neutralgoose May 28, 2008
I had the PS3 since christmas 2007. Never had a problem til yesterday May 26th. My nephew played the system for about 5 hours. The system over heated and the movie we played started over by itself, then the screen turned pink and the color on the blueray wouldnt come back to normal. I tested it this morning and its working normal now. Is there a way to keep it cooler while running for hours on end?
NeutralEhijie May 29, 2008
just got my console 2days ago tried loading nothing works even cd nothing atall what should i do about this? send me help to ehijie@yahoo.com..
NeutralBuddha May 30, 2008
[quote comment="23413"]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?[/quote]
I have had 3 PS3’s. The first one smoked up on me and was under warrenty and was covered. The secound on turned off and would not come back on and the 90 day warrenty was up and i payed $149.00 to have it fixed. The thired one lasted another 90 days and did the same thang. Thats anouther $149.00 to fix it. As much as it is they need to have a better warrenty on them. @yrs would be nice.
NeutralAverage Joe May 31, 2008
I ve had my PS3 since august of 07 have never had a problem until the end of this month (may 08). I was playing fifa 08 and all of a sudden it froze so i restarted the game and then all this blue squares appeared on the screen like the graphics were messed up. It took me about 6 restarts before it finally came up. I was able to play for about 2 hours and same thing happened. Now it will only start but nothing comes up in the screen its just black. Why do they make such pieces of crap for 499. THey could at least giving us lifetime warranty. I feel like breaking it and sending it in to show them what i thinkof their crap.
+1topshooter365 June 10, 2008
i have had ps3 for a year without problems but no it runs some games fine and others it will run for ten seconds then it just locks up and i have to get up and switch it off if you know what is wrong post back
NeutralDarren June 13, 2008
I have had ps3 for about 6 months and it has been working great until last week. I use it on a 1080i tv through a hdmi cable, and now the sound goes in and out every couple of seconds. It is fine with the composite cables and it wasn’t the hdmi cable i had cuz i replaced it and the same thing happened. I have been looking online for anyone else with the same problem but I haven’t seen anything. Need to know if I should just return it or call for repair. Can anyone help??
NeutralIan June 15, 2008
Im waiting for my new ps3 on Monday as the old one stopped working after playing GTA, went to yellow light then flashing red? My ps3 sits in a open shelf stand so its got plenty of fresh air.
Friend no1 sent his back two weeks ago wouldnt recognise discs.
Friend no 2 also sent his back six weeks ago due to freezing and not recognising discs.
Surely Sony need to be pulled up about this, its a lot of money to spend on a machine that seems to always break down after a few months.
+2Dont get me wrong i love the system and also own a sony amp and LCD TV without any problems but the PS3 is very temperemental i will get a 2 year add on warranty when this runs out as i have to confess i dont rate the PS3`s reliability.
Gabes June 17, 2008
hi,
im getting really annoyed with my PS3, well, its more like my internet.
i am with virgin media and everytime i try to connect my PS3 and i do test connection it says “ip address has timed out”
please try and help me, i am only 12 years old and its really frustating me.
Neutralbradley June 17, 2008
my ps3 willnot let me go onto my users to select what one to go on what can i do?
NeutralBlake June 18, 2008
i was playing NHL 2008 and after the first period the game shuts off and goes back to the main ps3 screen. (only happens once in a while) but its scaring me..help please
NeutralDevin June 19, 2008
Ok last night i was playing cod4 everthing was going perfect. The next day i went to play it and the disc was cracked. I think it was from leaving it on during a update…not sure. If you know anything please post it
NeutralDevin June 19, 2008
[quote comment="33297"]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[/quote]
Dude i know piece of fuck cracked a few of my games……..Dont know how it managed to do that i got mine for christmas and it worked great until last night. I still like ps3 more than xbox 360 though even though those dicks at sony pass these machines when they are still fucked up.
Neutraldiego June 22, 2008
hi…the ps3 still have problems??
NeutralCW June 23, 2008
I Just performed the latest update and after it was complete I tryed to play gta4 and the system will not play games or dvd or blue ray. Everything else works fine. I also can not find the receipt So I am really F*#ked I called Sony and was charged 150.00 and they are sending me another unit with only 90 day warrn. I got the system for x-mas of this year and I dont play many games. It sits on a file cabinet next to a window so it gets clean fresh air and hardly any sun hits that side of the house so I dont think it is getting to hot. And I have a electric dust zapper on my air system so dust is not an issue. I think it is a design problem and I think sony should fix it for free with the serial numbers. I will probably get it fixed and sell it. I am really thinking of getting xbox? I have only had playstation systems in the past but I think a new model name is coming into the house.
NeutralJshalda June 24, 2008
My friend was playing a oblivion with my ps3 and and while it was saving the system shut its self off but wit no red light for the stand by. Now the system will not turn back on and my game disc is stuck in there. I called up Sony because I bought it in November and it still was under warranty But i lost my receipt and even though I registered it they will not touch it unless I pay Sony 140.00 I am so frustrated because when I had a problem wit my xbox 360 Microsoft fixed it with no problems. I keep hearing how bad it is when xbox360s mess up but at lest they fix the problem without any questions. I only wish Sony would show better customer service and be cool with there warranty and fix my ps3. I regret ever buying a ps3. Has anyone ever had a problem like with with Sony’s Customer Service? if I had to do it all over again maybe just maybe I would have listen to them Xbox and Wii fan boys. better yet maybe I would have never bought that system to begin with. Maybe I should call the better business people and complain about Sony and how I am being treated.
+1Danielle June 25, 2008
[quote comment="35407"][quote comment="33160"]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.[/quote]
yeah i’ve had my ps3 for about a month and it isnt reading ANY disc i put in….[/quote]
I’m seeing my PS3 doing the same thing now, but after it cools down it works again
NeutralLiam June 26, 2008
mine has just stopped reading discs altogether, quick call to sony UK (08705998877) and they said this was a common fault, took my serial number, name and address and said a new system would be sent as soon as poss, (roughly 1 week) unfortunate that it has these problems but cant fault their willingness to sort it out, suppose ill just ride it out as i love my ps3, good look to all you guys having problems with them out there and couldnt agree more that its stupid for sony not to have the number on their site!
Neutralmatt. June 26, 2008
okay…when i try to put a game in..it says..”error has occured with the start opperation” and it wont let me play anything. i tried system updates…..and everything..i thought it was just overheating..but it might be something else..
+2if someone knows how to fix it, email me : mattxxdisaster@aol.com
thanks (;
mark June 29, 2008
having problems with the parental control, on my sub account wen i get onto fifa 08 and try and click on online it just tells me that i cannot do it because of parental control from the master user! what do i need to do to b able to play online?
Neutralsergio June 30, 2008
[quote comment="23413"]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?[/quote]
My ps3 doesnt turn on the red light is flashing, what can I do to repaire my ps3???
+1Gav July 2, 2008
ive had 3 ps3’s my firs one said i have to rebout the hard drive so i did nd it froze nd stoped workin my second one made a poping sound every time i turend it on then it caught fire with cod4 in so i got realy pissed off and my last one sayes cannot start the correct hard drive was not found :(
NeutralDrummerJoe25 July 4, 2008
[quote comment="23413"]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?[/quote]
IMPORTANT!! (NOT DISPLAYING PICTURE)
Neutraltry holding the ON button when turning it on so it beeps for the second time this resets the picture settings so it can display on the TV!!
May not be the problem but worth checking
heromstr July 5, 2008
[quote comment="35142"][quote comment="33103"]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.[/quote]
NeutralSame 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 :([/quote]
your hard disk went out i faild it is heating up and casing the system to over heat buy a new hdd or replace the system
cooley July 6, 2008
ps 3 says it cannot find hard-drive
Neutraldamo k July 7, 2008
could anyone tell me if there having the same problem as me when im playing online i have no problem but soon as i turn on my bluetooth headset my playstation starts 2 frezze or i lose connection 2 the playstation network.. hope someone could help me with this because its driving me crazy!!!
NeutralBrian July 8, 2008
Owned my ps3 since the launch with no issues. Recently bought metal gear 4. upon inserting the disc, was informed that i needed to update the firmware in order to play the game. After the update installed and the system restarted, the ps3 no longer will read a disc. No blu-ray, ps3 game, dvd, cd, i mean nothing. Sony is more than happy to assist with the problem for $150. Before you update the firmware on your machine, cross your fingers.
Neutralsneekycat July 10, 2008
MINE KEEPS FREEZING AFTER 10-20 MINUTES OF PLAYING TIME.
NeutralMADDEN. COD4. MGS4. EVERYTHING FREEZES, EVEN WHEN IM NOT PLAYING ONLINE..WTF?? AM I GOING TO HAV TO SEND IT IN TO GET IT FIXED OR, AS I READ UR COMENTS IT MIGHT BE 2.40 UPDATE.
sneekycat July 10, 2008
DO I HAVE TO SEND IT IN TO GET IT FIXED.. OR WAIT FOR A NEW UPDATE???
NeutralDaniel July 17, 2008
[quote comment="23413"]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?[/quote]
Mine to man on your second 1 did it like show nothing on the screen jus black
NeutralDevin July 21, 2008
Can a virus stop your machine from reading discs
NeutralRagim July 27, 2008
My ps3 has been working fine since september 2007. Yesterday I bought DBZ burst limit and it froze during loading. Can happen ofcourse. After this it showed an error. And after that I could not read disc’s. No reason to panic! Shut it off and did not play the whole day. The day after I played another game and it frozes too. Every freaking game i play freezes. Anyone has the same problem?
Neutraldangambino8 August 10, 2008
Mine wont read any discs. it started by freezing occassionally for two days. now they want be to ship it out for a refurbished one!!! im going to buy one from bestbuy and return it when i get mine back!! also i noticed when i insert the discs, they dont spin. they come out facing the same way i inserted them. im trying the complete re-fromatt now. 5 hours remaining!! i saved what i could to a usb flash drive. anyway keep posted if the re-formatt helps any (i dont expect it too, but its worth a try). THIS SUCKS!!!
Neutraldangambino8 August 10, 2008
ALso, i havent seen any solutions to this. it looks like a hardware issue. i did my 2.42 fw weeks ago. it is very widespread and i see thousands of blogs and videos of people with the same problem. sony neds to step up and claim responsibility so it wony keep happening to future customers!!!
NeutralSam August 12, 2008
Hey !
I borrowed a PS3 of my sisters boyfriend until i get my own soon. And i was playing GTA 4 and i just started playing it in the morning, i pressed pause and the screen went black… nothing happened.. i waited for a few minutes and nothing, so i turned it off, and turned it back on, and it got to the main PS3 screen were you log in a stuff and were the game loads and the game wasnt being read by the PS3. If anyone one knows what has happened please help :) Im reconsidering getting a PS3, i might get a Xbox 360… have to see
Thanks
Sam
Neutralx
Belshnap909 August 15, 2008
[quote comment="33059"]the fan noise[/quote]
Neutrali waz about 2 play cod4 but the game just froze and i tried it again and did it again so i tried a different game and did the same thing.
Carl August 15, 2008
[quote comment="33297"]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[/quote]
NeutralHad mine 9 months then today it wont recognise that iv put a disc in, game, dvd or blu ray. Still under warranty so i phoned customer service on 08705998877 and they are replacing it with a shiny new one in under a week. top service. Hope this helps.
Ricky August 23, 2008
I might be getting the new 80GB console thats coming out in 4days
+1will this one have all these problems fixed? any word from sony?
all these posts makes me reconsider getting ps3 :(
Rob August 23, 2008
Hi all,
From the UK, and have a UK ps3, was playing GTA 4 the other day, it installed over 3GB of the game Data on the HDD, Played the game, saved it after your shown to Romans room etc and Roman goes off to take the Cab back at the very begining of the game, Decided to turn off the game after it had fully saved via the PS button and quit as normal, took out the Disc, and turned off the console to watch some TV
Well, I turn it back on about an hour later to carry on my GTA 4 game, and it just started a new go from the begining intro, I first thought maybe Auto load was disabled but checked it and it wasn’t, plus my saves were gone
I turned off the game again and took the Disc out, went into my consoles HDD saves area and it was saying No saves were there, and also the Games initail 3GB installation was not showing but it must be there as when I put the game back on it doesn’t need to install the 3GB again
I am currently on my second system as the first one was making a rattling noise inside the optical drive and had other minor problems, my brothers have a PS3 and there’s works fine, I even borrowed it for a while before getting my own and I had No problem with there’s, I thought what a fantastic unit the PS3 is
Well I’ve also tried to connect to the internet on my PS3, and download the latest system update but it keeps saying it can’t connect even though all the settings are right, so last night I went directly to the web address given in the consoles guide to download the update and I burned it to a CD-R Disc, put in in the console and it just said there was no data on it for the console to use
I am very surprised that the PS3 is having so many problems, I have built my own high spec PC’S in the past so no one can call me an idiot, I have truly exhausted all advice given by Sony’s manual and online guide but the console just isn’t interested
I hope some ppl have had some success?, and if so, what worked?
Has anyone else had this problem??? or similar with other games???
Thanks all in advance
+2Ambee September 7, 2008
Can someone help me I was playing COD4 on the PS3 and then when I quit the game my friends list won’t show up anymore I tried everything I could think of >.< here’s my Email amber_rox9116@hotmail.com
Neutraljimbobjames September 9, 2008
Hi all,
I work for a large games retailer in the UK.
The problems we see with the PS3 are as follows.
1. – The mode has been set wrongly for the tv output – turn off the machine and then power it on but hold your finger on the power button – it will then beep after about 5 seconds – turn it off then back on and you should be back on the default composite analogue output.
2. – Disc drive failures – those of you complaining about in game freezes / pauses, or discs no longer reading have a dead drive. This is a problem the original PS2 suffered too. Sony just don’t make disc drives that last. The amount of people we get with PS2’s that won’t read either cd’s or dvd’s is immense, you can spot them as they will ask if the discs they are buying are blue or not. With the PS3 they seem to just give up reading discs of any kind and will sit on the menu screen showing an empty drive.
3. Overheating – usually the consoles that this happens too just fail to show anything or crash in the menu’s.
Hope this helps some of you.
+1f\Freaz' September 14, 2008
um i had my ps3 like for 7 months and when i put in a disk it freaz’s and then when i restart and i start the game in doesnt read it so i take it out then put back in then freze again idk whats the deal and i was wondering if this happend to anyone and do they have any answers?
Neutralfrankie September 16, 2008
im on my 3rd playstation 3 and every time its been the disk reader. im over waiting the 3 to 4 weeks to get it back and its not even the ps3 i sent them. its some1 else ps3 thats been recondition. straight after i watched a dvd i have had the same problem and the games arnt reading.dont get me wrong i enjoy my ps3 (when it works) i just think they made the 40gig ps3 cheap
Neutralgordon September 23, 2008
[quote comment="35579"]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![/quote]
**** *** shanko i have seen where a ps3 can be put and for how long – also it has had no problems to date, before you say they dont know what they are talking about try having a problem that cant be fixed.
before you even start to answer there problems i advise looking a little more deeply at the ACTUAL ps3 and its architecture – you may get some jaw dropping surprises when you think about how it works.
p.s. the PS3 has very grave concerns when it comes to overheating.
Neutralgordon September 23, 2008
[quote comment="35578"]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.[/quote]
sorry quoted wrong section for about – but still shanko get to grips with what it can do and if you did actually read some of them you would have read that some HAVE sent them back to SONY to get fixed.
Neutralgordon September 23, 2008
[quote comment="39087"][quote comment="38599"]Wow……….am I glad I stumbled into this forum. I had no idea the PS3 was so trouble prone and unreliable. I bought a PS3 40gb two days ago and was stunned to learn it was not downwardly compatible with PS2 and PS games and promptly returned it………….what a crock of sheiss![/quote]
Dude, just get an 80GB model. the 80s are basically the same as the 60s. and don’t complain because you didn’t do your market research[/quote]
first ones released were backwards compatable with ps2 only but sony later removed it and if memory serves me right some areas did not get it at all.
before anyone thinks i dont like ps3 – i have a ps2 and was hoping for something better that what has been offered up in the form of the ps3.
-1gordon September 23, 2008
[quote comment="45297"]Can a virus stop your machine from reading discs[/quote]
only if you download illegal software to the ps3 – and it is hard enough to create a game for it so i doubt a virus would be created so soon if at all.
Neutralgordon September 23, 2008
I have read through some of the posts again and there is a serious problem i have noticed, and it is not the ps3 shutting off mid game or anything – it is the fact that some of you are getting cracked disks, if you get a cracked disk DO NOT put another disk in the drive as it is likely the drive is cracking it, it is highly unlikely that a system update of any kind if at all will fix it.
Dont put other disks in as
1) there could be bits of that disk still in the drive (regardless if it is the disk or the drive that is the cause) and.
2)it could crack that disk and make the problem worse.
If you feel that it is not that serious and it could be a flaw in the actual disk – get a cleaner for the drive, use it 2 or 3 times might sound over kill but the blu ray laser is a lot thinner than a normal drives laser – take back the disk and try and get a replacement but in general it is likely that the drive is causing it.
Neutralgordon September 23, 2008
I was hoping to find a good reason to get a PS3 (it seemed that i could get what i wanted in the xbox360 for less) but with all the problems and issues (refurbished PS3s) i dont think i will be getting my own PS3 any time soon.
Neutralpete September 26, 2008
[quote comment="33245"]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.[/quote]
i have an xbox 360 and it is my second one and im now having problems with it. the first overheated to much and the new one i got is getting errors. i was thinking about getting ps3 this weekend and am looking online to see the problems people are facing. it seems that both system have there problems and it suck because we spend all this money on these systems and then they dont work or brake. its a gamble on either system
NeutralManafront September 28, 2008
If your PS3:
Stops reading ps3 games but still reads PS2 games.
Sometimes loads a game but will not update if required.
Doesn’t load anything.
That problem is due to not keeping your system clean. it is found to happen within first month of purchase or maybe even after a year of having it. While rare it is free to repair if still under warranty.
So, keep your systems clean! and if you have to! save and get the add on cooling fans to keep everything going, especially if you are a hardcore gamer.
Neutralmike September 29, 2008
[quote comment="23413"]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?[/quote]
Neutralyes me too my ps3 is on but wont show picture on tv helpppppppppppppppp
Jayden October 3, 2008
yeah my games just do not work on my ps3 i dont no why
NeutralMike D October 7, 2008
hey, my ps3 keeps telling me to restore the hard drive fileing system or something, and ive done it…at least 15 times, but it just keeps telling me to do it, anyone else have this problem?
+1dante October 7, 2008
hey can u guys help me
Neutralim having a problem with my ps3
i was playing mlb 08 and when i quit the game and was gonna go to the
main screen before that it beeps then restarts and then works
reads my discs
but when i wanted to play mlb 08 again
took me to the main screen but
now it read it
i wanna know if i have to worry about this
will the beeps damage my ps3 in the long run
jordan October 10, 2008
i used the ps3 on hd it worked fine but when i used rca cables on my other tv it doesnt work
NeutralXilix October 17, 2008
Flashing red light issue : RTFM (Read The F****** Manual!
the rest of you, RTFM!
Those complaining of no backwards compatibility: RTFM!
And if you want your PS3 to suffer a early death: buy a intercooler thingy and overload your standard PS3 cooling fans till they die! If it gets too hot in your opinion, put your PS3 in a open, ventilated place, like on top of a desk or something ,instead of in a isolated wooden box!
I have a 60 GB system for over 1 and a half year now, and it never had ANY problems at all. wanna know why? I DID read the manual, and followed its instructions!
Really helps, you all should try it…
-2Ricky October 17, 2008
the av multi out start making a loud noise, i though it was the cable, and i did a test using my home theater and my regular tv, and the noise still there, i switch the multi out cable and still made the noise. And this occur after a month .If anyone have any suggestions of what should i do please help will be accepted. I have the ps3 fr 4 months already. Is a 80 gb.
NeutralJay October 19, 2008
[quote comment="33169"]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 :([/quote]
NeutralJay October 19, 2008
my ps3 can’t play my games it was working two day ago and now it can’t read my discs I feel like smashing it with a hammer too sony suck’s sh?t……….
Neutralbkapostle October 25, 2008
[quote comment="35909"]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.[/quote]
Neutralthats a retard answer ur no sony fan…ive been with sony for years.ive had my ps3 since release. ive had no prob till now i got the yellow power bar…but im not complainig imma get a nother one in 2weeks…how long would u wait for your 360 after u get the red ring…u wait more than 2weeks possbly more than a month u kno y cause dudes are sendn 360 back like crazy cause the red ring of death so its hard gettn back everyones 360 so fast. and the ps3 graphics compare to 360’s when it comes to multiplatformer games gonna look better cause the original test system for a multiplatform game was the 360 so u wouldnt b able to take advantage of the ps3 power…only game to do that was metal gear. it flled up all 50gb on the ps3 blu ray disc and only ran 64.8% of the ps3 full power….streetfighter 4 and every other game thats multiplatformer will use the ps3 as the test system…do ur research b4 u bash u 360 lover…p.s. the average blu ray system is more expensive then the average ps3 same wth the cheapest
tom October 26, 2008
when on the main menu, or on a game the screen keeps flashing..
one moment it will be full colour, 1 second it’ll be that fuzzy white dot thing , then full colour, then the fuzzy whit dot thing.. (i swear to god i’l have a seizure)
i dont know what to do..
however, demos work perfectly
what happened recently when i went on MGS4 it came up in a browny orange sort of colour, asking for an update in audio and video (or something like that)
i think i may have cancelled it part way through…
Neutralany help please?
kris October 27, 2008
i paid $1000 for a ps3 14 months ago and now, 2months out of warranty it wont read game discs,Sony want $300 just to look at it.what a joke.If you are thinking of getting a ps3 forget it
Neutralbmx221 October 30, 2008
i have had my ps3 for over a year now and it has shit itsself. it was clear sailing from the start no problems. now the blu ray drive has died on me so i cant play any games on it. it wont take in the disc without a good push. and just yesterday it started to say cant find correct harddrive. i havent even f**King touched the harddrive and cause its out of warrenty f**king sony wants $315 (aud) to fix it… well to give me a other broken one they have fixed so pissed sony has gone down the shiter… but i can say i had 2 xbox 360’s before and they both f**ked up with in 2 weeks so sony is still better but f**k they are pissing me off
+1Vivek October 31, 2008
bloody rip off mate.. my console broke on about two months after i purchased it. I sent it back for repair and it took almost 2months. Then i was fine.. so i thought everything is good and bla bla.. so went a bought heaps of fuckin expensive games. Today my console again broke down on me.. It doesn’t read game cds.. I was playing Tom Clancy Rainbow 6 when all of a sudden the game froze. I waited and waited.. and after no response i rebooted the bloody thing.. and then.. it didn’t show the game disk. I put in a movie disk.. works fine.. and then checked it with the game disk.. doesn’t work..
NeutralThis is what pisses me off.. I rang the repair center and asked then if they could help me out with the problem.. They asked me to send it to them.. and quoted the price of $300 something.. to get it fixed, if it was out of warranty. I couldn’t believe my ears.. and i said.. “are you joking.. 300 bucks to fix it.. I can buy a new one online if i add a little bit extra”. So i asked them, since i had already the same problem before and the repair center had fixed it. I asked them what the problem was and how they fixed it the last time.. They said.. they couldn’t tell me. ” I ask, Why” , why the fuck can’t they tell me, after i have spent 2months of my bloody wage on that fucking thing(including the console and the fucking expensive games that i had bought).
This time i am thinking of sending it to a chinese repair center to get it fixed. It will probably do it for cheaper and in less time.
Andrew Nicholson November 2, 2008
This just happened today: when I turn mine on, the green light comes up, but then it shuts down after a yellow light appears and then it goes back 2 red. and the red light flashes a few times.
NeutralVivek November 2, 2008
sony is making money out of people’s misery… bloody 300 to get it fixed.. and how long will it last again.. ??? maybe a week.. and then wat??? send it back again.. and wait another couple of months to have it fixed… The console that we buy stays with the repair center more than it’s meant to be with us.. I hope someone figures out soon how to fix this disk not reading problem..
NeutralJay November 6, 2008
whaou, lots of problems here with the PS3.
But what a shame for Sony. After 4 month, my PS3 did not recognize any of my games. I send it back for reparation. Now it runs quite good. But it is cover with lots of scratches and smudges !!!!! I was really pissed of !!! So i call them back, and i must send it again …
(ps: i’m not an anglophon, so excuse for all my english mistakes)
-1Ian November 8, 2008
My PS3 quit displaying picture as well as sound, and it seems like its a popular problem. Expensive pieces of junk…
NeutralBrandon November 9, 2008
[quote comment="53927"]My PS3 quit displaying picture as well as sound, and it seems like its a popular problem. Expensive pieces of junk…[/quote]
NeutralI agree, I’ve had to resort to trying to restore factory settings and yet it still won’t even work. I fear that I’m going to have to try and buy a new PS3
Sikirica_7 November 10, 2008
[quote comment="35132"][quote comment="31320"]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 :)
Greetz[/quote]
I have the same problem. If any one knows how to fix this problem pls e-mail me @ mark_macmaster@hotmail.com[/quote]
i have the same problem please help meeeeeeeeee
+1break the ps3 November 10, 2008
the ps3 has alot of problems so take it and tell sony to give you all the money that you spent on it
+1Andrew seaford November 21, 2008
No problems with my pS3 at all. love it.
-2ps3 download November 21, 2008
I have had my Ps3 for quite a while now and to be honest with you i haven’t had any major problems. I play on it daily.
NeutralDilz (Psn) November 22, 2008
when i load my ps3 up nearly any games its like static and then that goes away then big blue and yellow spts come up
Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big_boss_dil@hotmail.co.uk
+1david newbold November 24, 2008
wen i turn my ps3 on, it doesn’t come up with the possible users to go on. so i cannot access any user which therefore results in me not being able to play any game or even use my ps3….any ideas wot this is and the solution?
+2Crobiaman November 26, 2008
I bought a PS3 two months ago. Shipped it outside the USA for my nephew in South America. Two weeks later the damned red lights started blinking and the system shut off. Sony offers no service outside the USA and requires a receipt for repair. I hate Sony. Take a look at Youtube, hundreds of frustrated sony clients have the same problem. Why doesn’t Sony just publish the solution to this problem.
NeutralDamned Sony. Hope they go broke……
Shane November 27, 2008
[quote comment="41749"]I have had 2 PS3’s and 2 t.v.s blow up in the last 2 weeks. The first time it happened we thought it was just a freak accident but now that it has happened a second time I am mad. I can probably get Sony to replace the PS3’s but I guess I’m just S.O.L. as far as the t.v.’s go……it happened while the video/audio cords were being plugged into the t.v.. I have searched online and found other people that had the same problem and most people are telling them it must have been the t.v. but I don’t buy it because it happened to 2 different t.v.’s for me. Anyone else have this problem or know what the cause could be?[/quote]
Lisa, I just encountered this problem. I plugged my video cable into a TV from the ps3 and sparks shot out of the TV input (Funny thing is there was a wii plugged in too and it always worked fine). Now the TV won’t turn on and the ps3 doesn’t send out a video signal. How did Sony handle the TV getting wrecked? Also, did they transfer the data from your hard drive for you? I would myself but there is no picture. I assume I’ll get a new ps3. (still under warranty) Thanks for any info.
Neutralstewart November 30, 2008
[quote comment="35126"][quote comment="31320"]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 :)
Greetz[/quote]
I have the same problem!!
Neutralnone of my games load anymore.. not evem blue ray movies!!!
help me ;/[/quote]
mine does the same thing i was playin saints row 2 and it froze so i turned it off and then tryed to load it and then it said problem occurred during load and then again so i turned it off and then it wont even show the game or dvd
Rj November 30, 2008
[quote comment="36981"]I have the same problem as most people, I put in COD4 was playing a chapter and the sound went out so I finished the chapter thinking that I’d reset after but it froze on the loading screen so then I quit game and it froze again except on a black screen so I ejected the disc and it reset immedeitly so I put the disc back in and it wouldnt come up on the games menu and now it wont read any discs!!!![/quote]
That’s the exact same thing with me!!!,but except I play it online and the sounds go off 2 wtf is that,and when i play cod4 online after i finish a game it just freezes and goes to a black screen!!! Do you guys think i should use the warranty thing to get a new PS3 plz reply and tell if u guys had the same problem as I did and tell what u guys did plz!
-1ps3 hater December 8, 2008
[quote comment="54864"]No problems with my pS3 at all. love it.[/quote]
Just wait 4 a few month buddy. Good luck
NeutralMark December 8, 2008
Had both 360 and ps3 , , on my 3rd 360 and now it just died again.. i sold my ps3 for a WII , Thinking now i should have stuck with the ps3. BEWARE 360 is built to break.
+1John Hark December 11, 2008
my ps3 froze the first time i turned it on, then it wouldnt turn on again after that. fuck sony
-1F1XEDPS3 December 21, 2008
[quote comment="53013"]i have had my ps3 for over a year now and it has shit itsself. it was clear sailing from the start no problems. now the blu ray drive has died on me so i cant play any games on it. it wont take in the disc without a good push. and just yesterday it started to say cant find correct harddrive. i havent even f**King touched the harddrive and cause its out of warrenty f**king sony wants $315 (aud) to fix it… well to give me a other broken one they have fixed so pissed sony has gone down the shiter… but i can say i had 2 xbox 360’s before and they both f**ked up with in 2 weeks so sony is still better but f**k they are pissing me off[/quote]
DUDE, $315 aus is freakin massive! thats utterly crap..
I suggest a bit of reading and researching and fixing the problem yourself. it IS an easy fix and can be done in a little under an hour, including research on EXACTLY what to do…
Another unhappy sony australia customer.
-out of warranty and treated like crap.
180gbHD, replaced B/R laser, backwards comp.
Neutralnorris December 25, 2008
[quote comment="33160"]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.[/quote]
i had this problem as well but i did a quick re format and everything was fine it happend after watching a blue ray disc which was very suspect email me at
thebanks02@comcast.net if you can help i dont want this to happen againg damit
Neutralchad freeman December 27, 2008
i had my ps3 since day one and never had not 1 problem with mine people just dont treat there stuff like they should
+1Dealt_Soul December 27, 2008
I wont set back and see the 360 bashed no longer. I have 2 consoles and one of them is 1 gen, and i have had no problems out of eather of them. You just have to use your head and keep them cool. Just like a computer, are you gonna run a high end processor with just a case fan? No you gonna add what you need to keep it cool. In fact i have intercoolers on the back of both of them, and they run very cool. The 1st gen did freeze up when i first got it but it was blowing hot air out the back. After adding the intercooler it has never froze again. Use your head people.
+1Dealt_Soul December 27, 2008
[quote comment="57441"]i had my ps3 since day one and never had not 1 problem with mine people just dont treat there stuff like they should[/quote]
I agree with you on this comment.
+2Dealt_Soul December 27, 2008
[quote comment="52407"][quote comment="35909"]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.[/quote]
thats a retard answer ur no sony fan…ive been with sony for years.ive had my ps3 since release. ive had no prob till now i got the yellow power bar…but im not complainig imma get a nother one in 2weeks…how long would u wait for your 360 after u get the red ring…u wait more than 2weeks possbly more than a month u kno y cause dudes are sendn 360 back like crazy cause the red ring of death so its hard gettn back everyones 360 so fast. and the ps3 graphics compare to 360’s when it comes to multiplatformer games gonna look better cause the original test system for a multiplatform game was the 360 so u wouldnt b able to take advantage of the ps3 power…only game to do that was metal gear. it flled up all 50gb on the ps3 blu ray disc and only ran 64.8% of the ps3 full power….streetfighter 4 and every other game thats multiplatformer will use the ps3 as the test system…do ur research b4 u bash u 360 lover…p.s. the average blu ray system is more expensive then the average ps3 same wth the cheapest[/quote]
Thats bull**** and you dont have to pay $300 to get the 360 fixed out of warranty, its about $95. The grafix on 360 blisters PS3 along with alot better framerate.
This was from E3 website. http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/617/617951p1.html
CONCLUSION
When you break down the numbers, Xbox 360 has provably more performance than PS3. Keep in mind that Sony has a track record of over promising and under delivering on technical performance. The truth is that both systems pack a lot of power for high definition games and entertainment.
However, hardware performance, while important, is only a third of the puzzle. Xbox 360 is a fusion of hardware, software and services. Without the software and services to power it, even the most powerful hardware becomes inconsequential. Xbox 360 games—by leveraging cutting-edge hardware, software, and services—will outperform the PlayStation 3.
-1Owen December 27, 2008
Don’t put the ps3 on cold ground, they are fussy.. try putting it on the box
Neutralsteve December 28, 2008
my ps3 stopped reading disc’s mostly ea games there ain’t shit you can do your laser is stuffed $200 Australian to fix if your out of warranty like me ps (i blame fifa09 something is wrong with that game)
+1quicncy December 29, 2008
My ps3 when on is green light…like a few seconds later it turns to orange then to blinking red from what i have read blink red is caused of over heating and must not use it for 1 week i put it away for like 1 month but the problem is still there can any1 help me??
Neutraljared December 30, 2008
[quote comment="57490"]My ps3 when on is green light…like a few seconds later it turns to orange then to blinking red from what i have read blink red is caused of over heating and must not use it for 1 week i put it away for like 1 month but the problem is still there can any1 help me??[/quote]
dude the same thing is happening if you find out how to fix it deffiently let me know !!!!!
NeutralJosh HENR January 1, 2009
the 60GB is so bad, So i’m glad SONY discontinued it, it always freezes and won’t always load the picture. Bought it in June/14/07 and now 1/1/09 i’m now sending it back for the FOURTH TIME for repair, AMERICAN EXPRESS credit card members be advised you can get an EXTENDED WARRANTEE for ANOTHER FULL year one the PS3s. they were nice enough to refund my purchase $399 and am planning on getting a new one the next time it brakes, this truly SONYs worst product out on the market none of thier other products!
NeutralEddie January 2, 2009
My PS3 succeeds in finding the IP Address but fails to connect to internet, also I don’t know if this helps at all or not but the internet on my computer messes up here and there too but works most of the time….can someone help me, this is frustrating me
NeutralJosh January 3, 2009
ps3fanboy wrote:”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.”
First of all you’re not a ps3fanboy.
NeutralYou are just a f**** liar.Now listen some words of truth.I had an Xbox 360,but like a lot of people have hardware failures 4 times.For real. All times I call microsoft help and like you all notice, all times my X box 360 return broken but only last time last longer a few month if I recall.The last time try to repair it myself and last for a couple of weeks.But finally eats the dust.So I jumped to the PS3.For first glance is better designed,the Xbox360 is just chinese low quality crap.And about graphics are almost the same It’s a lie that the Xbox have better graphics.I saw it with my own eyes.But still I have my PS3 from little time no prob yet but I’m still aware.Don’t know if all this posts are real,maybe not but at least I can pick a view to them.I’m just afraid of the latest firmware 2.53 but until I install it don’t know if is troublesome.
Andy January 4, 2009
My ps3 has been working for 1 year now and just stopped loading every game i have put in to it. The screen just goes blank and then nothing happens, i have tried GT5 prologue and COD4. Also the system doesn’t want to shut down, the green light flashes for ages so i just switched it off at the back.
+1Really guttered that i can’t play on it
pissed of owner January 12, 2009
[quote comment="37023"]I have a huge problem and it is really pissing me off! When I turn my PS3 on it starts up and says “Sony Computer Entertainment” like normal right? So, that goes away and I wait for the menu to come up…and nothing happens. I just sit there waiting for my PS3 to let me play my freakin’ game, and it doesn’t. It just has those floating lines on the screen. Please try to help me out here.[/quote]
i have exactly the same problem and it is realy anoying me i want to know what i can do 2 fix it ?
NeutralThomas January 12, 2009
[quote comment="35579"]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![/quote]
yo dude ive had my ps3 for over a year. Nobody but me touches it and take care of it . Theres not a scratch on the thing but my problem is that its not loading games but it reads dvds . Please help me ive lost the manual or i would read the whole entire thing please help me buddy.
Neutralchris January 14, 2009
to all you people bitching and moaning over your ps3’s maybe you should have spent the extra 40 bucks on the warranty from circuit city or best buy and you would never have to worry about your ps3 breaking because they replace it on the spot no ?’s asked…..SILLY GAMERS
NeutralArnie January 28, 2009
Hey I have my ps3 for 13 months (80g) I did couple of mistakes first I pay cash for it and second I lost the receipt. I got my ps3 from game stop in the mall. I got an extra control. At the end of august I start having problems with one of the controllers and one week later the other one stop working. I called Sony and because of no receipt they did not do anything, I try to get a copy of the receipt at the store and they say they did not keep records that long. Know today my 12 year old son was playing cod4 and the ps3 shot off and it doesn’t want to start again, I called Sony immediately (and long story, short) they going to charge me $150. I don’t want to lose the game data of cod4 (I’m in level 55 of the last prestige) I was thinking that since is out of the warranty and I have to pay to get it fix, should I try to opened and fix it my self or should I take the hard drive out and send the ps3 without it? Please let me know anything with this problem. My e-mail is vermex68@hotmail.com.
NeutralArnie January 28, 2009
Something that I forgot to mention is that game stop did not offer me an extended warranty so there is no chance in hell to get cover with them; if I have to get another one it is going to be from Best Buy.
NeutralArnie January 29, 2009
Well I was hopping to hear from somebody but I just realize that all the time that I spent here was just a waste of time, I was waiting for the right solution to fix the stupid ps3 and I just realize that the solution is to go and buy a freaking new ps3, lose another $600, and this time buy a freaking extended warranty, end of story. Thank you for nothing.
+2stuartg March 4, 2009
Hey guys/girls i have had my PS3 for about a year it has previously broken not reading disks but its good now until i bought a HD cord and i was playing COD4 and about 3 days later i was playing online and it just froze so i turned it of and then when i went to turn it back on it just came up with a screen full of different colored lines and you can just see the background but it dosent go into any game you can just see the sony background then when you press a button it freezes again
If anyone knows what is rong can you please tell me thanks
-2cheers
rexking April 10, 2009
I Got Humming Noise On PS3 When DVD Is Inserted.
NeutralSo Here’s What Happened.
A While Ago I Put In A DVD, Played It And Shut Down My PS3 With The DVD Inside.
Turned It Back On A Day Later.
BANG.
It Started Humming LOUD!!!
So I Hit Eject.
The PS3 Happily And Quickly SHOT OUT THE DISC.
Restarted It.
Fine.
So About Half A Year Later.
Decide To Watch Jouney To The Center Of The Earth.
Watch It Fine.
Now To Watch Weidsville.
Same Night.
Straight After Journey 2 the center of the earth.
Put The Disk In.
Starts That Creepy Humming Sound Agaid.
Eject It.
It’s Fine.
No Reboot Needed.
Try It Again.
Same Thing.
Eject It.
Turn It Off.
Wait 5 Minutes.
Turn It On.
Put In A Comedy.
HUMMMMMM!!!
Take It Out.
Fine.
This Same Thing Keeps Hapening Each Time I Insert A DVD.
I Havent Yet Tried To Play The DVD With The Humming Sound.
Too Creepy.
Don’t Want To Damage The System.
PLEASE HELP!!!
gisa_miami May 14, 2009
We are wasting our money while they are getting richer. Maybe there is a reason why the warranty is only good for 1 year because you are going to have a problem FOR SURE!! My second PS3 just broke (i believe fans have failed) NEVER OVERHEATED!!! and I am reporting to BBB and you should all do the same!
NeutralPOS 3 owner June 7, 2009
I bought a 40gb ps3 from game stop in Aug 09. It has always frozen on me, on and off line. that was the last month the 40gb ps3 was sold, I wonder why? I was reluctant to send it in for repair. I called tech support, they told me reset to factory settings, I did. System still froze periodically. called again told me to reformat, system still freezes. I finally sent it in. They shipped out a replacement the same day they received mine. I am waiting for the arrival of replacement and hope it was not a mistake sending it in.
Neutralerkman June 30, 2009
i just want to know if anyone successfully replaced their own ps3 laser?
Neutraljackelspicer July 7, 2009
ok i went on the internet browser and got off of it. then i got back on it and then it frze then i restart it and now when i start it nothing shows up. please help me
NeutralGTgamer13 July 24, 2009
i have a very annoying problem. i can sign into the psn because i set auto-sign in BUT i cant change any of my account settings because i forgot my password and when i click on “forgot password” its asks me for my birth date BUT again i didn’t put in my own and just made one up. how can i get my password back WITHOUT having to make a new psn account
NeutralDKD_BULU August 2, 2009
when your ps3 doesnt read any games,its software has crashed……sorry dude, but u gotta change it.the bright side is that u got a high definition dvd player in your house
Neutralseanxx73 August 16, 2009
Help,
Brand new PS3, moved to Nigeria from UK as an Expat and it turns on, blue wavy logo across the screen and thats it – wont read the discs, please let me know if there is an easy fix for this as i wont be in uk for some time and no sony repair shops in Nigeria so im screwed and wasted a shit load of money – mail me on d11_cat@yahoo.co.uk please please please before i bounce this thing out the window.
NeutralThanks Sean
Help me please,
i hooked my ps3 to my tv useing an hdmi cable now everytime i go to play a blue ray movie there is a flashing green bar at the bottom of the screen it only does it on blue ray discs all my other movies play fine it only happen on blue rays and it started when i hooked up the HDMI cable can someone please help me mail me at marine_16_2009@hotmail.com
Neutralthank you brad
sm298337 September 28, 2009
I’ve had my PS3 for about a year or so now, it has worked fine until today. I turn the system on with the game inside and it will not even come up with the screen that displays the user names. wtf… HELP
+2yumyumxyz October 2, 2009
i have had my ps3 since it came out, it is the original 60 GB and it updated to the latest version. As of last week my system started to freeze, but when it freezes different color squares keep filling in the screen, i thought it might be a cooling problem so i dusted it out and restored it, i even re-formatted it, everything it said to do and it still continues to freeze with weird colored squares popping up on the screen;/ Results after cool-down: after i let it cool down for about 24 hours, (even putting an fan behind it), i turned it back on and it continues to do the same thing every time i get to the main screen, PLEASE HELP NO JOKE/ THERE HAS TO BE SOMEONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO I FIX IT WITH MINIMAL COSTS !!!!!!!!!!
NeutralELMOtheGREAT October 3, 2009
i have a similar problem, i called them and the only thing they could suggest after i reformatted was send in the system. try a different HDMI Cable or your av cables, tho that didn’t work for me at all.
Neutraldeb282 October 22, 2009
when the red and green lights flash and it has overheated, does it ever work again and if so how long does it take cos it just says in the book leave it for a while …. bin 3 days now and still just got the flashing red and green lights,
-1berningelectric November 11, 2009
Everyone talks about the failure of computer devices. If you spend time looking into why electronics fail, you will find the root cause is heat.
+2To talk about heat and what will causes heat in electronics.
Voltage remains constant in an electric circuit.
Amps change or vary.
Resistance changes or varies.
Heat is caused by Amps increasing. Amps increasing is generally caused by Resistance increasing.
To save electronic devices and allow electronics to work properly, here are a few common sense suggestions.
Do Not Use Extension Cord (Causes Resistance to Increase, then Amps Increase, then Heat Builds, then Resistance increases more, it is a never ending Circle of Death for Electronics)
Do Not Overload a Receptacle, Wall Plug and limit the number of Plugs connected. (Circle of Death for Electronics as described above)
Last not well known electrical problem. Research these two words, “Sine Wave” .
Altered Sine Waves in the House Power Supply will create the “Circle of Death for Electronics”, because Altered Sine Waves make Electronic work harder.
You TV, Refrigerator, Air Conditioner, Fan, Bug Zapper, Cell Phone Charger, all Electrical Appliances Alter the Sine Wave in the House. PC are recommended to have a UPS with Surge Protection and Power Line Conditioners for Clean Sine Waves.
Power Strips (Power Strips are just as bad as extension cord, same Circle of Death for Electronics)
Use Power Line Conditioners with Power Surge Protection.
Better yet use UPS Batter Back-up with Surge Protection and a “Clean Sine Wave”.
Confirm with the UPS Manufacturer about the “Clean Sine Wave”.
Manufacturer cannot include these extras to produce a competitive product. It is our own individual responsibilities to be informed and educated to understand the requirement of Technology.
No I do Not Work for Sony or Xbox, but I do currently work for a Large Japanese Electronics Company. My education background is “Self Taught and Well Read” with a High School Education.
Tired of hearing complaints about Electronic Failure and placing this blame on the Manufacturers. Its time to educate yourselves and research, read and lastly,
LEARN HOW TO SPELL.
Thank You So Much
dwelch191 November 13, 2009
my ps3 has been working fine til lass night wen i tried playin COD4 online id go to the menu with all the diff game matches but itd say downloading game settings and wouldnt move and also when i tried startying a private match it froze completly i couldnt even get to the main menu of the console…..if any1 has an idea bout this plz let me no
thanks dan
+2quick ? i switch my ps3 on it powers up for a second shows green light then switchs of (NO RED ,YELLOW LIGHT),contacted sony only want £128 to fix and dont know what the what problem is they just guessed its on its way to YLOD any ideas how to fix any1
Neutralcandycgiz November 22, 2009
Shane, seems like your system had a bad firmware update, did you recently upgraded?
Neutral