My PlayStation 2.5

[wraggster]

So I ran into a bit of a snag with my PlayStation 3 last week when I went to pick up Iron Man only to discover my system would not play Blu-ray games or movies any longer. PlayStation 2 games and DVDs run just fine, but Blu-ray just poops out without even trying to read the disc. I had put off calling support in the same way I generally put off calling the doctor, hoping that whatever is wrong will just fix itself (Mike, your arm's fallen off - It'll get better!), but after wistfully browsing the Blu-ray movie aisle at a local retail establishment it was time to make the call.

After navigating the PlayStation support line's various menus and advertisements, I got on the line with a support specialist I will call Denise, mainly because I completely forgot to write down her real name. Denise had never encountered this particular issue before, so she put me on hold to research a bit in between restoring the system's default setting and performing a hard reset. The verdict? My poor little PS3 is dead.

Not all the way dead, mind you. I can still play PlayStation 2 games and access the PSN. It seems as if the Blu-ray portion of the drive just gave up the ghost, turning the system into something of a PlayStation 2.5. It could be as simple as dust on the lens, but the PS3's Blu-ray workings are situated in a place where compressed air fears to tread. I could open the system and futz around inside, but...no. Electronics have been known to spontaneously catch on fire when I even consider touching them, just to save themselves from the horror my giant snausage fingers would inflict upon them.

So it's back to repair for my shiny black system, eventually. I am currently playing through Mana Khemia for the PS2 on it, and while I have a fully functioning memory card adapter there is no way I can go back to playing this on my composite-connected PS2 after starting it on my HDMI PS3. The whole thing will run me $149, but it sure beats just buying a new one.

The ultimate irony here is that right next to my PlayStation 3 sits my launch Xbox 360, it's glowing green light mocking my plight. Truly I must live in some sort of bizarro world when the world's most unreliable video game console lasts longer than what I often considered the most solid piece of video game hardware to come out in years. If I had to guess, I'd say the PS3 committed suicide after too many viewings of A Knight's Tale on Blu-ray. I shall be more careful of my viewing habits in the future.

http://kotaku.com/389227/my-playstation-25

[mcdougall57]

i can truthfully say i couldnt care less

[goity]

I can say... does the hdmi atually make it look much better?
I know for ffx it looked a bit skanky (crap pal conversion meant that I ended up with it just sort of floating in the middle of the screen), but that's all I ever really botheed to try.
I take it it doesn't actually re-render on any games, just upscales them?

[steve520]

hmmm same exact thing happened to my friend ps2 is the only thing playable and the blu-ray shit and ps3 games wont work.

[JKKDARK]

haha and people later say that the 360 is full of problems

[DPyro]

Simple fix, blow compressed air into the disc slot. Problem solved. Or like one guy said, use Maxell's brushless BD lens cleaner.

[ElRazur]

haha and people later say that the 360 is full of problems

You do make yourself look silly from time-to-time you know that?
Please compare the rate of failure between both consoles. It would be fair to say Ps3 is by far the better build. In other words, Yes 360 is full of problems when compared to the number of ps3 that have broken down.

[Napalm-Death]

haha and people later say that the 360 is full of problems

lol

[JKKDARK]

You do make yourself look silly from time-to-time you know that?
Please compare the rate of failure between both consoles. It would be fair to say Ps3 is by far the better build. In other words, Yes 360 is full of problems when compared to the number of ps3 that have broken down.

whatever, the 360 sold more.

[goity]

whatever, the 360 sold more.

hahaha troll. Do you actually think before you write?
As much as I don't really want to take your flamebait, congratulations on your beloved xbox console outselling the ps3 in one of the three major territories. Super great luck to you considering it isn't even the one you live in.

[ICE]

hmmm same exact thing happened to my friend ps2 is the only thing playable and the blu-ray shit and ps3 games wont work.

Yeah Muffinman's PS3 did the same exact crap lol. He said he had 2 missions left on GTA IIV too lmao.

[lmtlmt]

How would you Know how many missions left? also that doesnt matter, if you gets a replacement ps3 just copy the save games off a usb

[Napalm-Death]

whatever, the 360 sold more.

Will you still be saying this a year from now?

[Ultima Chocochu]

I have nothing against you JKKDARK, but you look for anything against the PS3 and compare it to the 360 always, and it's really just pointless.

[Shadowblind]

hahaha troll. Do you actually think before you write?
As much as I don't really want to take your flamebait, congratulations on your beloved xbox console outselling the ps3 in one of the three major territories. Super great luck to you considering it isn't even the one you live in.

Haha, you all just make me laugh.

Hm, tough hearing about the PS3 fix. If it was a simple gathering of dust I am sure he would have fixed it by now, and much quicker. Its a problem, not a bunch of particles.

PS Don't be a hypocrite about the 360 outselling the PS3, goity. I won't make a prediction, but at the moment your wrong.

[ICE]

Why does everyone take Jkk's posts soooo seriously? Everything he says is flamebait so if you want to get back at him just ignore it!

[JKKDARK]

Will you still be saying this a year from now?

Yes, according to the sales, I can still say it.

[F9zDark]

haha and people later say that the 360 is full of problems

Microsoft lost billions of dollars in extending the warranty and many sites claimed the failure rate was 30-40%.

PS3 is so far UNDISCLOSED, meaning its so low it isn't even a problem. So shut the **** up nazi tart.

[JKKDARK]

Microsoft lost billions of dollars in extending the warranty
Not important. Microsoft is not Sega or Nintendo, Microsoft can lose 'billions' and they will be still big.


and many sites claimed the failure rate was 30-40%.
Very few people cared because they get their dead Xbox 360 replaced with a new Xbox 360.


So shut the **** up nazi tart.
Nice ignorant comment.

[Triv1um]

JKK = Legend.

[Shadowblind]

Microsoft lost billions of dollars in extending the warranty and many sites claimed the failure rate was 30-40%.


They didn't lose billions of dollars. They lost money in the original Xbox, but the 360 has been wildly successful. They lost money they COULD have had, but didn't lose any they had.

[quzar]

Decided to use this thread as a bit of an example. Clean up your act folks. Continue discussion.

[Napalm-Death]

They didn't lose billions of dollars. They lost money in the original Xbox, but the 360 has been wildly successful. They lost money they COULD have had, but didn't lose any they had.

I guess this article is spreading misinformation then: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/microsoft-loses-1-billion-for-360-repairs

[Shadowblind]

I guess this article is spreading misinformation then: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/microsoft-loses-1-billion-for-360-repairs

Nope. In fact it says what i did.

[F9zDark]

Not important. Microsoft is not Sega or Nintendo, Microsoft can lose 'billions' and they will be still big.

It still makes a world of difference. Microsoft stocks, no doubt, sunk by quite a substantial amount after that.


Very few people cared because they get their dead Xbox 360 replaced with a new Xbox 360.

Actually, quite a number of people DID CARE. Hence the WARRANTY EXTENSION.


Decided to use this thread as a bit of an example. Clean up your act folks. Continue discussion.

Well keep JKKDark out of the PS3 forums and we wont have a problem. He/She continually flaimbaits the PS3 boards and as far as I concerned that's worth a ban.

[ketchup]

Just a point to note:
Microsoft lost millions of "potential profits", it wasn't a real loss to Microsoft. The profit margin on the 360 covers the cost of repairs done so far and still makes MS a profit. It certainly wasn't good business for MS to have such a bad failure rate but at least they managed to cover the costs and get over the problem. The PS3 is still selling at a loss per unit. What is it? Mid-summer before they start to get a profit margin!?