Playstation 3 Failure rate

[666lucifer666]

Hello trying to get some info about failure percentage of ps3s . I purchased one when they first came out , but after two years hard gaming my ps3 bricked (got the yellow light of death). Having feared my warrenty had expired after one year i rang Sony and they replaced it with a brand new one free.Anyway i seen on youtube the fail rate is 0.02%.Maybe i was one of the unlucky ones .Anyone else had the same problem ??????

[C64]

Mine had a habit of locking up but nothing serious.

[robc11]

Yep i was one of the unlucky ones mine gave me the YLOD after 18months and it was out of warranty. Luckily Sony sent me a refurbished model out but my copy of COD:WAW was stuck inside and im still waiting for them to get it out then post it back to me

[macjst35]

No probs here since first released (touch wood ) sounds like sony's support is good happy gaming etc

[Ryan]

I've never had a problem with my PS3 since I got it, other than simple bugs that once reported to Sony, were fixed in the next update.

[Priesy]

I'm on my second one
Bricked during an update
Sony are very good when it comes to customer service though
and I had my first one replaced even though it was 14 months old

[dazza78]

never had any probs with mine
hope i aint just jinxed myself

[Lanxman]

never had any probs with mine
hope i aint just jinxed myself

Same here mate,
btw you can enter your ps3 gamer tag on your profile.

[Cable Baron]

I had a hard drive failure when the ps3 was 14 months old. i simply bought a new one, which i was going to do anyway as i wanted to increase the size. the ps3 simply formatted the hard drive and it worked perfect. No more problems since then.

[fdoodle]

PS3 problems

Hi everyone first time posting........ after having my PS3 for a month while playing Rainbow Six Vegas the tv would go blank for a bit then come back on usually at a vital part of the game. After reading loads of forums i was convinced there was a major problem with overheating and various other things but i ended up swapping my HDMI lead and problem solved, still don't quite understand why it happened because the lead wasn't being knocked about and it tended to happen after playing for a while.
Only other problems i've had is when installing new updates for the games it sometimes freezes and have to switch it off with the switch at the rear cos the PS3 wouldn't respond to the control pad.
All that said i think the ps3 is amazing and my only real problem with it is i only have the 40gb version thats all that was available at the time.

[Raven]

I love my PS3 me, I think they're fantastic! Easy worth the money....I've not had no problems with mine except my pad charger being awfully temperamental but that's just a loose wire or something but it's still a pain as you can imagine . No serious issues though I've never had a problem with updates or overheating components or anything like that....I have had the odd crash however when I first set the console up and used it extensively but that is a rare occurance in the first place and it doesn't seem to do it at all now.

[JasonTopHat]

No Problems

Hi,

I have had my PS3 for 2 years now (60Gb but now 320Gb HDD). It has been used on average 24hrs a week, not just me using it.

I have only had one friend brick their PS3 (@ about 12 months old) and know at least 20 friends with PS3's.

So it appears to be a little more reliable than the XBox360 was at launch. (Maybe Sony do learn from others mistakes!!).

Happy Gaming,

Jason

[fdoodle]

Well I must have jinxed myself on 20th Feb with my last post as PS3 has the so called yellow light of death. It was working fine I downloaded the Wanted demo and after getting through part of it the PS3 switched itself off, I switched it back on and then it restored the hard drive but then switched off again. I managed to eject a dvd that was in it but it won/t actually turn on any more. When I power on the light sequence is green and then yellow and then off. Gutted don't know where I stand with my paid for downloads. I do have insurance with Game I'll keep you all posted with what happens.

[666lucifer666]

Hi Fdoodle
Just ring Sony up and they will replace with a new one , also the downloaded content you have purchased you will still be able to retrieve it from the downloaded management icon.Sony keep record of everything you purchased

[Raven]

Sorry to hear that 666lucifer666, I'd be well and truly gutted if my PS3 bricked suddenly .

As with any electrics such as this, they can fail at any moment as that's their nature - however apparently the PS3 is known to be a very stable machine, alot more stable/durable than the 360 if people are to be taken at their word.

However I've no reason to doubt the PS3 in terms of reliability unlike the 360 because I honestly believe that I don't even need to explain in terms of the 360's reliability since I know many people including myself who have had more than one 360 in the last year or two, some people have had multiple 360's in that time. You don't need me to tell you that is shockingly bad reliability for a games console even at it's current pricing.