I bought the PS3 nearly 2 years ago now, its a 120gb slim model and i think it wasnt long after they came out. Basically needed to burn some argos vouchers i got from work but otherwise i wouldnt really have bothered
So i got it with MGS4, Farcry2 and Prince of Persia, only played a few levels into MGS and barely played past the intro of farcry, then i put it down and didnt touch it again, i could have sold it but its media player functionality was better than that of the xbox and i thought when i buy a decent TV ill want it for that
Fast forward to a week ago, out buying a game for my younger sister who just got a 360 and i spot dead rising 2 on the xbox but i think i dont use the PS3 nearly enough so i grab the ps3 copy instead, i also pickup Wipeout HD Fury and the god of war 1/2 collection
When i get home in install DR2, play it for 30-40mins or so.. following day i fire up the PS3 and install Wipeout HD... 2 minutes into playing it just goes off! No flashing lights, no nothing. I pull the power cord and plug it back in to be able to turn it on again and it does the same
Now im confused, if there was a hardware issue id have expected to see it the night before while i was playing DR2, it didnt start till after i installed wipeout but now that it started it happens in wipeout and gow also
My PS3 hasnt been connected to the net in a very long time, so its not running the most recent firmware, could wipeout hd have slipped in a firmware upgrade during the install? Googling for similar issues suggests i should see some flashing yellow light, or if it were overheating here the fans spinning up before it dies. The room isnt particularly hot and it's well ventilated so i dont believe its that
I looked into the warrantee but its only 1yr which is rubbish, have yet to call sony but im expecting them to either tell me to go jump or offer to severely lighten my wallet
So i got it with MGS4, Farcry2 and Prince of Persia, only played a few levels into MGS and barely played past the intro of farcry, then i put it down and didnt touch it again, i could have sold it but its media player functionality was better than that of the xbox and i thought when i buy a decent TV ill want it for that
Fast forward to a week ago, out buying a game for my younger sister who just got a 360 and i spot dead rising 2 on the xbox but i think i dont use the PS3 nearly enough so i grab the ps3 copy instead, i also pickup Wipeout HD Fury and the god of war 1/2 collection
When i get home in install DR2, play it for 30-40mins or so.. following day i fire up the PS3 and install Wipeout HD... 2 minutes into playing it just goes off! No flashing lights, no nothing. I pull the power cord and plug it back in to be able to turn it on again and it does the same
Now im confused, if there was a hardware issue id have expected to see it the night before while i was playing DR2, it didnt start till after i installed wipeout but now that it started it happens in wipeout and gow also
My PS3 hasnt been connected to the net in a very long time, so its not running the most recent firmware, could wipeout hd have slipped in a firmware upgrade during the install? Googling for similar issues suggests i should see some flashing yellow light, or if it were overheating here the fans spinning up before it dies. The room isnt particularly hot and it's well ventilated so i dont believe its that
I looked into the warrantee but its only 1yr which is rubbish, have yet to call sony but im expecting them to either tell me to go jump or offer to severely lighten my wallet