PS3 dying? sob

DanH84 · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:12

ok, after having purchased one(60gb UK) last June and due to having had a 360 for over a year previously initially being very disappointed by the games line up I pretty much left it alone for a year apart from watching the occasional BD or DVD. a few weeks ago i decide that it really is a waste of money if I'm not going to be playing it, so purchase a few more games and discover that all of a sudden the ps3 has actually got pretty damn good.]

so last night i put my mgs4 disc in and it's just doesn't read it at all, i get that little symbol in the top right corner of the screen to say the disc is in there but that goes after a bit and nothing more. I try Uncharted and get the same, ditto Gta4. Fifa seems to work as did the DVD i had handy. I tried resetting, switching it off at mains for 15mins, holding down eject button for over 30 seconds. nothing made any difference.

Now it's just gone outside its 1 year warranty so bye bye free repair or replacement. Can i pay to have it repaired though? i'd be gutted to have it just break down on me and have to pay approx £300 for an inferior model. If i can pay Sony to fix it any idea how much it might cost? There's no free fixes are there? as in just turn it upside down and it'll work fine and dandy? or is that hoping too much?

Thanks for any help.

Robert1986 · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:20

What happens when 60gb BC model die? Do sony replace it with another 60gb BC model or do you get a new ps3 without BC?

Emlyn_Dewar · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:20

You should get on to Sony about it, they may replace it.

DanH84 · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:35

even though it's outside its years warranty? if they don't i can still pay to have it repaired yeah?

stealthgeek · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:52

I keep reading these threads as someone suggesting the PS3 brand is dying... :confused:

interspaced · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:52

stealthgeek said:
I keep reading these threads as someone suggesting the PS3 brand is dying...

Because some people will go out of their way to make sure you believe that

Robert1986 · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:54

stealthgeek said:
I keep reading these threads as someone suggesting the PS3 brand is dying...

The PS3 is dying, it has no games. Good thing it has blu ray or I would have sold it buy now.

Shamikebab · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:54

Robert1986 said:
The PS3 is dying, it has no games. Good thing it has blu ray or I would have sold it buy now.

would have sold it by now

Robert1986 · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:56

Shamikebab said:
would have sold it by now

By selling the PS3 I can finally afford to go to college. Yay.

thecremeegg · 24 Jul 2008 at 16:57

Robert1986 said:
The PS3 is dying, it has no games.

thecremeegg · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:00

http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=145887

Give that a read, he was out of warranty and got a replacement

Robert1986 · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:02

thecremeegg said:

Kyle009 · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:03

stealthgeek said:
I keep reading these threads as someone suggesting the PS3 brand is dying...

It's because you are just gagging to defend your purchasing decision at any opportunity

Margaret · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:03

Chronictank · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:04

Robert1986 · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:05

wannabedamned · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:08

Chronictank said:

hahahahaha, That is fantastic

TheStig1 · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:12

phone them up its such a common fault these days
so they will probably fix it for free

Sniper123 · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:37

Robert1986 said:
What happens when 60gb BC model die? Do sony replace it with another 60gb BC model or do you get a new ps3 without BC?

Sony were great

My PS3 (60GB) died 2 weeks ago.I took it to a certain high street store and was giving sonys number since they can't replace the 60GB model :rolleyes:

Anyway I phoned them up and the next day they replaced it with another 60GB PS3.

DanH84 · 24 Jul 2008 at 17:37

I'll be over the moon if they do replace or repair free. I'll give them a call in the morning and report back.

PS3 dying? *sob*

PS3 dying? sob