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Post by Tross on Mar 12, 2014 11:18:51 GMT -5
My ps3 died last night. I think I'm going to turn this situation into a positive though, and get a new system with a proper HDD(80G is a joke). I would go today, but I have to work. Oh well, I'll definitely go tomorrow. I guess that solves the problem of what I should do with that money people gave me for my birthday. I will get my old ps3 fixed, so I can get my Ni no Kuni disc back, and maybe sign up for a month of PS+, so I can upload some of my data to the cloud. Afterwards, I think I'll sell my system. Still, I've had my ps3 for 7 years, so it'll be hard to let her go. I suppose I could get Black Beauty fixed, and see what happens, but I don't think I want to engage in that dance, and I do want a bigger HDD. I don't need b/c, since I have a perfectly working ps2. It's going to be a pain to re-download everything, but I guess I'll have space for it all now. I'm still a little down though.
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Post by SweetPoison13 on Mar 13, 2014 1:11:12 GMT -5
I don’t think there is anything wrong with an 80 GB PlayStation 3. It is what I use. If I run out of space I just get rid of my data. Installation data is the first to go (some video games are absolutely ridiculous with this).
I have a PlayStation 3 Slim with a much larger hard drive though. I usually play my newer video games on it, especially those that require some sort of installation. In any case, I would rather repair my PlayStation 3 than purchase a PlayStation 4 at this point. There are so many wonderful video games available for the former.
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Post by Tross on Mar 13, 2014 2:09:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I'll agree that 80G is workable. That said, I do have to delete stuff periodically to make it work, and I'm not opposed to the idea of having it all back. I only had the one ps3, mind you, until today. Now I have a 500GB model! Yeah, I went after work to get one. Now I have to get everything onto my new system, and hopefully some of my data too, though I suppose I could live without my data, if I can't get my 80G fixed for a reasonable price. I'll have to look into it. As it stands, 80G ps3s are quite valuable, and even ylod systems can be worth selling, especially if I have the original box. Perhaps I'll even consider doing my own repairs, if I watch a step by step video, that walks me through literally every part of the process.
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Post by SweetPoison13 on Mar 13, 2014 3:49:11 GMT -5
Yeah, I'll agree that 80G is workable. That said, I do have to delete stuff periodically to make it work, and I'm not opposed to the idea of having it all back. I only had the one ps3, mind you, until today. Now I have a 500GB model! Yeah, I went after work to get one. Now I have to get everything onto my new system, and hopefully some of my data too, though I suppose I could live without my data, if I can't get my 80G fixed for a reasonable price. I'll have to look into it. As it stands, 80G ps3s are quite valuable, and even ylod systems can be worth selling, especially if I have the original box. Perhaps I'll even consider doing my own repairs, if I watch a step by step video, that walks me through literally every part of the process. Nice! I wouldn’t know what to do with 500 GB. I’m sure I would use the space up quickly if we were talking about a PlayStation 4 (I think mandatory video game installations are stupid) but it’s a different story with a PlayStation 3. I hope you enjoy your new system!
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Post by OttselHero on Mar 13, 2014 5:59:03 GMT -5
I'm so sorry to hear that, but glad you got a 500GB system. It's disgusting how much space some games took up after the time you and I purchased our systems. I seriously hope that my 40GB model is immune to the YLOD (as they were supposedly stated to be some time ago). But at least you have a slim now, so it should be immune to the YLOD (*knocks on wood*).
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Post by Tross on Mar 13, 2014 12:18:41 GMT -5
Yeah, I'll agree that 80G is workable. That said, I do have to delete stuff periodically to make it work, and I'm not opposed to the idea of having it all back. I only had the one ps3, mind you, until today. Now I have a 500GB model! Yeah, I went after work to get one. Now I have to get everything onto my new system, and hopefully some of my data too, though I suppose I could live without my data, if I can't get my 80G fixed for a reasonable price. I'll have to look into it. As it stands, 80G ps3s are quite valuable, and even ylod systems can be worth selling, especially if I have the original box. Perhaps I'll even consider doing my own repairs, if I watch a step by step video, that walks me through literally every part of the process. Nice! I wouldn’t know what to do with 500 GB. I’m sure I would use the space up quickly if we were talking about a PlayStation 4 (I think mandatory video game installations are stupid) but it’s a different story with a PlayStation 3. I hope you enjoy your new system! I highly doubt I'll use anywhere near 500GB, but it's comforting to know I'll never have to worry about space on the ps3 again. Truth be told, I'm not worried about space on my ps4 either. I play mostly singleplayer games, and delete them when I'm done. They don't take long to install, and it happens automatically when I put a disc in that hasn't been installed. If I'm not planning on playing a game again for a while, there's no point keeping my install data, and since I have the disc, it's easy to get back if I want it. Save data is still completely separate on the ps4, so none of that is lost if I delete the game. @dax: I'm assuming the newer models are more reliable. I would hope Sony would have fixed their hardware by now, and I don't hear too much about newer models croaking(most of the ylod complaints are about fats, and maybe the occasional slim, but not so much super slims). I'm going to assume if there's ever a problem, it'll be easier to get a newer model fixed than an older one, since the newer ones are built differently, and are the current standard. The disc drive is under a sliding hatch on the top of the system, which is pretty cool, and the hatch is opened manually, so if something does happen to the system, it's easy to get any disc I might have in there, out. All in all, the new system gives me peace of mind, and that's probably the main reason why I got a new one. The old one may work fine, after it's repaired, and I may not have another problem, but I'll always be paranoid of it happening again. I habitually seek out ways to avoid unnecessary worry or stress whenever possible, including with my entertainment(which, isn't supposed to worry me, anyways).
The old system is still really cool, and I know I'll be parting with a great piece of history, but it has to happen at some point. The new system doesn't play ps2 games(except the digital ones off psn), only has 2 USB ports, and doesn't have those various card slots that the old system has under that flap. That said, I've never used those card slots, and I don't think I've ever used more than 2 USB ports at once. I haven't used my ps3 to play ps2 games very often, and I have a ps2 for that, which is 100% b/c. I think it would be better if my system went to someone who would appreciate all those features more than me, as sad as I will be to see it go. I figure, I'll need a ps3 for at least a good few years more, and after that, I'll still keep it around forever, like my ps2, for when I feel like playing ps3 games, so I want to be sure my system will last, and that's why I think the new system is a better fit for me.
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Post by OttselHero on Mar 13, 2014 16:06:59 GMT -5
@dax: I'm assuming the newer models are more reliable. I would hope Sony would have fixed their hardware by now, and I don't hear too much about newer models croaking(most of the ylod complaints are about fats, and maybe the occasional slim, but not so much super slims). I'm going to assume if there's ever a problem, it'll be easier to get a newer model fixed than an older one, since the newer ones are built differently, and are the current standard. The disc drive is under a sliding hatch on the top of the system, which is pretty cool, and the hatch is opened manually, so if something does happen to the system, it's easy to get any disc I might have in there, out. My only concern, though, is that the 40GB model was released at the threshold between "old and new". Since it's still a fat model (2008), I'm slightly antsy. Well, here's hoping that it lasts a good while, or at least until I can replace it at the drop of a hat.
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Post by Tross on Mar 13, 2014 18:06:50 GMT -5
@dax: I'm assuming the newer models are more reliable. I would hope Sony would have fixed their hardware by now, and I don't hear too much about newer models croaking(most of the ylod complaints are about fats, and maybe the occasional slim, but not so much super slims). I'm going to assume if there's ever a problem, it'll be easier to get a newer model fixed than an older one, since the newer ones are built differently, and are the current standard. The disc drive is under a sliding hatch on the top of the system, which is pretty cool, and the hatch is opened manually, so if something does happen to the system, it's easy to get any disc I might have in there, out. My only concern, though, is that the 40GB model was released at the threshold between "old and new". Since it's still a fat model (2008), I'm slightly antsy. Well, here's hoping that it lasts a good while, or at least until I can replace it at the drop of a hat. Well, I hope for your sake, that it lives on. My 80GB should have died a long time ago, according to statistics, so you never know. The real pain of switching systems is getting all the content from the old system back. I'm in the process of doing it, but it's taking forever.
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Post by OttselHero on Nov 19, 2015 0:54:25 GMT -5
So...I may be in this boat right now. It's hard to say because I haven't officially gotten the YLOD in a solid color, though I could swear that I saw my red light turn yellow for a passing blip (I don't know if I actually saw it or was just imagining it because I was expecting it). Anyhow, it started when I left LittleBigPlanet on idle as I was eating lunch. It randomly froze until it suddenly shut itself off with the red light constantly blinking. I switched it off, then I tried turning it back on and I'm getting the usual, "The system was not properly turned off" message that I expect to get during a crash, but then it tells me that the system data may be corrupt and that I need to restart it, which could take 2 or 3 hours. I hit "Ok" and then it just went back into standby mode with the blinking red light. From there, I thought it was just doing its thing, but I had to go to work so I couldn't babysit it. When I came back, I found that the red light was still blinking, so clearly that wasn't it. So I Googled the problem and learned that the only way to fix the problem would be to reset the system in Safe Mode. I begin to do this, however before I can get far, the system randomly shut itself off (this happened twice so far). By the sound of things, is there anything I can do?
And what might have caused the problem? Does LittleBigPlanet usually cause this to happen? I know that leaving the game idle while in the pod makes it play the demo featurette, so I don't know if the transition to that and back was disagreeable or not. Or could my HDD just simply be shot? Like your first unit, this unit has lasted 7.5 years up to now and maybe it's just its time.
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