Chaosplay

Frozen PS3 Screen

So I found this thread on Playstation Network forums. It looks like there many who are having same or similar issue with their PS3 as I. If you read that thread, the common denominator seems to be Sony’s latest updates (3.10 or 3.15). So if you haven’t installed latest PS3 update then don’t install it. Sony is asking for almost $150 to fix it but this seems ridiculous to me. If they broke it then they should fix it for free. I won’t pay to have my PS3 fixed, if Sony doesn’t release a fix soon or fix it for free, I will simply throw my PS3 in dumpster & buy Wii.

For me, PS3 runs fine for 10-20 minutes, then picture freezes but sound & controls keep working fine. DVD movies play just fine for hours, also I was able to backup & restore my data which took about 4 hours. For some, PS3 will lockup immediately or it wont recognize any Bluray disc but works fine with DVDs & music CDs.

Lack of Sony’s response to this issues, is really pissing me off. Sony will probably lose me as their customer for good.

Some people have recommended changing laser module in PS3.

I tried doing following steps that many people said fixed their issues. Unfortunately, they didn’t work for me.

1. Disable orange notification bar.
2. Disable media server.
3. Disable wifi.
4. Disable network completely.
5. Vacuum vents.
6. Re-seat harddrive.
7. Set PS3 vertically.
8. Try component cables instead of HDMI.
9. Double check that PS3 is well ventilated.
10. Reset to default settings.
11. Delete all game data.
12. Full format & reinstall system software.

I did all these steps but still my PS3 is locking up video. These steps might work for you, so try them. I don’t want to mess around inside PS3 but if you feel like it, try changing you lens module. There are several video tutorials on youtube for this.

Also if you are thinking of buying PS3, don’t buy a used one. I could easily sell mine to used video game stores if I want to. I don’t think they will test it long enough for it to freeze. Of course, I won’t do that but there might be some who would. If you do decide to buy used one, then test it, at least, for 30 minutes or longer.

I was so excited to play Heavy Rain. Since I rarely play my PS3, I had no idea it would just deteriorate while sitting and doing nothing. The stupid thing kept freezing on me.

It was weird display would freeze while music and controls keep working. Seems like GPU is overheating. May have to change the GPU fan.

Or maybe I will just throw it away. Don’t have time for video games.

Although I am still getting a pay check but yesterday was crazy. On one hand I feel free and relaxed but at same time I am worried about getting my business started. So while I am playing Valkyria Chronicles, I am trying to think of a name for my startup.

And I want to go to a doctor before my insurance from work runs out, I am also looking for a new place, I am also looking for places to travel to while I can, I am still working on Challenge App, it’s only 5 pm.

I think what you wanted in childhood is what really makes you happy. I loved video games in my childhood. After college I tried to out grow video games. I stopped playing or even reading about them. Until recently I broke down and bought PS3. I can tell you since then I am the happiest person ever.

My childhood dream was to make video games. Market made me realize that its not easy to get a job in video game industry. So I gave up that dream. Luckily, at work, I have met some people who are also interested in making video games. They are still in initial planning stages. I have decided to join them. This has made me so much excited and motivated.

One day I will make the greatest game ever!!!

Uncharted is the greatest game ever. I just beat it but this game was so amazing that I want to play it one more time. If you haven’t played it, you should play it now!!!

Normally, I would buy a game from eBay and once I beat it I sell it. But Uncharted is one of those games which you want to keep forever. Only negative part is that the game is too short, it took me less than 10 hours to beat it. However, despite it shortness it still worth 60 bucks.

Let me first get to the point, don’t waste your money on Assassin’s Creed. Rent it and finish it in one weekend. Or don’t even bother playing it.

I bought PS3 mainly because I just wanted to play this game. Unfortunately, it was most boring game ever. The basic gameplay is you get a mission to assassinate someone, you try to find out about your target by pickpocketing, eavesdropping, interrogating or assassinating more people for an informer. The problem is all these tasks require no brain and these tasks are extremely repetitive. Maybe pickpocketing someone was exciting first 10 times. Interrogation feels like just regular fighting. I guess assassinating for an informer is slightly fun because sometimes they have time limit and you have to plan your route.

Okay when we do each of these tasks we get some clues about our target. The problem is most of these clues are minor details of story which were not interesting. And these clues were hardly any useful during assisnation. I didn’t care to read any of these clue and still had no problem in killing my targets. I wish they had maybe presented these clues in the form of CG videos.

Next we have fighting. Since this is suppose to be stealth game, I wasn’t expecting very sophisticated fighting system. So the fighting system is very basic. But there are way too many fights. You fight Templars, you fight to save citizen, at the end of game you are forced into boring fights and you fight if your cover is blown. Luckily at the beginning of game you can escape most fights. However, fight do look cool though.

Then we got other side mission, you have to climb tallest buildings in the area, it gets boring after a while. There were some building/towers which were slightly challenging but most were way to easy. You hardly get any sense of accomplishment once you reach the top.

Then we got the story. Maybe if the story was great it would have been awesome to play this game but its not. Basically the story is Altair receive missions from his master to kill some bad dudes, he goes and kills one by one. Supposedly, these bad guys are connected but even after half of them are dead, these bad guys still don’t take any caution or make game any interesting.
Then Altair finds out that his master is actually the bad guy, so he kills him. Thats it!
(BTW I knew from the first mission the Master would be the bad guy but I keep trying to convince myself that this game cannot be that predictable, unfortunately, it was very predictable.)

Oh yeah they got this whole Sci-Fi meet davinci code thing going on in the present but I have no idea what it was and i don’t care. To find out the story in the present you have to read some e-mails… These are not 2 lines e-mails… these e-mail are several paragraphs, I am not going to read a story on my TV. I like reading but they got books for reading. so from what i understand by reading online forums is that these e-mails and the markings at the end are to hype you up for next release.

And lastly, The ending is extremely unsatisfying. As soon as Altair kills his master, the game goes back to future. If you want to find out what happened to Altair after the fight you have to wait for credits to roll then go back to Mission 7 and Read whatever it said there. They could not even have any audio or video at the end.

Hopefully, uncharted would be better.

I finally bought PS3. Initially I wanted to get Wii but it was impossible to find and I gave up quickly. But I am so glad I did. PS3 is definitely better choice for me. XBox 360 would have been another great choice but it had so many packages and it was really confusing for me.

Anyways after finishing my school I had decided that I was done with video games. The last console I bought was Sega Dreamcast. It seems that once a gamer always a gamer.