Hello folks how the fuck are ya?  
 
For the last 4 months my Red Dead Redemption disk has been trapped in the shell of a once great Playstiation three, Sadly this Playstation lost it's will to live and committed Seppuku as I was playing RDR, The failure was so great that I could not eject the disk, Well today my friends is a day where I could not tolerate it anymore,  
 
Why did it take 4 months you ask? I am lazy and I didn't really care, but I had an itch to play RDR and that propelled me to grab it with both hands and tear it apart. 
 
    
Picture of the PS3 without the hard drive, I did not have the small screw driver so I used force and a medium screw driver to access it,   
 
     
 
The bowels of the PS3, After taking the cover off my next step was to gently and carefully take apart the Blu Ray drive. 
 
    
 
Well... when I say carefully I mean using my screwdriver as leverage and busting the damn thing open. 
 
    
Opened Blu ray drive, top bits ripped out by hand. 
  
    
 
I ripped out the plastic cover to get to my RDR disk,  
 
    
 
The result and tools that I used to great effect,  
 
    
 
So next time you want to get rid of some stress...break a PS3, it's the ultimate solution. 

Hello folks how the fuck are ya?  
 
For the last 4 months my Red Dead Redemption disk has been trapped in the shell of a once great Playstiation three, Sadly this Playstation lost it's will to live and committed Seppuku as I was playing RDR, The failure was so great that I could not eject the disk, Well today my friends is a day where I could not tolerate it anymore,  
 
Why did it take 4 months you ask? I am lazy and I didn't really care, but I had an itch to play RDR and that propelled me to grab it with both hands and tear it apart. 
 
    
Picture of the PS3 without the hard drive, I did not have the small screw driver so I used force and a medium screw driver to access it,   
 
     
 
The bowels of the PS3, After taking the cover off my next step was to gently and carefully take apart the Blu Ray drive. 
 
    
 
Well... when I say carefully I mean using my screwdriver as leverage and busting the damn thing open. 
 
    
Opened Blu ray drive, top bits ripped out by hand. 
  
    
 
I ripped out the plastic cover to get to my RDR disk,  
 
    
 
The result and tools that I used to great effect,  
 
    
 
So next time you want to get rid of some stress...break a PS3, it's the ultimate solution. 

Well, at least you got the disc out. 
 
You should gut that PS3 and turn it into a grill. Like on YouTube. George Foreman would be proud. 

Happened to me with a friend's game when my PS3 broke (I sent it in and had Sony remove the disk), but next time I'm going to buy a Slim so I see this post as a useful protip if (who am I kidding... when) my PS3 dies again and a disk is stuck inside.

So is your PS3 still usable?

There's something about a gutted console and it's parts strewn about that just gets me all revved up.

cool man. it must have been fun to do that. i modded my xbox 360. it was fun to do it and see what is inside a console.

" So is your PS3 still usable? "

I'd leave it in there, I have not played that game in months. 
It was not a bad game but man it came and gone fast.

Given the circumstances, that looked like fun. I love taking shit apart.

" I'd leave it in there, I have not played that game in months.  It was not a bad game but man it came and gone fast. "

" Well, at least you got your disk back. "

You should probably try to sell it for scraps. I'm sure someone out there would buy a faulty system just to have some spare parts in case of accidents.

" Happened to me with a friend's game when my PS3 broke (I sent it in and had Sony remove the disk), but next time I'm going to buy a Slim so I see this post as a useful protip if (who am I kidding... when) my PS3 dies again and a disk is stuck inside. "

great! hehe that looked like fun 

" You should probably try to sell it for scraps. I'm sure someone out there would buy a faulty system just to have some spare parts in case of accidents. "

That looks, nice.

" Happened to me with a friend's game when my PS3 broke (I sent it in and had Sony remove the disk), but next time I'm going to buy a Slim so I see this post as a useful protip if (who am I kidding... when) my PS3 dies again and a disk is stuck inside. "

Ha I did exactly that last spring so I could get MW2 out of my ps3.

Kewl

" @Hamz said:

" You should probably try to sell it for scraps. I'm sure someone out there would buy a faulty system just to have some spare parts in case of accidents. "

Eh, can't be bothered, it's in the garage with my other faulty electronics, Samsung 40" LCD tv, broken record player, a couple of toasters, a kettle, Vacuum Cleaner, Blender and a washing machine...oh and my old 30" sony tube telly.  I have a big garage...  Oh and an oil heater and my old car... "

man, I havent touched RDR in a long time. I need to finish it.

I was wondering why you hadn't been online in a while.

As I scrolled through those pictures this was playing in my head.
    

" @Red12b said:

" @Hamz said:

" You should probably try to sell it for scraps. I'm sure someone out there would buy a faulty system just to have some spare parts in case of accidents. "

Eh, can't be bothered, it's in the garage with my other faulty electronics, Samsung 40" LCD tv, broken record player, a couple of toasters, a kettle, Vacuum Cleaner, Blender and a washing machine...oh and my old 30" sony tube telly.  I have a big garage...  Oh and an oil heater and my old car... "

Are you like an electronic killer? Because DAMN! "

" As I scrolled through those pictures this was playing in my head.
    

"

" i'd like to see you putting that PS together again and play the game. But good read (look...)! thanks "

" @Mikemcn said:

" So is your PS3 still usable? "

I got a slim when it broke, that's why I wasn't fussed about getting the disk out, Last night I wanted to play RDR so this is the result,   And no, probably not... "