My PS3
By vidiot 7 Comments
Ever since it broke roughly last year, my concern for my PS3 has rose higher than my 360. I'm on my 3rd 360, but I don't get the impression that it's going to be breaking anytime soon. Say what you will about Microsoft for selling us garbage hardware, but at least the system they have in place for getting it fixed hasn't failed me yet.
(If it has failed you, I do not care, you are not important.)
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I've noticed the fan on my 60 gig seems to go loud over a certain amount of play-time. A few days ago, the highest fan setting seemed to kick-in: That scared me.
Terrified that my PS3 is actually louder than my 360, I quickly cleaned it with compressed air. A more thorough study of the placement of my PS3 created more "discoveries". Apparently, I wasn't aware that a heat vent was pumping hot air into the corner where my PS3 was residing. I always thought my PS3 had enough ventilation, but another cleaning and moving the system out of the corner proved otherwise. The fan still was kicking in at inappropriate times though, so I followed more advice online and cut
styrofoam blocks for each corner of the system to sit on. Sometimes a higher fan setting kicks-in, but it quickly dissipates.
I'm concerned about YLOD.
I've been uploading my saves on the cloud server after each play-session. Before you ask, yes, I am a PS+ Subscriber, and I enjoy my multiple free titles that Sony seems hell-bent on giving me.
Regardless, I kinda feel like I'm in a pickle.
I know Sony, if they had the opportunity, would cut-off support for the early models at the drop of a hat. I've heard about disassembling the PS3 and cleaning it, but I don't feel confident with voiding my warranty.