Random Rant: Why I Think PS3 Made Less Money Than They Expected

[Shaka_Khan]

These were where I got my info from:

http://community.eu.playstation.com/...D/m-p/11723868
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/gen...what-ylod.html
http://www.slashgear.com/complete-ps...m-list-172513/
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/422586

I am on my third ps3. The first one quit with a flash of light and would not turn on again the second one quit displaying a picture on my tv however it would still turn on. I am of coarse extremely worried that my third ps3 is going to become a useless 600 dollar paper wait. Anyone else have a similar experience with there ps3?

The Yellow Light of Death is a way for your PS3 to tell you that it's crapped out on you, and you're going to have to send it back to Sony. As far as I know, it can mean any kind of hardware failure. As far as frequency goes, it appears that the launch 60GB models are much more prone to have this happen due to a fault with the thermal paste that was used. But it can also happen on any model for any other reason as well (including 60GB models).

We really can't figure out more, because Sony pretty much just gave us this one universal error indicator (whereas Microsoft has a bunch of different ring of light combinations for different errors so you can get more details about what's wrong).

Well, in the long run it'll be cheaper to buy a brand new slim model.

Or you can just opt for a replacement from Sony for £130 which comes with a 3 month warranty but most peoples i've heard break down just after that 3 months.