PS3 locks up once in a while. - Blu-ray Forum

tacomaprime · 03-14-2009, 03:09 AM

So I bought a used 80gb ps3 a while ago. Haven't had a single problem, until now.

Been playing COD4 online alot, and the last two nights, I'll be playing, and the game will completely lock up. No audio, the video freezes. The controller doesn't allow me to do anything, including quitting the game. I have to physically go over, eject the game, and power off the ps3 and turn it back on. Then when I put the game back in, it just works fine again.

I though maybe overheating, but the ps3 is completely out in the open and laying on it's butt.

Any ideas?

gringo flip · 03-14-2009, 05:17 AM

I wanna know too as this started happening to me the other day, like three times when playing on-line. I have the original 20gb model with a 500HDD. I have it out in the open as well, but after playing for like 3 hours, it gets a little noisy and heats up.

JonD7 · 03-14-2009, 05:21 AM

it just happens... it's just technology really *shrugs* maybe just a flaw in the coding but it has happend to me with EVERY console, so don't worry... you're consoles are fine.

jamclaur · 03-14-2009, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonD7

it just happens... it's just technology really *shrugs* maybe just a flaw in the coding but it has happend to me with EVERY console, so don't worry... you're consoles are fine.

yep! I had the same issues with LBP and Fallout 3. LBP got a patch that helped a bit, but Fallout 3 about made me kill myself (not literally)... lol. But yeah, you're fine. Some games just have A LOT going on in them and I guess they aren't perfected so they bog the machine down.

Batman1980 · 03-14-2009, 06:03 AM

FWIW as far as I can tell, COD4 is the game that freezes and breaks more PS3s than any other.

BlackLightShark009 · 03-14-2009, 06:10 AM

That happens to me when WH has way too much going on. My system is fine.

tbizzle · 03-14-2009, 06:12 AM

I get the same thing every now and then with Bad Company. It's just one of those things that happen once in a blue moon with PS3's, nothin to worry about. What I'd like to know is how to get rid of that crackling noise that happens in Bad Company sometimes

SkantDragon · 03-14-2009, 08:15 AM

It's software bugs in the games. Your hardware is fine.

Note that a lot of these crash bugs are in multiplayer network games. And they tend to be triggered by poor internet connectivity. Why? Because the developers develop the games on test networks that provide good connectivity. Testing games under bad networks is actually very difficult to do, and often isn't a priority.

03-14-2009, 03:09 AM	#1
tacomaprime Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:IL 4K collection:76 Blu-ray collection:137 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	PS3 locks up once in a while. So I bought a used 80gb ps3 a while ago. Haven't had a single problem, until now. Been playing COD4 online alot, and the last two nights, I'll be playing, and the game will completely lock up. No audio, the video freezes. The controller doesn't allow me to do anything, including quitting the game. I have to physically go over, eject the game, and power off the ps3 and turn it back on. Then when I put the game back in, it just works fine again. I though maybe overheating, but the ps3 is completely out in the open and laying on it's butt. Any ideas?

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03-14-2009, 05:17 AM	#2
gringo flip Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Inside an Igloo somewhere in Alaska Blu-ray collection:1501	I wanna know too as this started happening to me the other day, like three times when playing on-line. I have the original 20gb model with a 500HDD. I have it out in the open as well, but after playing for like 3 hours, it gets a little noisy and heats up.

03-14-2009, 05:21 AM	#3
JonD7 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Cali 4K collection:86 Blu-ray collection:251	it just happens... it's just technology really shrugs maybe just a flaw in the coding but it has happend to me with EVERY console, so don't worry... you're consoles are fine.

03-14-2009, 06:03 AM	#5
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	FWIW as far as I can tell, COD4 is the game that freezes and breaks more PS3s than any other.

03-14-2009, 06:10 AM	#6
BlackLightShark009 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:California Blu-ray collection:11	That happens to me when WH has way too much going on. My system is fine.

03-14-2009, 06:12 AM	#7
tbizzle Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Folsom, CA Home Theater Gallery:61 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:571 Trading Score:55	I get the same thing every now and then with Bad Company. It's just one of those things that happen once in a blue moon with PS3's, nothin to worry about. What I'd like to know is how to get rid of that crackling noise that happens in Bad Company sometimes

03-14-2009, 08:15 AM	#8
SkantDragon Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	It's software bugs in the games. Your hardware is fine. Note that a lot of these crash bugs are in multiplayer network games. And they tend to be triggered by poor internet connectivity. Why? Because the developers develop the games on test networks that provide good connectivity. Testing games under bad networks is actually very difficult to do, and often isn't a priority.

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