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#1 Gamer4Iife
Member since 2008 • 6010 Posts

I am a very sad panda.

I've been experiencing lockup issues with FFXIII since yesterday, starting from chapter 5. It got especially bad in the evening, I sometimes couldn't even get past the Square-Enix loading screen. Traded it with a new copy this morning and I was finally able to get past that one cutscene in chapter 7, but then comes the boss. I do my usual stuff, pimp slap him back to oblivion and guess what happens? I GETS FED WITH ANOTHER FRIKKIN GAME FREEZE. Been trying again for the last 4 hours, still no luck.

Seems I'm not the only one, too. A lot of people are apparently having the same issue. Goddamit, Square. I just wanna play your **** game, you made wait for 3 years and you still won't let me play, even now that I've bought it? F'ING RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGEEE !!!!!!!!!!! :x:x:x

(On the bright side, I might actually study for midterms, now that FFXIII is broken. Le sigh...)

Anyone else having this problem?

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#2 NeoGen85
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I want to laugh at you but I don't. I haven't had that problem yet. I just got on chapter 5 or I think I'm somewhere in the middle. Isn't it strange that you don't have to install the game for the PS3 version?

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#3 D3dr0_0
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I'm at chapter 4 so far, I hope nothing like that happens while Im playing.

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#4 Gamer4Iife
Member since 2008 • 6010 Posts

I want to laugh at you but I don't. I haven't had that problem yet. I just got on chapter 5 or I think I'm somewhere in the middle. Isn't it strange that you don't have to install the game for the PS3 version?

NeoGen85

IT'S THA POWAH OF TEH BLUE-RAI!! :o

I hear it only happens to people with older PS3 models. Mine's a 60GB launch PS3.

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#5 LiquidClear
Member since 2008 • 356 Posts

I have a 250GB Slim and mine is stuck at the end of Chapter 7 too. Big boss battle, longish cutscenes, screen goes black. Played through it like 5 times and it just goes black every time. Wonderful :(

 

Make sure you call or send in a support ticket on Squeenix's site to make sure they get the message :| Most people who have called so far are saying that Squeenix and Sony are both saying "Oh, this is the first we've heard of this!" and blaming the other party. I just want to game :(

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#6 Fantasy_Gamer
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How far is chapter 5 and 7 in the game? (in terms of number of play hours) I need to reach those parts ASAP if this freezing really happens so I'll know if mine's gonna freeze, too 'coz the shop where I bought my copy only has 1 week return policy.
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#7 LiquidClear
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My save file right before the freeze was something like 13 hours and 15 minutes in I believe. (Chapter 7)
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#8 Gamer4Iife
Member since 2008 • 6010 Posts

What Liquid said, my playtime is around 11-12 hours.

I wasn't aware that Slim PS3s were also affected. Hope they fix this soon, this is ridiculous. :|

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#9 LiquidClear
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I'm thinking of starting one of those online petitions to at least get SE or Sony to acknowledge that there's a problem and see just how many people are having it. Seems the tech support on both sides is denying that there's anything wrong. Think those things are just a waste of time?
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#10 Gamer4Iife
Member since 2008 • 6010 Posts

I don't know. It'll most likely get ignored, unless you manage to get a significant number of petitioners.

No harm in trying, I guess. :?

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#11 magitekk
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I'm really mad about this too. I'm on disc 2 now, chapter 5 and all of a sudden the game would freeze, I'd say every ten minutes or less. I don't want to keep playing the game if this is going to continue to happen.
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#12 Fantasy_Gamer
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I think I can clock that much tonight and tomorrow (Saturday) in order to see if my game will freeze (i hope not). I have a fat porcelaine white PS3.
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#13 Bioshockraptor
Member since 2008 • 21483 Posts
That must suck. I'm not having that problem because I'm not playing the game :P.
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#14 shadow_571-2254112256380627405
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[QUOTE="NeoGen85"]

I want to laugh at you but I don't. I haven't had that problem yet. I just got on chapter 5 or I think I'm somewhere in the middle. Isn't it strange that you don't have to install the game for the PS3 version?

Gamer4Iife

IT'S THA POWAH OF TEH BLUE-RAI!! :o

I hear it only happens to people with older PS3 models. Mine's a 60GB launch PS3.

same ps3 as you here, but i'm up to chapter 10 and mine doesn't freeze.

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#15 magitekk
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The freezing doesn't happen for me anymore, I think it was an overheating problem more than anything else (the game froze because my xbox was overheating...doesn't make sense, does it? xD j/k)
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#16 LiquidClear
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Anyone tried opening up a PS3 to clean it? I did this tons of times with my PS2 and it extended the life greatly. One of the hypotheses about the issue is that is has something to do with the PS3 having a hard time reading dual-layer blu-rays. I dunno if that's something a good cleansing would help, but tbh I'm willing to try voodoo if it'll help :P I can find videos of the old PS3's being opened, but apparently no one dares to open their slim yet!
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#17 PlaWeird
Member since 2008 • 2239 Posts

*pats the sad panda*

 That crap usually happens with *** and usa versions. I luckily have my lovely euro game :P LiquidClear makes sense, if that console of yours is dusty inside, you can be 99 percent sure the game'll freeze.