PS3 Durability - How is it doing?

I'm thinking about getting a PS3 sometime this year. Now, the PS2 was, in my opinion, arguably one of the best systems of all time, but the hardware quality was horrendous (and don't even get me started on the 360)! So my question is, are there any issues with PS3 hardware quality? Now, I know there's always going to be SOME defective devices, but if it's anything close to the PS2 or 360, I'll be waiting even longer to leap into the next gen.

EDIT: I recall that there were some issues with the controllers occasionally and randomly disconnecting during the PS3s early months. Is this still an issue?(See 6.6 in this FAQ)

I know with the PS2 you got the lens error (I never got this and owned a PS2 since launch). I left my PS3 for a week with a game playing inside, nothing happened. It's a pretty durable system, but lately people are saying there PS3 blu-ray lens aren't reading anymore. I think most of these cases are false because the statically value of these many PS3 failing were EXTREMELY low percentile (below 5% I remember). So the PS3 is pretty sweet.

I know with the PS2 you got the lens error (I never got this and owned a PS2 since launch). I left my PS3 for a week with a game playing inside, nothing happened. It's a pretty durable system, but lately people are saying there PS3 blu-ray lens aren't reading anymore. I think most of these cases are false because the statically value of these many PS3 failing were EXTREMELY low percentile (below 5% I remember). So the PS3 is pretty sweet.ENIXMAN

That's good to hear. The PS1 (needing to be played while upside-down) and the PS2 (disc read errors) had me nervous, but so far so good!

so far so good...but there is the Blu-Ray driver malfunction (the PS3s RRoD)

ooh yeah that just happened to me today

PS3 is very durable... I keep it on for hours at a time without any problemshazelnutman

LOL. What he said.

nothing bad at all.......

i have only encountered one freeze, and that was when i got it a couple of months ago. its scared me, because it was the first time i turned it on, but since then, its been great

What about the controller disconnections? Anyone experiance that?Corvidae

Never. Thats unheard of.

well my cuz first ps3 die on us it had a yellow light, but sony replace it quite quicklyda_illest101

Yellow light means your HDD is disconnected.

[QUOTE="Corvidae"]What about the controller disconnections? Anyone experiance that?ENIXMAN

Never. Thats unheard of.

I do remember reading about it, but that may have been in the un-finalized version.

EDIT: I think it was EGM, but check out 6.6 in this FAQ.

[QUOTE="ENIXMAN"]

[QUOTE="Corvidae"]What about the controller disconnections? Anyone experiance that?Corvidae

Never. Thats unheard of.

I do remember reading about it, but that may have been in the un-finalized version.

EDIT: I think it was EGM, but check out 6.6 in this FAQ.

i had it happened but the fixed it with a update

I know with the PS2 you got the lens error (I never got this and owned a PS2 since launch). I left my PS3 for a week with a game playing inside, nothing happened. It's a pretty durable system, but lately people are saying there PS3 blu-ray lens aren't reading anymore. I think most of these cases are false because the statically value of these many PS3 failing were EXTREMELY low percentile (below 5% I remember). So the PS3 is pretty sweet.

ENIXMAN

so far so good...but there is the Blu-Ray driver malfunction (the PS3s RRoD)

ooh yeah that just happened to me today

My PS3 is proof that Sony beats MS at hardware hands down. Just with Folding@Home, I am up to 1367 workunits. figure at an average of 6 hours per WU, we are looking at about 8202 hours of run-time. No issues whatsoever. 8200 hours of run-time with a 360 means your on your 4th or 5th 360 (they simply cant take the use).

I know I will get dinged by the GS forum police, but I don't really care. Cant see how stating a proven fact is flaming.

If your looking for the superior machine, get the PS3, its had a slow start but its advantage in storage (Blu-Ray) and power (The Cell) will really start to show, very soon.