PS3 just had a heart attack! Help!!

Guys, this is no joke, and I need help.

I was playing Fallout 3 just a few min. ago (I had been playing for like an hour maybe) and sudenly, my PS3 just shut itself down!

I was like "Oh what the hell" (there was no electric shortage or anything) and proceeded to turn it on again (the little red light was on). I tried with the controller but it was no use, so I got up to turn it up on the console. I worked for about 2 seconds then the thing went off completely!

Listen: I'm sorry if this has been posted before, but, as fellow PS3 users, you should know how worried I am. It's a 60GB NTSC model and I love it more than my wanky (well... not exactly, but CLOSE!). Should I send it to repairs? Or is there a way to fix it up? Please guy, I need an answer.

Excuse my english, it's not my native language :(.

Guys, this is no joke, and I need help.

I was playing Fallout 3 just a few min. ago (I had been playing for like an hour maybe) and sudenly, my PS3 just shut itself down!

I was like "Oh what the hell" (there was no electric shortage or anything) and proceeded to turn it on again (the little red light was on). I tried with the controller but it was no use, so I got up to turn it up on the console. I worked for about 2 seconds then the thing went off completely!

Listen: I'm sorry if this has been posted before, but, as fellow PS3 users, you should know how worried I am. It's a 60GB NTSC model and I love it more than my wanky (well... not exactly, but CLOSE!). Should I send it to repairs? Or is there a way to fix it up? Please guy, I need an answer.

Excuse my english, it's not my native language :(.

Sephiroth89

your english is fine

but this happened to me once, and my cat had halfway unplugged the ps3 cord from the wall... so make sure everything is plugged in tightly...
other than that id say send it in :(

Yeah thats what happened to my PS3 except I was on Home. I was on home then it crashed, and the PS3 turned off. So I started it back up then shortly after trying to watch an UnCharted 2 trailer it crashed again, turned off. Then later it happed again and the PS3 would not turn on anymore and it flashed yellow then flashed red. So I would advise you to backup all your PS3 saved data because this may be the first sign of serious hardware or PS3 OS failure.Silent_Scope05

The only reason I know that the PS3 turns itself off is if it starts to overheat, but if it did it should have told you, I think. Either way, it's pretty hard to make your PS3 overheat unless it's in a closed area.Furi-Kun

Check thepower switch in the back of the PS3.I know it may sound weird but that happened to me before.It was halfway between off and on.Flatline304

LOL, OH MY GOD YOUR SIG.

It was only a matter of time...

Anyway, I'm not sure about TC's PS3 :(

Check thepower switch in the back of the PS3.I know it may sound weird but that happened to me before.It was halfway between off and on.Flatline304

[QUOTE="Flatline304"]Check thepower switch in the back of the PS3.I know it may sound weird but that happened to me before.It was halfway between off and on.theycallmeryan

I was playing fallout 3 last night and I was only playing for about 5 mins ( I was at the end of the game ) And my PS3 reset itself, while I was still playing. This was the second time it did it and only while I was playing Fallout 3, ten minutes later it completly froze. I was able later to play for about two hours with no problems. These games that make your system freeze and lock up can't be good for the systems. I put 15 hours in other game with no probs , the same time I've owned Fallout.superlobo

Are you using a HD TV? Cause you will need to set your PS3 from default SD to HD by holding the power button on until u hear a second beep. Then you will see a picture or maybe the otherway around HD > SD. You may have laid your hand on the power button for a while without noticing or somethin while u were playing or perhaps some glitch? Is worth a try if your PS3 physically looks as if it's on.Dark_Highlander

Yes I do have an HDTV, but like I said, I never touched the back button... the thing just went off when I tried to turn it on using the front touch thing... Either way, it's not coming to life even if I flick the back button back and forth: it's as dead as dan quayle's brain!Sephiroth89

That's what i was refering to, if you hold that down before you turn your PS3 on for 2-3 seconds until u hear a second beep you might get a picture. That's what happened to me,i read the instructions an everything and i had to go to the internet to find that out.