Any errors? Is it just not loading? Spitting them back out?
I had to return a game cause it had a SMALL hairline crack near the center and it wouldn't load at all. (BR's apparently load at the center)
drcsyntax
I put the disc in(Madden 09), and I see the loading logo at the top right corner of the XMB, but then nothing happens. There's no errors, neither is it spitting them back out. I tried Motorstorm and it's doing the same thing. :(
So what happens when you put a disc in? Does the circle thing in the top right hand side swirl around for a few seconds and then disappear?
Edit: Ah, it does. Just saw your second post. It sounds like your disc drive is broken, it's basically the same as DRE on the PS2. You're gonna have to send it to Sony.:(
Man I just had the same problem. Except mine would not recognize anything inserted into the disc drive. Ps2 games. ps3 gaems ,dvd, and bluray would not register. It probably means that the laser in your bluray drive might be going bad. I had to replace mine. Sony charges like 150 to replace the part. I used videogame911.com. They are registered with the better business bureau , they warranty their work for 90 days and they diagnose and return your ps3 to you in like two dAYS LITERALLY. My ps3 got them on tuesday and I got it back todAY. I'm just hooking it up now. First things first though, backup all your information on an external drive.
So what happens when you put a disc in? Does the circle thing in the top right hand side swirl around for a few seconds and then disappear?
Edit: Ah, it does. Just saw your second post. It sounds like your disc drive is broken, it's basically the same as DRE on the PS2. You're gonna have to send it to Sony.:(
Floppy_Jim
This is BS....Argh...It's like last gen all over again :(. It happened so suddenly too...s***
I'm telling you videogame 911 .com is the way to go... Their service is outstanding and you won't have to wait like three weeks to get your stuff back. Don't say I didn't warn you. I almost died those days without my ps3...
yeah that same thing happened to me none of my game and none of my bluerays would play before you go out paying for it try and find your reciet if you bought it within a year sony will take care of you i just had to do that and they sent me a prepaid box and it takes about 10 days, they dont ship to po boxes though which is gay so i had to do it at home (im at college) so if you bought it within the year its free but if not then its like 150 bucks
My friend's 60GB PS3 went through the same thing. First, see if you can read blu-ray movies and/or regular dvds. If you can, all you need to do is reformat or restore your PS3 (please be sure you have a backup before you do this, or if you don't care if your PS3 HDD gets permanently deleted as all data will be gone forever). In my friend's case, it had nothing to do with the laser on the disc drive, but rather the OS not functioning correctly -- bringing the PS3 back to initial startup reset everything and solved the problem.
PS: Just another warning that if you do this, all data will be lost unless you already have backups.
yeah that same thing happened to me none of my game and none of my bluerays would play before you go out paying for it try and find your reciet if you bought it within a year sony will take care of you i just had to do that and they sent me a prepaid box and it takes about 10 days, they dont ship to po boxes though which is gay so i had to do it at home (im at college) so if you bought it within the year its free but if not then its like 150 bucks
f1l200
I will do that. It sucks too since I JUST bought Madden 09 :(
So what happens when you put a disc in? Does the circle thing in the top right hand side swirl around for a few seconds and then disappear?
Edit: Ah, it does. Just saw your second post. It sounds like your disc drive is broken, it's basically the same as DRE on the PS2. You're gonna have to send it to Sony.:(
sargentbotk
This is BS....Argh...It's like last gen all over again :(. It happened so suddenly too...s***
Thanks anyways guys...
Sorry to hear that, man :(
I hear Sony are pretty quick with their repairs, hopefully your replacement/repaired PS3 will arrive in time for all the great games coming out this month and next month.
man i know how you feel at the moment, same thing happened to me back on oct 6 (blu ray drive died), i have a 2 year warranty so i had to send it in and i didn't get it back till this past wednesday (22).
man i know how you feel at the moment, same thing happened to me back on oct 6 (blu ray drive died), i have a 2 year warranty so i had to send it in and i didn't get it back till this past wednesday (22).fsurb28
I think I'm going to have to give them $150 :( I can't find my receipt anywhere...This sucks. Why can't they do what MS does and just let us get a repair for free (whether we have a receipt or not)if our consoles are under warranty?
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