Forget Xbox 360 RROD: Here is Sony PS3 YLOD

Everyone knows about the Xbox 360 RROD (red ring of death) thanks to some 33% of games consoles getting this problem, now we have proof of the Sony PS3 death with a so called YLOD.

The video below shows a Playstation 3 with yellow lights, it sounds like a hard drive gone bad to me from the clicking noise as that's what I have had with many PC hard drives.

Every product gets faults, but it's just what percentage of that product that counts. We have heard around 1% of PS3's have problems and why shouldn't they, but this is nothing compared to the well known and joked about world-wide RROD.

In the case of the gamer that made this video below, his console has already been taken away by Sony.

See the video at

http://n4g.com/News-101751.aspx

The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

ReverseCycology

The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

ReverseCycology

Oh n0ez 1% Failure RateEVOLV3

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My PS3 could be next!!

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]Oh n0ez 1% Failure RateO_Lineman17

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My PS3 could be next!!

Red, Yellow, Green, christmas lights. :DDementedDragon

[QUOTE="DementedDragon"]Red, Yellow, Green, christmas lights. :Domarguy01

:lol:

I guess this news is spreading slowly because not that many people bought PS3s. :P {comedic drum roll}c_smithii

and they're not really used apart from playing movies.

The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

ReverseCycology

Or a cheap hard drive, good try though.

Sounds to me the disc head has been damaged on the HDD; anything that uses a HDD it can happen to. You would only have to replace the HDD to fix it, though that would actually make it better!:D

But the reason this would have most likely because the HDD had taken some sort of heavy shock, so if your kind to yours, it should be ok:)

The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

ReverseCycology

What color is the Wii's light?

proably pink lol

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The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

Nedemis

I love how you guys skip all the educational posts that actually add to the thread and quote some troll to try and turn the thread.

Its not the YLOD, my PS3 has had the yellow light before when I inserted a PS2 game that couldn't be played on the PS3.

All I did was turn the console on and off and it was fixed. But yeah the HDD isn't the only thing causing it. ( I have an 80 gig )

The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

ReverseCycology

good thing is it doesnt happen to 33% of us.

Lets see: 360: 33% or more Failure Rate. PS3: 5% or less Failure Rate. Which would you rather have?

so.... 1% faliure rate all of sudden its "forget about RROD!!!"

i dont think so

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The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

Nedemis

You can pay to get it repaired or extend your warranty. Same with if your 360 suffers hard drive failure or DRE. Like I have.

Can't you just replace the HDD and it will work fine? Instead of sending it into Sony, like MS has you do.batistafan99

So after paying $400 or more you have to buy a HDD? :|

[QUOTE="batistafan99"]Can't you just replace the HDD and it will work fine? Instead of sending it into Sony, like MS has you do.PS3_3DO

So after paying $400 or more you have to buy a HDD? :|

If your computer broke and you found out one part of it broke and you're out of warranty would you complain to the maker or get a new one?

Either way, this is an extremely low chance. Try and reformat your HDD first as well.

[QUOTE="batistafan99"]Can't you just replace the HDD and it will work fine? Instead of sending it into Sony, like MS has you do.PS3_3DO

So after paying $400 or more you have to buy a HDD? :|

IF it breaks and IF you didnt buy an extended warranty...yea. I didnt know since MS started to give out 3 year warranties every other company is obligated to do the same.

Yea, okay.

Now lets compare over 4,000,000+ BROKEN XBOX 360s to Sony with less than 10,000 broken consoles.

[QUOTE="batistafan99"]Can't you just replace the HDD and it will work fine? Instead of sending it into Sony, like MS has you do.XanderZane

You can replace the HDD, but how do you get all the firmware and O/S stuff onto the HDD? Doesn't Sony have to put that information on there or does the system automatically download what it needs when you put a new HDD into the PS3.

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Lets see: 360: 33% or more Failure Rate. PS3: 5% or less Failure Rate. Which would you rather have?

black_awpN1

I don't know about you, but I'd rather have the system with the most quality titles on it. The XBox 360 has a FREE 3yr warranty. No one knows what the fail rate is of either 360 or PS3. All of those number are just guesses.

The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

ReverseCycology

I'm sorry but EVERYTHING in this world (besides Chuck Norris), has defects and problems here and there. You cannot promise 100% success rate, but if you're taking that 1% failure rate, turn it round to 99% with no problems, I think it seems fair.

Nothing can be perfect, cars, planes scientific machinery, everything has problems now and then, why pick on 1% of PS3 consoles??

Sorry for anger i'm just not in a great mood :P

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[QUOTE="batistafan99"]Can't you just replace the HDD and it will work fine? Instead of sending it into Sony, like MS has you do.XanderZane

You can replace the HDD, but how do you get all the firmware and O/S stuff onto the HDD? Doesn't Sony have to put that information on there or does the system automatically download what it needs when you put a new HDD into the PS3.

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Lets see: 360: 33% or more Failure Rate. PS3: 5% or less Failure Rate. Which would you rather have?

black_awpN1

I don't know about you, but I'd rather have the system with the most quality titles on it. The XBox 360 has a FREE 3yr warranty. No one knows what the fail rate is of either 360 or PS3. All of those number are just guesses.

However tehres no Gurantee you get your Console back and not a Refurb, tehn you have to deal with MS's idiotic DRM.

The sad thing about it is when you get these PS3 YLOD there's not warranty to cover it and you have to buy a new PS3.

ReverseCycology

http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/PS3/Warranties

There is a warranty for a reasonable period of time, Ps3 arent as crappy as the 360s. Less than 1& of Ps3s sold are defective according to Sony.