never used to like it then one day just had the urge to give it another try. Cant imagine having a cheese sandwich without some vegemite on it too

This dude is full of ****! Sony does NOT give you back an 80GB if you send in a 60GB. You get back the exact same model-type you send in. I am speaking from experience. /fakenessPoppaGamer

have been reading other forums where people have been getting different models back and Sony have compensated with games and or accessories....also chance of getting back a discontinued model would be pretty low unless the failure rate is alot higher than what the Sony fanboys like to admitt.

i see you made no mention of the rediculous fee Sony charge to give you a refurbished model, i'd expect MY console back for that price so i dont have to redownload everything.....actually no i'd expect Sony to own up to a problem which has plagued it with every console its released and fix it for free.

all in all MS repair service >>>>>> Sony repair service

considering the settings im able to play Crysis at Killzone 2>>>Crysis

only people that can run Crysis at full settings can say otherwise. PC pics dont give an accurate representation of what the game will look like running on your system, so for me its KZ2 over Crysis easily.

Post all the pretty Crysis pics you want it doesnt look like that for me so it isnt the best graphic game IMO

lol i dont think some of the people are getting this thread, the title is based on the fact that my PS3 doesnt read discs anymore and i can only play demos and downloaded games till i get it fixed. Making light of the situation that my PS3 has DRE. :P

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did she experience constant freezing/glitching before finally going? how many lights were flashing when they tried to get her back on? sounds like a hardware failure. i suggest you get a new one as i dont think grandmothers are under warranty anymore, or you can always ring up customer support and see if they can repair yours.

Mr_Lurker

looks like forum jerk has a challenger then :P

No, you clearly need to talk to someone at Sony, I had a problem where one game wouldn't work and I wasn't happy I was out of warranty and I said look this isn't on and they said sorry and sent me a 60gb console the next day.

jonesy1911

It could be different depending on what person you get on the other end of the line, i was told unfortunately because you are out of warranty we will have to charge you a fee, i said fair enough how much?, $350 AUS :shock: :| :shock: was told it is the standard charge no matter the problem and that they would send me a refurbished model as soon as they recieved my broken one.

I told em to leave it at that and ill think about it, might try again tomorrow and see if i get someone different on the line, wont be happy if i have to fork out another 350 on top of the 1k i paid for it at launch.

Nintendo really did screw up sticking with cartridges for the 64. It seems strange that they go from discussing a cd add-on for snes to releasing a new console that sticks with cartridges, they pretty much handed Sony the win that gen.

I'd say if Nintendo went cd earlier, the playstation wouldve failed and SEGA would still be making consoles today.

well at least my PS3 has, damn thing got a DRE and refuses to play any format of disc. Then to make matters worse, being out of warranty allows Sony to rape your wallet to make up for the poor sales this gen by charging half the price of a brand new PS3 just so you can send it to them and they give you a refurbished one. WTF Sony i send you my 60gig launch model with PS2 backwards compatability i expect it back not your gimped 2 usb ,no card reader slot 80 gig model that you've repaired coz that was dodgy as well.

At least MS send you your console back and fix it for free

And Nintendo.....well the Wii is the only one that hasnt broke on me this gen, props to Nintendo, now if only you had some new games worth playing :P