Maybe you just don't take good care of your shit. Is it dusty? Is it in a bad spot? Do you knock it around a lot?Virgil said:
I've never had ONE system go bad... (of course- I don't have a 360).
And down goes the PS3...
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I've never had ONE system go bad... (of course- I don't have a 360).
Just about everyone in my office (I work at a game company) has had to exchange their 360 at least once (250 people). There is not one person who's had to return their PS3 or Wii (of which around 60% has one or the other). So, it's not that they CAN go belly up (of course they can). It's about the FREQUENCY of going belly up.Twilight_guy said:
Don't cry foul because someone cites facts. If my PS3 died right now, I'd miss out on finishing Uncharted and wouldn't be able to watch The Fifth Element in 1080p like I planned to this weekend.harhol said:
I'd still be able to rewatch my old copy of the Fifth Element on normal DVD, and continue enjoying playing Left 4 Dead and perhaps start my second playthrough of Fallout 3 between rounds of Halo 3.
Believe me, I'd be far more upset right now if my 360 died compared to my PS3 dying.
It doesn't mean I'm having a go at the PS3, it just means I'm not as invested in it.
So here's hoping I didn't just jinx cause it to explode next time it powers on. My delivery of 3 extra dualshock 3 controllers arrived last week and I was planning on tracking down some 4 player games to enjoy with friends while drunk this weekend.
Your just unlucky, this whole generation loathes me, and wishes to end me. I have gone through 5 RRODs, and two ps3s. My xbox has been fine for a while now, but its begining to sound like a construction site when I turn it on, so we are thinking of puting the old girl down. Or atleast going easy on her.
Yeah i'd have to say (With a grain of salt.) that you might somehow be cursed to get a 1st choice doomed at the start system to be followed by a longerlasting one if that happened twice once on 360 and then agian on PS3 look at it this way you yourself shouldn't have any likly issues with it for a long while right?Caliostro said:
Oh.. by the way are you burying or cremating the toasters that are no longer among the operating?
I see your point, but I was more stating that I plan to make use of the console this weekend.harhol said:
The controllers were sort of free - I redeemed them through a rewards program through my employer, using points I accumulated for doing well at my job. I could just as easily have bought say, a toaster, or a digital camera, or any one of a hundred other things I don't require. If I wasn't getting extra controllers this way I would probably buy one more at most, at least for the time being.
Furthermore, personal preference might not constitute 'facts' in the grander scheme of things (i.e.: I say 360 is better than PS3 therefore that is fact), but if I say I prefer my 360 to the PS3, then that is a fact. If I say I am not missing anything important by my PS3 being out of commission, that is a fact. Saying it doesn't mean it's true for everyone, just for me. Since my feelings parallel Virgil's, I would hardly consider this to be a PS3 bashing thread.
Wow. Sucks to be you. I've had three 360's, and I've only turned mine in because I was paranoid about failures are turned them in for a new console and warranty every year. Well, not my second one. His laser eyes got killed when lightning struck the telephone pole next to my house, an accident that also fried our local loop and left us without satisfactory phones and internet for a while. But essentially I've had enough consoles for the supposed "30%" failure rate that the xbox has to kick in, which it hasn't.
actually it does have vmware because you can install linux on the ps3 and then install vmware and install any os on top of that you want toWoe Is You said:
as for Virgil's current predicament i'd say you just have some bad luck, maybe it's bad wiring or something in your house or with your tv but i'm not an electrician.
tho i will say that it does not seem like the source is with you young admin, follow the source and it shall not steer you wrong
I'm concerned that even though the OP has one of those magical yellow-color names, but his point doesn't really make a lot of sense. "Down goes the PS3?" One isolated case? I have a feeling that if anyone else had posted this, it would have sparked a larger flame war.
What I'm saying (and I know I'm echoing what's been said before) is that one downed PS3 does not a trend make. In fact, in all of my Internet scrounging about, this may be the first report I've heard of PS3 death. Now, I don't own either a PS3 or a 360, so I don't really have a lot of vested interest. It just seems difficult to point out one failure as the downfall of a whole generation of systems.
If anything, this may be the exception that proves the rule: PS3s are generally reliable machines.
Oh, and finally I do want to extend my condolences to Virgil. That does really suck that you've had 3 consoles die in the past few years. What a pain in the ass.
What I'm saying (and I know I'm echoing what's been said before) is that one downed PS3 does not a trend make. In fact, in all of my Internet scrounging about, this may be the first report I've heard of PS3 death. Now, I don't own either a PS3 or a 360, so I don't really have a lot of vested interest. It just seems difficult to point out one failure as the downfall of a whole generation of systems.
If anything, this may be the exception that proves the rule: PS3s are generally reliable machines.
Oh, and finally I do want to extend my condolences to Virgil. That does really suck that you've had 3 consoles die in the past few years. What a pain in the ass.
256mb video ram, 256 actual ram, I am fairly sure you could play Civ 4 on the lowest settings.(Maybe even medium.) Dawn of War.. I could go on.
(Stating these games, seeing as how I am using a feather-pushing 96mb machine+512RAM. Finding out the power of the CPU well, beats me.)
(Stating these games, seeing as how I am using a feather-pushing 96mb machine+512RAM. Finding out the power of the CPU well, beats me.)
This seems like a very pointless thread...
I mean, sure, you made the forums, and without you, this haven of the 1ntarw3bz wouldn't exist, but...
Man...
Wow. I didn't expect this of an Escapist employee, especially a person who actually has his work and sweat and blood (web design is deadly!) in the forums.
However, I do like that you're actually being on the forums (and not just in announcements; real threads that are real) and being active and not being one of those mysterious accounts with yellow names which pop in occasionally. The Escapist seems better about this than most company forums I've seen, though. It'd still be nice to see more... erm... aids in escaping interact with those involved in the escaping.
I mean, sure, you made the forums, and without you, this haven of the 1ntarw3bz wouldn't exist, but...
Man...
Wow. I didn't expect this of an Escapist employee, especially a person who actually has his work and sweat and blood (web design is deadly!) in the forums.
However, I do like that you're actually being on the forums (and not just in announcements; real threads that are real) and being active and not being one of those mysterious accounts with yellow names which pop in occasionally. The Escapist seems better about this than most company forums I've seen, though. It'd still be nice to see more... erm... aids in escaping interact with those involved in the escaping.