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Tempted not to use console until 17th?


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Am I the only one who's tempted not to use my PS3 now until the game arrives hopefully on the 17th (anytime earlier would be awesome) I've already had my original fat PS3 die on me and I'm quite paranoid that the same could happen with this one.

 

Might even wrap it in cotton wool until the greatest game of all time is finally released.

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Actually, not using your console could mess it up as well. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. I'd recommend letting go. Let the universe do what it believes is the right thing to do. If something goes wrong just say f*ck it and hope it went wrong for a good reason.

I've worried about the same issue as you are but after much thought those words above are the result.

Harken to my wise words young grasshopper.

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Last time i used my console was 2 weeks ago to format the disk for GTA V, its waiting here patiently for GTA V

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Actually, not using your console could mess it up as well. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. I'd recommend letting go. Let the universe do what it believes is the right thing to do. If something goes wrong just say f*ck it and hope it went wrong for a good reason.

 

I've worried about the same issue as you are but after much thought those words above are the result.

 

Harken to my wise words young grasshopper.

 

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why does every gamer goes bezerk if his console is going to die or not :p LMFAO

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I just blew out my console to clear it of dust and debri. I have an old fat console myself and it's still going strong. I believe the date on the bottom says it was produced in 2009.

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I just blew out my console to clear it of dust and debri. I have an old fat console myself and it's still going strong. I believe the date on the bottom says it was produced in 2009.

 

Really hope it doesn't die on the 16th.

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I've barely turned on my PS3 this past month, not because I am "saving" it for V but because I just have no desire to play any other game and as of this week am busier than usual. I've only been turning it on for a few minutes to check PSN and yesterday I cleared up 10 + GB's of HDD space.

 

Which sucks because I was almost done my replay of RDR. That was my goal this summer, to replay GTA IV and RDR. GTA IV is complete (not episodes tho...) and RDR is near-completion.

 

Might give it a go today or tomorrow since I am so close.

 

But honestly, there is no harm in turning it on for a while if you keep it in an open space and it's not heating up.

 

No need to deny yourself gaming just do so without it being on for extended periods of time and heating up.

 

My PS3 is an 80 GB phat manufactured Oct 2008. Sooo....yes, I am worried but I keep it in an open space and I've tilted it in such a way that the portable fan I have blowing cool air towards doesn't hit the vents. I clean it every day to get dust off the body of the PS3.

 

Just take care of it, mang.

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My console is off since June and waiting for 17th September. Hope it will work and I will be able to install and then play the game all night long :D

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Imagine how I feel I still have a zephyr model Xbox 360 Elite from 2007. Its the second most likely variant of the console to red ring of death on you out of like 7 different variants.

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Imagine how I feel I still have a zephyr model Xbox 360 Elite from 2007. Its the second most likely variant of the console to red ring of death on you out of like 7 different variants.

I wouldn't even worry about it. I had the old school white one and mine finally sh*t out due to the disc drive acting funny, but it still worked just not as good. I decided to upgrade to the slim just because I didn't deal with it anymore, and I put LOTS of hours on that old school xbox. Daily use of gaming and Netflix.

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I will keep my xbox off from the 10th.

 

I have uncharted and Infamous to play on my newly bought ps3...

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Not me. None of my technology has ever died on me. Hell, my first mobile phone is even still working, which is a phone from the mid 90's :lol:

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I'm a lot more careful with my PS3 lately and I'm trying to use it less to keep it safe :D

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Am I the only one who's tempted not to use my PS3 now until the game arrives hopefully on the 17th (anytime earlier would be awesome) I've already had my original fat PS3 die on me and I'm quite paranoid that the same could happen with this one.

 

Might even wrap it in cotton wool until the greatest game of all time is finally released.

 

 

do you live in a sh*thole with no ventilation or do you throw your ps3 on the ground to turn it off?

 

Why is it that only a few people like you have problems with the ps3 when no one else has any problem? Maybe you should use your ps3 properly.

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Am I the only one who's tempted not to use my PS3 now until the game arrives hopefully on the 17th (anytime earlier would be awesome) I've already had my original fat PS3 die on me and I'm quite paranoid that the same could happen with this one.

 

Might even wrap it in cotton wool until the greatest game of all time is finally released.

 

 

do you live in a sh*thole with no ventilation or do you throw your ps3 on the ground to turn it off?

 

Why is it that only a few people like you have problems with the ps3 when no one else has any problem? Maybe you should use your ps3 properly.

 

 

Blow me.

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Am I the only one who's tempted not to use my PS3 now until the game arrives hopefully on the 17th (anytime earlier would be awesome) I've already had my original fat PS3 die on me and I'm quite paranoid that the same could happen with this one.

 

Might even wrap it in cotton wool until the greatest game of all time is finally released.

Same here. My PS3 is in a treasure at the moment waiting for GTAV.

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I can't. For some reason, when I quit playing PS3 for over a week, I forget how to hold the controller properly :sui:

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My console is off since June and waiting for 17th September. Hope it will work and I will be able to install and then play the game all night long :D

 

Yeah mine is off a long time, too, because I upgrade my PC and only play PC-Games. I will blow the PS3 a little bit out of dust, and then hope it will stay with me when I play GTA V :D

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Yea as if, if you use it for 8 more days... YLOD is guaranteed... It can happen during the 2nd or 3rd mission. If its gonna happen, its gonna happen. You cant do anything about it. All you can do is keep it clean, ventilated and keep praying it doesnt die atleast until you have completed the story.

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My Xbox 360 Elite is from 2007, I brought it with me (by vehicle) on a pillow, in a container, from the top of the US, to the bottom. And YOU'RE worried about your console not working, OP? :S

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I just got done playing The Last Of Us earlier this morning, so I'm not worried about my PS3 getting YLOD. I had it since 2008 and it's still running strong. :cool:

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Yup. I made a topic about my house getting struck by lightning, and after finally getting my ps3 to work, I'm scared to use it till the 17th. If its gonna stop working again,I'll be damned if its not when I'm playing the greatest game of the generation.

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