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Owner's PS3 Chokes On Game Disc

Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 failed out of the box when a brand new retail unit was delivered to Punch Jump.
The PS3 was released to U.S. retail on Nov. 17.
The 20GB PS3, purchased at an online retailer, did not accept discs due to a malfunction in the self-loading disc drive.
A PS3 game disc and a DVD disc were unable to physically move into the drive, though the machine attempts to pull the disc in for several seconds.
The eject button and several reboot attempts failed to solve the disc drive malfunction.

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Lex Luthor7112d ago

This is a complete shambles. Imagine spending over $600 on a console, you take it home and find out that you can't even put the crap game into the damn drive.

If the console overheated then fair enough as it happens with new tech, but this seriously taking the piss; sony has reached a new low. I have never seen this happen ever.

Bebedora7112d ago

Do we talk about a launch console? A week after launch, and I have'nt heard of a resounding error of magnitude concerning the hardware as with the xbox360 launch.

Allso: Can you get a new one in that store? Otherwise I have to say: Shame on you Sony/store!

calderra7112d ago

Literally the morning after 360's launch, as soon as the Gamestop where I worked opened, a large percentage of customers were telling us how Microsoft had issued a recall on all launch 360s. They all claimed to have heard this official recall notice from reputable sources ("my friend"), and argued with the employees because they were so sure it was in progress.

There might have been an honest issues with the 360 launch, I don't know. But many retailers will tell you that even before people were actually seeing problems with the 360, huge swaths of consumers had already been convinced that it would have problems, and they weren't taking no for an answer.

It seemed fishy to me, everyone I worked with, everyone in our district, people we knew in other areas of retail...

NJ1307RSX7112d ago

Actually that's the $499 PS3, not the $600 model. Also this kind of thing happens when you launch a very cutting edge system.

Bebedora7112d ago

What I know of it, is that later after the whole hot heated issues, there came boxes saying : "tested and assured to work" on them suddenly. Well, that says somethings to me. I bet there were stories about the xbox, just widespread gossip and outright lies...I guess in war, love, and affaris everything goes. :)

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Boink7112d ago

the sound in that video is just painful...

Captain Tuttle7112d ago

Having the first post in your submitted article is classy!

PS360PCROCKS7112d ago

Lol that is a horrible sound to be honest, but why doesn't he try to like um push it in a little? I dunna that's a horrific sound though

Brandon7112d ago

every kind of hardware tv, computers, consoles, phones and so on have some faulty rates, last year x360 had some problems with heating, now wii have some problems with firmware update, and ps3 have some problems too it's an expected things not a news

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot15d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle15d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7715d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer24d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde22d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy22d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12522d ago (Edited 22d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7723d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga23d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199223d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga23d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman22d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger23d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box23d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion22d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7223d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7523d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit23d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14923d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7723d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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