RIP to my Day one 60 gig ps3 that got cremated when my house burnt down as a teenager. Lets all take a moment to remember its everlasting spirit.

I'm not even chancing this game until they get a fix. With the FAT PS3, you don't have to worry about them when they're noisy... you have to worry when they're too quiet. That's what happened to me. The fan dies and it fried. RIP to Fatty. It was my favorite PS3. I have two 1st gen Slims too.

If you have a day one PS3 turn it on now and play the Last of Us. The fans go into overdrive which is expected for a nine year old console. You'd be lucky to have any tech that long these days.

It's true. My fat PS3 was relatively silent whereas I could hear my friend's 360 rooms away over his TV. Even his xbox one is loud now because I think his power brick is defective and keeps making this annoying sound. My other friend's X1 doesn't have said problem.

I have a day one PS3, and at this point, yes they do.

Yea my PS3 would do that then it died. Last generation had the worst made hardware ever on both sides. Never had to buy multiple consoles until last gen. Shit my NES, SNES, turbografx, Genesis, PS1, PS2, and Jaguar still work. Hell the gameboy I got in the 80's still works. Really bad qaulity control on both sides.

@rpgenius420
ha! I had like 4 ps2's. my most reliable console was my N64.I only had to buy 2 ps3's.My fat ps3 still works, just blu ray player doesn't work sometimes.

I have a launch 60GB PS3 and it is still whisper quiet. Even in an otherwise silent room, i can barely hear it. My second gen slim PS3 and Slim 360 are both far noisier.

If yours is noisy, it probably has a really dusty fan. The cover on the first gen PS3s comes off really easy so you can clean the fan without much trouble.

@rpgenius:

The PS3 was actually one of Sonys better made and more reliable systems. The launch PS3s have around a 1% fail rate, which is far below accepted industry standard of 5%.

The reason some people assume it was high was because of the prevalence of the internet these days compared to when the older consoles released. Everyone who has issues with a console these days posts about it online. You see a forum with 10k people saying their PS3 got the YLOD and it is natural to assume a high fail rate. You have to remember though that the PS3 has sold around 80m units. 1% still works out to 800k bad units. The PS2 had a fail rate of around 4-5% and the PS1 was only slightly better.

I really want to say auto correct, unfortunately I used a keyboard. no excuses lol my bad!

If your thermal paste is melting I suggest that you should not live in a blast furnace ;-)

Basically if your console or PC is overheating which is usually evident when the fan is running full speed nearly all the time, then it is time to change the thermal paste which over time will harden resulting in less efficient heat transfer.

There are many sites and even Youtube videos that will show you how to change your thermal paste on just about all computing devices including the PS3 and PS4. Obviously if you are going to do this make sure you have all the tools required (mainly screwdrivers) to do this. A few small containers to hold different sized screws are also useful as well. A clean desk/table is essential before you start.

A quick fix is usually a vacuum on your inlet and outlet (more important) ports but eventually the thermal paste will start to break down and will need replacement.

Not for me it hasn't. I get 2 Mbps per second so all of my AAA titles are bought at retail. Living in the mountains has it's disadvantages... For one I'm in the damn mountains....lol

But supposedly that is coming already...