Originally Posted by KillerBug
That is saying a lot...I went through 4 PS2s, with multiple laser replacements in each...
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Fracking Ouch! that would really piss me off.
The little PS2 I have has been so abused and it just keeps on going.
Originally Posted by KillerBug
The PSN cloud isn't free...and isn't available to CFW users...but then CFW users don't have to worry about copy-protected saves.
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True and it should be.
PSN Plus is a little too pricey to justify but I think its on par with a monthly XBLN script.
There are some big savings with PSN Plus, but if you dont have the cash to spend there is nothing to save.
I really like the PSN network and dont mind paying for the little arcade games I love so much.
Originally Posted by KillerBug
The launch 360s were the most unreliable systems I have ever seen, with the possible exception of those $300 Dell PCs. That doesn't make PS3s reliable...none of the fats are very reliable from what I have seen, and the slims are already failing...the same problems that caused YLODs on the launch models still exist on the slims, and probably still exist on the new slim models as well. There is really no reason why electronics shouldn't last well into obsolescence...and with a PS3, you are lucky if it lasts half the console lifespan.
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I agree.
I get this feeling as well.
Seems like both Sony and Microsoft purposely abused their customers this time around.
My "launch spiderman edition" fat lasted almost 3 years even though I left it on all the time.
And then the 3.61? FW made the fan run a lot slower.
I knew it was going to burn up because it already ran hot.
After it died I fixed it up using a heater to reflow, it lasted long enough to transfer everything.
If done correctly its not even necessary to login to PSN again to reactive or download any content.
One of these days I will have to break it out and try to fix it for real.
Its a prime target for a progskeet project.
I know you like to mod hardware... me too.
