FormallyFamicom
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I had to crack open my 2008 PS3 last year to fix it (didn't work ) and it didn't look nearly that dirty. Looks like a special exception.
Things get dirty if they aren't cleaned. More top notch journalism from Kotaku.
Are bugs in consoles actually common?
That picture is NOT normal. Who ever owns that particular PS3 must live inside of a literal shit hole. I opened up my PS3 Phat about a year and a half ago after it died in an attempt to bring it back to life. Had the PS3 only a few months after launch. It's been through two homes, one including a dog. It had a few layers of slight dust and a handful of dog hairs inside. I also pop open ancient retro consoles all the time and there is nothing like that insane.
Used to clean systems when I worked for a game store before putting them out for sale. This is about what we would see on a good day. Worst I ever saw was this + bugs + hidden pills/ condoms (PS2 with HDD bay)
And my friends look at me like i'm a freak when i disassemble my consoles and computers once a month to clean them out.
I'm guessing the title was originally PSA and got changed by the new hilarious script that changes it to something else.
Did you name this PSA: by any chance?
Or was the NSFW intentionally?
Either way that's gross stuff. Gonna clean my PS3 when I get home.
I was expecting cockroach armageddon. That's just dust build up
I vacuum the vents of mine all the time (still had to send it in to have YLOD fixed). I vacuum out the vents of all my systems.
I vacuum the vents of mine all the time (still had to send it in to have YLOD fixed). I vacuum out the vents of all my systems.
Spray some canned air in there every couple of months.
It won't be a thorough cleaning but it won't look like that.
Isn't once per month too excessive? I clean my PC once in a half a year and it doesn't even that dusty.
How do I open amd clean a ps4 without voiding the warranty?
Used to clean systems when I worked for a game store before putting them out for sale. This is about what we would see on a good day. Worst I ever saw was this + bugs + hidden pills/ condoms (PS2 with HDD bay) + cigarette smell + sticky residue everywhere.
Windex, air can, papertowels, and toothbrushes is what we used to clean.
On a side note, when I took my launch PS4 apart to reapply thermal paste to it (sounded like a hair dryer), I was shocked at how much dust was in it. We dust every week and I dust my electronics ever few days. Most of the dust had collected on the heat sink in a very thick wad that I was able to pull off by hand without it breaking. Rest of the console was only a thin layer.
How did the thermal replacement work out did it quiet down?
That picture is NOT normal. Who ever owns that particular PS3 must live inside of a literal shit hole. I opened up my PS3 Phat about a year and a half ago after it died in an attempt to bring it back to life. Had the PS3 only a few months after launch. It's been through two homes, one including a dog. It had a few layers of slight dust and a handful of dog hairs inside. I also pop open ancient retro consoles all the time and there is nothing like that insane.
Isn't once per month too excessive? I clean my PC once in a half a year and it doesn't even that dusty.
Just dust it off and wipe the vents every once in a while. I don't think this is representative of what most people will experience. I recently opened up my 12 year old PS2 and it wasn't even close to this dusty.How can I clean my PS4?
This thread is making me anxious
Do they smoke while sitting right next to the system and never dust their house?