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The Last of Us crashing phat PS3s.
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spindashing
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Are other games giving you the green blobs as well?
Sword Familiar
178% of NeoGAF posters don't understand statistics
Japanese 60GB launch model. No problems whatsoever.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I played this game for about 15 hours straight on my 80gb phat, fans got loud as fuck but it never died. On the plus side the fans working as hard as they did dusted my ps3 out and now with all my other games the fans don't kick in as hard anymore 
None of my games work now; the system itself is fried. The xmb eventually gives me green blobs.
blitzcloud
Banned
imo this game has some software problem that causes a crash on fat ps3.
It's not overheating as I played it for 6 hours straight and even more and it wouldn't crash.
BUT then i turn on the console and in the second multiplayer match POOF! shutdown.
The fans were on medium. The system wasn't even that hot.
Not to mention I opened my ps3 and arctic cooling mx-4'd it on the first crash
It's a TLOU thing which i'm not keen ND can fix, i'm pretty sure of it.
It's not overheating as I played it for 6 hours straight and even more and it wouldn't crash.
BUT then i turn on the console and in the second multiplayer match POOF! shutdown.
The fans were on medium. The system wasn't even that hot.
Not to mention I opened my ps3 and arctic cooling mx-4'd it on the first crash
It's a TLOU thing which i'm not keen ND can fix, i'm pretty sure of it.
HueyFreeman
Banned
All phats die. The fact the people still have some phats is impressive actually but it means either (a) it's about to or (b) you haven't used it that much.
ND's engines are just extremely taxing (as are SSMs) on the old girls.
It's not a software problem. Three playthroughs and it never hiccuped once for me.
ND's engines are just extremely taxing (as are SSMs) on the old girls.
It's not a software problem. Three playthroughs and it never hiccuped once for me.
Troubled Bat
Member
I have a 40GB, from day one. I also game on it non-stop with consecutive hours throughout all the years. I just feel as I take care of it pretty damn well. Heh. :3
blitzcloud
Banned
it's a software problem combined with the specific hardware.
No other game. Literally. NO OTHER game crashes my ps3.
And overheat with medium fans is out of the question.
Yes, my ps3 can put the fans on turbo, the heat sensor is fine.
runnin_blue
Banned
I've got a PS3 slim & the game froze up on me in two different spots in the game. At the first spot, the game froze as soon as my save file loaded & I'd go to switch weapons (it was an area filled with clickers). It did it everytime until I decided not to switch weapons but to run away & change tactic. It was very frustrating.
The other time was in one of the snow filled levels.
Great game but I think it could've done with more testing.
The other time was in one of the snow filled levels.
Great game but I think it could've done with more testing.
I have a 60GB launch PS3 and I just finished my third playthrough of TLoU this week. The game definitely gives the fan a workout, but I'm not having any problems with the game.
Sorry to hear about those that are having trouble. I had my share of problems with my first couple of 360's. There's a handful of games I still want to play on my PS3 before the year is out, so I hope it keeps going.
Sorry to hear about those that are having trouble. I had my share of problems with my first couple of 360's. There's a handful of games I still want to play on my PS3 before the year is out, so I hope it keeps going.
wastedyears
Member
I'm about 90% through New Game +, no issues so far on the MGS4 bundle PS3.
mikespit1200
Member
Zero crashes or issues on a 60GB phat with upgraded 500GB HDD
DemonCleaner
Member
dragonbane
Member
I assume you didn't leave Boston yet. Because some of the latter parts smoke Uncharted. But I had no issues with my phatty <3
I have a 60gb fatty and the game never crashed.
However, the loading time the first time the game loads is extremely long. Sometimes I think that it is not actually gonna boot up, but then it does. Once in the game everything runs fine, although the PS3 gets noisy.
Also: In the first winter level in the Dam, there is a lot, and I mean a lot of texture streaming delays. Some textures won't even load sometimes. Is this normal? This happens mostly in this level.
However, the loading time the first time the game loads is extremely long. Sometimes I think that it is not actually gonna boot up, but then it does. Once in the game everything runs fine, although the PS3 gets noisy.
Also: In the first winter level in the Dam, there is a lot, and I mean a lot of texture streaming delays. Some textures won't even load sometimes. Is this normal? This happens mostly in this level.
Naked Snake
Member
Wow a working PS3 for £35, that's a steal.
Marvel
could never
It was yeah, snapped it up straight away.
DemonCleaner
Member
finished the bill part. what looked pretty good. but environments -especially texture/material work- dont look anywhere near uncharted 3 or 2. im pretty sure thats not just mental window-dressing, cause i just started TLoU a day after finishing UC3.
maybe something to do with the global Illumination tech, but then again UC3 did use that too, didnt it?
I have a super slim from March and it locked on me twice, and had other issues that made me restart several other times.
Sucks that it seems to be taking out some old systems, if that is the case. I never had a BC PS3 so I've been trading fairly often since PS+ came along with the cloud saves. Honestly, my super slim gets crazy hot. I can't really remember if my fat was any better, but I don't like how hot the super slim gets compared to slim.
Sucks that it seems to be taking out some old systems, if that is the case. I never had a BC PS3 so I've been trading fairly often since PS+ came along with the cloud saves. Honestly, my super slim gets crazy hot. I can't really remember if my fat was any better, but I don't like how hot the super slim gets compared to slim.
FoZzI bEaR
Banned
Do you have pets and or a hoover?
I have a 40GB phat PS3 'Made in China' model so it normally sounds like a jet engine about to take off if I play for a hour or so (my gaming session are ALOT longer than that). Anyway when playing TLoU my PS3 fans went into some kind of hyper mode, I had to stop playing and move the PS3 out from my cabinet and onto the floor to give it as much ventilation as possible. That helped a bit but it still felt like I was playing Russian Roulette with my PS3's life. Thankfully I was able to complete the game with the PS3 intact, still got more games to play before the PS4.
dragonbane
Member
I think it mostly has to do with outsourcing. The Last of Us has way more environments and assets then every Uncharted on its own. Maybe even as much as two of them combined. The amount of detail is just retarded at points. You will see this soon enough. No other game in the world comes even remotely close (no hyperbole) and I say this as someone who has problems with the game. It's so lengthy too. Therefore it doesn't surprise me they used a lot of outsourcing, which probably explains why it looks a bit uneven at times. Memory constraints do the rest.
But in terms of graphics, I would say that the intro looks nice, Boston is absolutely the worst looking part of the game, Bill is pretty good again. Next you reach Pittsburgh, which looks a bit boring again, but it has some highlights. After that (roughly 60% in) it will get better and better till the end. Some of the vistas closer to the end look absolutely gorgeous, you will see.
IrishNinja
Member
pardon the bump
okay, so TLOU worked on my near-launch 60 GB unit for all of a few hours (laggy cutscenes/audio and framerate drops) before killing it entirely; the sony rep manager said there was no correlation because "it's a popular game; if a new COD was out, people would blame that."
7 weeks later (...) i got my refurb 230 GB slim, which sometimes mimics the old unit with slight lag on the OS level but otherwise it was fine, marathon'd TLOU last night with no troubles. i go back today, and the exact same issue is happening: cutscene lag, framerate drops. im cleaning the disc, looking to leave the system off for a while to cool down etc but i really don't know what else to do here, kinda debating returning this unit but if it happens again (especially with just this game) i seriously don't know what to do.
okay, so TLOU worked on my near-launch 60 GB unit for all of a few hours (laggy cutscenes/audio and framerate drops) before killing it entirely; the sony rep manager said there was no correlation because "it's a popular game; if a new COD was out, people would blame that."
7 weeks later (...) i got my refurb 230 GB slim, which sometimes mimics the old unit with slight lag on the OS level but otherwise it was fine, marathon'd TLOU last night with no troubles. i go back today, and the exact same issue is happening: cutscene lag, framerate drops. im cleaning the disc, looking to leave the system off for a while to cool down etc but i really don't know what else to do here, kinda debating returning this unit but if it happens again (especially with just this game) i seriously don't know what to do.
I own a 40GB 2008 phat PS3 and have put about 40 hours into the game. Haven't had one freeze or any major issues. Worst thing that happened is the enemies were unable to move from their starting positions on two occasions until they spotted me.
Not related to The Last of Us because I didn't try it but I've noticed with some games my PS3 runs like shit when it's downloading something, for example loading times slow down significantly. For example doors take a while to open in Arkham Asylum instead of straight away when downloading something and games such as Dead Nation or Deathspank take ages to boot to title screen, and Scott Pilgrim is much more liable to freezing.
Not related to The Last of Us because I didn't try it but I've noticed with some games my PS3 runs like shit when it's downloading something, for example loading times slow down significantly. For example doors take a while to open in Arkham Asylum instead of straight away when downloading something and games such as Dead Nation or Deathspank take ages to boot to title screen, and Scott Pilgrim is much more liable to freezing.
I have a phat from the MGS bundle and I've poured tons of hours into TLOU. I feel bad because ever since I got it I've pretty much abused it: leaving it on for days, never dusting it, moving it around, etc. I DO get graphical artifacts while playing TLOU, occasionally. Sometimes the screen flashes white for a frame, sometimes I see dots appear, etc. ME3 and Human Revolution had similar weird graphical shit happen that isn't supposed to be there when playing on my PS3.
I was sure it was going croak but it's still going strong. Plays most other games well too. I definitely need to throw this one away and get a slim though. One day.
I was sure it was going croak but it's still going strong. Plays most other games well too. I definitely need to throw this one away and get a slim though. One day.
Fat PS3's are near end of life; Most electronics max expected life spans are 5~6 years.
toddhunter
Member
I had no troubles with a near launch PS3.
However you could tell TLOU was flogging the shit out of it, so I'm not surprised people are having problems. If your PS3 is about to die, this game would probably do it.
I expect GTA5 will do much the same thing.
However you could tell TLOU was flogging the shit out of it, so I'm not surprised people are having problems. If your PS3 is about to die, this game would probably do it.
I expect GTA5 will do much the same thing.
IrishNinja
Member
since when?
http://www.retra.co.uk/?page_id=74
By no means is this a fact; just one list of estimates among many.... but yeah. I'd consider the PS3~ a "desktop" class hardware due to the components within and how hot it gets, but again, these are estimates. It could be higher could be lower. I generally expect around 6~ years out of any console I purchase.
IrishNinja
Member
eh, i guess...its just, before this gen, i think i had some faulty PS1's die on me, that's it. this time, both my 360 & PS3 died, and my wii was troubled...i get that they're a great deal more complicated than my classic machines but at least those were reliable, this shit having a series of expiration dates feels crappily made, especially for the premium price.
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