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[The Future]

Finished the game today with an 80 gb fatty with bc. Had no issues even with the last stretch of about 6 hours of non stop playtime.

 

[Tonguer]

3 hrs in, 3 crashes so far on my PS3 slim. 2 were on standard game loads, one was after falling through the world and dying (which may have also been on a game load, I suppose).

Speaks volumes of the content that I am still loving it despite the issues.

 

[pa22word]

40 GB here, and I've only had it crash once since they fixed the autosave issues.

 

[RobertM]

As long as it's not as bad as the LA Noir crashes. I believe its an overheating issue like LA Noire.

 

[Forever]

I've got a launch 60gb model and I'm scared to buy this game now.

Not gonna touch it until there's a patch.

 

[Sobriquet]

One freeze so far; sounds like a jet engine. 80GB (MGS4 bundle), playing off of a disc. About three hours of play between my wife and I. *crosses fingers*

 

[SirIgbyCeaser]

I've got a launch 60gb model and I'm scared to buy this game now.

Not gonna touch it until there's a patch.

launch owner here, no issues in multi or single player. My system might have overheated once, but its still running.

 

[shink]

AUS Phat 60GB here, played a couple hours with no issues yet.

 

[drtomoe123]

Finished the game today with an 80 gb fatty with bc. Had no issues even with the last stretch of about 6 hours of non stop playtime.

Same here. Rented the game at midnight yesterday and finished it a few hours ago. My PS3 didn't even get too loud. I was amazed.

 

[antti-la]

40Gb EU fatty. Console was basically on for the whole time I played the game, so over the weekend. No crashes, not even did the fans go crazy loud.

 

[spwolf]

One freeze so far; sounds like a jet engine. 80GB (MGS4 bundle), playing off of a disc. About three hours of play between my wife and I. *crosses fingers*

clean your console now

vacuum it...whenever it sounds like jet, fans are blocked by dust.

 

[italianfreak240]

I must be lucky 80gig phat beat the game with no crashes or issues.

 

[SegaManAU]

60% complete with an 80gb phat.

No problems at all and running very quite.

 

[HoodWinked]

just another instance of causation does not imply correlation

its unlikely there is something inherently that the game does to older ps3s. just simply that this game does a much better job at optimizing cpu and gpu cycles, disc access, hdd read/write cycles and those older consoles probably have thermal paste thats drying out and summer temperatures are now creeping upwards.

its just all those combining factors which are causing hardware related failures.

 

[hateradio]

Summer + Hot system + Game that pushes the limits = Hot Hot Hot


I lost a 60GB PS3 two years after I bought it. I have a refurbished one, but I don't think I'll be playing this game any time soon.

 

[Shantom]

I started playing the Last of Us 20 minutes ago on my 40GB PS3. It is now up to 37% loaded.

Edit: Just as I post this the loading times accelerate. It's been stuck on loading- 100% for a full minute now though.
Edit 2: Still stuck at 100%. Fuck this.

 

[Schweinehund]

All these wierd bugs always makes me hesitant to buy launch SKU's. I haven't had a problem with my slim yet.

 

[S0cc3rpunk]

40GB ps3 and i been playing for 3 hrs and no crash for me yet.

 

[mario_O]

Phat PS3 40gb model from 2008, had no problems but the fans do go wild after an hour of playtime, same with the uncharted's.

 

[R-User!]

If you put a bowl of ice and a small table fan blowing at the ice towards the main vents, do you think that cold air would help?

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Completed the game without issue on a 60GB original PS3 (larger hard drive now, but still...). The fans did kick up, but they kick up for anything now (including PS2 games), so it wasn't any different than before.

 

[BigWeather]

Rosebud...

 

[atomsk]

I started playing the Last of Us 20 minutes ago on my 40GB PS3. It is now up to 37% loaded.

Edit: Just as I post this the loading times accelerate. It's been stuck on loading- 100% for a full minute now though.

Sometimes mine would load to 35-ish and then go back to 0... and then start the loading again

 

[Aadil]

Isn't it spelt fat?

Hoodlum.

 

[Robbok]

56% so far, no crash
40GB Fat Lady (with bigger hard disk)

 

[Balb]

I have a 60GB original PS3 and I haven't had any crashes yet (about 5-6 hours in). The console sounds like a jet engine though and I had to turn subtitles on as a result.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

My 80gb Phat crashed about 4-5 hours in. Not the end of the world, but kind of a buzzkill.

 

[so1337]

My replacement 60GB fat (which is my second PS3) has been very reliable. No problems with running Last of Us so far.

 

[Deleted member 8095]

It crashed mine once. I heard the audio for a cutscenes but the screen was black. The the cutscene played in fast motion. Textures stopped loading and everything went black. Couldn't exit it out or anything, had to do a hard reset. That was the first time playing the game and it has worked perfectly ever since.

 

[Uno Venova]

On second playthrough, no problems. 80GB.

 

[KaYotiX]

My launch 60GB model is fine, I'm just after that place you mentioned in the spoiler. The fan does go like crazy, but no slowdowns, freezes or crashes at all.

This, makes my old PS3's fans go nuts and it has plenty of ventilation.

 

[Sobriquet]

clean your console now

vacuum it...whenever it sounds like jet, fans are blocked by dust.

I did already, before that post. Sounds like a jet engine now instead of rocket.

 

[Dorimukyasuto]

Mine crashed last night from Sleepings Dogs :l
I have the first slim, 120 gigs.

 

[Jawbreaker]

40GB Phat from 2008, 18 hours, not a single crash or graphical anomaly. Fan is quiet and it never changes in intensity. I did clean out and remove/re-apply thermal paste on my system about half a year ago, though.

 

[ChocolatePuddin]

I have a launch day 60gig, never locked up through my play through or ever, not a single ounce of crap all these years, I call her my sweet Jezabell....

 

[Phenomic]

So yeah my ps3 disc drive died for the third time... and I got 60% done.

So I've been wanting to play and finish the game up for a while now while I wait on my repairs.

Friend has a Japanese Phat 20 gig I think. I put in game in. I walk up to the first enemy to strangle him and it automatically shuts off..

I cannot win. Somebody help me... lol god (luckily Sony is fixing it for free this time because of how much a problem this has been for me. So major props to them there)

 

[BRUTALBOWN]

Launch day 60 gig phat, never had any trouble all these years, so far so good with TLOU but the fan sounds like a jet engine.

 

[Jedi2016]

Slim 1 console here, no issues so far. Played for a few hours last night. Actually, I can't even hear it, although I can assume the fan's going overboard (i.e. "doing its job"), based on the comments.

 

[Takuya]

Haven't had a single issue at all.

 

[olimpia84]

I completed this game yesterday, 17 hours into it so far and not a single freeze with my phat 80GB.

 

[Ace 8095]

I played 8 hours straight yesterday and it didn't crash. I warned my friend before I borrowed his phat that this might be the game to do it in, but so far no issues aside from it producing as much heat as a space heater.

 

[slayzz]

Beat it 2 days ago with the MGS 40GB. no freeze or crash.

 

[Shady859]

Yall got me worried! I have a old school 80gb from year one.. No problems yet but only 30ish% in, haven't had chance to play much.

Edit: well early replies lol this page looks better!

I have a launch day 60gig, never locked up through my play through or ever, not a single ounce of crap all these years, I call her my sweet Jezabell....

Fist bump,day one of the 80gb late in launch year. I have a friend who goes through consoles like no tomorrow. He's on like 4 or 5 now all bought new and he doesn't even watch blurays in them, just games and netflix.. Mines a game player, pc media center, dvds blu beater!

 

[osknoes]

Is there any news of a possible patch or something ? I'm worried to play the game...

 

[lLemonDemon]

160GB fat, 12 hours in, no issues.

 

[Defuser]

Nope, the new sony firmware still doesn't fix this issue. My ps3 still crashes even in MP.

Man fuck you Naughty Dog, why are't you guys responding nor doing anything to fix this problem?

 

[stressboy]

I just beat it on my 40GB phatty and I had no problems at all.

 

[TedNindo]

I bought the game and when I wanted to try it my PS3 was yellow lighting before I even put the disk in. So I put the motherboard in an oven at 200°c for a few minutes. Haven't had any problems running the game so far. No crashes or bugs or anything. I've even started replaying it after I completed it. And I'm taking my sweet time going through it.

It's a launch fat btw.

Maybe it has learned its lesson now that I've punished it with some heat.

 

[macewank]

I've got a 60GB fat launch model and my game never crashed.

There were a few times where I died and it played the little cutscene/sequence things where there was no textures or models in the scene, just a grey background. That was kind of weird, but the game itself never crashed.

 

[FaintDeftone]

I have a 40GB phat model (with a 320GB hdd swapped in) and I played through the entire game and about a couple hours of multiplayer and not a single lock up. Initial load times are dog shit though.