sloppyjoe_gamer
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netguy503 said:Are you serious? Have you read this very thread? A member had his slim die two months into it's life cycle. So yeah....you can forget about that.:lol
That is why I'm HOPING that they announce the PS4 sooner than later ( I know it will probably be 2 more years) so I can have a system that actually work. And I DON'T want BC with the PS3 bc if you ask around that is why most launch PS3's died in the first place...the BC, the OS system, they just crammed way to much into the PS3 and it was basically exhausting itself to death. I also want them to do something with the PSN (maybe like a reset) because I'm losing activations with these dead systems and if I want to activate my PS4 while keeping my PS3 that's ANOTHER activation. Sony really needs to step up their game on this. But of course I'll be laughed at by the members of this forum.
Anyway....
So you do vacuum your system? You think once a month is good? Is it on or off when you do this? What is this thing about keeping your system in the same place, I don't see why that's important? Thanks.
I was kind of half joking when i said that God help us if Slims start dying in 2 years because im already aware of what you said about some of them dying already. Although there are always dead units/faulty ones in every system launch so i guess the key thing is, are these affected Slims duds from the beginning, or are they also dying prematurely too?
While I agree with you on the activations thing, im MORE concerned about the locked saves. Sony NEEDS,NEEDS to put something in place where they can tie your saves to your PSN id somehow so that people dont lose all their hard work when systems die. Screw the trophies being the reason...there has to be a way around it.
I usually would vacuum the vents every few months or so. Although i really dont know if im going to do that anymore since it made ZERO difference and my old system died prematurely anyway. With my Slim i regularly dust it, and keep the area all around it dust free, and i give it plenty of space (9+ inches on all four sides), and im gonna hope for the best. Although this is another topic for another day, even with all that space, the Slim fan noise is pretty annoying too. It never feels hot, yet the fans start whirrrrrrrrrring within 10 minutes of me playing games. I know they said they "redesigned" the whole cooling system with the Slim, so i guess i have to trust them that its doing as its supposed to.
Oh and about the whole not moving the system...its just my paranoia..maybe justified, maybe not. I never take my system anywhere other than when i would unplug it and clean the vents. I hear all these stories about people that unhook their systems and take them all over the place to friends houses, etc...it just makes me shudder. More of an opportunity for it to accidentally drop, get hit, etc...
As for the PS4...i doubt we'll see it anytime soon. The PS3 is just now hitting its stride and there's a ton of great games coming, and we'll sure to get alot more too. I would say 1-2 years before Sony starts any talk on PS4...