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[wd40]

right boys heres what happened:

I just got a new OG model PS3, not PS2 enabled tho, and it came with Bioshock Infinite Complete Edition, which is pretty fucking nice. I blasted through the first bit of it again because that game is unreal, but at the start of the Battleship Bay area the game just stopped and told me the disc couldn't be read and that I have to quit. I accepted the normal human response of "oh the game is broken, what a shame.". BUT THEN I realised something fishy's going on. Scratched discs obviously don't play well if at all, but even my most fucked up game was still playable until the final sequence (Ratchet Gladiator, it's great go play it.), and I've seen some really messed up discs in my time, my sisters Harry Potter set looks like it was fed to a fucking tiger, and it still plays alright. Heres a picture of my Infinite disc:

Spoiler: teh disk

Weirder still, the game includes all the DLC in wee drop down menu for you to install, and all the DLC is on the disc, and installs without a hitch, does anyone know what could be the issue? More than just wanting to play the game again, I'm just curious whats causing the problem lol.

Also it's worth mentioning I suppose, that my disc is an American copy, but I have a PAL PS3. The PS3 isn't reigon locked, but maybe that's important.

Cheers

 

[buenoblue]

Is in still in warranty? Maybe return to the shop.

 

[Patrick S.]

Just get another one, they're really cheap now.

 

[REDRZA MWS]

Why once I went all digital never going back. So convenient in every way. Yeah, I’d say return the disc, or exchange it?

 

[Jethalal]

Why once I went all digital never going back. So convenient in every way. Yeah, I’d say return the disc, or exchange it?

PS3 Download speeds were pretty shit though, digital took off with the PS4 gen IMO.

 

[SpiceRacz]

Solution: Upgrade to a larger hard drive. Mod it. Never deal with disc problems again.

 

[Patrick S.]

Solution: Upgrade to a larger hard drive. Mod it. Never deal with disc problems again.

Yeah, it's nice that PS3s are super easy to mod now.

 

[marquimvfs]

Once the PS3 optical units become dirty that kind of problem is observed. You need to get your lens cleaned (by yourself or by some technician you trust).

 

[P.Jack]

Once the PS3 optical units become dirty that kind of problem is observed. You need to get your lens cleaned (bi yourself or by some technician you trust).

Yes, it is easy to clean the lens yourself with some isopropyl alcohol.

The problem is reaching it since the laser in the OG PS3 is anything but exposed. The PSTwo and PS3 Super Slim revisions are lovely in this regard, since they are toploaded like the PSX.
Its too bad the PS4 never got a toploaded model, but I’m thinking other parts will crap out before the laser anyway.

 

[marquimvfs]

Yes, it is easy to clean the lens yourself with some isopropyl alcohol.

The problem is reaching it since the laser in the OG PS3 is anything but exposed. The PSTwo and PS3 Super Slim revisions are lovely in this regard, since they are toploaded like the PSX.
Its too bad the PS4 never got a toploaded model, but I’m thinking other parts will crap out before the laser anyway.

Yea, it's pretty hard to align the loading
mechanism, for someone without experience.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Yeah, it's nice that PS3s are super easy to mod now.

It has been for the last 10 years.

 

[Insane Metal]

Have you tried turning it upside down? It's the only way.

 

[Patrick S.]

It has been for the last 10 years.

Didn't you need to downgrade it with a flasher if you were above a certain firmware number? It hasn't been that long that this isn't needed anymore, afaik.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Didn't you need to downgrade it with a flasher if you were above a certain firmware number? It hasn't been that long that this isn't needed anymore, afaik.

Yeah sorta. I think it has 4 years or so since it has become easier to mod.

 

[01011001]

the disc could have an error and some disc drives are more sensitive to these than others.

I had an Xbox 360 that couldn't read a Mirror's Edge disc (I still have that disc actually) it always hung up in the 3rd mission.

then after I god the Slim I tried it in that and it worked flawlessly.

yould be a mix of an overly sensitive drive and a certain disc error that trips it up.

 

[UncleMeat]

You might want to try to stand up your ps3 vertically. I had a tech tell me once that it would help. It did seem to for a while but that ps3 was stolen so I couldn't tell you how it worked out long term.

Different model though; I take no responsibility if it explodes.

 

[Rayderism]

Try this, it worked for me. Even though the disk looks clean, take a dry micro-fiber cloth and wipe it down. See if that works.

 

[wd40]

Try this, it worked for me. Even though the disk looks clean, take a dry micro-fiber cloth and wipe it down. See if that works.

my brother has a wee cloth for cleaning hsi vinyl records, would that work?

 

[FUBARx89]

PS3 Download speeds were pretty shit though, digital took off with the PS4 gen IMO.

Download speeds are still pretty shit on the PS4 though.

 

[VGEsoterica]

Common PS3 fault sadly. I just fixed a launch PS2 BC compatible PS3 with disc read errors.

I'd just grab a new one. Not worth fixing most likely

 

[Jethalal]

Download speeds are still pretty shit on the PS4 though.

Not for me, I had my cousin's PS4PRO for a few months. Maybe at higher speeds though , I only have a 20 mbps connection.

 

[base]

Download speeds are still pretty shit on the PS4 though.

Try using Google's DNS instead of your ISP's

 

[FUBARx89]

Not for me, I had my cousin's PS4PRO for a few months. Maybe at higher speeds though , I only have a 20 mbps connection.

Mine was jank and got far worse and never recovered after they throttled psn at the start of the pandemic.

Try using Google's DNS instead of your ISP's

I got choo homie. Always use another dns. Sky DNS servers in the uk suck.