ArkhamFantasy
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SNES, N64, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, DS, GB, Vita, 3DS, Wii, Wii U, PS4 all work last time i tested them.
SNES, N64, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, DS, GB, Vita, 3DS, Wii, Wii U, PS4 all work last time i tested them.
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What game consoles have died on you?
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NES - died in mid-nineties, replaced with top loader
PS3 - launch model died in early 2011, replaced with a slim.
My Atari 2600, Gameboy, Genesis, N64, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, Vita, PS4, and XB1 all still work fine.
The $600 launch PS3 really pissed me off. They were technical juggernauts, but death was pretty much inevitable. That's inexcusable, hard to swallow at $600, and should have been a bigger issue if not for the original 360s RRoD.
PS3 - launch model died in early 2011, replaced with a slim.
My Atari 2600, Gameboy, Genesis, N64, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, Vita, PS4, and XB1 all still work fine.
The $600 launch PS3 really pissed me off. They were technical juggernauts, but death was pretty much inevitable. That's inexcusable, hard to swallow at $600, and should have been a bigger issue if not for the original 360s RRoD.
momshotdad
Member
7 360s and I almost lost my 60gb PS3. I finally decided to retire it when I was given a 500gb White PS3 SS. But yeah the 360 thing sucked.
blue_phazon
Member
Only 1 Xbox 360. Sent it in for RROD and got it fixed.
Other than that, I take care of my shit
Other than that, I take care of my shit
Kaji AF16
Member
My PS2 (bought in 2008, very late into the console´s life cycle) gave up more than once, but I was eventually able to repair it each time. Mostly disk reading and memory card problems. It saw only light use: mostly Budokai Tenkaichi 2 & 3, Gran Turismo 4 and the absolute classics of that generation.
I´ve never been a Sony lover, but that machine tainted my relationship with the brand. Less reliable gaming machine I have ever owned, and without a doubt the one I enjoyed the less.
I´ve never been a Sony lover, but that machine tainted my relationship with the brand. Less reliable gaming machine I have ever owned, and without a doubt the one I enjoyed the less.
DeadlyParasite
Member
It didn't die per-se but I had to get a new xbox 360 to replace the one I had that had a disc drive that refused to open or got stuck.
HyperCroutons
Member
Went through 2 360s due to the dreaded red ring of death and had a PS2 problem were it wouldn't read dark discs but Sony fixed that for free so my PS2 didn't really die.
Also had a weird issue were I thought my Dreamcast broke and wouldn't read any disc but I realized if I didn't close the CD tray-top completely and left it a hair open then it would read CDs fine. I would play it with a remote control on top of the tray so it wasn't completely closed.
Edit: Also I forgot to mention a PS3, it was my brothers but I played it, it died due to the yellow light of death. I tried the hair-dryer to motherboard technique but that didn't work so that fat PS3 collects dust in my parents basement.
Also had a weird issue were I thought my Dreamcast broke and wouldn't read any disc but I realized if I didn't close the CD tray-top completely and left it a hair open then it would read CDs fine. I would play it with a remote control on top of the tray so it wasn't completely closed.
Edit: Also I forgot to mention a PS3, it was my brothers but I played it, it died due to the yellow light of death. I tried the hair-dryer to motherboard technique but that didn't work so that fat PS3 collects dust in my parents basement.
Mossybrew
Banned
My original PlayStation that's packed away now is my third replacement. The 360 up in my bedroom now is also my third replacement. Other than that, no consoles have ever failed on me. Oh, wait, my PS3 disc drive died. It's in my daughter's room now used pretty much just as a Netflix box.
Alex Anderson
Member
My launch Dreamcast stopped spinning discs right after I got NHL 2K2, fittingly enough (last US game released). Wasn't too sad as I'd gotten a couple extras the day they dropped to $50.
I accidentally offed the Lynx I got when I was 9 years old. The batteries had leaked and I cut it on for the first time in a while and SIZZZZLE.
A PS1 and PS2 where the disc drive lasers were nearly shot. That's dead enough. I got rid of them. I think I sold the PS1 on eBay and the PS2 I forget.
Xbox: Had a piece of shit model with a Thomson disc drive that wouldn't read dual layer discs so I traded it in toward one with a Samsung drive.
Hadn't had my launch Wii very long before I got constant disc read errors. Got that replaced on warranty. I did buy that online though who knows how much it bounced around in transit.
I doubt my 60 GB PS3 and OG 360 have much life left. PS3's been run pretty hard. It was on almost constantly when I was awake for two plus years, especially during the summer, when I was playing Hot Shots Golf online daily. My niece tried to play The Last of Us a couple summers ago and it'd get way loud and keep resetting.
360 I didn't play a bunch aside from a few months doing Outrun Online Arcade time trials over and over. Not too long after it gave me three red rings when I cut it on. Pretty sure it was the RROD pattern. Just left it off a while and it worked? Haven't used it a ton since then and won't be surprised if it doesn't last long when I do.
I accidentally offed the Lynx I got when I was 9 years old. The batteries had leaked and I cut it on for the first time in a while and SIZZZZLE.
A PS1 and PS2 where the disc drive lasers were nearly shot. That's dead enough. I got rid of them. I think I sold the PS1 on eBay and the PS2 I forget.
Xbox: Had a piece of shit model with a Thomson disc drive that wouldn't read dual layer discs so I traded it in toward one with a Samsung drive.
Hadn't had my launch Wii very long before I got constant disc read errors. Got that replaced on warranty. I did buy that online though who knows how much it bounced around in transit.
I doubt my 60 GB PS3 and OG 360 have much life left. PS3's been run pretty hard. It was on almost constantly when I was awake for two plus years, especially during the summer, when I was playing Hot Shots Golf online daily. My niece tried to play The Last of Us a couple summers ago and it'd get way loud and keep resetting.
360 I didn't play a bunch aside from a few months doing Outrun Online Arcade time trials over and over. Not too long after it gave me three red rings when I cut it on. Pretty sure it was the RROD pattern. Just left it off a while and it worked? Haven't used it a ton since then and won't be surprised if it doesn't last long when I do.
SavoyPrime
Member
Went through three Xbox 360s until Microsoft finally sent me a new one instead of refurbished/repaired ones. Took me pretty much having to go into beast mode on the phone with a service manager to get that new one. I don't think I've said so many curse words at an individual in my life...
My original PS2 died on me, but at least that had an excuse. Played the hell out of it. Got a PS2 Slim to replace it.
My original PS3. The disc drive gave out on it. Once again, couldn't really be mad since I played the hell out of it. Had to get the ugly PS3 Super Slim. But at least it plays games...with its ugly self. XD
My original PS2 died on me, but at least that had an excuse. Played the hell out of it. Got a PS2 Slim to replace it.
My original PS3. The disc drive gave out on it. Once again, couldn't really be mad since I played the hell out of it. Had to get the ugly PS3 Super Slim. But at least it plays games...with its ugly self. XD
RoyaleDuke
Banned
Sega Genesis, NES, and the 360.
LUFTRAUSER
Banned
My Xbox 360 has. I would try to fix it only for it to break again. It has RRoD'd on me at least three times. I just gave up.
TheMightyJerkules
Member
I had one Xbox 360 get the RROD. The one I use now is starting to get problems where it sometimes can't tell there's a game in the tray. Luckily my brother gave me his so I have a standby if this one goes.
I had an original model and on DS light end up in a state where the top screen would display nothing but white. They didn't have the parts to fix my original model so I got a Pokemon edition with Palkia and Dialga on it as a replacement.
I had an original model and on DS light end up in a state where the top screen would display nothing but white. They didn't have the parts to fix my original model so I got a Pokemon edition with Palkia and Dialga on it as a replacement.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Just my PS2 which went DRE but I got that fixed, I guess my SNES as well but that's more the AC adapter connector. Oh and yeah I guess my old Playstation did kinda crap out too and stopped reading discs.
Ah this is actually a pretty funny tale.
Went to turn on my Wii one day a few years ago. It would not come on. Nothing I did could make it turn on.
6 months later, my sister and I are laughing about it (albeit ready to f-ing cry) when she asks me to just try it. We thought, "Wouldn't it be crazy if it just came on after 6 MONTHS!"
It did.
And it still works to this day. ❤
Went to turn on my Wii one day a few years ago. It would not come on. Nothing I did could make it turn on.
6 months later, my sister and I are laughing about it (albeit ready to f-ing cry) when she asks me to just try it. We thought, "Wouldn't it be crazy if it just came on after 6 MONTHS!"
It did.
And it still works to this day. ❤
GraceflAnger
Member
I had about 4 of the RROD 360's and my first 360 Slim didn't even last a month.
Norris1020
Member
NES - Blinking light, had to send to Nintendo for repair.
PS1 - Stopped reading discs after 6 months, problems started while playing Wild Arms. Ironically two of my friends PS1's also died during this game.
Xbox (original) - dirty disc error
PS3 - YLOD
PS1 - Stopped reading discs after 6 months, problems started while playing Wild Arms. Ironically two of my friends PS1's also died during this game.
Xbox (original) - dirty disc error
PS3 - YLOD
PyroPaperPlanes
Member
My Wii stopped reading discs, and my Wii U gamepad stopped working too.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
The only ones that have died on me were a 360 and a Wii U.
lasrmountedmoai
Member
NES- No amount of cartridge blowing would suffice
360- RROD in the middle of Dead Space
PS3 (MGS4 Edition w/ software backcompat)- YLOD after about 6 months of jet engine fan blast
also owned a master system, genesis, ps1, dreamcast, ps2 and xbox, never replaced any of them due to failure
360- RROD in the middle of Dead Space
PS3 (MGS4 Edition w/ software backcompat)- YLOD after about 6 months of jet engine fan blast
also owned a master system, genesis, ps1, dreamcast, ps2 and xbox, never replaced any of them due to failure
PS3 (YLOD)
Wii (Stopped reading discs then the fan died?)
GameCube (Stopped reading discs)
PSP (Stopped reading discs)
Kinect 2.0 (stopped functioning with the Win10 update, I think Microsoft dodged a bullet with unbundling these, they seem unreliable)
The NES, SNES, and N64 I grew up with all still work (the N64 has issues with outputting but I think a new AV adapter would fix it). All my gameboys (OG, Color, Advance) and Original DS still work. I haven't had any issues with Microsoft consoles but I only have ever owned the 360S and XB1.
Wii (Stopped reading discs then the fan died?)
GameCube (Stopped reading discs)
PSP (Stopped reading discs)
Kinect 2.0 (stopped functioning with the Win10 update, I think Microsoft dodged a bullet with unbundling these, they seem unreliable)
The NES, SNES, and N64 I grew up with all still work (the N64 has issues with outputting but I think a new AV adapter would fix it). All my gameboys (OG, Color, Advance) and Original DS still work. I haven't had any issues with Microsoft consoles but I only have ever owned the 360S and XB1.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
NES after 2 years
SMS after 3 years
OG Gameboy after 15ish years.
PSX after 4 years.
XBox 360 after 2.5 years.
That's it. Wait, that is too much! All of my other consumer electronic devices period across my entire life have had fewer breakdowns.
SMS after 3 years
OG Gameboy after 15ish years.
PSX after 4 years.
XBox 360 after 2.5 years.
That's it. Wait, that is too much! All of my other consumer electronic devices period across my entire life have had fewer breakdowns.
Agent_J
Banned
The only console (or handheld) ever to break down on my was my OG PS3. The drive failed and soon after I repaired it, it died again. Really bummed me out because I loved playing my PS2 games up-ressed with a wireless controller and virtual saves.
Considering my first console was NES and my first handheld was GameBoy, one failure in dozens is a good ratio.
Considering my first console was NES and my first handheld was GameBoy, one failure in dozens is a good ratio.
PS3 YLOD. The PS3 the only system to ever break down on me. Everything else from the NES on up still runs
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My wife and I used the PS3 just about daily for about 5 years, tho, which is way more wear than I've put on any other console. Damn you, streaming services.
if you blow on the cartridge and insert it just right
My wife and I used the PS3 just about daily for about 5 years, tho, which is way more wear than I've put on any other console. Damn you, streaming services.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
In Chronological Order:
NES: I think the first NES we got stopped working because we'd always leave games in the cartridge slot and that bends the contacts. We got our first NES in 1989, tried to replace it with a new one in 1991.
Playstation: I couldn't figure out why games were giving me disc read errors (I think it was a venting issue that plagued early units). At the time I thought maybe the lens was dirty, so I tried to clean it with a Q-Tip. That just made things worse. Wal-mart let me exchange it straight across for a Dualshock version for no extra cost and no questions asked two years later.
Dreamcast: I have become one of those people who's Dreamcast is having increasing trouble reading game discs. It mainly only really effects a handful of my library (notably Sonic Adventure 2) but it's still a problem. I have yet to replace it.
Xbox 360: Bought in September 2006, red ringed by December 2006. Microsoft then lost my 360 at their repair center until March 2007. They replaced the console at no extra cost and gave me a free copy of Project Gotham 3. The replacement they gave me was also obviously broken and eventually shit the bed in April 2008, literally two weeks after my new warranty expired. It wasn't even a red ring the second time around, but they ended up giving me 50% off the repair cost (though it should've been free..)
Playstation 2: Same time I bought my 360, I got a refurb PS2 (fat) as I'd never had one before. Around 2009, I started getting Disc Read errors and the controller/memory card ports started dropping connections during games. Replaced it with a refurbished PS2 Slim in 2011.
SNES: Hooked up my old SNES in 2010 to find that one of the cartridge pins had fallen out (?!) and I have no idea how, why, or when. Yet to be replaced.
Nintendo DS Lite: Eventually succumbed to a bad hinge crack in 2012 and the top screen stopped displaying anything at all.
NES: I think the first NES we got stopped working because we'd always leave games in the cartridge slot and that bends the contacts. We got our first NES in 1989, tried to replace it with a new one in 1991.
Playstation: I couldn't figure out why games were giving me disc read errors (I think it was a venting issue that plagued early units). At the time I thought maybe the lens was dirty, so I tried to clean it with a Q-Tip. That just made things worse. Wal-mart let me exchange it straight across for a Dualshock version for no extra cost and no questions asked two years later.
Dreamcast: I have become one of those people who's Dreamcast is having increasing trouble reading game discs. It mainly only really effects a handful of my library (notably Sonic Adventure 2) but it's still a problem. I have yet to replace it.
Xbox 360: Bought in September 2006, red ringed by December 2006. Microsoft then lost my 360 at their repair center until March 2007. They replaced the console at no extra cost and gave me a free copy of Project Gotham 3. The replacement they gave me was also obviously broken and eventually shit the bed in April 2008, literally two weeks after my new warranty expired. It wasn't even a red ring the second time around, but they ended up giving me 50% off the repair cost (though it should've been free..)
Playstation 2: Same time I bought my 360, I got a refurb PS2 (fat) as I'd never had one before. Around 2009, I started getting Disc Read errors and the controller/memory card ports started dropping connections during games. Replaced it with a refurbished PS2 Slim in 2011.
SNES: Hooked up my old SNES in 2010 to find that one of the cartridge pins had fallen out (?!) and I have no idea how, why, or when. Yet to be replaced.
Nintendo DS Lite: Eventually succumbed to a bad hinge crack in 2012 and the top screen stopped displaying anything at all.
Goose_Se7en
Banned
Ps2 (broke it with a bat in a fit of rage after losing a world series after playing all spring training games and the full 162 game season)
PSP 2000, screen would black out.
Ps3 twice (YLoD and then 3 months later it was a faulty blu-ray drive)
PSP 2000, screen would black out.
Ps3 twice (YLoD and then 3 months later it was a faulty blu-ray drive)
The only console that failed multiple times was x360 and I had switched from Ps2 to x360.
Never had I been so frustrated with an electronic device as I was with the utter piece of shit xbox360.
Luckily I have an Halo Reach ed slim and a gears or war edition slim...both running well and I have like 300 games for it.
My PS3 fat still works and I chnage thermal paste in it every year.
Never had I been so frustrated with an electronic device as I was with the utter piece of shit xbox360.
Luckily I have an Halo Reach ed slim and a gears or war edition slim...both running well and I have like 300 games for it.
My PS3 fat still works and I chnage thermal paste in it every year.