A heads up to all PS3, maybe PS4 owners

michael243

I will update this, my Xbox 360 broke after 1 year and 1 day, my oldest PS3 still works after four years, that says it all really.

lee111s

Hardly says it all, it means you were unlucky. I bet there's plenty of xbox's that have lasted years and similarly many playstations that have gone faulty.

Flyonthewall

michael243 wrote: »

I will update this, my Xbox 360 broke after 1 year and 1 day, my oldest PS3 still works after four years, that says it all really.

lee111s wrote: »

Hardly says it all, it means you were unlucky. I bet there's plenty of xbox's that have lasted years and similarly many playstations that have gone faulty.

^This. I've had my xbox 360 for much longer than my PS3. I have the 60GB version too which are more likely to get RROD. My 360 still runs perfectly fine, no problems at all.

Gordon_Hose

michael243 wrote: »

I will update this, my Xbox 360 broke after 1 year and 1 day, my oldest PS3 still works after four years, that says it all really.

lol, it doesn't say anything at all!

I had a 360 for 5 years without a failure. I had a PS3 fat for a year before it got RSoD.

michael243

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

lol, it doesn't say anything at all!

I had a 360 for 5 years without a failure. I had a PS3 fat for a year before it got RSoD.

Quite a few people I know had the same issue, one person I knew had one for less then a month till it broke!

We all now have PS3's

People will have different stories on how long their consoles have lasted but this is mine.

AlecEiffel

Got my 120gb slim at the end of 09 and it's going strong with no issues.

Gordon_Hose

michael243 wrote: »

Quite a few people I know had the same issue, one person I knew had one for less then a month till it broke!

We all now have PS3's

People will have different stories on how long their consoles have lasted but this is mine.

It's fine having stories about how long your console lasted, but to say it "says it all" because your PS3 lasted longer than your 360 is just ridiculous.

There are a various factors that make consoles last as long as they do.

michael243

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

It's fine having stories about how long your console lasted, but to say it "says it all" because your PS3 lasted longer than your 360 is just ridiculous.

There are a various factors that make consoles last as long as they do.

Well for me, it does say it all, I dont actually know of one person who has had a 360 without any problems at all.

What are these various factors then?

Gordon_Hose

It doesn't say anything. I had two Xbox 360's without issue. 1 premium and 1 Elite.

Where it is kept. If it's on carpet or in a dusty area it's gonna get clogged up and overheat.

How much you play it. It stands to reason that someone who plays 8 hours a day has more chance of experiencing a fault than someone who plays 8 hours a week.

Location of console. If it's in a place with little airflow it's going to overheat quicker than a console that has adequate airflow around it.

Flyonthewall

michael243 wrote: »

Well for me, it does say it all, I dont actually know of one person who has had a 360 without any problems at all.

What are these various factors then?

The amount of people you know with 360s compared to the amount of people who actually have them is very different. You gave a general statement of that it says it all, which it doesn't because many people haven't had a problem, rather than stating it says it all for you and your situation/experience. Which is why you got the response you did.

Luck, amount of time played, time left on but unplayed, ventilation, dust, general care...