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- stappawho, on 10/12/2007, -4/+99"I saw a frozen PS3 today at Walmart. In fact, it's almost always frozen. It'll work for a few hours, then just die."
How many hours a day do you spend at Walmart? - dualscreenman, on 10/12/2007, -64/+159Is Betamax one of those buzzwords that you heard mentioned and now use to make yourself sound like a cool "anti-PS3 dude"?
- dievegandie, on 10/12/2007, -2/+47So when it burns out is that an intentional PSA from Sony to go outside and get exercise?
- coheedcollapse, on 10/12/2007, -9/+43Weird thing about the whole situation is that I think the freeze ups are caused by a bug in the system rather than the whole heat problem. I went up to play the PS3 myself and at the end I wanted to check if I could switch games. I held the PS button for a few seconds to bring up the menu and the whole thing froze up. Oops. The electronics department of wal-mart booted it back up, they looked annoyed, but I wanted to try it again, so I asked if I could mess around with it once more on the consequence of a restart. One of them stayed with me as I held down the button and it did it again.
PS3 kiosks can be frozen just by holding down the PS button.
Also this title is inaccurate. Some random Sony retail rep was scrambling about trying to cover his ass so he said that stupid thing. If it came from the top then I'd have something to worry about. - dualscreenman, on 10/12/2007, -9/+37@Coheedcollapse
Try sarcasm? - crombenevolant, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30When you think about it makes perfect sense. If Sony were to allow the demo units to run continuosly the sheer processing power would overwhelm the average consumer causing them to fall into a coma of sheer ecstasy. It would also completely obliterate the competition, thus making Sony liable for anti-trust lawsuits. It's like a handicap in golf, they are just trying to level the playing field ;)
- dorianh49, on 10/12/2007, -11/+40Customer: I wish to register a complaint about this game console what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique.
Sony Rep: Uh, yeah, the PS3. What's, uh, what's wrong with it?
Customer: I'll tell you what's wrong with it. It's frozen, that's what's wrong with it.
Sony Rep: Well, the PS3 prefers being frozen. Beautiful plumage.
Customer: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone frozen.
Sony Rep: No, it's pining... for the fjords. - Lou3000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22I have seen 1 out of at least 15 PS3 demo units that was actually working. Though it is hard on consoles to be in there, the new BestBuy down the street had one of the 360 controllers ripped from the console with the wires hanging.
It still annoys me that you can't play a Wii at any big box store. - Hindu_Wardrobe, on 10/12/2007, -10/+29I saw a frozen PS3 today at Walmart. In fact, it's almost always frozen. It'll work for a few hours, then just die.
lol, they even have instructions on resetting the machine (and it usually doesn't work).
Ahh good ol' Sony. - phore, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20It's not a glitch, it's a feature.
- sephiroth965, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20"It's not a bug, It's a feature!"
No, seriously. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15It uses the same technology as the chip Sony puts in their electronics to make it automatically break in a seemingly random fashion after the warranty expires.
- Hindu_Wardrobe, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17Hate to doublepost, but I can't edit my previous post.
""We do that so that people won't play it all day long," he explained. "Specifically during Motorstorm, we made it freeze up a lot.""
Yeah, that's the game that always freezes up.
That Sony dude sounds like one of those people who think they know everything and blather all day about stuff they know nothing about.
I don't like those people. I know way too many of them. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16we'll take one from their PSP campaign: It's not a defect, it's a feature!
- JayD16, on 10/12/2007, -6/+18Has any non-Kiosk PS3 had freeze problems? Mine seems fine...
- fupresti, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12I am not trying to jump on the bash Sony bandwagon, but I have been to three seperate Best Buy's in the last week and every one had a PS3 demo unit that was locked up during Motorstorm. It was almost as if the employees just quit giving a *****.
- Dgen_X, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I read about the beta max on the inter nets
- Hindu_Wardrobe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10I know, I can't *stand* the setups Walmart has. Especially for someone short like me, it's a real PITA to stand there and look up just to play a damn game.
- Ndiggnation, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I've seen two PS3s at two separate Walmart's freeze at the exact same point in a LAIR demo/video..
- Hindu_Wardrobe, on 10/12/2007, -16/+24Well, for the Wii I was there for 10 hours...
- Falldog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7The only PS3 I saw was at EB Games, which was nonfunctional because “someone managed to delete the demos from the system” (to quote the one employee).
- lordsandwich, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Here in NYC I have yet to see a working PS3 kiosk at any Gamestop. In fact, the only place I've actually seen one in action is at the Sony Plaza, and well, that shouldn't count at all.
- Krakn3Dfx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"Yeah...that's the ticket."
Same reason my first 360 froze up all the time when I opened it...on purpose. Luckily, by the 3rd unit, that "feature" had been removed...mostly.
Give me a break. - stappawho, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Could be that it resets so some dumbass kid doesn't stand there for 30 minutes while others are waiting to give it a try.
- Buelldozer, on 10/12/2007, -9/+16Congratulations! You've just described the typical Sony customer!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Probably to do with the stores worried about people stealing the Wiimotes!
- crombenevolant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Most likely because the demo units get stuck inside a kiosk with limited airflow (to keep people from stealing them), and they overheat. I would imagine it is fairly unlikely you would see this in your living room. The Sony guy in the article is still a tool though....
- nickerbocker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I heard a local EB Games here was keeping the demo Wii-Motes behind the counter and you had to leave a Drivers' License or ID to play.
- Bega, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8actually my ps3 froze up a few times on the 1.1 firmware, hasn't done it once since I switched to a newer one though.
- akinder, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11This just in! PS3 sucks! Tomorrow on the Digg homepage, 47 stories to show you why!
- dualscreenman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Targets have much better setups I have found.
- kypen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I think it is worth noting how horribly kiosk consoles are treated. That isn't an excuse, but anyone who takes care of their stuff (including controllers) that poorly deserves to have it crap out on them.
- crashingechelon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5The PS3 at my local Wal-Mart has been frozen on the Blu-Ray demo screen for a week. I was there like every other day since I was trying to finish up christmas presents and find other things. I'm surprised no one has tried to reset the system and not only that the rubber on the analog nubs has been ripped off. Infact there's very few stores I've been to that actually have a working system on display. They're either frozen, turned off, or showing that Blu-Ray demo movie that shows the difference between Blu-Ray and DVDs.
- 5hop4orce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I saw a frozen PS3 at Best Buy just about a week ago. This explains it.
- crombenevolant, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6The point is having some fun at this dumbass sales rep's expense. This guy is telling people that Sony intentionally crippled their product rather than admit their might be some issues with it. Since he actually expects people to swallow that, I say he is fair game to be mocked at will.
- kanecorp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I've gone to best buy and walmart probably 10 times over the past few weeks, PS3 is always frozen...
- BugMeNot2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I played Motorstorm on the PS3 at Target. I found it decent, but maybe that was because LCD sucked. There was a kiosk a few blocks away at a Software, Etc. (Gamestop owned store, I believe) that had a Bravia LCD and it looked amazing; it was too bad that the PS3 was frozen, though. I was playing the 360 kiosk right next to the frozen PS3 kiosk and a group of guys were playing the Wii a few feet away, and some kids playing the 2 DS lites inbetween the PS3 and Wii, and another person playing the PSP on the other side of the store. The PS3 was all alone, displaying a frozen image of Motorstorm. :(
- bclawhammer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4word. i was just there at target checking it out and it was working fine.
- drn666, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Modded as innaccurate. Way to tell 1/3rd the story, idiot.
- JamesConnolly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4They are probably set to lock up on purpose - NOT to limit demo game play, but more to prevent them from being resold. If they are resold or stolen, they'll lock up. I wouldn't doubt if it was done for this reason.
- artanis, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Does anyone actually own one?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6IF you would really like to know as i was a Futureshop and Best Buy and Staples Business Dept rep. I confirmed with a friend of mine who works at Toys R US and we both agreed. The Kiosk houses the the workings of the Kiosk that powers all these LED LIGHTS and power bars. Plus the PS3 and it's hook ups in a Space just big enough to slide the PS3 in along with all the power hook ups for the Kiosk and Ps3. There are a about 20 little holes on either side.and the rest is encased in a plastic dome. We opened up the puppy and even felt the sides and the heat was TREMENDOUS !
The dam thing was suffocating and overheating in that KIOSK ! SO the PS3 locked up like it's running mate the XBOX 360 which still does do today in it's own DIsplay case. These Systems run all day and night until the store closes. The 360 did it last year on launch for it's demo display and still does. And the PS3 does it as well. Cause both systems are subjected to extreme heat where there is little to no ventilation
PERIOD ...............END OF STORY theres no MYSTERY - aphexmandelbrot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3At least this generally goes back to the menu.
The previous consoles would just reset.
Yes. That's right. The vast majority of kiosk demo areas are timed. Why? So that little Timmy, the 10 year old who refuses to relinquish the controls, won't stand there all day while his mother shops.
The "facts"... I'll leave that as quoted, and let that statement rest as it is.
I'm not saying OMG GUYZ SONEY IS GUD. I have an ire for them that was created far before release when Cell yields were around 20-40%. I'm just saying - generally, most stores put something like this into place.
I know you're looking for a place to insert that hard-on for Sony, but why not just stick to the consumerist method of not buying the console? - dualscreenman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3That isn't freezing... that's a normal feature of most kiosks.
Maybe that's what the rep meant? Either way, I hope Sony doesn't pick them for the PR team. - mikeyj10, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I'm an X-box fan boy, but this article is clearly too biased. Get the blogger a "journalism for dummies" book stet. I'm surprised the fox news network hasn't used this as a source yet.
- crcurran, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2dog pile on the rabbit! dog pile on the rabbit!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Anyone notice how ***** retarded these PS3 hate threads are becoming it's utterly ***** ridiculous.Whats next 360 marks and Wiiggers blaming the PS3 on the fall of mine or the Green House effect ?
More maybe the beating and killing of baby seals or the fall of WCW. Jesus people it's so ***** sad that you have time on the holidays to talk and advocate your hate for the PS3 - BearSuit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2From the article it didn't say anything about the retail system until the assumption he made in the last comment. so its more than likely that this is just for the display models. If however this were true sony would have many angry customers and I doubt any company is that dumb as to intentionally anger consumers just for the hell of it.
- apoc06, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2heavenly sword? ON the 360 display? ...right... where was this again?
- osbjmg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3So you go into an EB games and find a freezing console, and then someone submits it to digg as coming from a "Sony rep"... kids that work at best buy and EB games are hardly Sony reps, they are just kids like the same ones freaking out over a nothing story. Move along.
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