Elliot Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yes, yes I have. Twice, now, in fact. Once early-ish in 2010, and again about two or three days ago. Still, replacement slim ordered and arriving tomorrow! It's all good. P.S.: Public service announcement - the "hairdryer trick" (which is to say, blowing a hairdryer on its hottest setting into the back vents of your PS3 for 15 minutes then cooling it down) will most likely allow you to deactivate your account, recover your save data and sync your trophies, and you might even be lucky enough to be able to trade it in whilst it's still on this temporary fix. As soon as I can put the original, non-upgraded HDD back into mine that's what I'm gonna do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I'm amazed reading all these YLOD stories. I have a launch day PS3, and I haven't had any problems. No YLOD, and the graphics card hasn't started to give out (a common glitch in Batman Arkham City that I didn't experience). It may be good for me to invest into Playstation Plus just for the cloud. I wouldn't mind that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurryMcMemes Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Never but my first PS3's USB ports died so I had to replace mine. My aunt gave me her 40GB Phat PS3 without Backwards Compatibility. Barely used too and it's last almost longer than my old one. My current one is 4 years old Manufactured in November 2007. I've had no problems with it, no overheating, no YLOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenden Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 My 60gb console that I got in 2008 second hand, lasted me up until March 2011, lost all my damn saves (including some very close to plat) but got a 600gb slim now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowrider50 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Nope, never got a YLOD. I have both a slim and a phat, i gave my phatty to my brother he plays it 4-8 hours a day it has been using it or about 4 years nothing has gone wrong. I have a slim, i play around 8+ hours a day on the days i play and it's never gotten ylod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDutchStig84 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I Never had a YLOD, my PS3 is just freezing sometimes, very annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemisthemp Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I Never had a YLOD, my PS3 is just freezing sometimes, very annoying Seem to happen for alot of ppl after 4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDKSimba Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 I Never had a YLOD, my PS3 is just freezing sometimes, very annoying sound like it's heading down the YLOD road. you should start taking pro active step to save system or @least to save your current data on it. if your not Plus yet, I recommend even just for the cloud feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDutchStig84 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 sound like it's heading down the YLOD road. you should start taking pro active step to save system or @least to save your current data on it. if your not Plus yet, I recommend even just for the cloud feature. I know mate, i make every week a back-up on my USB-stick Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARDCOREARNIE Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 had it couple of years ago, had to go without 4 a couple of months. Really miserable time in my life lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautifulTorment Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Yup, I've also been struck by this affliction twice. I'm going to try the hairdryer trick in a week or so to try and recover my GTA 4, FF13, and DS2 save files. If I get those back I can finally plat them! YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angei3 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 My brother brought fan system for his and still alive but my is 149 GB so my shouldn't die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkGibbons Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I've had 5 PS3's, no YLOD, I did however have my most played one need to be reformatted after it crashed, lost all my saves, but it's all good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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