I got my PS3...

[Bryan]

and I already have the Yellow Light of Death.

Life's a *****.

Any fixes? :l

[sidimazz]

I think you can fix it? :'(

[Kanaju]

Lawl.

Sorry, that's all I can really say.

Google is your friend.

[SnOwBunZz]

Google gave 3 possibilities:
- Overheating
- HDD problem (the cable got loose or it died)
- Someone bricked it (someone tried to hack it)

edit:
To fix try:
- Overheating: Give it breathing space, so don't put it in a tight space like inside a furniture. Leave 3-4cms on each side free to get enough airflow.
-HDD: try to reconnect the cables, if it doesn't help, it's time to call Sony.

I didn't find any fix for bricking... if it's hardware bricking, you'll have to buy a new ps3 unless Sony agrees to replace it (which I highly doubt so).

[endrien]

Wow out of like the small amount of people it happens to, you get it. Sucks.

[Avarance]

Modern gen consoles are good, eh?

I didn't even know that could happen to the PS3, guess I'll wait a few more years before purchasing a console.

[Bryan]

Screw modern consoles, I might just buy PC parts.

At least that won't get a yellow light and die on me.

Hopefully.

[Pok]

I've never heard of a yellow light of death, the only problem that pops into my noggin is something to do with overheating.

Make sure you keep that sucker out in the open and far away from carpet.

[Oisterman]

Screw modern consoles, I might just buy PC parts.

At least that won't get a yellow light and die on me.

Hopefully.

I'll take your PS3 <3

[Jakuza]

Damn that sucks Bryan. Did you ask the guy who sold it to you?

Did you get it as soon as you turned it on, or after you updated?

[Songz]

Wow you got owned Bryan. They fk'd with your PS3, then sent it to you?
Or it might of gotten banged up in the mail.
You should check that all the wires are connected.. hopefully one of them just fell out while traveling.

[V-Opolis]

so much shit bout 360's and it happens to PS3s too...

its prob the same as 360, overheat, HD or whatever.

[Bryan]

As soon as I turned it on.

[Songz]

As soon as I turned it on.

Aka you better get your money back. Thats no joke. Take a picture of your PS3 just in case.

[Jakuza]

As soon as I turned it on.

Can't trust ebay, man.

[Bryan]

I'm getting a full refund, it'll all be good.

This time, I just might get a new PSP instead. :/

[blablabity]

Or get an Xbox 360 and play with the rest of OnRPG

Don't do it Bryan.

[Jakuza]

Don't do it Bryan.

He doesn't want to.

[kait0s]

Was it ebay'd?

[Songz]

This time go to the store and buy a PS3..
Best buy has that great 80GB and LittleBigPlanet sale.

[H4wkeye]

Damn sorry to hear that buddy,that really sucks D:But i got no PS3 so i dunno how to fix it :x

[Pok]

Ah, yeah, I don't hear about the Wii as much as I do about the 360 and PS3. My brother told me that sometimes the Wii won't even take the disc's you try to put in it. It make's you wonder what these companies are really thinking.

It's hard to think that they are actually being malicious. I know that microsoft pumped out potentially problematic xbox's in order to get the lion's share of the next-gen console market, but I haven't (from my experience) seen anyone who has had a really big problem getting the issue fixed.

My Wii is perfectly fine.

I never said it wasn't, and I'll fully agree that Wii problems are things that you don't hear about often (and therefore likely less common, especially with them being the dominant console in terms of units sold).

My xbox (newest system, probably used most because I prefer its controller) and PS3 (middle system, I like some of the games, especially with the free online) are fine.