Post: 3.61 Firmware Overheating PS3s?
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05-19-2011, 12:26 AM
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TheBigRod
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Source: You must login or register to view this content. | By: Tristan | May 18th, 2011
On some older 60GB & 80GB Fat Models of the Playstation 3, users are complaining to the You must login or register to view this content. that their Playstation 3 is turning off while playing the new title L.A. Noire, after updating to the newly released 3.61 Firmware Sony has upgraded since the Playstation Network breach.
Originally posted by another user
RockStar: "Primary reports seem to be that updating to firmware 3.61 will cause PlayStations to overheat," reads the "answer" to the issue. "There have been various reports of this on a few different games now, all reporting their PS3s turning off or 'Red Lighting' after having installed 3.61."
This isn't only happening with RockStar's L.A. Noire, however. Other games are starting to be reported to have the 'overheating process' come into action while in the middle of gameplay.
- The overheating process is where your screen freezes, turns black, then the green light on your Fat Playstation 3 turns red, meaning it shut itself off, or even turns all the way off, showing no lights at all.
RockStar recommends, if this be your case, you contact Sony about the overheating. This really isn't much help, even if they're testing L.A. Noire on different hardware models & firmware versions.
This being said, if you're playing L.A. Noire, you should be careful if you're on an older 60GB or 80GB fat model of the Playstation 3. Also, if this overheating does happen to you, I advise you call Sony that is stationed in your region immediately. Who knows? You might get a free PS3 if it's bad enough.
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05-19-2011, 01:44 AM
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If a simple 50mb or less patch is causing your console to overheat. Throw that console away.
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05-19-2011, 06:46 AM
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emmanuel_1985
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i dont know what too believe if its the firmware update or if its something else thats wrong with my ps3 i just bought it like 4 months ago and if i play more than an hour the fan goes crazy
05-19-2011, 12:29 PM
#17
hTx_Stunna_713
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i don't know what to think. Black ops used to freeze my damn ps all the time until they released an update. so I wouldn't put it past L.A. Nore or Rockstar after that.
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