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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.

IDK guys I updated it to 3.61 and I now have freezing problems on mw2 and when I shut it off it turns to red like in the post

I do have an 80GB fat PS3, but it's the newer one (2008 model CECHL04). When i bought it the slim had just came out, but i chose this one because it came with 2 games for the same price as the slim with no games whatsoever.

I hope it's not affected by this, i really want to play LA Noire.

Just a coincidence.

MW2 has been freezing alot for me sense the update o.O

Its not 3.61.

does anyone have the same problem as me once i load up by black ops game it doesnt go into the loading screen like before, it gives me a black screen for a like half a minute then takes me too the main menu