So how good is the console when put under extreme operating pressure and alternating environments? The Ps3 console suggests robustness, stability and durability, whilst the gooey tech inside combines the latest chip technology and peripheral advancements. The following results are noteworthy reading and were done under the following guidelines. Results were recorded accurately to provide an actual operating statistic.



1. Continuous usuage of 108hours with no interruption to power supply.
2. Games of choice was Resistance Fall of Man, MotorStorm and Enchanted Arms.
3. Blu-ray movies; around 10 different titles, including Casino Royale, The Departed, Pirates of the Caribbean, Terminator 2, Superman Returns...
4. Console was positioned on standalone timber unit with approximate 10cms of airflow underneath.
5. Same 10 players were used over this period each playing or using the unit for a maximum of 1.5hours in any given session.
6. Same controllers were used throughout the testing period.



-Start time Monday 9am.
-2 hours blu-ray dvd titles.
-4 hours continuous play on Resistance FOM.
-2 hours continuous play on MotorStorm.
-2x blu-ray dvd movies.
-1x blu-ray dvd movie.
-1x blu-ray dvd movie.
-2 hours continuous play on Motor Storm.
-6 hours of MotorStorm.
-6 hours of Resistance FoM.
-10 hours of blu-ray Dvd 7 titles.
-1 hour of MotorStorm.
-3 hours of Resistance FoM.
-5 hours of Enchanted Arms.
-2 hours blu-ray dvd title.
-2 hours blu-ray dvd title.
-5 hours Resistance FoM.
-5 hours MotorStorm.
-1 hour enchanted Arms.
-3 hours blu-ray dvd titles
-Repeated from the top until 108hours.

Environment 1: Typical Family Room

Temperature: 73 F
Console Ran continuous for the 108hours with only once incident happening at 12 hours in; a slight vibration coming from the tray area which lasted approximately 20 seconds. For the remaining time allocated no incidents were reported.

Environment 2: Back of a Freezer Van

Unit was placed inside the closed van with controllers and screen mounted outside - no one was willing to sit in side the van for any extended period of time.

Temperature Started at 50F and was progressively scaled down over the next 4 days to reach 0 degrees.
Incidents: We noticed a slight sluggishness in playback once the temperature reached 0 degrees , this was maintained for the last 24hours, with 12 hours to go we thought we were going to crash with a sudden , blackout to the screen, this was tracked down to condensation on the cord for the screen. 108hours in and still working fine.

Environment 3: Heat Sauna

Again, console inside and controllers and screen outside. Starting temperature was 100F and Gradually increased to 120F over the last 24hours.

Incidents: Strangely enough we thought this would prove to be the ultimate area to kill the console, but to our surprise the only incident we noticed was a slight burning smell that came in around 64 hours at 110F, the console was extremely hot when we finished the overall test but had come through with flying colours.

This console is now back in a normal environment and working fine. So you want to know how to kill a PS3?

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