Ps3 freezing

Stain · 04-28-2008, 04:16 PM

Well whenever im playing it would freeze from like 5-30 min of gameplay. My ps3 also sometimes wouldn't turn on, the lights at the front of the ps3 light up as they always do but it wont show anything up on my screen it would just be black. Whenever my ps3 freezes i can still see the screen and everything that i was doing but i cant move anything with my controller it basically just freezes. On the back where it says digital out (optical) it shows a red glow from inside dont know if thats worth mentioning but meh. I have had the ps3 for about 2 months but i baught it off the internet and it was used so i dont know how old it really is. Does anyone know how to fix this?

**Jack.Sparrow** · 05-02-2008, 03:50 AM

Hi Stain. Welcome to TSF.

Freezing is usually related to overheated components. If the PS well ventilated?

Mariandvd · 05-17-2008, 04:52 PM

mine does the same thing

**Jack.Sparrow** · 05-17-2008, 04:58 PM

Hi Mariandvd, Welcome to TSF.

Is it well ventilated?
Does it freeze at the same time always?
Did you drop it sometime?
Have you tried resetting it, in case an update wasn't installed properly?

**Aus_Karlos** · 05-18-2008, 09:08 AM

The latest PS3 update 2.35 has fixed some game titles from freezing so i would suggest you get it.

Itchynscratchy · 10-16-2008, 04:29 PM

Sorry to drag up an old thread but I'm having the same problem. Any game I try on my PS3 freezes after 10 minutes or so. It is in a well ventilated area, has never been dropped and has the very latest updates. Also sometimes the ps3 doesn't recognise the disc at all, but this happens only immediately after I reset after the initial crash and fixes if I leave it turned off for a while.

Does anyone here know how the long warranty lasts? I have had my PS3 for 14 months now.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 10-17-2008, 07:57 AM

Hi, welcome to TSF.

The warranty lasts for 12 months.

Trying signing out of PSN before playing the games as this causes some of the crashing.

Itchynscratchy · 10-17-2008, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack.Sparrow

Hi, welcome to TSF.

The warranty lasts for 12 months.

Typical, its like it knows.

Quote:

Trying signing out of PSN before playing the games as this causes some of the crashing.

My PS3 wasn't online until after the problems started (I thought it might be the game and so went online for a patch) and I keep it signed off now anyway because it was crashing my router. Thanks for the attempt anyway, any other ideas?

**Jack.Sparrow** · 10-18-2008, 03:21 AM

I heard of a few cases were the disk drive 'dies'. So eventually nothing will be read by the system. Might be what's going on here.

Either way, only suggestion I have is to contact Sony. It will cost you though, to get it repaired.

Itchynscratchy · 10-18-2008, 08:28 AM

OK then, i'll do that today.

Thanks

Log2 · 10-18-2008, 04:59 PM

try just resetting the ps3... aka pull all the cords (Except the power) and hold down the power button till you hear a weird beep

Itchynscratchy · 10-20-2008, 03:59 AM

I tried that and nothing, so I rang sony today and they are sending me a replacement in a few days. :)

Thanks for the help Jack.Sparrow and Log2

**Jack.Sparrow** · 10-20-2008, 07:21 PM

You're welcome :)

jfall13 · 08-16-2009, 10:03 AM

My PS3 keeps freezing during game play. about 10-20 mins into playing the game it will freeze. But, i can use my ps3 to surf the web as long as i want. Do anyone have nay ideas what could be the problem?

amdfanboy · 10-17-2009, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfall13

My PS3 keeps freezing during game play. about 10-20 mins into playing the game it will freeze. But, i can use my ps3 to surf the web as long as i want. Do anyone have nay ideas what could be the problem?

Yes the blu ray drive is going bad.

I know a lot of ways to fix ps3's, but the only way I know to fix the overheating issues is using a special machine which Sony would fix it cheaper then buying the machine needed.

If the ps3 freezes at the wavy lines before you see the interface just hold the power button down until you hear 1 beep followed by 2 beeps, and let go. That resets it, and then rebuild the hard drive which should fix that.

I've fixed about 10 ps3's already in the passed.

trivia247 · 10-24-2009, 10:36 AM

I just bought the ps3 last night, and everything was going great, put on Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and Wolverine Origins, switched it off for an hour or so and put it back on and played a bit of MUA when suddenly it froze I tried turning the power off but the power button wouldn't respond either.... When I switched it off via the cord it came back without recognizing the discs I did do a system restore, thereby wiping out all my saves in the process, let it sit and it played again, but then it froze 30 minutes into the game play...

this is BRAND NEW, what the hell?

cost 300 dollars to have disc reading issues the first night?

04-28-2008, 04:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stain Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: windows vista	Ps3 freezing Well whenever im playing it would freeze from like 5-30 min of gameplay. My ps3 also sometimes wouldn't turn on, the lights at the front of the ps3 light up as they always do but it wont show anything up on my screen it would just be black. Whenever my ps3 freezes i can still see the screen and everything that i was doing but i cant move anything with my controller it basically just freezes. On the back where it says digital out (optical) it shows a red glow from inside dont know if thats worth mentioning but meh. I have had the ps3 for about 2 months but i baught it off the internet and it was used so i dont know how old it really is. Does anyone know how to fix this?

05-02-2008, 03:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Ps3 freezing Hi Stain. Welcome to TSF. Freezing is usually related to overheated components. If the PS well ventilated? __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

05-17-2008, 04:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mariandvd Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Winxp Sp3	Re: Ps3 freezing mine does the same thing

05-17-2008, 04:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Ps3 freezing Hi Mariandvd, Welcome to TSF. Is it well ventilated? Does it freeze at the same time always? Did you drop it sometime? Have you tried resetting it, in case an update wasn't installed properly? __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

05-18-2008, 09:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,466 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Ps3 freezing The latest PS3 update 2.35 has fixed some game titles from freezing so i would suggest you get it. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

10-16-2008, 04:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Itchynscratchy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: Ps3 freezing Sorry to drag up an old thread but I'm having the same problem. Any game I try on my PS3 freezes after 10 minutes or so. It is in a well ventilated area, has never been dropped and has the very latest updates. Also sometimes the ps3 doesn't recognise the disc at all, but this happens only immediately after I reset after the initial crash and fixes if I leave it turned off for a while. Does anyone here know how the long warranty lasts? I have had my PS3 for 14 months now.

10-17-2008, 07:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Ps3 freezing Hi, welcome to TSF. The warranty lasts for 12 months. Trying signing out of PSN before playing the games as this causes some of the crashing. __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

10-18-2008, 03:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Ps3 freezing I heard of a few cases were the disk drive 'dies'. So eventually nothing will be read by the system. Might be what's going on here. Either way, only suggestion I have is to contact Sony. It will cost you though, to get it repaired. __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

10-18-2008, 08:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
Itchynscratchy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: Ps3 freezing OK then, i'll do that today. Thanks

10-18-2008, 04:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Log2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 102 OS: WinXP 64Bit My System	Re: Ps3 freezing try just resetting the ps3... aka pull all the cords (Except the power) and hold down the power button till you hear a weird beep

10-20-2008, 03:59 AM	#12 (permalink)
Itchynscratchy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: Ps3 freezing I tried that and nothing, so I rang sony today and they are sending me a replacement in a few days. :) Thanks for the help Jack.Sparrow and Log2

10-20-2008, 07:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Ps3 freezing You're welcome :) __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

08-16-2009, 10:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
jfall13 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1 OS: win xp	Re: Ps3 freezing My PS3 keeps freezing during game play. about 10-20 mins into playing the game it will freeze. But, i can use my ps3 to surf the web as long as i want. Do anyone have nay ideas what could be the problem?

10-24-2009, 10:36 AM	#16 (permalink)
trivia247 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Vista	Re: Ps3 freezing I just bought the ps3 last night, and everything was going great, put on Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and Wolverine Origins, switched it off for an hour or so and put it back on and played a bit of MUA when suddenly it froze I tried turning the power off but the power button wouldn't respond either.... When I switched it off via the cord it came back without recognizing the discs I did do a system restore, thereby wiping out all my saves in the process, let it sit and it played again, but then it froze 30 minutes into the game play... this is BRAND NEW, what the hell? cost 300 dollars to have disc reading issues the first night?