PS3 General discussion thread - Page 237

PirateThom · July 5th, 2009, 01:14 PM

At worst, it doesn't even have to be connected to the controller.

PirateThom · July 5th, 2009, 02:05 PM

Numblast...

I don't even...

PirateThom · July 5th, 2009, 08:38 PM

Just in case any of you are considering a 7.1 system, I found a list of PS3 games with 7.1 support which may interest you.

7.1 Surround Sound Game Titles - PlayStation Lounge - PlayStation.com Forums

Bigger list than I thought, actually. I'm considering a 7.1 system around Christmas.

PirateThom · July 6th, 2009, 03:37 AM

Symptoms:
Switching off randomly, blinking red light
No great amounts of heat on the console its self
Slow scrolling of items on XMB
Freezing both when loading a game via disc and when sitting on an icon on the XMB

Diagnosis:
It is overheating and it's fried something

Solution:
Call Sony ASAP and get a replacement.

I'm really tempted to abandon the 60GB and see if they'll send me an 40 or 80GB instead.

PirateThom · July 6th, 2009, 01:06 PM

Replacement on Wednesday.

**boffo** · July 6th, 2009, 01:12 PM

Once my refurbed 60GB died on me as well that was enough for me and I moved on to the 80GB. I miss the 4 USB ports more than I miss the BC. I just lost a lot of faith in spending $150 more when the refurb I got only lasted 7 months.

PirateThom · July 6th, 2009, 01:20 PM

Mine only lasted 3... funny enough, it's three days out of warranty. They didn't dare ask me to pay though.

If there's any issues with this, I'm going to request a 40 or 80, because I change the HDD anyway, I don't play PS2 games on it and I only use 1 USB at a time. Reliability is the name of the game and the 40/80 are both quiter and more reliable... I might just steal my brother's PS3.

**boffo** · July 6th, 2009, 01:37 PM

Doesn't exactly restore my faith in the quality of the refurbs they do.

So for some reason all of a sudden whenever I plug in either of my guitars it assigns them to controller port 7 and I have to manually reassign it to controller port 2 to use them. It just started since I got GH Metallica.

PirateThom · July 6th, 2009, 01:40 PM

It was the latest firmware update. Buzz, Guitar Hero, Rock Band peripherals used to default to 1 when they were plugged in, meaning you had to change the controller port for every other game. Since the last firmware, peripherals default to 7. I thought they were supposed to work in channel 7.

**boffo** · July 6th, 2009, 01:47 PM

It sure doesn't work in GH Metallica. I had my Rock Band guitar plugged in first and when it didn't do anything I thought maybe they were trying to force you to use GH guitars, so I plugged that one in and still nothing. At least the GH guitar has the controller port lights on it, so I noticed that 4 and 3 were lit up, so I reassigned to port 2 and that fixed the problem for both guitars.

July 5th, 2009, 01:14 PM	#2361
PirateThom Barrowman!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 15,904	At worst, it doesn't even have to be connected to the controller. __________________ http://polynormal-y.co.uk/

July 5th, 2009, 02:05 PM	#2362
PirateThom Barrowman!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 15,904	Numblast... I don't even... __________________ http://polynormal-y.co.uk/

July 5th, 2009, 08:38 PM	#2363
PirateThom Barrowman!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 15,904	Just in case any of you are considering a 7.1 system, I found a list of PS3 games with 7.1 support which may interest you. 7.1 Surround Sound Game Titles - PlayStation Lounge - PlayStation.com Forums Bigger list than I thought, actually. I'm considering a 7.1 system around Christmas. __________________ http://polynormal-y.co.uk/

July 6th, 2009, 03:37 AM	#2364
PirateThom Barrowman!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 15,904	Symptoms: Switching off randomly, blinking red light No great amounts of heat on the console its self Slow scrolling of items on XMB Freezing both when loading a game via disc and when sitting on an icon on the XMB Diagnosis: It is overheating and it's fried something Solution: Call Sony ASAP and get a replacement. I'm really tempted to abandon the 60GB and see if they'll send me an 40 or 80GB instead. __________________ http://polynormal-y.co.uk/

July 6th, 2009, 01:06 PM	#2365
PirateThom Barrowman!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 15,904	Replacement on Wednesday. __________________ http://polynormal-y.co.uk/

July 6th, 2009, 01:12 PM	#2366
boffo This is my BOOMSTICK!!!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brantford, Ont. Posts: 19,391	Once my refurbed 60GB died on me as well that was enough for me and I moved on to the 80GB. I miss the 4 USB ports more than I miss the BC. I just lost a lot of faith in spending $150 more when the refurb I got only lasted 7 months. __________________ I can't see this so there's really no need for me to put anything here. Join the recently deemed official Nexgenwars folding team. Team number 78702

July 6th, 2009, 01:20 PM	#2367
PirateThom Barrowman!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 15,904	Mine only lasted 3... funny enough, it's three days out of warranty. They didn't dare ask me to pay though. If there's any issues with this, I'm going to request a 40 or 80, because I change the HDD anyway, I don't play PS2 games on it and I only use 1 USB at a time. Reliability is the name of the game and the 40/80 are both quiter and more reliable... I might just steal my brother's PS3. __________________ http://polynormal-y.co.uk/

July 6th, 2009, 01:37 PM	#2368
boffo This is my BOOMSTICK!!!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brantford, Ont. Posts: 19,391	Doesn't exactly restore my faith in the quality of the refurbs they do. So for some reason all of a sudden whenever I plug in either of my guitars it assigns them to controller port 7 and I have to manually reassign it to controller port 2 to use them. It just started since I got GH Metallica. __________________ I can't see this so there's really no need for me to put anything here. Join the recently deemed official Nexgenwars folding team. Team number 78702

July 6th, 2009, 01:40 PM	#2369
PirateThom Barrowman!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 15,904	It was the latest firmware update. Buzz, Guitar Hero, Rock Band peripherals used to default to 1 when they were plugged in, meaning you had to change the controller port for every other game. Since the last firmware, peripherals default to 7. I thought they were supposed to work in channel 7. __________________ http://polynormal-y.co.uk/

July 6th, 2009, 01:47 PM	#2370
boffo This is my BOOMSTICK!!!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brantford, Ont. Posts: 19,391	It sure doesn't work in GH Metallica. I had my Rock Band guitar plugged in first and when it didn't do anything I thought maybe they were trying to force you to use GH guitars, so I plugged that one in and still nothing. At least the GH guitar has the controller port lights on it, so I noticed that 4 and 3 were lit up, so I reassigned to port 2 and that fixed the problem for both guitars. __________________ I can't see this so there's really no need for me to put anything here. Join the recently deemed official Nexgenwars folding team. Team number 78702

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