Is it Possible to Kill a PS3?

Fel Martins • Aug 13, 2007 • Comments ()

Here's an excerpt of what they did and their discoveries:

The following conditions were applied to each testing environment

• Continuous usage of 108hours with no interruption to power supply
• Game of choice was Resistance Fall of Man & Motor Storm, Enchanted Arms
• Blu Ray movies – Several – around 10 different titles , Casino Royale, The Departed, Pirates of the Caribbean, Terminator 2, Superman Returns…
• Console was positioned on standalone timber unit with approximate 10cms of airflow under neath.
• Same 10 players were used over this period each playing or using the unit for a maximum of 1.5hours in any given session.
• Same controllers were used throughout the testing period

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 0degrees.
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, and to our surprise the only incident we noticed was a slight burning smell that came in around 64hours at 110F, the console was extremely hot when we finished the overall test but had come through all environments with flying colours.
This console is now back in a normal environment and working fine.

In Conclusion, they end, the only way to break a PS3 is to smash it with a sledge hammer. Granted, I'm sure a water bath would suffice.

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We've heard immensely on the Red Ring of Death issue pertaining to the 360. But what of the PS3? Is it possible that the PS3 can suffer the same fate? the fine folks at PS3 Vault decided to check it out.\n\nHere's an excerpt of what they did and their discoveries:\n\nThe following conditions were applied to each testing environment\n\n• Continuous usage of 108hours with no interruption to power supply\n• Game of choice was Resistance Fall of Man & Motor Storm, Enchanted Arms\n• Blu Ray movies – Several – around 10 different titles , Casino Royale, The Departed, Pirates of the Caribbean, Terminator 2, Superman Returns…\n• Console was positioned on standalone timber unit with approximate 10cms of airflow under neath.\n• Same 10 players were used over this period each playing or using the unit for a maximum of 1.5hours in any given session.\n• Same controllers were used throughout the testing period\n\n\nEnvironment 1 Typical Family Room\nTemperature 73 F\nConsole 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\n\nEnvironment 2 Back of a Freezer Van\nUnit 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\nTemperature Started at 50F and was progressively scaled down over the next 4 days to reach 0degrees.\nIncidents 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.\n108hours in and still working fine\n\nEnvironment 3 Heat Sauna\nAgain console inside and controllers and screen outside.\nStarting temperature was 100F and Gradually increased to 120F over the last 24hours.\nIncidents Strangely enough we thought this would prove to be the ultimate area to kill the console, and to our surprise the only incident we noticed was a slight burning smell that came in around 64hours at 110F, the console was extremely hot when we finished the overall test but had come through all environments with flying colours.\nThis console is now back in a normal environment and working fine.\n\n\nIn Conclusion, they end, the only way to break a PS3 is to smash it with a sledge hammer. Granted, I'm sure a water bath would suffice.