PS3 Problems Cause Sony Stocks to Slide

eldavojohn writes "Gamespot has an article describing PS3s operating erratically at conference demonstrations.' In its defense, Sony said the PS3 failures were caused by unusually high temperatures created by having many of the next-gen consoles operating in close proximity to each other. 'It's not a problem with the PlayStation 3 unit itself,' Sony spokeswoman Nanako Kato told the AP. 'For a normal player at home, there shouldn't be any problem.' As a result, Sony's stock slid 2.75%. I guess they should have thought first before releasing five times the number of kiosks as they did with the PS2 — they're causing each other to overheat. There goes my PS3 beowulf cluster idea!" Update: 10/04 20:40 GMT by Z : anti-human 1 wrote in to mention a GamesIndustry.biz article, with a flat denial of overheating issues from Sony. "As could be seen on the TGS floor by the tens of thousands of media and public attendees, both the hardware and software worked flawlessly."

There is no problem with the PS3

[soft_guy]

As long as you buy it, Sony doesn't give a shit whether it will overheat at your house or not.

Plus, if you leave it OFF, it won't overheat!

Also, if you are using it indoors, then you probably aren't providing proper ventillation.

Either way, it can't be Sony's fault because by definition the PS3 is perfect!

PS3 Crashing

[Anonymous Coward]

The crashes weren't cuased by overheating... they were caused by a rootkit!

Sounds like good news to me!

[ectal]

Part of my decision whether to purchase a PS3 will be based on the amount of heat produced by the console and the amount of power it drains per hour. If the PS3 does not cause a significant increase in my average monthly power bill and a noticeable increase of my living room's temperature, I will not buy one.

I need to know the PS3 has power. I need to be afraid that it might drain my bank account. Or set my room on fire. Or hurt me in other more subtle ways. Only then will I respect it.

fusion reactor

[j00r0m4nc3r]

There goes my PS3 beowulf cluster idea!

Goodbye beowulf cluster, hello fusion reactor core!

Re:I don't buy this argument.

[GrumblyStuff]

Or just overall piss-poor ideas being pushed out. $500-600 videoga- I mean, Linux supercomputer. Rootkits on CDs. Assploding batteries. So-so Blu-Ray. So-so PSP performance (not doing terribly bad but it's not exactly printing money)....

Then there's Krazy Kenny's PR talking that's just kinda... oooooOOOOOOoooooooooooooo~

just a feature

[gsn]

Nonsense. This is just a feature - buy a PS3 - it will play your Blu Ray movies, surf the web, play your music, study protein folding, and now warm your house too! Forget paying your heating bill - its the perfect Christmas present! Rumour has it that it can even play games.

A great present to send to any of your loved ones in the army serving abroad - hours of entertainment and when in a spot of bother the troops can combine 5 or more PS3s and a few Sony batterys to create a high power IED!

George Foreman grill addon anyone?

[Mullinator]

You are all noobs, everyone knows this is happening because Sony is keeping the George Foreman grill addon for later. Just spend another $300 for the Blu George Foreman grill ray in January and all your overheating problems will be over... As long as you are using it with Sony brand eggs and bacon. Just remember though that the Sony brand food will only work with Sony brand hardware!

Re:Wait a minute...

[Anonymous Coward]

But it is in a tiny box

Hey, I don't know about you, but I prefer to have my Wii in a tiny box. Big boxes just aren't as... fun.

Re:We're buying "potential"

[mrchaotica]

Bah, why would they need to dig? They could just drill a few holes and toss in some of their laptop batteries!

Re:The trouble with fanless systems

[throx]

Liquid cooling would be overdoing it.

Lies!

Liquid cooling is never overdoing it, wait until you see my 500gph water cooled iPod!

Re:Déjà Vu

[Anonymous Coward]

(remember a year ago when $400 for a console seemed like too much?)

No. As a matter of fact, I seem to recall as much as $10,000 seeming just fine to some people. Compared to that, $400 is downright pedestrian.

Re:Defense

[Tolookah]

yes!
http://www.ps3grill.com/ [ps3grill.com]

You guys are so lucky I can't find the article....

[Anonymous Coward]

I had an article the other day of a Wii demo unit crashing because of an overheat, pics included. I can't find the link right now, but know that it exists!

This just in from the Al Gore Camp

[refriedchicken]

Sony is being given the Green Award from Al Gore for merging Entertainment and Heating into one household system. This will help ease the crunch on heating oil needed this winter and should help U.S. households save money on there monthly Natural Gas Heating bills as well. Way to go Sony, the PS3 really does do it all.

Re:Hmmm

[Anonymous Coward]

An expert's opinion [tinyurl.com][/PSXES], or a major review site [tinyurl.com][/SHIT] is everything for some people.