PS3 Not Overheating Says The Playstation 3 Magazine

From psm3mag.com: "We've played a PS3, for a day, in a room, with it on a table in front of us. At no stage did anyone comment about the noise it made (ie, next to none). And a collegue put his hand behind the machine after it had been running for a few hours and felt warm air being quietly and safely extracted via a fan via the vents at the back of the machine. The surface of the machine remained at room temperature with a small portion at the back being 'warm'. Not hot - 'warm'.

So, the PSM3 independent verdict here is that - quote - "PS3 generates less heat and noise than the combination of 360 and powerbrick".

[THELANDSOFSAND]

http://www.kotaku.com/gamin...

[achira]

hmmm, its obvious that kotuka spread alot bad rumours, if i were you i would not visit this site, its not credibil.

[ORIELKILLER]

well since WE dont have a PS3 in our homes we cant say jack if is true or not ... it seems that they have one so for now i will believe that maybe 10 or even 20 % of PS3 will overheat since all consoles sufer of that ... i'll be in line to buy one anyway ... i'll let you guys know if it does

[ElementX]

What game did they play? An old PS2 game? Ridge Racer, which uses more processing power? Tetris??? This doesn't prove anything. If you play a processor hungry game it's going to generate more heat.

[kmis87]

Probably Motorstorm, thats what they've been playing in all their various videos of the ps3.

[zypher]

what i find curious is that none of the known gaming sites (computerandvideogames, ign, gamespot, 1up, next-gen, kikizo, gamesindustry, gamedaily, etc.) who had actual time with the PS3 ever reported problems of system malfunctions. but rather, they report on how an analyst noticed the problems, and how said analyst caused Sony's stocks to decrease. my question is: if this problem was so wide-spread, why hasn't any one beside this analyst (and Kotaku) reported about it? furthermore, if (IF) these malfunctions were caused by understandable reasons (adverse temperature, early-developed demos), then whats the problem?

[calderra]

There were photos of the endangered PS3s getting operated on. Sooo... why didn't anyone else report it?

I dunno- why did the media so suddenly forget about the existance of the PSX Media Center Console that failed miserably because it reached too far to try and include "next-gen" technologies and wound up being just too pricey?

Mysteries abound!
Heh.

[ApocalypseShadow]

is fanboy roaches looking for more flame food to feast on.once this news is squashed like all the rest about ps3,they will scatter again until the next bait.play them all(ps3-wii-360).anyone got any fanboy bug spray?

[kmis87]

Thank God that the overheating rumors and game price rumors will die away in about a month when we can actually see the truth for ourselves.

[TheMART]

Well this sounds really reliable, doesn't it! From the PSM3mag well hell yeah that's independant! I think they would give the competition a fair chance, don't you?

Haha come on. Drop the demopods in the shops Sony, I will check it out myself

[Tut]

That magazine is not employed by Sony.

[Halochampian]

It's still a biased source. Wheather you like it or not, you have to take this info with a grain of salt.

[Tut]

Halo,
Obviously. I rarely take any information this far out as fact or even as near-fact. I was merely stating that the magazine is not employed by Sony, so they won't blatantly lie about something like that. They care about the gamers, not so much the company. If you read the first article of that series they make comment about what the XBox 360 fans had to say about it as well.

Screw sources. I would rather make my own judgements when I can touch it and play games on it.

~

[Halochampian]

Yea I know they may not bluntly lie but they can put things in words. not lie but not tell the truth. They played the PS3 all day. Yea... it could have been an old ps2 game or what not.

What Im saying is that this wouldn't fly on Gamespot's System wars.

[Genki]

Well, with that in mind, ANY source could potentially bend the truth. whether they have PS3 in their name or not. Does it or does it not stand to reason that any source, regardless of affinities or allegiances, could say whatever they want?

I partially agree with what you say in taking it with a grain of salt though. Personally, I take many things from sources with a grain of salt, and I'm with Tut in trying things for myself. Just my opinion.

[Watapata]

Mart, this is just plan ridiculous. No one here needs you to point out that this was done by a magazine with at least a slight PS3 bias, but your comment about giving the competition a chance...plain and simple, this has nothing to do with the competition. This has to do with whether or not PS3's were overheating at the TGS. Personally, I think a few MAY have, but I'm not necessarilly going to believe Kotaku especially when many other sites had a significantly larger presence there and no one else seems to have made any comments to the fact.

[Daytona]

This is a joke, but we'll see soon enough though, right?

[DJ]

The "Official" magazines get exclusive rights to game demos and once in while interviews, but they're as independent as any other magazine. Official Playstation and Xbox magazines don't get funding from the console companies (which explains why OPM is owned by 1up, not Sony).

It's common knowledge. Why else would the senior editor of Official Playstation Magazine write about buying a 360? Hell, even the guys at PSM own 360s.

[bilal]

and you think you are an independent source?

[uxo22]

Although, I'm sure that the modified PS3 that sony game PS3mag for free along with a nice paycheck didn't get too hot. It's clear that this article was written with Sony's bets interest in mind. If you want to do an independent study on something, you kinda need to be no connected to the project.

Let me guess, if the sales of PS3's suffer for the overheating story (Whether true or not), PS3 Magazine would look magazine sales.

Non-sony, non bias my A$$!

[Tut]

Uxo you are a tool.

First off, the machine was not given to them nor purchased for their personal use. It was a "loaner" machine that was delivered by a representative who took it back to Sony that same day. Don't be such a jerk off.

No one said it wasn't biased so pretty much all of you arguing that it "IS" a biased magazine are arguing with yourselves, which is quite comical.

I advise you follow news closer if you want to make judgements on "follow-up" news articles. There is a lot you missed from the articles previously written about their adventure with that PS3.

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[UrbanJabroni]

Guess what, the 360 didn't have any overheating problems when the first shipments were sent to magazines as well. Does anyone think that Sony (And MS) didn't test the units they sent to the first magazines for WEEKS to make sure it worked perfectly.

The problem is when units are quickly produced coming off the line. Let's say 10% malfunction, or even 5%...we aren't going to know until launch.

I think putting this out as "FACT" by PS3 mag is a serious problem. ALL new technology (not made by Nintendo, for some reason), especially complex consoles, have had pretty high launch failure rates. Consumers worried about problems should wait until the second batch, to say the PS3 is fine based off of one unit is irresponsible to say the least.

The fact is, we have conflicting reports, and right now WE DON'T KNOW what will happen with launch units.

[DJ]

I remember hearing about an immense amount of heat and noise about a month before the 360 was released. There were also a few reports of crashing problems, including the demo stations set up at places like gamestop and best buy, but that was attributed to the consoles being early versions (supposedly).

And you know what? It all came true. The 360 is loud and hot. I've played on three different working 360s and it was the same thing. The 360 at the gamestop near my college resets by itself once in a while (the system, not the demos), and the one set up at Circuit City has the ring of death going on. Granted, there's 5 other demo stations I've seen that were working fine, but 2 out of 7? That's a pretty big percentage.

[eques judicii]

dude, i work in an eb games, the kiosk are designed to reset every 10 minutes to try to encourage multiple users. You can actually change how often it resets. It IS BUILT INTO THE KIOSK... Our 360 runs 12 hours a day and constantly gets hard-booted by the kiosk... it does not freeze and we have only replaced it once... This seems like a stable system in my opinion.

ps.. i get more broken ps2's returned than 360's per sale

[DJ]

The PS2's 6 times older. Having the demo stations automatically reset that often is just wierd though. I've only seen it happen at that one store. Everywhere else I can play Call of Duty, Project Gotham, and Lara Croft for as long as I want without the system turning off. Hmm.

[ChickeyCantor]

0_o the title is already a suspect XD

"PS3 Not Overheating Says The Playstation 3 Magazine.....Says The Playstation 3 Magazine....Says The Playstation .......Says The ...........

[Smellslikepie]

I have an Xbox 360, which has never overheated, and I've had no problems with it at all. Does that really give me the right to come on forums or make statements saying that there are no problems with the 360 at all? That EVERYONE is getting the same experience as me?

Just because it hasn't happened to them doesn't mean it won't happen at all. Keep that in mind. The PS3 won't be without it's problems. All launch consoles have problems.

[joemutt]

Yeah, somebody will get a good one, somebody will get a crappy one, it will happen on every console.

But to test one, and say "the rest must be fine too" is a little crazy.

[lalaland]

and say PS3's are having big overheating problems, is a little crazy as well.

I don't doubt we will hear of overheating PS3's after launch (if nobody else some X360 fanboy will report it), but let's wait 'till after the launch to conclude wether the PS3 has overheating problems of X360 proportions or not.

[uxo22]

So what you're saying is, go ahead and spend your 600+ bucks, and then see if it really overheats. Uh..Right?

[Grown Folks Talk]

maybe they'll just stop powering up after 3 hours like the slim line ps2. or stop reading games and only read movies, or not read discs at all like the ps2s. EVERY new piece of hardware has its share of problems. people continue to act like the 360 was the only electronic device that ever had defects upon release. key words in all of this is MAN MADE, which means it is not, nor ever will be perfect.

[lalaland]

And I know the X360 isn't the only new piece of electronic to have problems. But the X360 did have more problems than what is usual. Actually to such a degree, that MS has publicly acknowledged it and extended waranty.

The PS2 had problems as well. I have both a PS2 from launch and a slimline PS2, and both work flawless for me -- others have different experiences. I have a X360 that works as well (except for it being way more noisy than even my launch-PS2 and annoying sync problems during DVD-playback -- oh, and it does get very hot as well, so much so that I don't dare to have the powerbrick on the carpet).

My point wasn't to say production PS3's won't have problems, but to ask everybody to calm down and don't judge anything that isn't out yet.

A single case under extreme conditions on a preproduction unit running alpha software doesn't in any way make the actual production PS3's faulty. Let's wait 'till well after launch before we judge.

And yeah... Just as I bought the $570 X360 at launch risking overheating (online gaming was the big feature after all and I wanted a rechargeable batterypack and wifi since my ADSL is in the office), I will definitely buy the $600 PS3 at launch. Besides, here I've actually got a 2 year warranty on factory faults by law, unlike in the US.

[Madmax1281980]

Ye True Maybe The Ps3 Wont Overheat but Maybe Just Like All The Playstations In Every Gen The Optical Pickup Packs Up Sonys consoles have A History Of Failing Lens Units And Maybe the Ps3 Will Suffer From The Infamous "DISK READ ERROR" Syndrome Who Knows We Will Just Have To See.

[malachi23]

Ok so this is a magazine that reports on everything Playstation...they are BOUND TO VE BIASED...not saying they're liars...but i would rather hear this from a neutral source.

[uxo22]

Who chooses what's posted on this site as news? Because, I have to say, some of the news put up here is so off the wall that anyone that actually read it first would have to be an idiot to post it.

I mean, some of this stuff us simply a waste of time both reading and posting. I also, noticed that News4gamers.com is slightly slanted, I'm not going to tell which side, but just read the news articles, especially on articles clarifying claims, or bombshell news designed to damage one's rep.

You be the judge.

[Watapata]

First off, calling anyone that posts a news article on here such as this "an idiot" is unnecessary. Have you ever stopped to think that maybe, just maybe, some other people might be interested in this sort of thing. No claim has been made to say that this article is unbias, but its news none the less. Frankly, I've never seen you jump all over an article presenting the PS3 in a negative light. Probably because its just that much easier to accept bad news as real news. I'm not saying that this is genuine truth, but it IS news regarding the PS3 and for all ANYONE here knows it IS true. Also, don't even pretend to think that News4Gamers has a bias one way or the other. It is fairly evenly distributed among all sides. From the posts of yours that I have read, I'd venture to say its more likely that you are the one who is bias and looking at all of this through a heavily tinted lens.

[uxo22]

First off, I didn't say that ANYONE that posts news on this site is an IDIOT. Contextually, it was figure of speech. You probably also thinks that someone walking the straight and narrow is a person walking on a straight and narrow path in the literal since.

Just like any creative writing, try and figure out the true meaning of what someone is saying and stop trying to pull something stupid out of it. If I make a post saying that sun will probably rise in the morning, yeah you're right it is news, but, would it be useful news; NO. However, if I said that the sun would fail to rise in the morning...now that's something that would peak interest.

Also, I have a PSP, a PS2, an XBOX, an SNES, and an XBOX360, So please don't imply that I am bias against the sony systems. (SFANBOY)I buy what I like, and what I want, when I want it.

So, take your "save the world" speech somewhere else, cause I don't want to hear it. I think, I'll go and read some of your past post and see if I can pass judgement on you.

P.S. However I do understand, what you were trying to say, just don't know where it came from. You know what? I don't really care either.

[Grown Folks Talk]

emits warm air from its exhaust as well. the actual core of the machine barely gets warm. that's why there are vents. that's what it should do.

[shikwan]

nuff said

[blackmagic]

Well, it was sitting out in open in the middle of the room at normal room temperature. It bloody well better not overheat. Ever.

I think the major issue for both the ps3 and the 360 is that joe gamer brings his new console home, unpacks it and proceeds to put it down on one of those little shelves in the tv stand and maybe even stack his newly purchased games beside it. The congested space starts to warm up making heat exchange inefficient and after a while, poof, the console implodes in a ball of heat.

These high powered electronics make heat, a lot of it, and they need space to 'breath'.

Would anybody here put a 250W space heater into one of those enclosed shelves and leave it turned on for three hours just to see what happens? Consoles produce 2 things, a digital signal and heat.

[DJ]

Lemme guess, EGM, Gamespot, Game Informer, and Play? The irony is that it doesn't matter where this information comes from, the same people will still say "Oh, well they're biased!" When Gamespot named the top games of TGS and most of the titles were for PS3, we saw the exact same childish behavior and cries of biased views.

You cannot bias information about noise and heat, especially with so many reputable sites stating that there's hardly any of both. BTW, quoting Kotaku is like quoting the National Inquirer; it's a horrible idea because it's all BS. In fact, almost every negative PS3 rumor I can think of has stemmed from that site.

Kikizo (a very reputable site) is often mistaken for Kotaku, and vice versa. You should visit Kikizo. They have a lot of good game footage.

[Arkham]

Slightly incorrect: They'll say "they're bias!!" because they can't generally speak properly.

[PS3 Owns All]

If it is good news for the PS3, they try their best to get a link and say that this news is BS. And then when its bad news, they're like ''LMFAO! oh well! hahaahahh!'' Get over it! The truth hurts!

[HyperBear]

Just like how you Sony guys tried to make me not get a 360 and told me all this BS about how sucky it is and look where it is now. Now thats the past and now this is the present and the same thing is going on again. Now the Xbox Fanboys are tryin to make me not buy a PS3, but im not letting all their BS change my mind about getting 1, same as when i didnt let those Sony fanboys change my mind about getting a 360.

[Antan]

Well done hyperbear, a correct attitude to have. Don`t let anyone try to change your perception of anything! if you want one, then hell yeah go for it! Twice (or thrice if gettitng Wii) the fun!

[Marriot VP]

Of course the PS3 shouldn't be overheating. It's been delayed for almost a year now.

[lalaland]

No piece of electronic equipment should overheat under normal circumstances. It is not in the interest of either the manufacturer or the consumer. When it does happen, it is very unsatisfying to both parties.

On a sidenote, the PS3 has been delayed by 6 months for Japan only (not even close to one year). The presumed "worldwide release" this spring (could be as late as late may) was pure speculation. The only official delay for Europe is 4 months.

[BIadestarX]

For a second I almost believed what they were saying until I got to this, "PS3 generates less heat and noise than the combination of 360 and powerbrick"; they I realized they are bias. Who asked them about the 360? Or why should they mention the 360 when the reports about the PS3 had nothing to do with the 360?
What PSM or any other source says means crap; the PS3 will be out soon; and it will have the chance to prove if it is as perfect as Sony and the fans make it to be. What's the worst thing that can happen? A console recall? a high rate of consoles with issue? I can care less; this will not affect me. I will not buy the PS3 a launch until they fix their issues. I already got burned with the PS1 and the PS2. So, I think these articles are usuless; Sony fanboys will buy the PS3 at launch regarless hence why they are called fans. This in term is good for the rest; since these individuals are required to test and better 2nd and 3rd generation consoles.

[Forsaken]

Hey, how about switching all your words around, and it'll be just like when the 360 was comin' out. "The xbox360 is so much better then the PS3 since they're not putting up crap"
Yeah well, when it came out, there were a LOT and i mean a whole lot, of incidents in which the 360 overheated. And FANBOYS? AH-HURM. Yeah well, can you tell me how many xbox "FANBOYS" lined up in front of a Bestbuy shop in around, 1 in the morning when the 360 came out huh? You have absolutely no right calling ps3 people, FANBOYS, because in truth, many of others are FANBOYS too, but only xbox's FANBOYS.

[power of Green]

Really! they said power brick?. lol, i just got through watching Attack of the show on G4 and they had a dude on the show that touched the PS3 after playing it and he said it gets little warm(he sugar Coated the statment, it gets hot!)Don't believe anything from Sony and friends they can't keep up with all their lies. They brought up the 360 because it's the only way they can compete(they have to lie or focus the attention on their competitors). #21.1 you don't now that for sure, Sony lies so much you're info could be based on a lie like the whole list of things wich i'm not going to post.

[Donkey Slayer]

hard for 360 fanatics to accept, chastizing other 360 gamers simply because they aren't close minded like themselves and a slaves to MS.

Owning multiple consoles it makes sense to say, "hey console A is louder than console B". It's called a reference point. But instead of accepting common sense, fanboys take it as an attack on their system. "no, we can't just be happy with our system we have to defend it even if it's true that other systems are quieter.."

Pathetic.

[power of Green]

You Sony fanboys can cry all you wan't something was wrong! with PS3's at TGS. This will be an repeat of the PS2. lol

[Donkey Slayer]

by far that generation. :)

[power of Green]

Shaddy ass tactics is why. Forget about the PS3 being warm of hot, the PS3 was fu*king up at the game show. PERIOD!. I wouldn't buy one, NOT EVER! PS3's a mess and Sony never had a real plan they where just trying to play catch up with MS.

[Islandkiwi]

The discussion of Sony's stock going down because of the PS3 "issues" is actually a classic example of misdirection. Sony's stock is going down because of the laptop battery recall, and the enormous loss that represents.

Resetting at TGS could be a software or a hardware issue, but at present it's not a known issue. The battery recall is the known issue.

[power of Green]

Yah! i knew that too, So what games for the PS3 where complete 6 months ago. What games would of come with the Japanese PS3 launch. So much BS i can't keep up. I dont think they were ever going to launch 6 months ago or were they?. I thought the PS3 was in production months ago. Hmmm?.

[ASTAROTH]

gets hotter and is noiser than my 1970 DATSUN B210. LOL!!! Seriously guys... do U REALLY believe that the PS3 could be as bad and will have the same problems that the 360 had and is still having. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT you are extremely blind fanatic. LOL. Even the PS2 at its time was HIGH QUALITY hardware compared to the DC. So whats make you think the PS3 could crash? Your experience with the big white DATSUN?? LOL. Its obious some units may overheat or be damaged, but I believe Microsoft made a record on the most problematic console launch ever. LOL!! Dont get angry fannies, my its working quite well; obiously I hardly use it given the lack of good games. LOL!!

[BIadestarX]

wow; for a second I though you was being sarcastic; but then I realized you are just an idiot and everything you say means nothing. Damn! I just lost 15 seconds reading your post; the good thing about it is that I will not remember I did a few hours from now.... uhhh... what I'm I righting about?....

[uxo22]

Yo man, there was such a shortage of 360's if you hated it so bad, what didn't you take it back. I know why, because ACTUALLY DON'T OWN ONE.

[ASTAROTH]

Who was the idiot reding my podt and commenting. A 360 fanatic named BLADESTAR. As for UXO 22. LOL! You fanboys believe that if I post THE TRUTH about the 360 is because I dont have one. LOL!!. Im planning to sell it man $250.00 with 3 games. If not I definately going to trade it for a PS3. WELCOM3 CHANG3!!!!

[power of Green]

PS3 will have the same high quality as the PS2. PS3 will be 5X better than the 360 in every way. Man! if you thought the emotion engine was cool for the PS2, wait till PS3's 4D comes out this November.

[drewdrakes]

Number 1, i thought it was already established that many PS3's did overheat at TGS, however, it was hot as hell in there, so it doesnt count.

Number 2, The xbox 360 is fantastic, stop bashing it.

ASTAROTH, you just spammed, congratulations. Please stop, your just trying to start flame wars. They have an average console failure rate. I finish this off with, are you happy? Youve accomplished absolutely nothing by making fun of Microsoft. Stop using windows if you hate them so much. Get a life.

Also, HyperBear, i saw your reply to one of my posts, there are 1024 MB in a GB ;)

[HyperBear]

LOL, im srry about that. I forgot that there was 1024MG in a GB. Srry bout that, when i did my calculations, I forgot to divide the answer (12000) by 1024, and yea it got me 11.7..... But DJ was close enough and you round it off to 12. So who cares man.

[ArmrdChaos]

Ok, an "independent" study by "PSM3Mag.com - The Playstation 3 Magazine" for the Playstation 3? That alone screams bias, LOL. In the article you claim that you played the console all day but only felt the back after a couple of hours? How about feeling the temp after it had been turned on ALL day. How many out there are going to mount your console on a flat open table in the middle of the room? Show of hands. Nobody? Ahh, sounds like most are going to put their console in their enclosed entertainment center. How about after watching one of those spiffy blue-ray movies, then play a game? You placed the system in the most favorable conditions to ensure success for your fansite. You want to impress us? Place the system in the worst of real world conditions see what happens. I am not going to claim loyalty to any system. I feel the best thing that could happen is they all get 33 percent of the market and fight to the end of time for the remaining 1 percent. In the end gamers win. What I do find laughable is someone making statements based on results where the most scientific piece of measuring equipment they use is their hand! The "TRUTH" is that this article is nothing more than a blanket for a fan to rap themselves in so that they can sleep at night. Next time concentrate more or fact and less on opinion.

[FKN Unbelievable]

My 360 is Pretty Quiet believe it or not. i would have believed them until i realized its a ps3Mag. So no this Gets no love its biased and bogus. Chances are its a still a dev Kit CPU. Even it though it may not be hot it still Malfunctioned at a place where it was supposed to dominate and be perfect. I Guess u PS3 Fans Heart dropped when you seen Mr. Rogers Fixing the Fan for the Now-Deceased PS3 Demo unit. " Its tombstone reads "Here lies PS3 Taken out to soon by Ridddddddddggggggggeeeeeeeeeee Raaaaaaaccccccccccccccccccer 7"

[DJ]

Based on these intelligent comments, I think there should be an age requirement for this site. =P

[THELANDSOFSAND]

seriously.

these people make my three bubbles look like an achievement...

[Marriot VP]

no that won't work cause there's people like you.

[One]

i think its part of sonys plan to hipe the machine even more cuz i mean its just one working ps3 im pretty sure they hand made it, fixed every single little problem/detail on that one machine and then gave it to them so they could say good things about it and thus hipe it even more, or maybe its cuz im high who knows

[Gamer13]

The Xbox 360 was rush to launch thats why it was overheating but my xbox 360 i had didn,t even overheat or brakedown since i pick it up at launch.

IM OUT.