PS3 overheated during TGS?

[PSman]

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ridge-racer-7/tgs06-ridge-racer-7--too-hot-for-tgs-202609.php

Is this really true? Or is it just another one of Kotaku BS?

 

[liverkick]

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ridge-racer-7/tgs06-ridge-racer-7--too-hot-for-tgs-202609.php

Is this really true? Or is it just another one of Kotaku BS?

Kotaku is comprised of shameless whores.

 

[Rolf N]

Please don't feed the Kotaku.

 

[Oninotsume]

Kotaku is comprised of shameless whores.

I second this opinion. Kotaku will say ANYTHING negative against Sony. It really is shameless.

This is probably the result of shoving it inside of a tiny box.

I've got a PS3 Test Kit on my desk at work running a game at 60Fps 1080P for hour and hours on end. Not only has it never overheated, it's makes almost zero fan noise.

 

[Hardknock]

So because you guys hate Kotaku make this story false?

I mean there's a picture right there.

 

[Bad_Boy]

With those kiosks I wouldnt be surprised if something overheated. It looks like the ps3 is trapped inside of there, with that fan pushing hot air around. I wouldnt link this toward any real world situations though, unless you plan on keeping your ps3 in a closed area O_O.

 

[Rolf N]

So because you guys hate Kotaku make this story false?

Swap that around. We hate Kotaku because their only care is creating controversy.

I mean there's a picture right there.

Are you just trying to motivate innocent, normal people to feed the Kotaku?

 

[-=P3tRaN=-]

wow! so if this aint true, what the heck does that guy do there with that fan?

I mean, can anybody just walk there and remove the ps3's and do that fan stuff? intriguing!!

 

[Mordecaii]

Even Kotaku said it was cuz of the RR software and not the actual PS3 kits since none of the PS3's that weren't running RR7 were overheating.

 

[Fox5]

Even Kotaku said it was cuz of the RR software and not the actual PS3 kits since none of the PS3's that weren't running RR7 were overheating.

Uh, software can't make heat energy and input it into the system, if the system can overheat while running Ridge Racer, it can overheat while running other software as well.
Now if it was just a crash glitch, then fans wouldn't help at all.

 

[dodo3]

Now I wonder what really happened and why that fan is in there?

Also, what is that behind the fan? Server racks or something? It doesn't look like an opening for hot air to escape?

 

[-=P3tRaN=-]

Also, what is that behind the fan? Server racks or something? It doesn't look like an opening for hot air to escape?

thats a bag of midichlorian. most probably it is.

 

[dodo3]

thats a bag of midichlorian. most probably it is.

Thanks for the useless comment. :|

 

[PiNkY]

Is that the quiet fan that ships with the unit?

 

[Guden Oden]

Also, what is that behind the fan? Server racks or something? It doesn't look like an opening for hot air to escape?

It would help if you mentioned which picture you were talking about. If it's the one in this thread's eighth post, it's clearly just a metal grate.

 

[Dot50Cal]

Really, for all we know that picture could be him hooking up a companies capture equipment.

 

[Arwin]

Yeah, or maybe one of the 200 PS3s on the show floor did in fact have overheating problems. It's not really that interesting?

 

[LunchBox]

Kotaku = Inquirer????

 

[Sis]

Are you being sarcastic? Because the crashing Xbox 360s carried over into production.

The demo units crashing and problems with home units are two seperate things, even if they might appear to be related. You can't reliably say that since 10 out of a hundred demo units crashed, Microsoft has issues with 10% of their production units. Nor can you say demo units crashed therefore home units will crash. In fact, the only thing you can reliably say is that a demo unit crashed.

The same is true here: unless someone has inside knowledge on why that machine has a fan pointed at it, you can't reasonably make any generalized remarks. It's not like the demo machines are running in their typical operating environment.

 

[22psi]

I am sure ps3s will have their fair share of problems, most launch consoles do.