Question: I need help

**Kuro** · 06-23-2012

Man I'm getting pretty pissed. So I just downloaded a game last night.(Ghost Recon) So I turned on my ps3 loaded up the game went through the ps move logo and the screen went pitch black. I was waiting for a couple of minutes and it was still black. What's wrong with it? This never happened before. I really wanted to play the game after I just spent 60 bucks on it my other downloadables won't work either help please?

Ps:It's a slim

**emmerich** · 06-23-2012

Seeing as how your other downloadables don't work either. I suggest backing up everything and doing a system restore. Then trying it again. If that fails. I have no idea what to tell you.

**AaronSOLDIER** · 06-23-2012

It's probably just a bad download (yes this has happened to me before, redownloading it fixed the problem). I know it sucks but this is very rare.

**DreDayDetox** · 06-23-2012

^ another reason I hate digital downloads

**Kuro** · 06-23-2012

That one game messed up all my others that I downloaded? Well I'll think I'll try what emmerich said. If all else fails..well that sucks can't really do nothing about it but buy another hard drive or ps3.

Thanks for the replies guy's I'd rep you if it weren't for the rep button being broken.

**AaronSOLDIER** · 06-23-2012

You didn't mention that other games weren't running so I guess in that case it might be a bad HDD.

Originally Posted by DreDayDetox

^ another reason I hate digital downloads

The pros still outway the cons for me, especially if running from an SSD, you can say goodbye to load times.

**Kuro** · 06-23-2012

my other downloadables won't work either

I did. Well I appreciate you trying to help me anyways Aaron thanks.

**AaronSOLDIER** · 06-23-2012

Sorry dunno how I missed that.

Anyway so long as you can get onto the XMB to save your saves then its not too bad even if you have to get a new HDD (they're really cheap now) but I don't think it'll come to that.

**Kuro** · 06-23-2012

Yeah I hope so thanks again man I appreciate it.

**Nitey** · 06-24-2012

Let us know how it all pans out Kuro

**Kuro** · 06-24-2012

Looks like I gotta get a new hard drive not too pissed been meaning to get a new one anyways as soon as I get paid I'll go pick one up.

**mickice** · 06-24-2012

Sometimes when I load a game the screen goes black too, but I hear audio. For some reason I need to turn the monitor off and on.

**ps3freak18** · 06-24-2012

Yep why I hate digital. If your HDD goes out you are absolutely screwed. You have to go back through and redownload everything. Quite annoying to say the least. I feel for you Kuro.

**Kuro** · 06-24-2012

Originally Posted by ps3freak18

Yep why I hate digital. If your HDD goes out you are absolutely screwed. You have to go back through and redownload everything. Quite annoying to say the least. I feel for you Kuro.

Yep pain-in-the-ass sucks..Well thanks for the condolences freak.

**AaronSOLDIER** · 06-24-2012

SSDs don't die.

**Kuro** · 06-24-2012

Lol do they make any that are compatible for ps3?

**AaronSOLDIER** · 06-24-2012

Yeah they all are, their only downside is the price but I just got one pretty cheap (for my laptop, but it would also work in my PS3). If you find one at a decent price just make sure its 2.5", you're load times will almost disappear.

**Kuro** · 06-24-2012

Oh ok cool thank's man I'll look around freaking hate load times

**DreDayDetox** · 06-24-2012

Let's see why I hate digital downloads

- Internet service bound to interrupt if a power outage happens or if a few power lines fall

- Or if you have a shitty ISP like mine who likes to overcharge like Apple products for low download cap, then a big file like Ghost Recon is troublesome for a 60gb monthly limit.

- Big files take a long while to download..anything over 2.5gb is ridiculous to me, and I've downloaded DCUO digitally..with their bullshit updates too..yeah, I'm gonna stick to BLU-RAY DISCS.

- Takes the originality out of having a physical piece of proof that you own the game. I'm a collector, so naturally I prefer all media to be physical.

That being said, a digital file can be downloaded as many times as possible if you're on the same account, which elimanates the possibility of you "losing your copy". No damage done. Discs are prone to crack or you to scratch them. That's only if you are a CARELESS owner. Buy disc pouches to keep your games in, or keep them in the covers.

Physical pros far outweigh the cons for me. I'm a little old school like that.

Hell, I even despise when I see "digital copy" included in one of my blu-ray movies. To this day, I have never activated one. And I tried. But you have to sign up for this and this and that. I found it's easier to just torrent my digital copy. No hassle. And still borderline legal in Canada lol. But it's no wonder blu-rays are expensive, because of that added storage media option crap.

No matter what you say, no one will ever be able to convince me to switch to digital media. Physical media all the way.

**itachi73378** · 06-24-2012

Once my digital Borderlands automatically turned off my ps3 and when I restarted the system, I was greeted by a "rebuilding corrupt system data" screen that took like 30mins.
Never had I been so worried about my ps3. Digital downloads can really screw up if not done well.

**RaY_210** · 06-25-2012

Originally Posted by DreDayDetox

Let's see why I hate digital downloads

- Internet service bound to interrupt if a power outage happens or if a few power lines fall

- Or if you have a shitty ISP like mine who likes to overcharge like Apple products for low download cap, then a big file like Ghost Recon is troublesome for a 60gb monthly limit.

- Big files take a long while to download..anything over 2.5gb is ridiculous to me, and I've downloaded DCUO digitally..with their bullshit updates too..yeah, I'm gonna stick to BLU-RAY DISCS.

- Takes the originality out of having a physical piece of proof that you own the game. I'm a collector, so naturally I prefer all media to be physical.

That being said, a digital file can be downloaded as many times as possible if you're on the same account, which elimanates the possibility of you "losing your copy". No damage done. Discs are prone to crack or you to scratch them. That's only if you are a CARELESS owner. Buy disc pouches to keep your games in, or keep them in the covers.

Physical pros far outweigh the cons for me. I'm a little old school like that.

Hell, I even despise when I see "digital copy" included in one of my blu-ray movies. To this day, I have never activated one. And I tried. But you have to sign up for this and this and that. I found it's easier to just torrent my digital copy. No hassle. And still borderline legal in Canada lol. But it's no wonder blu-rays are expensive, because of that added storage media option crap.

No matter what you say, no one will ever be able to convince me to switch to digital media. Physical media all the way.

I'm the same way. I much prefer physical copies to download. But I'm not a collector, so that's why I much preferred to pay $5 a piece for FF VI-IX lol. On another note, what happened with the rep button?