what causes freezing problems?

[joonkimdds]

I read from ps3 game page talking about this and that game freezes.
I was wondering if it's caused by overheating problem.
xbox360 has many errors and one of the biggest error would be freezing randomly.
I was wondering if ps3 is having a same issue, or is it just for certain games?
and will 65nm chip fix this type of problems?
My biggest concern about freezing is that my xbox360 froze many times and it lead to
3 flashing red lights of death and couldn't even play any games until I used product warranty. I always thought that xbox360 is crappy system because I never had any other system break like that and choosing ps3 is to avoice one of those issues. But I hear some similar issues that i hear from xbox360.

[iLLuSionS]

ps3 for one thign doesnt have the 3 red lights of death, if it over heats, it just shuts off, telling you to let it rest and relocate it before starting up again.

[mastershake86]

I think it's the gaming gods who cause games to freeze, but seriously on all of my consoles since ps2 including both xboxes the leading cause of freeze ups were EA games.

[hockeydude30]

I think it's the gaming gods who cause games to freeze, but seriously on all of my consoles since ps2 including both xboxes the leading cause of freeze ups were EA games.

Well ther is 2 key words in that sentence. EA and Games. Put them together and you get EA Games, and if we look up EA Games we find that they are crappy devs

[The_One]

What causes freezes? 3 Possible Reasons:
1) Faulty Hardware or dust causing physical interference with the hardware.
2) Faulty Software (a.k.a. the game has a glitch that causes it to freeze)
3) System is overheating, thus temporarily hampering the performance of the hardware.

and will 65nm chip fix this type of problems?

The 65nm chip may fix the overheating issue since the 65nm chip will generate less heat and use less power than the current 90nm chip.

But I hear some similar issues that i hear from xbox360.

The truth is: Both systems will freeze. That's a fact.

Want to know another fact? The PS3 freezes/locks up FAR less than the Xbox 360.

In fact, I'd even be willing to say that for every 100 Xbox 360 freezes, only 1 PS3 freezes (this is just a stab in the dark based on a gut feeling).

[PatriotAct]

On this note I would just like to whine for a minute. Me and my friends the other night spent four hours getting through one season of Madden. After one of my friends fell asleep at like five in the morning, we decided to play a 2 on 1 game. As soon as the coin flip came up, the game froze and we lost all of the previous hours of work. This was a PS2 game, I love my PS3 and the only freeze I ever had on it so far was while playing NBA Homecourt, only once...Anyone know if we are getting better gameplay this year from madden?

[diggler13]

On this note I would just like to whine for a minute. Me and my friends the other night spent four hours getting through one season of Madden. After one of my friends fell asleep at like five in the morning, we decided to play a 2 on 1 game. As soon as the coin flip came up, the game froze and we lost all of the previous hours of work. This was a PS2 game, I love my PS3 and the only freeze I ever had on it so far was while playing NBA Homecourt, only once...Anyone know if we are getting better gameplay this year from madden?

I don't know if this really helps, but I used to have Madden 07 on 360, and I went through 2 brand new copies, and they froze up a lot during play.
Got rid of 360, got Ps3, and haven't had any freezes during games in the 2 months I've had the ps3 (cept just once). However during movies sometimes it will lock up.

[sjondemanager]

i got a couple of freezes with my PS3 when i play CoD3 anyone that has heared of that problem?

[joonkimdds]

ps3 for one thign doesnt have the 3 red lights of death, if it over heats, it just shuts off, telling you to let it rest and relocate it before starting up again.

i think ps3 saying shut it off is overheating problem but it's not necessarily a freezing problem so i guess that means that freezing isn't caused by overheating?

I wonder what causes it then.

[joonkimdds]

What causes freezes? 3 Possible Reasons:
1) Faulty Hardware or dust causing physical interference with the hardware.
2) Faulty Software (a.k.a. the game has a glitch that causes it to freeze)
3) System is overheating, thus temporarily hampering the performance of the hardware.
The 65nm chip may fix the overheating issue since the 65nm chip will generate less heat and use less power than the current 90nm chip.
The truth is: Both systems will freeze. That's a fact.

Want to know another fact? The PS3 freezes/locks up FAR less than the Xbox 360.

In fact, I'd even be willing to say that for every 100 Xbox 360 freezes, only 1 PS3 freezes (this is just a stab in the dark based on a gut feeling).

then do you know if ps3 also have "cannot read the disc, clean the disc and try again" of disc reading errors? xbox360 have this kind of error at least once a week or 2 weeks to EVERYONE who owns the system.

[Mist]

then do you know if ps3 also have "cannot read the disc, clean the disc and try again" of disc reading errors? xbox360 have this kind of error at least once a week or 2 weeks to EVERYONE who owns the system.

I haven't heard anything about the PS3 having that, that was really annoying on the Xbox though!

[joonkimdds]

I haven't heard anything about the PS3 having that, that was really annoying on the Xbox though!

oh i hope what u just said is true because it's really annoying if u play a game and it says u have to restart the system because the system can't read the disc or whatever before you save the game or it happens in the important momoent of the gameplay.

I have 1 more question if u guys don't mind. Maybe both ps3 and xbox360 have freezing and overheating problem, but was there any ps3 that has something similar to 3 flashing red lights of xbox360 so you cannot play any games unless you send it to the sony company to repair it? I understand that both system have some problems now but i am going to be angry if my $600 worth system goes boom and can't play anything like xbox360 does very often.

[Spuddyboy]

I was trying to play Full Auto 2 last night and it wouldn't let me go into career mode. I would press it to start it and then it looked like it was starting to load and then nothing.

Anyone else had this problem? Or does anyone know what the problem could be?

[NINJAFLAME]

I was trying to play Full Auto 2 last night and it wouldn't let me go into career mode. I would press it to start it and then it looked like it was starting to load and then nothing.

Anyone else had this problem? Or does anyone know what the problem could be?

stop playing Full Auto 2.. problem solved

[Gbeav]

stop playing Full Auto 2.. problem solved

God that game sucks, basically anything SEGA releases sucks.

[NINJAFLAME]

God that game sucks, basically anything SEGA releases sucks.

SEGA have a kinda midas touch.. only the games dont exactly turn to gold EA and Ubi have it too

[Agriel]

oh i hope what u just said is true because it's really annoying if u play a game and it says u have to restart the system because the system can't read the disc or whatever before you save the game or it happens in the important momoent of the gameplay.

I have 1 more question if u guys don't mind. Maybe both ps3 and xbox360 have freezing and overheating problem, but was there any ps3 that has something similar to 3 flashing red lights of xbox360 so you cannot play any games unless you send it to the sony company to repair it? I understand that both system have some problems now but i am going to be angry if my $600 worth system goes boom and can't play anything like xbox360 does very often.

I personly have NEVER heard of this happening to a ps3. IF it does happen its very rare and nothing even close to the problems the 360 has had.

[NINJAFLAME]

I personly have NEVER heard of this happening to a ps3. IF it does happen its very rare and nothing even close to the problems the 360 has had.

think id be kicked off the forum for spamming if i listed everything thats "ed up on my 360

[Sockpuppet]

then do you know if ps3 also have "cannot read the disc, clean the disc and try again" of disc reading errors? xbox360 have this kind of error at least once a week or 2 weeks to EVERYONE who owns the system.

Never happens to me. Must be something wrong with my Xbox360....

[shade.empire]

Never happens to me. Must be something wrong with my Xbox360....

yup. that must be it=) i had an x360 and it did freeze and "disc read error" on me. i sold it before red lights thou. the x360 has some good games and i'm very glad the best of them are coming to ps3! i missed you so much f.e.a.r., oblivion and r6 vegas. luckily we'll be together again soon!

[Fangrim]

The PS3 is FAR less prone to freezing than the 360. So far I haven't heard of any real problems with it. Of course, there's always someone who's had problems, but I don't have a feeling that it's a widespread problem.

AFAIK no serious fault has been found with the PS3 hardware.

[crouchy]

I have 1 more question if u guys don't mind. Maybe both ps3 and xbox360 have freezing and overheating problem, but was there any ps3 that has something similar to 3 flashing red lights of xbox360 so you cannot play any games unless you send it to the sony company to repair it? I understand that both system have some problems now but i am going to be angry if my $600 worth system goes boom and can't play anything like xbox360 does very often.

Let's say in very simple terms. The ps3 does not suffer from overheating problems, nor freezing problems other than what should be expected. Also the ps3 does not suffer from mass hardware failure so no 3 flashing red lights. Also Sonys hardware is pretty perfect all things considered for such an advanced beast.

[demonhunter]

I read from ps3 game page talking about this and that game freezes.
I was wondering if it's caused by overheating problem.
xbox360 has many errors and one of the biggest error would be freezing randomly.
I was wondering if ps3 is having a same issue, or is it just for certain games?
and will 65nm chip fix this type of problems?
My biggest concern about freezing is that my xbox360 froze many times and it lead to
3 flashing red lights of death and couldn't even play any games until I used product warranty. I always thought that xbox360 is crappy system because I never had any other system break like that and choosing ps3 is to avoice one of those issues. But I hear some similar issues that i hear from xbox360.

its not over heating, when the ps3 starts to overheat it warns you that iyou should turn it off, or move it to a different location

[juice8367]

i got a couple of freezes with my PS3 when i play CoD3 anyone that has heared of that problem?

Same here. Was it online or offline? All mine were online. Either the game crapped out or thier servers did.

[Geostrophic]

its not over heating, when the ps3 starts to overheat it warns you that iyou should turn it off, or move it to a different location

It might "tell" you. Not with an actual language though...but rather with blinking lights, according to online PS3 manuals:

If the power indicator on the PLAYSTATION®3 is flashing red and green alternately:

• The interior of the system has become unusually hot. Check whether the system is being used in a hot location or whether the vents are blocked. Stop using the system and leave it unused until it cools down. Continuing to use the system in the above condition will cause it to stop functioning.

If the power indicator is flashing red and the system does not operate:

• The temperature inside the system has risen too high. Check whether the system is being used in a hot location or whether the vents are blocked. Touch the system's power button to stop the flashing, and then leave the system unused until it cools down. After it cools down, turn on the system again.

I've only had one freeze-up since I've gotten mine (January).

However...my 360 has frozen up with the "clean disk" crap twice just this week. I love them both though. ...the 360 is just a problem child.