Bought at Christmas, 60GB model - no longer reads discs of any kind.

Telephoned Sony on Saturday, and they're exchanging mine for another today.

Question - is there any way I can backup my saved games onto a USB stick or something ? When I check each saved game it offers a "COPY" option, but only to my other (jap) profile ?

 

cant you just remove the hard drive?

 

Plug in a USB stick and copy them onto there. You need to go to "saved data utility" under "games".

 

Are they swapping it for a 40gb?

If you're wanting to maintain the backwards capability of it you might have to wait a while to get it back...

 

I've got a 60GB model, so they're offering me a re-conditioned 60GB replacement.

 

will do - thanks Pete

 

There's a certain irony with one of the factors of your getting a ps3 decision being based on reliablity....It's lucky you're a nice guy speccy or i'd be gloating

 

will do - thanks Pete

 

damn next-gen consoles!

 

hats off to Sony

Reported the fault saturday and they've just exchanged mine with my new one (van turned up today, tuesday lunchtime)

The unit appears to look completely new, complete with protective adhesive stickers and everything.

 

So did you swap the HD over, or back it up ?

 

backed up the save games

worked a treat

 

So your trading a brand new unit for a used second hand unit


Nice,


Mart

 

...same policy as Microsoft - you don't think they give you NEW Xbox360's do you, when you send yours back to MS for repair ?!

no 60GB PS3 units left - so they offer a re-con 60GB

 

They repair the console that you send them?

 

I don't believe so, no.

 

My m8`s 60 gig ps3 did the same stopped playing games he bought it when it came out and in the 11th month it broke so he went in game and they exchanged it for a 40 gig one gave him the price diffrence back £100+ and even gave him the points on his game card for the new ps3 so he was quids in the jammy ******

 

I could've got it replaced from the shop I bought it from (online) for a 40GB version, but couldn't be ar$ed to be honest.