The only problem i have ever had is the fallout NV 4 hour playtime glitch. It freezes after 4 hours of playing straight. Then every now and then after playing for like 6 hours there's like a 5% chance one of my games will freeze. But other than those two tiny things it's fine.
downloads like a dead slug.
newer models don't seem to have the interrupted download issue.
but it still downloads at the speed of a dead slug.
Not to mention the orginial overheats, meaning when I'm playing Jak 3 I have to pull my PS3 out of the stand.
im now thinking of getting a new PS3, but keeping my old one for PS2 games
i bought my ps3 one step up from the original, which means bullstuff and no ps2 gaming.
but at least it doesn't overheat so it at least works.
but i got an actual silver ps2 slim that's been opened up and closed multiple times, with the ps2 having freemcboot installed on it.
3 8MB memory cards, stuffforgets of ps2 games and...
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one controller :(