My PS3 got the yellow light bullshyt, where do i go from here?

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You're better off getting a new one. If not that, then you could send it in for repair and getting a reflow (or reball if you want it to last longer) service. Plus, if you sent it to one of those repair places, you can keep your data unlike with Sony:manny:

I sent my PS3 to GopherMods and it lasted longer than it was supposed to and it was just a reflow:manny:
 
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You should see if there is nearby shop, happened to me to had to cough up 85 dollars. The YLOD happened again 5 months later and they fix it again with no charge because they have 1 year warranty, my ps3 hasn't had a problem since.
 

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You should see if there is nearby shop, happened to me to had to cough up 85 dollars. The YLOD happened again 5 months later and they fix it again with no charge because they have 1 year warranty, my ps3 hasn't had a problem since.
That is what I would do is see if there is a local shop around you and have them take a look at it. They can fix it and if it goes bad again it can be covered by their warranty.
 

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My 7 year fat ps3 crapped out last year..... I copped a p4 instead of fixing it

My boys game is stuck in it tho....I took the system apart but the game is still stuck in the CD drive and my tools don t work for it
 

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Happened to mine more than a year ago....simply call the Sony Playstation Hotline...order a refurbished for a $100...and they'll send you a prepaid envelope and box to send the damaged one to them. It took about 7 business days for me to get it.

BTW I had the OG 60G one from 06-07.
 

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Happened to mine more than a year ago....simply call the Sony Playstation Hotline...order a refurbished for a $100...and they'll send you a prepaid envelope and box to send the damaged one to them. It took about 7 business days for me to get it.

BTW I had the OG 60G one from 06-07.
What happens to my saved games though? They gone? I had my gta character on level 200 :mjcry:
 
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