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Haha this story would be way more funny if it burned a house down or killed someone.
Well sony can do what apple does when the iphone gets to hot. Get a message saying the damn thing is too hot and needs to cool down :-P
Well sony can do what apple does when the iphone gets to hot. Get a message saying the damn thing is too hot and needs to cool down :-P
There must be something iffy about those cases, user error, or some kinda fault, cause every night i charge mine overnight, while in it's case (the padded fabric type, you know the ones that'll make it even warmer) and it doesn't even get warm.
I do however leave it in the car in this heat and it get's real hot then! The damn sun! how dare it!
I do however leave it in the car in this heat and it get's real hot then! The damn sun! how dare it!
really do wish my ps vita could hold my Dr Peper, drink of choice. the only thing i really do with my vita now that gravity rush is out of the way is play videos. i still use my psp 3000 to play my music because i like the 3000s set up for the music
While I agree that it's a low number and may be due to user misuse, the charger is too damn expensive for stuff like that to happen. It's 15 bucks for the data cable, 20 for the charger (and what a dick move to sell those separated)
And, since it charges from below, there's no way to watch a movie on netflix or youtube while charging. There goes another 20 for the dock.
After all that cash, I'd like stuff to work properly, misused or not
Btw, don't buy the Sony official data cables, you can get way cheaper ones on chinese websites and they work fine.
And, since it charges from below, there's no way to watch a movie on netflix or youtube while charging. There goes another 20 for the dock.
After all that cash, I'd like stuff to work properly, misused or not
Btw, don't buy the Sony official data cables, you can get way cheaper ones on chinese websites and they work fine.
Oh look, electronic device starts to break once it gets wet. Its like those people who had iPhones burning up because they had gotten them wet.
Having worked tech support for a major cell phone provider, I must say that users make up all sorts of stories to cover their own asses. People just don't get that you're not supposed to take electronics into the bathroom while you shower. Yeah, it's nice to listen to music while you shower, but the moisture in the air will fuck up your device.
People will swear up and down that there's no physical or liquid damage until we get the unit back and examine it and sure enough!
Also, issues like this are usually the result of third party chargers or using a case that insulates the device. See CBunn's comment. Using a cheap cables isn't always a good idea.
People will swear up and down that there's no physical or liquid damage until we get the unit back and examine it and sure enough!
Also, issues like this are usually the result of third party chargers or using a case that insulates the device. See CBunn's comment. Using a cheap cables isn't always a good idea.
"There must be something iffy about those cases, user error, or some kinda fault"
Based on the fact that it's 31 problems over the course of 2.5 million sales, "user error" sounds about right.
Based on the fact that it's 31 problems over the course of 2.5 million sales, "user error" sounds about right.
i had a job sending trough broken phones once.
there was a phone charred to a crisp in between all the phones.
a note was added: "accidentally dropped in oven"
....
Maybe?
there was a phone charred to a crisp in between all the phones.
a note was added: "accidentally dropped in oven"
....
Maybe?
If Sony can guarantee me that a charging Vita will burst into flames, I'll buy a dozen of them. I have a list, you see...
"...23 of which have been in Japan"
"don't buy the Sony official data cables, you can get way cheaper ones on chinese websites and they work fine."
Hrmmmmmm......
"don't buy the Sony official data cables, you can get way cheaper ones on chinese websites and they work fine."
Hrmmmmmm......
"You cannot utilize your PS Vita to store Dr. Pepper, [I]no matter how desperate you are to find uses for it[\I]."
It's funny because it's true
It's funny because it's true
my vita has not had any problems at all w/ heating up and I pretty much do like sexy choco... and just so we are all clear:
RUM > ALL!!!
RUM > ALL!!!
I find this picture offensive jim, you cant use this header to make a point. thats flambo casting a flame shield, if the psvita burns while charging you--oh! i see what you did there you sly boy you.:-)
I'd be so upset if my vita burned up or caught my place on fire. Once U.S. customers start having this problem ,then i'll worry.
I've noticed a trend in the market with consoles/handhelds.
Nintendo always promises bigname titles, but ends up dripfeeding these between waves of third party games
Sony (at least as of PSP) has a problem at launch that goes on for awhile. The final library though ends up rather nice.
Microsoft is like Nintendo only with less franchises but more frequent releases of them. Of course, Kinect broke that trend and they seem to be out of franchises other than the new Halo trilogy (unless they can somehow manage to revive Gears).
Nintendo always promises bigname titles, but ends up dripfeeding these between waves of third party games
Sony (at least as of PSP) has a problem at launch that goes on for awhile. The final library though ends up rather nice.
Microsoft is like Nintendo only with less franchises but more frequent releases of them. Of course, Kinect broke that trend and they seem to be out of franchises other than the new Halo trilogy (unless they can somehow manage to revive Gears).
"Just a reminder, though -- You cannot utilize your PS Vita to store Dr. Pepper, no matter how desperate you are to find uses for it."
BUT JIM! I need to fill my expensive memory card with SOMETHING!
BUT JIM! I need to fill my expensive memory card with SOMETHING!
While the small number of cases my in fact be due to user error, Sony's response reminds me of how they reacted when early PS2s would stop reading blue-back discs or discs of any kind. They demanded the customers ship the PS2s to them with the customer paying shipping and then charged for repair because they claimed that it wasn't a manufacturing defect. The blue-back problem actually extended to early slim PS2s despite claims that it was fixed.
Update: Sony has provided IGN with the following statement concerning the overheating Vita issues we reported on earlier.
"SCE confirmed that a small number (23 in Japan) of PS Vita’s and USB cable’s multi-use port were damaged during recharging, and have reported them to NITE (National Institute of technology and Evaluation). The cases were caused by partial short-circuit on the multi-use port of PS Vita and USB cable due to small particles or liquid attached to it. We believe this is not product oriented issue. The short-circuit damaged the multi-use port, resulting in being unable to boot the system."
...so 31 people dipped their Vita in mayonnaise and tried to charge it, apparently.
"SCE confirmed that a small number (23 in Japan) of PS Vita’s and USB cable’s multi-use port were damaged during recharging, and have reported them to NITE (National Institute of technology and Evaluation). The cases were caused by partial short-circuit on the multi-use port of PS Vita and USB cable due to small particles or liquid attached to it. We believe this is not product oriented issue. The short-circuit damaged the multi-use port, resulting in being unable to boot the system."
...so 31 people dipped their Vita in mayonnaise and tried to charge it, apparently.
Never had a problem with my Vita.
Well, other than the fact that after Uncharted, there's nothing really to do with it.
Well, other than the fact that after Uncharted, there's nothing really to do with it.
Small particles or liquid are pretty easy to get in a socket, especially over time. I wonder if the increase of problems are from people using them while taking baths. The condensation would certainly create this problem.
Last I checked, 31 people out of 2.5 million is NOT a fucking epidemic. When this ends up like the iPod Nano 1 where millions of batteries were melting in people pockets, then we can start freaking the fuck out and condemning Sony.
If it's anything like the Galaxy S3 burning fiasco, it actually *was* due to overclocking, modding, or physical improper use that would cause this type of shit to happen in the first place.
If it's anything like the Galaxy S3 burning fiasco, it actually *was* due to overclocking, modding, or physical improper use that would cause this type of shit to happen in the first place.
Thays what they get for making a stupid dock connector five times wider than usb that does absolutely nothing more than usb. The least they could have done was use the same one as psp go but they can't do anything for us
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