With all of the negativity surrounding the quality of Microsoft's Xbox 360 hardware, it's almost a welcome sight to see a headline proclaiming the durability of the PlayStation 3 (however partial the source may be).
According to recent tests conducted by PS3Vault, nothing short of a sledgehammer is powerful enough to bring the mighty PS3 to its knees. So what sort of hardships did the PSTriple endure and pass with flying colors? How about 108 hours of pretty much nonstop use in the harshest of environments:
- A typical family room with a brutal temperature of 73 F
- Four days in the back of a freezer van at 0 F
- In a sauna with a cool 120 F air temperature
Guess what? The PS3 didn't buckle under the pressure -- even when faced with the unfathomable idea of playing a marathon of the "Blu-rays." Pretty impressive, when you consider the thousands of Xbox 360s that have perished in the most comfortable of places. However, I must point out that while this looks good to Sony fans out there, I'm less than inclined to believe it without some video to back it up.
Hit the jump for the full details on the testing.
The following conditions were applied to each testing environment
• Continuous usuage of 108hours with no interruption to power supply
• Game of choice was Resistance Fall of Man & Motor Storm, Enchanted Arms
• Blu Ray movies – Several – around 10 different titles , Casino Royale, The Departed, Pirates of the Caribbean, Terminator 2, Superman Returns…
• Console was positioned on standalone timber unit with approximate 10cms of airflow under neath.
• Same 10 players were used over this period each playing or using the unit for a maximum of 1.5hours in any given session.
• Same controllers were used throughout the testing period
The following cycle was copied and used in each testing environment.
Start time Monday 9am –
2 hours blue ray dvd titles
4 hours continuous play on Resistance FOM
2 hours continuous play on Motor Storm
2 x blue ray dvd movies
1 x blue ray dvd movie
1 x blue ray dvd movie
2 hours continuous play on Motor Storm
6 hours of Motor Storm
6 hours of Resistance Fom
10 hours of Blue Ray Dvd 7 titles
1 hour of Motor Storm
3 hours of Resistance
5 hours of Enchanted Arms
2 hours blue ray dvd title
2 hours blue ray dvd title
5 hours Resistance FOM
5 hours Motor Storm
1 hour enchanted Arms
3 hours blue ray dvd titles
Repeated from the top until 108hours
Environment 1 Typical Family Room
Temperature 73 F
Console Ran continuous for the 108hours with only once incident happening at 12 hours in – a slight vibration coming from the tray area which lasted approximately 20 seconds. For the remaining time allocated no incidents were reported
Environment 2 Back of a Freezer Van – unit was placed inside the closed van with controllers and screen mounted outside, - no one was willing to sit in side the van for any extended period of time
Temperature Started at 50F and was progressively scaled down over the next 4 days to reach 0degrees.
Incidents We noticed a slight sluggishness in playback once the temperature reached 0 degrees , this was maintained for the last 24hours, with 12 hours to go we thought we were going to crash with a sudden , blackout to the screen, this was tracked down to condensation on the cord for the screen.
108hours in and still working fine Environment 3 Heat Sauna – again console inside and controllers and screen outside.
Starting temperature was 100F and Gradually increased to 120F over the last 24hours.
Incidents Strangley enough we thought this would prove to be the ultimate area to kill the console, and to our surprise the only incident we noticed was a slight burning smell that came in around 64hours at 110F, the console was extremely hot when we finished the overall test but had come thru all environments with flying colours.
This console is now back in a normal environment and working fine.
[Via N4G]
Contest:
1:54 PM on 08.12.2007
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*&*$'ing Micosoft
Daaaayuuuuummmmm...
So I guess this test would've made sense for him.
Oh, it plays gaems you say?
Remind me when they finally come out.
I see what your saying. However, I have at least 100 games between my Xbox and Xbox 360 that are pretty much useless to me right now. A working console would mean quite a bit to me at the moment.
Can we get past all the xbox = crashy fail! posts? We're aware of the problem. MS is as well. They're fixing the problem.
<sighs>
Yup, it's pricey, sure. More than last gen systems... but you get what you pay for... that includes all three (Wii/360/PS3). Wii is fun for the whole family, PS3 at least works and it plays PS2 games (last I checked at least), so there is that library as well, and the 360 has mucho grande current gen library but you gotta pray to the gaming gods and sacrafice a human a month that your system is not the 1 in 3 that will brick on you (if you believe the latest stats and whatnot).
Wait... what was I blabing on about again? Oh yeah, complaining about prices. Whatever, I won't be listened to anyway.
<puts on his fireproof clothing and holds on for dear life again any possible flames>
People aren't willing to pay $600 for "stability" That'd be like shelling out for mafia protection.
People are going to buy for the game selection and features.
I Concure(s?). I'm tired of hearing people complain about the same thing over and over in general (PS3 price/360 red rings/Wii having a remote that your girlfriend thinks is more fun to play with than your "remote"). It is getting quite old.
Lets look at the positives and such. Sony seems to be listening to people slowly but surely and the PS3 is looking better day by day. Microsoft is trying their best to make their product not brick as much, and the warranty + new models is showing said effort. Lastly, the Wii is fun and they will break from their constant mini-game only status with the new metroid and brawl soon enough (Sorry, can't help with the Wiimote thing that your girlfriend likes. you're on your own).
Stop pounding the negatives, and start praising and enjoying the positives, no matter what system you own.
But then again, who ever listens to me. Let the flames continue I guess.
Not that I care, it'll be a cold day in hell before I replace my PC with another console.
I believe that, trally I do. I guess I'm one of them suckers that believe the PS3 will pull through, and the features it gets to put on later will be worth it. In the past, you got a blueray player plus a system that plays games for $600, when players by themselves were $1000+. That was a great deal in my opinion, and even though I couldn't throw down $600 I knew that. Now days, players are getting cheaper but with blue doing well at the same time Sony is picking up their A game, I still believe it's a good deal all investment-like. Again, call me a sucker, stupid, fanboy, or whatever you wanna label me (though I give props to all three systems for their own rights, so fanboi may be false)... this is just what I believe.
As for the PS3 being a discount BluRay player (if nothing more), I still think that for $600, well, maybe DVDs don't look that bad. Have any of you ever been watching a new DVD on a new TV and said "THIS LOOKS LIKE SHIT!!!!" no of course you havent because it doesnt. So, high def whatever. Maybe I'm too poor.
Where do we go from here though? What happens in another fifteen years when people start thinking to themselves "hey I'd really like to purchase my entire movie collection again in some higher format, shopping is my favourite part about new technology"... and maybe then I'll say "hey guys come on, BluRay is fine, remember? no need to upgrade" and it'll happen anyway, again.
If a PS3 can beat that, then DAAAAAYYYYYYUUUUUMMMM!
Wow, fanboys really fagged up this decent story.
Never ever use the words "Chuck Norris" and "joke" in the same sentence. Destructoid is not responsible for your well-being if he hears you.
Don't let the beard fool you. He has one hell of a sidekick that will fold you like an envelope.
It will have a huge library of killer games and blue ray. People are over reacting. I remember when the game cube came out and sold tons of units, then 2 years later, pffffffffftttttt. nothing came out, no innovation. the system tanked. and oh yeah, the original xbox didn't fair to well either if i remember correctly. So the 360 is doing well like the game cube did at first they could still tank too.
Remember, this is a 10 year battle, and the ps3 launched last xmas. So it's only been out 8 months. Anyone calling a winner now really hasn't been around the game industry very long and man the developers know this too, because tons of people are still making a lot of games for the ps3.
ps3, 360, and wii to me are all in the same boat right now. they are all selling units. but who will have the most killer apps, and the longest life cycle? that is who will win the war.
.. also, fucking microsoft!
What is wrong with people? Jesus, imagine if people got this worked up about other stuff in America, like, I dunno, politics. We might actually get people to vote.
But I guess the dominance of someone's preferred method of playing electronic games is more important than spending the time to discuss important things like a universal health care system or the scourge of the Archadian Empire.
Just kidding DrNutt... I'm completely down with what you're saying (wo?)man. There are other things to get worked up over.
Sorry, the sarcasm tank was overflowing. Seriously, though, dude. Fucking dumb-as-shit comparison. You can get kickass PCs for, like, $600. Go fold yourself (at home).
how many times do i gotta say it, the ps3 is cheaper than the 360 with all the bells and whistles..
360 premium = 349
360 wifi = 100
360 hd dvd= 150
360 xbox live gold = 50
grand total = 649 plus tax.
ps3 with all of the above + 1 game, and 40 gigs more storage?
599.
PS3 IS CHEAPER!
i know people who have had their 360s repaired 4 times and still have problems.. then they go out and buy another one and then it breaks. just so they can play all the games they bought. its a joke.