Sony unaware of alleged PS3 error News

"they aren't aware of this issue"

Jesus is listening. ;)

80010514, catchy.

Maybe it's leet speak. It reads "Booiosig". Ok, maybe that's crap.

Heh what is it with Sony and these weird error codes? When you used to have problems with DNAS and the like on the PS2 it would always be something like:

908290849023804982309 has occurred.

Thanks for the info!

Ps3lol?

Nah.

Y'know, things break! :)

"80010514 Of Death" doesn't sound as sexy as "Red Ring Of Death"... Sony fails again!

Oi PS3 fanboys....

....80010514 LOL!!!!!!!!

Nah, not as catchy as RROD LOL!!!!!!!! :)

If you dial the number, the devil answers. You have been warned.

"Is 80010514 the Red Ring equivalent?"

Roughly translates as 'Here is today's tard comments thread'

Won't be anything like as bad as the RROD numbers - this news story would have broken within a month on dozens of different sites if it was similar.

Unfortunate for the very few who have the problem, but it seems like Sony are quite on the ball about getting repairs/replacements sorted (better than MS were with the first RROD!).

Two questions (well, one question, followed by one musing, really):

1. That GameRevolver post mentions the firmware updates / software installs being different. How exactly? Do PS3 updates install automagically, or are there extra steps users have to take to download and install?

2. Just wondering if this error message might have something to do with user-installed hard drives? I know the GameRevolver article implied that their PS3 had the stock 60GB drive in it, but there must surely be some issues with using any make or model of hard drive...?

Edit 1: Heh. Borked spelling fixed.

"Is 80010514 the Red Ring equivalent?"

Roughly translates as 'Here is today's tard comments thread'

This make me Chuckle :)

Honestly they should just post up an image of a bandwagon with this story saying "jump on".

Lets face it in this day and age technology is a lot more sophisticated so there's bound to be the odd problem.

Which company is that?

hmm, I've seen that error code since the last firmware update and I have a user-installed hard drive.

I'm not so sure how big an issue this is - it doesn't really worry me at the moment, logically that is - but I wish Sony would find some way to cut down on the firmware updates!

If they limited them to say 4 per year, one per quarter, it would lessen the opportunity for such an error. I have no problems with my 360 updates as they are so quick (although I am aware other users have had bricked machines) but the massive PS3 updates, even for "trivial" features, sometimes sets my heart a pounding. Sometimes emotions wins over logic.

It is true, though, that MS made a massive miscalculation by giving a fatal hardware error such a visual and iconic symbol. Why did they even make it so the lights could go red?

Shame that this PS3 fault code isn't 8008135, then the meme might have more chance of spreading.

Avoid over heating. LOL. It's funny how every single tech issue since RROD has this has a potential soultion. Absolute Guff. It's become the new 'turn it off and turn it on again'.

"dust your machine!" man that is a new one on me. sounds like mr sheen needs to be employed!

"Unfortunate for the very few who have the problem, but it seems like Sony are quite on the ball about getting repairs/replacements sorted "

O rly?

"1.5 month ago I sent in my 60GB PS3 to repair (Europe), now that I've called with Sony what's taking them so long all I heard on the phone was: Sorry we don't have any stock of the 60GB left and we don't know when a shipment will arrive to replace your unit. Call back in 2/4 weeks for an update."

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php...

@Gurgeh - Yeah thats what worries me with my PS3 is what happens if it fails. I only want it with BC would never have bought one without it. Fingers crossed I never have a problem.

55378008

"Is 80010514 the Red Ring equivalent?"

Yet again EG wheels out a cauldron of shit and starts handing out spoons.

"55378008"

Ahh, the only thing I've ever used a pocket calculator for!

A hardware fault by the PS3 is given by a Flashing Red Light.

Unaware my arse

"Flashing Red Light of Doom"?
No?
"Blinking Red Lumine of Damnation"?
better?
"Pulsing Rouge Hell"?

"Red Ring of Roses, A Hot Flush & It's Overloaded, A Crasha A Crasha 360 Conks Out"

Should play that tune when you get the RROD

*Ahem.... sorry.... long day! Runs off to topup medication*

Sony are always pretty poor when it comes to software, anyone who's ever had a Sony Minidisc or MP3 player can vouch for that!

"Is 80010514 the Red Ring equivalent?"

No.

s.for the last week i have occasionally been receiving an error code 80010514 when i try and play any blu-ray discs on sunday it finally decied to stop playing them all together. this includes games and movies. After this error code the console will not recognise any blu-ray disc, the console will however still read dvd’s. just what i want on my hdtv standard definition. One big plus for sony has been their customer care. I phoned Sony yesterday (6/4/08) had the phone answered by somone in the uk (big plus in my opinion) after explaining the problem i was informed that on thursday 10/04/08 there would be a replacment console delivered to my home address and could i please have my broken console ready to swap on the doorstep. they also asked me to have a try at reinstalling the system to see if that cured it (it didn’t) and if it did to let them know and they cancel the exchange. despite my console being broke it was an extremely pain free experience. Fingers brossed my ps3 arrives today. not sure if the person above is telling the truth that was told he's been waiting 2.5 months as i specifically asked if mine would be replaced with a 60gb model and i was told definately 60gb on the 10th april fingerscrossed.

Actually, I upgraded my 60Gb launch day PS3 to 320Gb this week. Took 15mins for the actual H/W swap after a 1.5hr backup.

After I'd restored everything (which again took 90mins), the PS3 had all my old content. Actually even before I'd done the restore, it had all my user settings and PSN ID and was able to sign in. So it must store critical system files in flash memory and not on the HD.

I've had 1 problem were the PS3 did not "see" the HD on startup, probably because it took a bit too long to spin up to speed and announce itself as ready. But a reboot fixed that and I haven't seen the error since.


BTW- the only gotcha with PS3 HD changes is that the HD must be backed up before removal. The PS3 detects any change in the HD, even removal & replacement of the same HD, and forces you to format the drive. So if you take out the 60Gb drive before backing it up, you'll have effectively lost all data on that drive as you can't put it back in without formatting it.

/que a bunch of Xbots complaining that they've been having the 80010514 for some time, and its getting worse.

OH MY LOL
that shit should be on STAND UP

@ oreillymj - i have several HDD which i have taken out and put back in without any problems what so ever. I actually have 3 i use regularly, 1 with a huge music collection, 1 with movie data and 1 for Games stuff.

so i'm not sure why you think you can't put it back in afer removing it. You can't put in into a different machine without formating the disk, but back into the same one is fine.

Funny, I was reading on another forum this morning rumours regarding reports of people getting error messages but it was for the PS3's Blu-ray drive which is supposedly failing en masse not the HDD or firmware updates... :?

Anyway, I'm sure there's some truth to this as I know my own experiences with my PC that updating firmwares carries a high degree of risk plus HDDs can fail at any time for no apparent reason. Ditto for optical drives too for that matter...

P.S. Aren't GameRevolver the same site that posted that reputed-to-be-fake GTAIV review from last week?

@oreilymj

Same here - have pulled the HDD just to have a look, and put back in. No reformat required. Maybe it's because it's the first time it's been in the PS3 it requires a format.

So if it's a bad sector, is a solution a hard drive swap, followed by a backup?

"Whole World Except One Disreputable Website unaware of alleged PS3 error"
/fixed

I had a similar code at the weekend where it kept crashing the PSN on Sunday night and loggin me out, causing me not to be able to play CoD 4.

Apart from that, no issues at all. I have however noticed that it does get really hot at the back of the machine if you leave it on stand by for weeks on end.

@oreillymj - I didn't know you could buy 320 GB 2.5" SATA 5,400rpm HDDs so what model is that and where did you buy it? Thanks!

LOL @ DiamondIce's comment!

@myiagros, @3william56

I was asked to format the 320Gb drive after I'd put it into the PS3. I didn't try putting the 60Gb one back in.

But, I read this week of some muppet who lost the contents of his drive after putting it back into the PS3, maybe after it had recognised the new drive.

Sorry PlayStation 3

Haven't heard of that problem before.

Another portuguese saying:
"the fish die by its mouth" (loose translation).

Funny, that 360 users had to hear in every single thread (mainly when a 10/10 game spawned), "oh but the RRoD!"). Anyway I wont change my speech. So basicaly, this is not a house or even a car is a freking consumer electronics, so what if it has a problem? Just fix it, and get over it.

My PS3 has never crashed, however it refuses to connect to the internet.
But then again I only use it to play movies and music - I sometimes look at its nice shiny box and wonder why I brought it.
I have a Wii and a 360 for games.

"Booiosig"

Hahaha! no notcrap, quite funny!

/que a bunch of Xbots complaining that they've been having the 80010514 for some time, and its getting worse.

wtf? This is a problem with the PS3. RTFA FFS!

...though I wonder if a bunch of Xbox 360 owners will post, pretending their non-existent PS3's have this problem.
Interesting...

Funny, funny in this thread is the lack of xbox users saying that their non-existant PS3 had this problem, on the other hand the usual desperation for the animosity from the PS3-only video-gamers, by almost begging for such behavior.

Forget it, they're playing games.

Hello. I am a PS3 owner and I have the 80010514 error. Confirmed.

Quick, Ghost_Dog, ring Sony so that they're aware that people *are* experiencing it!