This article will help if you’re searching the web for more information on PS3 red lights and more about why they happen and what you can do if you see them flashing on your PS3 console.
Like the Xbox 360, the PS3 has been getting some bad press due to hardware issues. Not as much as the Xbox 360, but enough to make you think that these consoles must have been released in a bit of a hurry.
So why are the red lights on PS3 flashing?
It all has to do with the games that the PS3 (and Xbox 360) plays, and as games become more and more realistic, the graphical demands increase. The more power is needed in the graphics card, a lot of heat is produced.
To illustrate the amount of heat, all you have to do is look for a high-end gaming PC and you’ll see that the heat it emits is immense.
Some of them even have liquid cooling to try and keep the heat at bay.
Well the PS3 has nothing like this!
In fact, it’s a small console and the slim PS3 is even smaller and only contains a few heat sinks to try to displace heat. Add to this a fan in the back and you really don’t have efficient cooling.
Now part of whether you’ll get PS3 Red Lights depends on where you keep your console and if you keep it in a display case you’ll no doubt have more overheating issues.
So make sure he has air to breathe and you’ll be much less likely to get red lights.
When you actually get the PS3 red lights, it means the solder between the CPU and GPU has broken and lost contact and the console is basically broken until you re-solder the connection.
You now have the option to return it and they will fix it for you. It will take around 4 weeks and the other annoying thing about this method is the fact that you will have to pay $150 for the solution.
The only other way to fix it is to find a good repair guide online.
There are a few of them and they will basically show you how to stop the heat build up and fix this error.
If you want the most hands-free experience, we suggest you send it in and bite the bullet and pay cash to get it fixed at the factory, or of course you can buy a new one.
However, if you can’t stand the wait and want to get it fixed fast without paying money for the repair, it may be worth looking into a home repair solution like one of these guides.
I hope this article has given you more information about PS3 red lights and why it happens, as well as the options you have to fix it.