Playstation repairs is a division of Auckland telephone services ph 820 8512 email info@playstationrepairs.co.nz Web by searchengineoptimization.co.nz Issues with older PS3   So you have got your new games now your ready to play Warning ---- we at Playstation Repairs would like to share some important information! We are seeing a large increase in the original PS3 consoles coming in for repair. The most common fault is red light of death. If your machine turns itself off during play and the light changes from green to red your machine is likely to have the red light of death  Red light of death explained as we see it.  We believe the problem is caused by the new generation of games such as GT5, Call of Duty 2 Battlefield etc, the problem that is occurring is overheating of the graphics chip within the PS3. This means there is a reliability issue with the older playstation 3 consoles when used with new generation games We offer a service that will fix your machine this repair is undertaken on the bases that we are helping people to recover data from your hard drive. The machine is repaired but may not be suited to playing of new games for a prolonged period of time owing to ongoing overheating of the machine, this is a design issue beyond our control The Machine will still be suited to hours of fun playing the older games such as GT3 This repair is a re flow of your GPU chipset -- repairs may last for many months or even years Because of the issues with the playstation 3. We will offer a limited 30 day warranty on all repairs. Our recommendation is that you should back up all of your data ASAP after the repair is completed, we are unable to extend your 30 day warranty on repairs   Playstation repairs