Well, two years and a few months was a good run.

I couldn't copy them to my Memory Stick, those are the only two that wouldn't let me.

At least you won't need to get those stupid trophies again since those are tied to your PSN n' all.

You could have backed up the whole drive. There's an option for that isn't there? Some saves are console locked, but you can back them up and restore them to the same console. Or you should be be able to.

Yeah, but I was using a 16 GB Memory Stick with only 4 gigs left on it, I couldn't have backed up all of it on that, so I'll deal.

Oh awesome, now I know what to do if mine ever fails.

I think the reason I barely play with you guys is due to my connection being ansolutely shit outside of Australia. That and not having many games in common.

I think out of all of you I've only played with Sora on RDR twice or three times maybe; and Nonny on Tekken 6 one time, but it lagged to shit so we stopped; and Uncharted 2, which as I remember didn't last too long either.

It can't be that bad. I only seem to get screwed on Tekken 6, everything else barely ever lags.

Well, anything without dedicated servers turns to shit.

Tasmanian internet is behind the rest of the east coast. We don't even have the fibre optic cable fully up yet.

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

You could have backed up the whole drive. There's an option for that isn't there? Some saves are console locked, but you can back them up and restore them to the same console. Or you should be be able to.

It doesn't work properly. You're supposed to be able to do that but for me it failed to copy the game data, downloaded titles and copy-protected saves.

Skip wrote:

Well, anything without dedicated servers turns to shit.

Tasmanian internet is behind the rest of the east coast. We don't even have the fibre optic cable fully up yet.

I do recommend trying out an ethernet cable. That normally does imporve things a little, in my case it fixed all my lag problems except when playing baal.

Michael Atkinson wrote:

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

You could have backed up the whole drive. There's an option for that isn't there? Some saves are console locked, but you can back them up and restore them to the same console. Or you should be be able to.

It doesn't work properly. You're supposed to be able to do that but for me it failed to copy the game data, downloaded titles and copy-protected saves.

Really? is that a problem on all models of PS3?

Yeah I'm working on it. I've got a fuck-off-massive cable. But no ethernet plugs.

I have no idea, mine is an 80gb fat bought around the end of 2008 although it has a 500gb HDD now.

I can't remember any lag when we played on Uncharted 2. The Tekken 6 lag wasn't as bad as it was with Sora either.

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

I can't remember any lag when we played on Uncharted 2. The Tekken 6 lag wasn't as bad as it was with Sora either.

Yeah, that's because Uncharted had good servers.

And really? Hahaha Sora what kind of internet do you have if it's worse than down here?

No, it's actually decent. I have no clue why Nonny gets totally screwed with me on Tekken 6. Everything else is usually near perfect.

My Dreamcast and N64 are still going strong. That's over ten years with no problems, yet my PS2 died after four years and while I've had no issues with my two 360s or my three year old PS3 it seems to have become accepted that these things have a short lifespan... when did that happen? Prior to the PS2 I've never had a console die on me, and it's not like I didn't play my SNES, Dreamcast, Saturn, PS1, N64 etc to death either.

So what gives? When did it become acceptable for a £250 piece of hardware to last two years and have that be called 'a good run'?

SOK wrote:

No, it's actually decent. I have no clue why Nonny gets totally screwed with me on Tekken 6. Everything else is usually near perfect.

That's weird.

SimianWonder wrote:

My Dreamcast and N64 are still going strong. That's over ten years with no problems, yet my PS2 died after four years and while I've had no issues with my two 360s or my three year old PS3 it seems to have become accepted that these things have a short lifespan... when did that happen? Prior to the PS2 I've never had a console die on me, and it's not like I didn't play my SNES, Dreamcast, Saturn, PS1, N64 etc to death either.

So what gives? When did it become acceptable for a £250 piece of hardware to last two years and have that be called 'a good run'?

When the industry stopped being about making great games.
Also, Sony and MS don't use Nintendium in their products and it shows. I've never heard of a Wii breaking.

Michael Atkinson wrote:

SimianWonder wrote:

My Dreamcast and N64 are still going strong. That's over ten years with no problems, yet my PS2 died after four years and while I've had no issues with my two 360s or my three year old PS3 it seems to have become accepted that these things have a short lifespan... when did that happen? Prior to the PS2 I've never had a console die on me, and it's not like I didn't play my SNES, Dreamcast, Saturn, PS1, N64 etc to death either.

So what gives? When did it become acceptable for a £250 piece of hardware to last two years and have that be called 'a good run'?

When the industry stopped being about making great games.
Also, Sony and MS don't use Nintendium in their products and it shows. I've never heard of a Wii breaking.

Its because most ppl hack and brick them thereselves they can't blame nintendo for that.

ive had my 360 for like two years with no more than a red ring for power outage, which isnt a serious problem. and i have a ps1 that weve had for like 6 years or something, its been drunk more times than i have and it still works amazingly.

I remember I spilled a big cup of juice all over my PS1 and it continued to work fine. I also left my window open one time while I was out and it rained all over my 360, which was near the window, but it was fine too.

yeah. havent had any major events with my 360 other than dropping it a few times, never more than 4 feet or so, but still.

One of my old friends said that when his Gamecube didn't work, he threw it down a flight of steps and it worked again. I doubt that's true, but oh well.