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Playing Call Of Duty On Your PS3 Could Be Dangerous, At Least If It's Made By Treyarch

ZKG writes "So about six months ago we did an article called "Is Call Of Duty Causing Disc Read Errors On The PS3". Please read that article first so you will have a frame of reference for what I am about to say. The reason I wrote the original article is because it happened to me, I was playing Call Of Duty: World At War when all of the sudden my PS3 freaked out and froze. At the time it was just an assumption, but recent information we have come across appears to validate this as fact."

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Pennywise5436d ago

COD3 was a console killer and I would expect the same from CoD5.

I still dont understand the appeal for WWII games. Personally, I am over it, so my PS3 is safe.

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Syronicus5436d ago (Edited 5436d ago )

Kitty pron. Too much of that stuff will kill any PS3, mark my words.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X...

taco_tom2375436d ago (Edited 5436d ago )

this is the game that i was playing when my ps3 broke cod waw sucks lol

ThanatosDMC5436d ago

GTA4 is a console killer too. It froze my PS3 and then it the disk got stuck.

mastiffchild5436d ago

I missed the first article but I'm amazed by this. My original PS3 got DRE while playing WaW and at the time I put it down to the fact a few 60gigs were having the problem but now I'm not so sure as it does, looking back, seem like after playing WaW on and off for a week or two my system carked-and with the same issue with Sony saying the Blu-Ray set up needed sorting. I took a refurb at the time but never im,agined this could have been the cause.

If it does turn out to be true then it's very shoddy of Activision Blizzard AND Treyarch-imagine now how they compensate those who paid for repairs? Personally I just claimed on CP(which I took out when Sony were changing their policy of fixing out of warranty 60's for free so I'm not that bitter but if I'd shelled out £150 on it who knows?

FamilyGuy5436d ago

It would be more related to how much time someone spends playing the game. Maybe COD player game longer than others and it hurt their systems.

This is crazy news and could end in a law suit if it's proven...

stevenhiggster5436d ago

There can't be too much truth in this as some people on my friends list only ever play WaW and their PS3's are fine, and seriously they play it ALL the time, I'm pretty sure they have no other games!

But then again one of my friends did have his PS3 die on him while playing WaW so you never know.

perseus5435d ago (Edited 5435d ago )

For me, WWII games are better because they require a bit more FPS skill. At least they should. No lock-on missiles, just cannons. No IR goggles, just moonlight. No guided TOW, just bazookas. More simple, so for me, they're more fun. THat's why I'm so looking forward to BF1943. I get my WWII airplane fix again.

Of course, WaW is really easy to play. Too easy. It's boring.

solar5435d ago

ive had no problems....plus i like the Zombie Mode. a mate and i have been having a blast with it.

velaxun5435d ago

sorry but in what way is 1.4 spam?

Name Last Name5435d ago

this actually pretty weird, my PS3 broke too while playing WaW

Maddens Raiders5435d ago

Treyarch needs to come out and refute these accusations line item by line item to save some face and avoid future doubts about their final product (one large one looming in particular). If not, they could find their rep spiraling down the fast end of the crapper.

Good read.

FunkyBunch5435d ago

@1.13 You're a little too trusting of online news sources. It is impossible for the code of a game to be so poorly written it breaks the actual physical limitations of the machine and causes it to fail.

You can not run so fast your legs will actually fall off, no matter how much your brain tells them to. Same goes with a Blu-ray drive. It doesn't matter how fast the game tells the Blu-ray to spin. If the game is telling the Blu-ray to spin at 2.5x and it's only a 2x drive, it's not going to magically be able to spin at 2.5x until it breaks.

jessehaysfl5435d ago

this guy is full of sh!t....some secret source claims treyarch's code spins discs too fast...........seriously...... ................seriously? dude.....

your a fu<king moron.

Xbox Avatars Shoe5435d ago

i got the WaW Platinum about a week after launch and I play Nazi Zombie almost everyday and my PS3's haven't gotten DRE. I'm actually on my 3rd PS3 cus I had to sell my 60g (needed money badly), my 40g broke after about 6 months (not DRE though) and now I have the 160g. I have quite a few friends who play

WaW all the time and they haven't had any problems. A few of them have the 60g, one of two have the 80g and a bunch of them have the 40g and I have the 160 so I don't think the problem has to do with the model of PS3. BTW I've notice that my 160g runs WAY cooler than my old 60 and 40gs did. I'll play for about 10 hours straight and it'll literally blow cool air out the back!

andron5435d ago

PS3s do break occasionally, like all electronic equipment.

And there is a higher chance people are playing CoD: WaW when it happens. The reason is obvious. It's one of the bestselling games and has an online mode that is frequently used...

ThanatosDMC5434d ago (Edited 5434d ago )

Actually, i my PS3 did crap out thanks to GTA4 freeze fest. It completely froze after i left the multiplayer team deathmatch game. I bought it the day it came out and played it for a long long time.

I was extremely sad/worried/pissed off/etc. But Sony fixed everything.

Here's my forum complain: http://boardsus.playstation...

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A sony tech support name Tammy Smith told me they never heard of such a problem. I was like, "**bleep**?! A lot of people are complaining about it online someone else besides me should have called by now?"

Then i called Rockstar since Tammy said to complain to them since it's their software. (yes, GTA4 problem too) Some guy, who didnt seem to want his name given. (yeah, i know, **bleep**?!) Told me it's not the games fault but the PS3.

My PS3 has been working fine ever since i've gathered enough money on December 14, 2007. I didnt want the extended warranty since it's wasnt a failure console to worry about... besides it was more money i did not expect. Anyway, April the 30th i bought GTA4 and loved the single player and treasure the multiplayer. Had several freezes that i had to hold down the power button. It started during the first mission when i jumped a car on a ramp. Then it happened again on other occations. I thought it was acceptable since other people are experiencing it and it's such a great game that i forgive it. But after i tried mulitplayer online, it's greatness sored. But when i quit the game past 2am in the morning. It froze one the "quiting game" screen. I was like, **bleep**?! Then after i held down the power button and rebooted, no disks would work anymore. PS3 games, bluray movies, dvds, or PS2 games.

Games installed on the hard drive seems to work properly. My 80gig PS3 just cant seem to read any disks. I'm sad, frustrated, and angry.

$150 for something that's not my fault. **bleep** YOU!!!

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Also, for those people that are thinking we're trolling. No we are not. It is real. We all love our PS3's after all. GTA4 > my girl b***ing at me right now. I'm really angry that their tech support are not helpful someone needs to address this problem properly. I want a free fix from rockstar or sony. I shelled out a lot of money for my PS3 and games.

PSN ID: ThanatosDMC
Message Edited by ThanatosDMC on 05-02-2008 12:55 PM
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This was before the patches.

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ZombieAutopsy5436d ago (Edited 5436d ago )

CoD4 is the game that gave my buddys ps3 disc read errors and he had to send it in twice, as there is no way to know if it was the game or not its all he played.

LMAO looks like xbox fanboys are already tryin to approve this.

thatruth20065436d ago (Edited 5436d ago )

In the article they say that it may happen in COD4 and Infinity Ward COD's but nowhere near as frequently. Also if you look at the top of the site, they only cover the PS3 so what do they have to gain by writing stuff about the PS3 if its not true. The article seems to be well written and not biased as far as I could tell.

ZombieAutopsy5436d ago

but on both the xbox and ps forums it was a MADHOUSE when this game was released with people saying it was killing their consoles (COD4 that is). It wasnt anywhere near as bad on the xbox forums but over the the playstation ones you would see people saying it did it all the time.

PS360PCROCKS5436d ago

Yeah zombie it's a conspiracy! This article is about COD WAW on PS3, not the PS3. Put down your tinfoil hat and get out of your basement. I also own 2 approvals because I've been on this site since like 2005/2006

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Stryfeno25436d ago

I don't have to worry...I play it on the 360. I also will play Modern Warfare 2 on the 360.

Pennywise5436d ago

I hope rrod is not nice to you.

cereal_killa5436d ago

He wouldn't even admit it if he got it anyways and I'm sure he's had it already but to proud of a 360 Muppet to say so.

evilmonkey5015435d ago

Thanks for showing all of us how you relate to this article.(sarcasm)
Now onto the article, I call this all bs. If you turn off your ps3 when your not using it, it can dramatically extend the life of your system.
Diodes go out in about .5% of all playstations. It just happens. Games don't cause it, diode makers who have crappy quality control make this happen. Send it in and Sony will repair it. If your system is out of warranty, it cost 120 dollars, shipping included.

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DlocDaBudSmoka5436d ago (Edited 5436d ago )

now cod4 situation. on my 60g cod4 would always tell me it was loading game settings for MP, and never went away. so i tried my copy on another ps3 and it worked fine. Here's the BS tho. i tried another copy of cod4 on my 60g and the same thing. downloading game settings. So i called sony told them my blu-ray laser died (it didnt), and got another ps3 sent to me.

*edit- im glad disagree-ers know what happens to my stuff.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies23d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken23d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6924d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker24d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6924d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt23d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken23d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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65 Year Old Gamer Racks Up Ridiculous Stats After Playing 1 Game for 15 Years

A very devoted fan of Call of Duty: World at War racks up incredible in-game stats while playing regularly for the past 15 years.

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franwex318d ago

Well, he definitely got his money’s worth.

Abnor_Mal318d ago

Same as Shirley Curry playing Skyrim for years. In the next Elders Scrolls game they should have her in the game as some form of npc.

andy85318d ago

She is, I read she will be a character. Not a dig in any form but I hope she's alive when it releases

Relientk77318d ago

That's over 7,000 hours geez. What crazy stats

nitus10318d ago

Actually it is very easy to up the number of hours you have been playing a game. Basically all you need to do (assuming you have a PS4 or 5) is to place the console into stand-by without exiting the game, so if you do this a one hour gameplay actually becomes a 24 gameplay or longer.

boing1318d ago

What? So the game is still runinng when you put it to sleep? What?

EvertonFC318d ago

It's actually sad not an achievement but hey we need the full story details.

Knushwood Butt318d ago

There's someone on my friend list that has more than 6200 hours on Uncharted 4.

vTuro24317d ago

7k hours over 15 years isn't that crazy. The fact that he's been playing the same game for 15 years is more impressive.

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anast318d ago

And then you got people that want to finish a game every week.

Rhythmattic318d ago

Nailed what is the Spectrum... For good and bad, Quality or Quantity..Or the unreasonable to reason for. ;)

jznrpg318d ago

Of course you will hit a ridiculous stat after 15 of anything.
My main character for Everquest had over 500 days played in the first 6 years of the game. I was young then and had a lot of time on my hands. I don’t think I could duplicate that again until I retire and not sure I could match it if I tried.

EvertonFC318d ago

500 days in 6 years is nothing lol, you do realise how many days in a year right ?

poppatron318d ago

I might be getting the maths wrong here, I think 500 days in 6 years works out at an average of just over 6 hours every single day. For 6 years. That’s pretty serious

EvertonFC318d ago

Edit: wrote this early this morning, I understand it's lots of hours now lol at myself 😂🤣😜

RedDevils318d ago

The only way to achieve this, is by having no life outside of video game lol.

Outlawzz318d ago

Strange choice of game but hey that's some devotion. Congrats to them!

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Call of Duty: Vanguard VS World at War Map Comparison

Gamespot : Call of Duty: Vanguard launches with 20 multiplayer maps, three of which are actually remakes from 2008's Call of Duty: World at War. Let's take a look at how the maps have changed with this side-by-side comparison.

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RebDomine2921d ago

waw is the best with no feminism or black. it's a real ww2 game