ps3 is becoming a joke

I've had mine for just over a year now (december 2008) and it's running smoothly. It's gone for months turned on non-stop (folding and playing games) before, and it's not even getting too noisy. 

I got my PS3 on release, and have never had a problem. I didn't add any kind of cooler or anything, just keep it in an open area where it can breathe.

On a side note, in one years time I had 3 xbox 360… all 3 are now dead. Treated them the same way. Not a basher, just noticing… 

just realized i havent posted anything in quite sometime lol

Okay, so I am on my second ps3 at the moment. My first one the blu ray drive died out on me. Luckily it died during the last week of being under warranty. Sony sent me a refurb drive but same ps3. It came with the joke of a 90 day warranty. Well the drive died on day #92 (I guess I get this for being lucky the first time had a week left on the warranty). I had to pay $250 for a repair. So I paid it, unfortunately. I later sold it, 2 horrible games, one controller, and 2 strategy guides on ebay and got $550 out of it. Lucky I know. So I buy me an 80GB, and 3 year warranty with squaretrade for $115. So now if it breaks or I break it, it gets replaced without questions. So I no longer fear of my ps3 dying on me again. I recommend getting a squaretrade warranty if you buy a new ps3. You have 30 days of buying the ps3 to pick up the warranty. I got a squaretrade warranty on 2 iPhones that my family has as well.

first off i would like to say that ps3 is not a joke because one will break down every now and then. xboxes bust like every week so lets make sure we dont bash sony for making a “half assed” product because a few get the ylod (which is fixable).

secondly, ive had mine for almost two years and never had any trouble with it. if you have one get the ylod ill chalk it up to a fluke, but if another one does ill have to start thinking that the common element is the user and maybe its their fault (not to point any fingers at anyone, im just speaking in generalities)