GT6 almost broke my PS3!

[Its No Use]

Here's what happened. I went over to the Special Events part of the main menu and selected the most recent event. I chose the 2000 Lotus Espirit 350 as my vehicle, and I made it to the menu to change my car settings, quick options, and start the race.

Suddenly, the music stopped and everything stopped loading completely. I tried to exit the race but it was too late. I was stuck in a constant loading screen. The Playstation Menu button was frozen, too, so I had no choice but to turn off my PS3. It didn't even turn off at all, it remained at the "turning off" state forever, so the only way was to unplug the PS3 and plug it back it. Upon restarting, nothing bad happened. Not even an error screen showed up, or a YLoD. Can somebody tell me what just happened?

 

[ALB123]

Sometimes computer software "crashes". Now, please tell us how GT6 almost "broke" your PS3.

 

[Its No Use]

Now, please tell us how GT6 almost "broke" your PS3.

I just did.

 

[CBH]

Here's what happened. I went over to the Special Events part of the main menu and selected the most recent event. I chose the 2000 Lotus Espirit 350 as my vehicle, and I made it to the menu to change my car settings, quick options, and start the race.

Suddenly, the music stopped and everything stopped loading completely. I tried to exit the race but it was too late. I was stuck in a constant loading screen. The Playstation Menu button was frozen, too, so I had no choice but to turn off my PS3. It didn't even turn off at all, it remained at the "turning off" state forever, so the only way was to unplug the PS3 and plug it back it. Upon restarting, nothing bad happened. Not even an error screen showed up, or a YLoD. Can somebody tell me what just happened?

Try this check and clean your GT6 disc on the silver side of the disc maybe it is dirty and that will sometimes cause the PS3 to freeze.

 

[Its No Use]

Try this check and clean your GT6 disc on the silver side of the disc maybe it is dirty and that will sometimes cause the PS3 to freeze.

Alright, I will.

 

[Its No Use]

It's gotten even worse! My game would stop loading tracks immediately!
I'm unable to play Suzuka Circuit or Clubman Route 5 normally!

 

[IfAndOr]

The PS3 could be overheating. Try a blow out of any dust using a can of compressed air. If it isn't already, stand it vertically. It allows for better airflow around the unit.

GT6 was actually a major contributor to my previous PS3's demise. The graphics intensive nature of the game does make the hardware run at it's limits.

Also holding in the power button for a few seconds should force your PS3 to shut down - without having to unplug it.

 

[Dan]

Also holding in the power button for a few seconds should force your PS3 to shut down - without having to unplug it.

That didn't work when my system locked up on one game; I had to pull the power cord to shut it off. I forget which game it was, but it might have been GTA V. I don't know what's causing @Its No Use's problem, but I thought GT6 didn't use as much processing power as GTA would. You're only racing on tracks with limited scenery and 16 cars total. GTA on the other hand has 3D scenery and more than 16 cars.

 

[Its No Use]

That didn't work when my system locked up on one game; I had to pull the power cord to shut it off.

Actually, if you just eject the disc, it can turn off without having to unplug it.

GT6 was actually a major contributor to my previous PS3's demise. The graphics intensive nature of the game does make the hardware run at it's limits.

I see...

I thought GT6 didn't use as much processing power as GTA would. You're only racing on tracks with limited scenery and 16 cars total. GTA on the other hand has 3D scenery and more than 16 cars.

GT6 has over 1,000 cars, not just 16.

Okay, I just checked my PS3. It had a few specks of dust, but not that much. I didn't think that was really the problem. I also made sure to wipe the silver side of my disc with wet wipes, and I'll try that out later. Cross your fingers, guys.

 

[IfAndOr]

I had to pull the power cord to shut it off.

Yes I think I've had to do that once as well. But it's best to give the button holding thing a go first.

GT6 has over 1,000 cars, not just 16.

I think he meant 16 cars on track at any one time.

@CallmeDan GT6's very high polygon count cars are the main reason the graphics chips are stressed along with all the physics and positional calculations. The fans tend to spin up much faster when running it I find. My old PS3 used to go to maximum - the desk vibrated.

Mind you a lot of the later games really put the old hardware through its paces!


@Its No Use use the edit button to add further comments - if no one has posted anything since your previous post. It keeps the threads neater and the mods don't like multiple posts. 👍
Hope you have success with your problem.

 

[Its No Use]

GT6's very high polygon count cars are the main reason the graphics chips are stressed along with all the physics and positional calculations. The fans tend to spin up much faster when running it I find. My old PS3 used to go to maximum - the desk vibrated.

You're probably using an old generation of the PS3. I have a super slim model and it never ran fast like that before. The only time it does that is when it loads a movie disc.

@Its No Use use the edit button to add further comments
Hope you have success with your problem.

I was unable to add quotes in edit mode. ^^;

...It didn't work.
I tried everything. The disc was clean, my PS3 has no dust, and it wasn't overheating. In fact, it was at room temperature.
I guess I'll just buy a new copy of the disc.

The strange thing is, the tracks, for some reason, work in multiplayer, but not in single-player.

I tried Clubman Route 5 (One of the tracks that were broken ingame) in online multiplayer, it worked fine. Tried in single player, it was still fine. However, when I tried this as a seasonal event, it stopped loading before it even showed the track.

I also tried Suzuka in multiplayer and that worked fine, too. Something must be wrong with single-player.

(crap, forgot to edit.)

 

[MidFieldMaven]

Of every game I've played on PS3, GT6 is the only game that occasionally forces me to hard reset the system (3 beeps)

I think Fallout 3 did it a few times, but nowhere nearly as often.

I've had to replace my blu-ray laser once because it got so bad.

I'd imagine this wouldn't happen with a digital copy of the game.

 

[TS050]

my PS3 has no dust

You know, just because it looks like there's no dust, it doesn't mean that there isn't dust in there.

Trust me. When I was going through PS3 issues, I opened it up and saw no dust in there. However, when I did the fan test, oodles of dust shot out of it.

Try doing the fan test, it could help.

 

[Its No Use]

You know, just because it looks like there's no dust, it doesn't mean that there isn't dust in there.

Trust me. When I was going through PS3 issues, I opened it up and saw no dust in there. However, when I did the fan test, oodles of dust shot out of it.

Try doing the fan test, it could help.

How?

 

[TS050]

How?

I'm not sure what model of PS3 you have, but normally, you'd plug out the PS3, hold down the eject button, then plug it back in (while still holding the eject button).

After about 15 seconds, the fan test will finish, and and the PS3 should beep three times. The red stand-by light should flash.

 

[Famine]

I was unable to add quotes in edit mode. ^^;

That's odd, as I can manage just fine.

If you click "Reply" on any post, it gets added to the reply box. You can do this multiple times to quote multiple posts. You can also highlight any section of anyone's post and hit "Reply" on the popup to quote just that bit. Again you can do this as often as you like.

Please do not double-post again.

 

[Its No Use]

I'm not sure what model of PS3 you have, but normally, you'd plug out the PS3, hold down the eject button, then plug it back in (while still holding the eject button).

After about 15 seconds, the fan test will finish, and and the PS3 should beep three times. The red stand-by light should flash.

I have a Super Slim.

 

[TS050]

I have a Super Slim.

Right. Problem is, the Super Slim doesn't come with a fan test function. Best to just use compressed air to get rid of the dust.

Also, have you tried rebuilding the PS3's database? You can do that via the Safe Menu. To get to that, turn off the PS3 and hold down the power button. It should beep (to signify that it's switched on), then beep again to tell you that the video out has been reset. Continue holding it until the PS3 emits a quick double beep, then release. After this, you should be in the Safe Menu.

Hopefully, rebuilding the database shouldn't take to long.

 

[Its No Use]

Hopefully, rebuilding the database shouldn't take to long.

Would that cause the PS3 to lose data?

 

[TS050]

Would that cause the PS3 to lose data?

No idea, but the problems that you described tell me that there is some kind of missing data or data problem.

 

[Its No Use]

No idea, but the problems that you described tell me that there is some kind of missing data or data problem.

I don't know about it yet... I'm afraid of what might happen.

 

[tori]

I don't know about it yet... I'm afraid of what might happen.

The only bad thing that will happen if you rebuild is you will lose all your nice, organized music and picture playlists... I found that out the hard way... Twice... You'll keep everything, nothing will actually get deleted, but you will have to put all of your music and pictures back into playlists again. That was really bad for me because I had over 2000 pictures and about 30 hours of songs but I went back through and organized them again although most people don't keep music or pictures on their PS3s, much less in playlists. So if you're not one of those people you have nothing to worry about. 👍

 

[sk8er913]

I'm not sure what model of PS3 you have, but normally, you'd plug out the PS3, hold down the eject button, then plug it back in (while still holding the eject button).

After about 15 seconds, the fan test will finish, and and the PS3 should beep three times. The red stand-by light should flash.

Does it work with the system case on? or do I have to take it off? I dont think mine is that full of dust... but it might help prevent future failure.

 

[TS050]

Does it work with the system case on? or do I have to take it off? I dont think mine is that full of dust... but it might help prevent future failure.

Yeah, you can do it with the case on.

 

[sk8er913]

Yeah, you can do it with the case on.

Is it still effective.

 

[MCFerocious]

These machines are very powerful and are made to run graphics intensive software. I really doubt that is the reason for crashes. Used PS3 hardware is cheap these days anyhow. If it goes pop just pick up another.

 

[cjr3559]

I had my first PS3 crash yesterday in a long long long time playing GT6. It was during the final lap on Suzuka in the final event of the I-A GT3 championship. After almost two years of heavy playing, I was kind of surprised. After unplugging the system it started up fine with no error messages. I did lose all my progress in that event, however.

 

[Its No Use]

I had my first PS3 crash yesterday in a long long long time playing GT6. It was during the final lap on Suzuka in the final event of the I-A GT3 championship. After almost two years of heavy playing, I was kind of surprised. After unplugging the system it started up fine with no error messages. I did lose all my progress in that event, however.

Strange thing happened to me, too. I was on the final lap of the Daytona 500 endurance race. Suddenly, the track began to dissolve right before my very eyes and that was when I stopped the race and tried to go back to the main menu, but it froze while loading...

 

[MidFieldMaven]

GT6 caused me to need to replace my blu-ray laser. The loading time between going back to the main screen and being able to go to another screen or move the cursor can be excruciating sometimes. I really should just buy the digital version.

 

[Its No Use]

Guys, I managed to temporarily fix the problem. Remember how all of you were saying the problem might be caused by my console overheating? I forgot to tell you that I have a huge Lasko fan that was placed behind my PS3 and I had it on while I was playing the game on the Suzuka Circuit thing. Nothing bad happened fortunately, so I can play again!