PlayStation 4 afflicted with 'blue light of death,' Sony releases guide
Sony has published a guide for some potential causes and troubleshooting solutions for the PlayStation 4 "Blue Light of Death" error.
PlayStation 4's launch has been going pretty well as far as sales go, but there are a number of systems have arrived DOA. The so-called "Blue Light of Death" has been attributed in a variety of symptoms, and Sony has issued a troubleshooting guide for the error.
The PlayStation Support forums (via Joystiq) lists potential signs like "blue indicator light blinking" and "console powering off after blinking blue." All in all, the error seems to render the console unusable, at least for the time being.
The guide suggests possible causes like TV compatibility, issues with the power supply, or hard drive issues. It recommends a different troubleshooting approach for each potential cause, so you'll have to run through them all to rule out all the possibilities. If that doesn't work, Sony recommends using its Live Chat to speak with a representative.
It's hard to say just how widespread the error is at this point. While the Internet-coined nickname invokes the infamous Xbox 360 "Red Ring" error, Sony has already admitted to a 0.4% failure rate. That would be 4,000 of the million sold so far, assuming Sony's pre-launch estimate is accurate, of course.
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Sony has published a guide for some potential causes and troubleshooting solutions for the PlayStation 4 "Blue Light of Death" error.-
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You could, but I can see why most people (and myself, in every previous generation) would want to wait until that's far less likely. Hell, my PS3 YLOD'd on me like, 4 days before MGS4 came out. Luckily, Sony's repair service and shipping was incredibly fast and I had it back in like, a week (from Hawaii to the mainland and back, no less).
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My day one PS3, which is now at a friend's place, still works all these years later. For X360's, that same friend went through at least 3-4 consoles. I know many people who have gone through multiple X360's. I don't think they even compare... Sony has way more experience building consumer electronics.
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My PS2 (fat) still works.
My original xbox had the thompson drive failure.
My launch day 360 had the optical drive issue that scratched discs. The replacement unit lasted about 3 years before RROD. My replacement (Falcon? I can't remember which rev it was, not a slim) still works.
My PS3 slim still works. My gamecube, Wii, SNES, NES, Genesis all still work last I tried them.
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You know thinking about this more and more I'm surprised there wasn't a class action lawsuit demanding Microsoft to refund 1st gen 360s. There was a legitimate hardware design error that caused dead consoles at a very high rate. MS gave out free 3 years warranty and a good exchange program, so it softened the blow enough to discourage a lawsuit I guess.
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These seem like manufacturing defects rather than a design issue as well so if you trade it in and get a working one you should be good.
RRODs were also bad because it was a design issue with the console itself and every one of them had the potential to exhibit the issue no matter how many times you got a replacement. -
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There have been a few times where I shut off my PS4, and it doesn't totally shut off. The screen goes off but the white lite on the console continues blinking and I cant get it to turn back on. I have to unplug it from the wall and then it does a file consistency check when I turn the console back on.
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