My ps3 has completely stopped reading games - Video Game Consoles & Games

It may be inside the ps3 console and it may be broken you have to either clean the disk or get a new ps3 but try contacting a game stop or going to a local game stop to ask for help you might be able to fix it

Hi Melissa,

If you are getting the YLOD or yellow light I will run through what causes it and how you can fix it.

Causes:

The yellow light is caused by internal overheating and the main chips that take the damage are the GPU and the CPU.

You need to stop the heat build up and you will be able to get back to gaming again.

Solution:

You can either send the console back in for repair and they will fix it for you, however it will take about 4 weeks to get this done and it will cost about $150 for the repair!

Quicker Solution:

For a faster way to fix it you can use a good YLOD Repair guide that will show you with videos how to stop the heat build up and get back to gaming.

The important thing is to make sure that you get a guide that is up to the job!

I have put together a list of the best PS3 Repair guides and a complete review below:

Click Here To See The Best PS3 Repair Guides

Hope this helps.

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My PS3 stopped reading my PS3 games last month, but it was still able to read DVDs. I looked it up online and learned that it usually happens when you smoke a lot around your PS3 while it is running and a film builds up on your blu-ray lens. I followed this YouTube video and had it playing my games again fine. Hope this helps.

The only thing to do is get it checked. If you got yours a while after it came out you have a bad lazer. (thing that reads discs) you have 2 get it fixed. Play n trade is who i reccomend. google them. PS: my gamertag is NEROROTT I have all call of duties + a few others like borderlands

Laser has died then n needs replacing

Hey man, you can try this....

1. download and install a psn game or game demo
2. put in the disc of the game or video you want to play or watch
3. load the psn game or demo as if you were going to play it
4. quit the demo as soon as you get to the start menu of it
5. go and play or watch the game or video you wanted to, sucka, cause it works now!!!

I hope this works for you, and if it does, spread the word!

This is most likely do to a previous freeze up while on the PS3. All you have to do is to first disconnect all of the plugs and wires. Then you put them back in and turn on the PS3. It should read your PS3 game discs.

Playstation 3s cannot read Playstation 2 games, only Playstation 1. I know, it sucks. Hope I helped!

Try another game see if it loads, im assuming it stopped playing the game, froze, or gave some sort of error right?

your ps3 stop reading disk's, or you just purchased the ps3???