Quote Originally Posted by granz View Post
A few months to a year is not a reasonable point in ownership.
Modern CPUs and processors are not prone to 20+ years of use without the possibility of thermal failure. Thermal paste drying up, motherboard warping, CPU fan failure or solder joints failing are all common with the speed power and heat that they generate. The computer you built 20 years ago doesn't have the same components, power supply or case situation or related tendencies as a launch PS3.

However, that being said, I would say that you'd struggle to find any party who had a launch PS3 that suffered from the effects of thermal failure within one year of ownership, and when you do they're clearly in a minority.

While my launch day PS3 did fail from it it did so at the 5 year mark via regular usage.

Furthermore, your statistics don't even clarify what the cause of failure was within the reported/tracked 10%.

I open the floor to (more) DP regulars who were launch day PS3 owners - has your system failed and if so when did it occur in relation to purchase?