A certain console from one of Sony’s competitors has the habit of overheating too quickly and then just die altogether. PS3vault thought it’d be a good idea to have the Playstation 3 undergo some pretty tough tests to make sure it doesn’t suffer from the same flaws as that other console.

To see how long the Playstation 3 would last in extreme heat and cold the testers had to come up with some kind of procedure to properly test the device. For 108 hours, the console had to perform all kinds of things ranging from watching movies to playing games. Three different environments were used: A typical living room 23°C (73°F), the back of a freezer van -17°C (0°F) and a heat sauna 49°C (120°F).

• Continuous usuage of 108hours with no interruption to power supply
• Game of choice was Resistance Fall of Man & Motor Storm, Enchanted Arms
• Blu Ray movies – Several – around 10 different titles , Casino Royale, The Departed, Pirates of the Caribbean, Terminator 2, Superman Returns…
• Console was positioned on standalone timber unit with approximate 10cms of airflow under neath.
• Same 10 players were used over this period each playing or using the unit for a maximum of 1.5hours in any given session.
• Same controllers were used throughout the testing period

The following cycle was copied and used in each testing environment:

• 2 hours blue ray dvd titles
• 4 hours continuous play on Resistance FOM
• 2 hours continuous play on Motor Storm
• 2 x blue ray dvd movies
• 1 x blue ray dvd movie
• 1 x blue ray dvd movie
• 2 hours continuous play on Motor Storm
• 6 hours of Motor Storm
• 6 hours of Resistance Fom
• 10 hours of Blue Ray Dvd 7 titles
• 1 hour of Motor Storm
• 3 hours of Resistance
• 5 hours of Enchanted Arms
• 2 hours blue ray dvd title
• 2 hours blue ray dvd title
• 5 hours Resistance FOM
• 5 hours Motor Storm
• 1 hour enchanted Arms
• 3 hours blue ray dvd titles

Repeated from the top until 108hours

The results are amazing since nothing serious happened during the test and every Playstation 3 unit survived. It’s good to hear that even under extreme circumstances the console won’t quit on you. There’s no reason not to buy a Playstation 3 for people that live on the North pole or in The Sahara.