The PLAYSTATION 3 does not overheat. Those burnt-out consoles at TGS? Illusions! These hot rumors have been tied to those lithium ion batteries Sony manufactured and supplied to Dell, Toshiba and Apple, causing computers to melt. In an official statement made by Sony Computer Entertainment, the company states:

SCE can categorically deny that there's any problems with PS3 units overheating. As could be seen on the TGS floor by the tens of thousands of media and public attendees, both the hardware and software worked flawlessly.

Not sure about "flawlessly" as we did see a few systems overheat at TGS. And that's expected for a machine running for hours six hours plus. The PLAYSTATION 3 did hold up fairly well, all things considered. Though, those plastic fans in the demo kiosks should send off some sort of warning—as in don't leave your console on all day in a box. Brian Ashcraft

Sony Says No Overheating [Games Industry]

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