Editing PlayStation 3 (section)

=== Statistics regarding reliability {{anchor|Statistics_regarding_reliability}} ===
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[[File:Yellow Light of Death- PlayStation 3.png|thumb|upright|Some original PS3 systems display a yellow light, indicating a non-specific failure.]]
In September 2009, the [[BBC]] television program [[Watchdog (TV programme)|''Watchdog'']] aired a report investigating hardware failures in the PlayStation 3, referring to the issue as the "yellow light of death" (YLOD). The report claimed that affected consoles typically failed 18–24 months after purchase—outside of Sony’s standard one-year warranty. After this period, users were required to pay a fixed fee to receive a refurbished replacement console from Sony.<ref name="2009WatchdogReport">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2009/09/playstation3_and_the_yellow_li.html#more |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410112538/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2009/09/playstation3_and_the_yellow_li.html#more |archive-date=April 10, 2012 |title=BBC "Watchdog" report on "Yellow Light of Death" |publisher=BBC |first=Rob|last=Unsworth |date=September 17, 2009 |access-date=May 31, 2010 }}</ref>

However, according to ''[[Ars Technica]]'', the failure rate of PlayStation 3 consoles remained within the expected range for consumer electronics.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kuchera |first=Ben |date=February 14, 2008 |title=Xbox 360 failure rates worse than most consumer electronics |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/02/xbox-360-failure-rates-worse-than-most-consumer-electornics.ars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706104052/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/02/xbox-360-failure-rates-worse-than-most-consumer-electornics.ars |archive-date=July 6, 2010 |access-date=August 25, 2010 |publisher=Arstechnica.com}}</ref> A 2009 study by warranty provider [[SquareTrade]] found a two-year failure rate of 10% for the PlayStation 3.<ref>Sands A, Tseng V. (2009). [http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/xbox360-ps3-wii-reliability-08-2009/ ''Game Console Failure Rates: Wii 9 times more reliable than Xbox 360, 4 times more than PS3'']. SquareTrade. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324011002/http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/xbox360-ps3-wii-reliability-08-2009/|date=March 24, 2012}}</ref> Sony said its internal data indicated that only about 0.5% of consoles were returned with symptoms of the YLOD.<ref name="2009WatchdogReport" /><ref name="Rebuttal">{{cite news |date=September 18, 2009 |title=Sony rebuts BBC PlayStation claim |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8263063.stm |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211008/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8263063.stm |archive-date=2021-10-08 |work=news.bbc.co.uk |publisher=BBC News}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In response to the ''Watchdog'' report, Sony issued a statement disputing the accuracy and tone of the report, arguing it was misleading.<ref name="Rebuttal" /><ref>{{cite web |date=September 17, 2009 |title=Sony tackles BBC over 'PS3 failure' report |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-tackles-bbc-over-ps3-failure-report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922183740/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-tackles-bbc-over-ps3-failure-report |archive-date=September 22, 2009 |access-date=September 18, 2009 |work=www.gamesindustry.biz |df=mdy-all}}</ref>