Undocumented PS3 Feature Discovered

Posted on April 13th, 2008 by PS3Vault

It doesn’t happen too often but an undocumented PS3 feature has been discovered and posted on YouTube. You too can make your PS3 sound like an Xbox 360!

OK, it’s just a fan test but it does blow out the dust and may help your PS3 last longer (don’t do it too often though). It only works on the 40GB version and we’ve verified it will not work on the 20, 60 or 80GB versions. For those of us with other versions, simply use compressed air or a vacuum cleaner with the drapery attachment (c’mon, I know we’re mostly dudes on here but y’all must know where the vacuum cleaner is, right? Took me an hour but I found mine…)

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7 Responses to “Undocumented PS3 Feature Discovered”

Rick, on April 13th, 2008 at 9:38 pm Said:

too bad it’s not working for the 60 gig version. I know mine could use a good cleaning…
Brendan, on April 14th, 2008 at 2:15 am Said:

Yeah, I wouldn’t mind this on my 60gb either.
Aayush, on April 14th, 2008 at 11:00 am Said:

there is a way of doing this on a 60gb, look for it on the internet. But its not safe and will damage your PS3 (60gb)
Nick, on April 15th, 2008 at 6:09 pm Said:

My PS3 did this the other day and i freaked out cause I thought I broke it.
Intel-Qube, on April 19th, 2008 at 5:36 pm Said:

Huh….interesting……..
Zakisleet, on April 20th, 2008 at 4:39 am Said:

As cool as this sounds. this will burn the fan out if done too often. As the 60gb method, it just involves turning the conole upside down- the heat builds up as the vents are not in the right posistion, the fan speed increases to accomodate the heat, and the PS3 is slowly cooked.

Using a vacuum on all the vents, both when on and off (as well as blowing into the vents when on) are by far the safest (and most effective) method
Anime Hero, on April 25th, 2008 at 1:16 pm Said:

I know I wouldn’t do this to my consle…