Tagging on here: Both the first model PS3 and Xbox 360 were hot boxes with insufficient cooling. Both suffered from getting too hot too fast for their cooling solutions to keep up. Resulting in hardware stress that caused the chips solder points to weaken until they eventually cracked.
Isn’t the 360’s failure rate due to MS rushing to release it before the PS3?
No, it was entirely Nvidias fault
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/console-wars-bumpgate-the-7th-generation-the-truth-behind-rrod-and-ylod.1666164/
AFAIK the cooling was faulty or insufficient which burned the chips out.
Tagging on here: Both the first model PS3 and Xbox 360 were hot boxes with insufficient cooling. Both suffered from getting too hot too fast for their cooling solutions to keep up. Resulting in hardware stress that caused the chips solder points to weaken until they eventually cracked.
Intercooler + wet towel got me about 30 minutes on Verruckt