The PS3 red light of death is one of the most annoying problems on the PS3 and sadly, there isn’t much you can do to avoid it. It is caused by your PlayStation overheating. If you are looking for an easy and inexpensive solution to this problem, you have come to the right place.

First of all, before doing anything, I would try these 3 steps to make sure you can’t fix the problem instantly (although if you have trouble over and over with this, I would recommend that you fix the console).

1. Restart your console

2. Unplug the power cord and cables, and then plug them back in to see if this solves the problem.

3. Take out the hard drive and then reseat it.

If none of these steps have gotten your console working, I’m afraid this is probably bad news and you need to get your PlayStation fixed. Don’t panic, you may now be thinking to yourself that it will cost you a fortune to fix it and that you will have to wait years to play your favorite games again.

There are 3 ways to fix the red light of death

1. Send it to Sony, it will cost you hundreds of pounds and you will have to wait possibly 6 weeks to play again.

2. Take it to a repair shop which could still cost you a lot of money and could still take 2-3 weeks to repair.

3. Fix it yourself with a simple step-by-step guide.

For me it is quite a simple choice, save yourself money and time and fix it yourself. I can hear you saying now ‘well, I don’t know anything about fixing a game console’, well, no need to worry.

Rob Sheffield is a PS3 Repairer and the author of PS3 Light Fix, a simple and easy-to-follow step-by-step guide. It has helpful videos to help you along the way. It’s for beginners who don’t know anything about this kind of thing. It is as simple as following the steps in the guide.

1. Repair your PS3 forever

2. A detailed e-book with pictures to help you

3. Save a lot of money

4. Get your PS3 up and running in less than an hour

5.24 / 7 online support

6. It’s safe, fast and easy

I hope this article has helped you and I’m sure the PS3 Red Light of Death Guide can help you get back to playing the game and doing what you enjoy the most.