Finally, I got off my backside and hooked up my Playstation 4 in my bedroom. I have had a few nights where I was trying to complete the set up while lying in bed, but I would drop off to sleep a lot. I suppose I was pretty tired. I made it a point to be awake and get everything set up. I even downloaded Fortnite, then purchased Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniversary Edition (OMG - has it been 20 years?!)
I played part of the beginning of the game. I laughed at how awkward I was with using the controller. It is good that I am practicing using single player and not showing how bad I am at playing games with others right now. Even being a bad player, I realized how much fun I was having and felt less stressed.
Tonight, I went into the living room to update the older systems in preparation for Thanksgiving. That's right, folks, I plan on binge watching shows and playing video games while preparing my Thanksgiving dinner. Bo was not sure what to make of it all.
While I know dogs really do not understand what we are saying to them, I always have a conversation with Bo. He is my very best friend, if you think about it. He is here with me all of the time, so he knows the good, the bad, and the ugly. Still, he follows me around and gives off the happiest of smiles that brighten my day.
I had Bo on the sofa and I told him that we were going to binge watch movies and just relax this year. However, I also planned on playing video games, so I wanted to make sure the devices were updated ahead of time.
I went to turn on my PS3 with the remote and the system did nothing. I checked the batteries. Even though the batteries appeared to be recent, you never know, so I grabbed some fresh batteries and put them into the remote. When to start the PS3 - nothing.
I physically got up, went to the console, pressed the "On/Off" button. The light turned green, yellow, then blinked red while beeping 3 times at me. Huh? I stood there doing this over and over, in some hope that the console would boot. Never happened - panic.
I grab my iPhone and start searching for what was happening. Information I pulled back was not pleasant. Seems that this is an issue on the motherboard. Sure, you can fix it, but it is complicated. *Huge sigh*
I watched videos on how the devices get repaired for this issue. It is straight forward, but there are some pitfalls and I would rather not do it myself. I checked on getting a new console, then it hit me - check for a repair shop for gaming consoles.
There are a few in the area. I have decided to call one tomorrow and see what can be done at this point. I hope to hear some good news, but prepare for the worst.
While I could buy a refurbished or pre-owned (used!) console, I think it is probably better to just see what could be salvaged.
Will provide an update on this soon...
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