# PS3: won't read game discs **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 24, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-wont-read-game-discs/469291 "2008-10-24T01:43:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rapier42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-wont-read-game-discs/469291/1 "2008-10-24T01:43:59Z")
Playing Kane & Lynch earlier today, the game froze and I had to reboot. There was a system update waiting for me, so I ran it. Now the PS3 doesn’t appear to recognize it’s got a game disc in it. I tried several different games. I’m off to search the tech support forums and such, anybody got any ideas to save me some time? ---
**Author:** ![Rapier42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-wont-read-game-discs/469291/2 "2008-10-24T01:52:08Z")
Hmm. Guests can’t edit. It knows there’s a game there, because the little swirly loading icon appears in the top right corner of the screen. It doesn’t go past that, though. ---
**Author:** ![pandNH4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb8c5e/32.png) [@pandNH4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pandNH4)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-wont-read-game-discs/469291/3 "2008-10-24T03:19:17Z")
The same thing happened to me. I think the disc reader is broken. I had to send it in to SONY for a replacement (free, thankfully). The whole process took a month, and only works if you still have a warranty, so good luck ---
**Author:** ![Rapier42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-wont-read-game-discs/469291/4 "2008-10-24T03:26:59Z")
Yeah, it’s under warranty. I’ll have to find my receipt, tho. It took them a month to replace it? I’m reformatting it now, hoping it’s a software glitch.