Maybe Sony just hates you .. or maybe you unintentionally offended Kaz Hirai somehow .. and this is his wrath ! .. OR maybe it's McShea !!!!

anyways this really sucks .. hope you discover why this is happening so it doesn't happen again ..

My 360 rrod'ed on my in under 100 hours of game play but over 50, thanks to achievements. I had gotten the 50 hour one, but it died before I could get the 100 hour one. And I was only playing that one game since that's what I got it for.

My ps3 recently died as well but not a typicial ps3 failure. Though it took over two years for it to die. The internal power supply died so the machine wouldn't turn on anymore. Got it replaced and it works fine.

Got the 360 fixed under the warranty but I just don't play it as much. Mostly because I can't keep both systems hooked up at the same time due to space. I just have no place to keep the 360. Sucks. I would probably play it more then.

Haha - my 360 has only Red Ringed once in four years of ownership. Plus, it was a launch console.

Hmm, maybe you have a real defective PS3. Have you contacted Sony about this, Shaun?

That, or you have the worst luck in the world when it comes to Sony platforms.

Either way, it's really strange that this has happened twice now, and with the same cause, too! It's like the infamous PlayStation 2 disc read error all over again...

I remember when I purchased my PS3 the sales person told me that some issues some previous owners had was that the blu-ray drive would die due to it overheating. (the underside) Is it in a well ventilated area and do you clean the vents? As for your luck with your 360, I can't explain that. You're one of the lucky ones!

There's a simple explantion-You're not of the 23% RROD Users and one of the 10% PS3 Failure Users. You haven't done anything wrong so don't fret, hope it gets fixed.

I'm out three 360, the Wii has been fine for about one year and three months and the PS3 I have had just over a year.

You're backwards!

That's crazy, Shaun, but hey, at least you can use the office one, right?

That got to suck, but it still turn on right? Look on the bright side. At least you can back up your hard drive before you send it off.

You must be the unluckiest person I know. 2 bricked PS3s and no problems with the 360 in 3 years. That's a statistical anomaly my friend!

Maybe you've been cursed, a curse which causes your PS3 to crap out on you when you play an extremely good game.

This is what I call ironi

Those are the kind of stats I like to hear! My one friend at work goes on frequently about how Sony would never let him down, and how Microsoft screwed him badly with his xbox, and that it's just a matter of time before i feel the same way.

Reverse-RROD???

Maybe you need to check the literacy rate of the country that's assembling your PS3s.

Wow, that's actually surprising that your Xbox has outlasted two of your PS3's. Hopefully you'll be able to get a new one.

I've also got a question, you said you were playing Batman: AA and you have all the consoles. Batman is on both the Xbox and PlayStation so how do you decide which console to play it on and why did you pick your PS3 for Batman? That's just kind of something I have always wondered.

that's funny, before I read this my Xbox elite just got a E74 error so it now has to be sent away. That's my 3 time I had to send a xbox away.

RROD is contagious! Maybe you could try getting a new one with the price drop. Donate yours to the Gamespot offices or something.

The good news is that this gives me an excuse to pick up a PS3 slim without feeling like a total jerk!

My brothers PS3 has also failed twice, to my 360's once. I guess it's the luck of the draw.

I know my PS3 crashed on me too before by 2 year Xbox360, which still hasn't had any problem. Doesn't mean I don't fear the RING.

I'd say you're doing something seriously right, actually. I mean, your 360 should have died, by now. Kudos to you.

OMG, that is totally strange, I just read recently that the PS3 failure rate is 10%, it is true it is much less than the xbox but I still find it pretty high, and seems you are one of those 10%. I hope you get to fix it for free this time. Good luck

That sucks.

Yeah, that's a little odd. Does it have a warranty at least?

That's pretty funny. Now i'm scared to get a PS3.

@shaunmc -- Well, at least something good came out of it. Hopefully that one won't suffer the same fate your current one.

You've got some rotten luck. At least as far as the PS3 is concerned.

You should give Microsoft a ring and demand they send you 5 Red Ringed Xbox 360 consoles to make up for this imbalance

I would say the same as Gabu mentioned.....I've had my PS3, 20GB model for 2 years and 4 months with no problems at all.

wow. you have your x360 for 3 years. it must have been one of the first SKU of x360 hardware and no rrod. good job.

Can I have your 360?

Do you turn off ur PS3 with the controller or from the back if u turn it off from the back ur not supposed to it even says it in the instruction manual not to do that turn it off with your controller man