lol melkane.. the failure rate would drop considering its been out for about a year.. maybe 2 .. the ps3 doesnt come without problems either tho.. the blueray lens seems to just die after a few month.. this happened to me.. its happened twice to some people i no.. but sony will replace ur ps3 for free.. only took 2 days for my new one to arrive.. plus i took out the hard drive and just gave the guy the ps3.. now ive got 120gig (to separate 60gig) or a £100+ gift from sony if i sell one of them hahaha :thumbsup: