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| There can be various reasons for a PS3 is not | | | | condition it was in the day it was made. This is |
| reading games and not all of them are fatal. | | | | helpful if the reason behind your PS3 not reading |
| Some issues lay with the systems software while | | | | games is a faulty operating system update. |
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| others are simply beyond hope. | | | | drive with a new one. Alternatively you can reset |
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| replace the optical drive in the unit. This is the | | | | updates that might be causing the problem. If |
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