PS3 wont read games. Happened to you?

[agusbmxarg]

Hmm…I think I've had this happen before. Coming from my experience, it's possible, unfortunately, that the Blu-ray laser used to read the games is coming close to being dead.

I remember hearing those noises when I had my previous PS3, and was able to eject the disc manually instead of the system automatically ejecting it. Also, I did have the PS3 for that same amount of time, if I recall.

I'm really hoping that's not the case, but it sounds like you're getting the Blu-ray Laser of Death. If it is, I'm really sorry.

Yeah man, this really sucks. Plus, prices in southamerica for anything electronic-related are sky high.

UPDATE, ps3 will read random dvds (music, skate dvds, and more). It just doesn't read games.
Doing a little research I found that maybe the reader hardware is de-calibrated. Or it could be software related, something about an XMB bar??

anyhow, I'm taking it to the local shop tomorrow, and I will then decide what to do.