Is PS3 freezing a common problem?

Freezing problem with my ps3?

• So, recently I have been having some problems with my ps3. It started with black ops, because sometime in zombie my gun would disappear and the sounds of the environment too. The problem stopped for a while and now, when I am playing battlefield 3 online, my guns always disappear for no reason and the music too. Even the mission guy stop talking. After the match, my ps3 just freezes. When I play Metal Gear Peacewalker and that a mission is too long, it just freeze at loading screens or at the end of the mission. I also noticed that when my ps3 freezes, there is a strange sound that I hear and it is not loud. I don't know how to describe it though. Games that I play that do not require a disc do not freeze. So I would like to know what inside my ps3 cause this. I think it is the lens but I am not sure. I tried a lens cleaner and it didn't worked. Where do I repair it and how much does it cost?

• Answer:

  Ah, no worries buddy. I'll explain. ALL PS3's freeze regardless of model and there's nothing you can do to stop or prevent it from happening. It's the system itself that freezes (and no that doesn't mean it's faulty. Remember, ALL PS3's WILL freeze.) It's actually completely normal for them to freeze. Just make sure you turn the system off properly. You have to use the power button. Clicking it usually works. It will usually delay for about 10 seconds, beep at you then shut down. Sometimes the clicking won't shut down the system. If the clicking happens to not work you MUST HOLD the power button instead. That will force shut down. It might take a while (between 30 seconds to 5 minutes sometimes) but it WILL force shut down. The completely WRONG way to turn the system off is to unplug it. NEVER EVER EVER unplug it while it's on (or when it freezes, because it's still on.) That can corrupt data on the HDD, corrupt the entire HDD itself, or just simply outright kill your PS3 making it nothing more than a giant paperweight. NEVER unplug it. This is actually the main reason people break their systems. It's because of ignorance on how to shut it down properly. And then they complain about it. It's honestly common sense to not unplug any system. Doing that is fatal for most electronics. Hope that helps.