Reports of problems with PlayStation 3s have been few and far between, but it seems a few issues are starting to crop up.

In question are some 60GB models that seem to have been made in January and were shipped to Canada for sale. Some of the models, it seems, are having problems with overheating and making a high-pitched ruckus.

Yeoua reports that gamers have been trying to get their consoles replaced or repaired, but many are having no luck.

“EB Games wouldn't let me exchange it for a new one, not even the day after I bought it ... I then proceeded to call Sony and tell them of the situation, I sent it in to be repaired and they sent it back to me saying that nothing was wrong with it,” wrote a poster quoted in Yeoua’s article.

It seems the bad eggs of the PS3 batch have been narrowed down to those with serial numbers in the CE133190xxx and CE133212xxx batches.

It doesn’t sound like Sony has acknowledged issues with the consoles as of yet, and some gamers sound pretty hot.

“Let’s be clear here for all those new to this thread – it’s no specific game, it’s no specific hearing range issue, Sony has some bad PS3 batches out there,” wrote J-Mon in the PlayStation official forums. “Either a shipment was dropped, or mismanufactured and we ALL need to move forward with this in mind. Exchange your PS3 and get one outside the above mentioned serial range or get a replacement unit directly from SONY like I'm doing.”

Sounds like Sony has a bit of a problem on its hands, which hopefully for these gamers’ sakes will be taken care of with haste.

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